@@Username-2 Well its not really an investment, its speculation, More like real estate than stocks. If you buy stocks you're giving your money to say a steel company for them to use with the promise of a return on your investment, hopefully with interest, when you buy a car or a house and expect to sit on it then sell it in 5 years you are speculating, there is no positive effect on the economy or anyone else at all.
Same concept as keeping toys in boxes. Wear and tear causes depreciation in value. However for someone who has all the money in world and late in his years having an investment such as this is an a non issue. My hope is they're all put in a museum before he dies so they're not sold off by family
I was shocked watching this video. The car is absolutely gorgeous, the paint and just to look at its beautiful, but the way it keeps up with and maintains driving conditions with modern cars was absolutely incredible.
@@brandonhill3283 He said “in a more eco-friendly way” you illiterate. To his point, there are other ways we could generate the heat for a steam engine like this.
@@dxb8086 oh yeah thats right, so when vehicles get auctioned off for charity thats useless, i figure they should also tear down the roman colosseum because well, thats not helping out the poor! lets bomb the pyramids in egypt too because fuck it, they dont serve as shelter for the poor either. its called preservation you moron. if you dont understand that you are one special kind of idiot.
I know we all love Leno but man, what a cool guy. Spent his wealth on something he loves, and he's preserving American history as well. And on top of all of that he actually DRIVES all his cars!! No garage queens for Jay.
@@wirelessone2986 factor in the lack of safety features a small collision would eject you head first, human life is extremely valuable, aint not belts or airbags on this thing lol
When a media multi millionaire gets stuck with a film crew on an antic car in the middle of a busy road, and no one comes to help, you know you're in L.A. .
"Can you see the fire in that hole? That's your pilot." "Uh, how about that other fire?" "Ah that's nothing" *fails to blow it out* "Fire's getting bigger, Jay" "Yeah, don't worry about it"
Imagine being the people that commute daily in this area, just to see a random guy in a mustache and some random old guy with fancy, yet collectible cars
I Believe he Really had OTHER PROBLEMS like Transmission linkage stuck in two gears, cause it's damn near impossible to have a TWO CYLINDER Steam Engine get stuck on top (or Bottom) Dead Center. Happens All-Too-Often with Single Cylinder Steam Engines, but Twins Generally have Offset Crank Journals that Eliminate That Problem.
@@oldSawyer If they are properly quartered, meaning to say offset by exactly 90°, it's impossible to get them stuck. But I don't know about Car Engines that rev relatively high, maybe they would run very rough if they weren't offset by 180° as a Diesel or Petrol Engine would be. But Stationary, Locomotive and Ship Steam Engines alway are quartered for that exact Reason.
Exactly @@Genius_at_Work . . . I couldn't find any good pictures of the WHITE or DOBLE Engines, but the STANLEY Was set at 90 degrees and with good counterbalance weights were smooth enough to hold the Steam Powered LAND SPEED Record for Over 100 Years.
@@oldSawyer It's more a Question of RPM though. I did some rough Calculations on Steam Locomotives and it boils down to about 150-180 1/min with the very visible Balancing Weights on the Wheels. Marine Steam Engines are similar, e.g. the 1600 kW Triple Expansion Engine on the Icebreaker "Stettin" (a Museum Ship in Hamburg) reaching up to 120 1/min.
What is really amazing is that when they stall the engine (almost impossible with steam, but there you go) that all the other vehicles just drive around it without laying on the horn and using the middle finger. Total respect for a glorious old lady.
I think Jay mentioned the engine was at top dead center. The piston was probably stopped at a perfect middle ground between it's stroke and needed a push.
I would have loved if they pulled into a service station and said "can you take a look at my engine, I think something sounds weird". (insert look on mechanic's face here)
VW actually works on new steam cars since 2005. Permanent combustion is way cleaner than interneal combustion which has to happen in a few millisecounds.
Overengineering Hello, somehow you caught my attention with that Wv making new steam cars, but I couldnt find any piece of information on that topic. Where did you see that ? Could you please point me somewhere ?
Sometimes I've found the really quiet vehicles scare them more. I've driven past horses enough times (not honking/revving my engine), but tried to sneak past one on a bicycle and it got skittish and the rider told me to announce my coming first.
I Am so in love with the steam motors, I watch you steam cars over n over ,Thats the exact thing I Love Jay Leno, His knowledge of the Steam Cars and her complete technology makes me love this guy. “Jay’s and his complete collection of automobile’s will always be a legend “
judging by this video I must say steam cars are totally ok to drive nowadsys at least in cities (dunno about long distance). if they made modern cars with that technology, it would be nice.
truth be told: steam engines are as green (or even better than that) as electric cars. and the fuels are completely renewable. i mean: main fuel is water and the burner fuel can be made in a biogas generator, your average wastewater cleaning facility or from old french fries oil. and the green part is actualy about their thermal efficiency.
driving manual instead of automatic doesnt make you a skilled driver calm tf down. anybody can drive anything. 80 year old men can shred skateboards. shut up.
I used to work the steam trains at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. Not much different. They're oil burners too. Used compressed air to purge the system of the condensed steam and to start the atomization of the fuel. Used a ball of cotton to start the fire in the fire box. When we would have Top Dead Center of the piston, we would take the J-Bar (used for controlling the length of the stroke of the piston in the cylinder) adjust it to reverse with the steam cocks open (so not to create too much of a jerk release some of the pressure in the cylinder and make it easier to maneuver) and then back into forward. Worked like a charm! Brings back a lot of memories of working on the trains!
Man what a dream this would be. Leno is a real enthusiast and knows so much about the history. I'd love to be able to chat with him for just an hour or two.
@@iam5692 That's good dear, I've been doing good dear, Nice meeting you , I love meeting friend and get to know each other with time and patience dear , Can you suggest a way we can stay in touch off here and continue our conversation as well dear if you don't mind?
@@lydiaanderson3312 I afraid that my wife would not approve. She and I have been married 52 years and are still very much in love. She is the jealous type ya know.
Probably nothing. Here in Colorado, if you have a fleet of at least 25 cars, you can be "self insured", so if you are in an accident you just pay out of pocket, because they know if you don't pay, the person can sue you and you have enough equity to pay.
It depends. The more cars you have, even if you do have to pay insurance, the less it costs per car. I think they figure you can only drive one at a time, so the more you have, the less you drive each car. My Tesla costs me a little over $850 a month for insurance, but my friend who owns a fleet of 6 of them, only pays $1100 a month.
What an awesome car, I have never seen a steam car before. Here in the UK we have many steam enthusiasts who preserve and actually use steam tractors and trucks and of course our heritage steam railways in a few parts of the country which carry passengers every day.
Mr. leno, its all ways good to see your collection of cars. I been there whith Mae a Wish foundation. I trasport wish kids now. I remember those good all days, when I was transporting gests for your show. Am retired now and working on old cars. Tank you for videos.
This is why I love this channel. You get to see so many unusual cars that you might never EVER get to see in your entire life, and Jay doesn't just show you the car and talk about it, he actually takes it out for a drive, and in doing so, takes us all out for a drive too. I'm hooked.
i love how Jay is just like "wonna give it a try ?" that just shows that hese cars are ment to be driven and shown to the world and i think we are many who salute you for sharing this with the world ! :D
Jay Leno is a treasure, he has a lot of knowledge and his enthusiasm for cars combined with his money has helped restore and preserve many pieces of history for the future.
To Jay, today I want to give you a thumbs up, and my highest admiration for the gentleman you have evolved into and for the dedication and hard work you do to make restoring cars a work of art. You are the true entrepreneur getting your hands dirty making yourself knowledgeable about each car and being a real human being who actually cares and is as professional at the same time, I just can't say enough of how impressed I am. Thank You Very Much for making collecting cars so much fun.
14:35 "I"m at top dead center", that just cracks me up, Jay was like, "get out and push". All that torque and they couldn't get the engine to turn over. lmao!
most likely has nothing to do about torque. I have seen this many times on bigger engines like MaK 6M552C The cylinder is in a position where nothing will happen, so you got to turn it for it to start.
Yeah that's what you get with a single-cylinder machine. That's why steam locomotives have the cylinders offset by 90 degrees, can't really give those a push...
our MPG would be through the roof and when you run out of fuel on a road trip, just throw some trash and tinder from the side of the road and your good to go for free, we could tow a train, carbon footprint would be lower, and we wouldn't have to hear people with excessively loud exhausts. Gas combustion engine is more efficient then boiler and steam, BUT people seem to forget you can toss anything into a furnace to make heat(trash, gas, wood, leaves, coal, electric heating, etc.), gas on the other hand has to be extracted, refined, transported and sold to us plebs to dump into our engine. Really is a shame steam lost out, electric is the next opportunity though.
I helped my friend David Sarlin make a two speed transmission for the English Ford Prefect? that he converted to steam, it had the same engine as Jay's White steam car, this was back in the 1970s, I think.
it would start in 15 seconds and have full steam in 2 min. drive like most cars but requiring servicing every 2000km or 1 month The Electric starter killed both steam and electric vehicles in the end
Jay bought this from my uncle Ron in Boise ID. Many good memories with this and other cars that my uncle restored. What a fun blast from the past. I was always amazed watching my uncle toil on rebuilding these types of cars over the years. He loved it. Jay, thanks for carrying this on! Although this is a sentimental favorite, I want to ride your turbine motorcycle that starts trees on fire and melts plastic on cars that are too close!
I saw a steam car going west on Olympic in the Sawtelle area one late afternoon at the end of a horrific day at the office. I was so elated; I could hardly wait to get home and call my car-loving father. I was clear under the 405 freeway before I remembered he'd been dead for decades. I called Webb Farrer instead, and he told me the car was probably Jay's. A great experience, for which I'm greatful.
Perfect getaway car. Fast start-up, fast car, easy to control, doesn't draw any attention.
The funny thing is that it’s actually fast.
If you drive in this thing your going to draw all the attention
I knew someone wasn’t going to get the sarcasm.
@@epicetches4155 aye mate.
@Thomas The Offroad Train The torque is better than most modern cars
I love that Leno actually DRIVES these cars, not just leaves them as display pieces
I agree. I never understood the "useless collection". guns should be shot, cars should be driven, records and books should be enjoyed.
@@Username-2 ya but if your planning on keeping them forever
@@Username-2 Well its not really an investment, its speculation, More like real estate than stocks.
If you buy stocks you're giving your money to say a steel company for them to use with the promise of a return on your investment, hopefully with interest, when you buy a car or a house and expect to sit on it then sell it in 5 years you are speculating, there is no positive effect on the economy or anyone else at all.
Jose Hernandez well action figures don’t always have to be opened they can be valuable if left in their boxes in years to come.
Same concept as keeping toys in boxes. Wear and tear causes depreciation in value. However for someone who has all the money in world and late in his years having an investment such as this is an a non issue. My hope is they're all put in a museum before he dies so they're not sold off by family
That car works way too well for it's time. Absolute state of the art engineering at the time.
True
I was shocked watching this video. The car is absolutely gorgeous, the paint and just to look at its beautiful, but the way it keeps up with and maintains driving conditions with modern cars was absolutely incredible.
These need to comeback but in a more eco friendly way.
@@ssg9offical this car still runs on gas😂
@@brandonhill3283 He said “in a more eco-friendly way” you illiterate. To his point, there are other ways we could generate the heat for a steam engine like this.
I love how the car's horn sounds EXACTLY like the whistle of an old steam locomotive. All aboard! :D
Yes. Both are steam powered.
TOOOOOOOOOOOT
@@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory yeah but it's like hearing a truck horn on a harley davidson, you don't exactly expect that much oomph in there
@@agustinvenegas5238 yeah
It pretty much is.
" How about that other fire? "
" Oh, it's nothing. "
" Fire's getting bigger, Jay. "
" Don't worry about it. "
Q T fuckin funny
Thank you QT, very cool!
1k likes 3 comments real funny guys xD
Make that 4 comments! 💙😍💙
Basically me when I’m doing something stupid with my friends 😂😂
"why is there smoke coming out of your car, Jay?"
"Oh that isn't smoke, it's *steam*, steam from the steam engine I have."
He also has a motorcycle with an helicopter engine under it! That was crazy!
@ZeOverman
-May I see it?
-No
Lol KJJJJJJJKKKKKKKKK
Mmm, steam engine
@RDLONG500 Long you say that like an emp would be a problem
Awesome to see that technology keeping up even 110+ years later! I could only imagine what it was like to experience such a thing back then!
The ride quality would have been awful 110+ years ago considering the condition of the road surfaces back in those days.
‘Try the break’
‘Which is’
That’s hilarious
Brake
Brake, being literate is great.
I find it amazing that Jay remembers how to drive all his unique cars. Those old classics don't drive like modern cars.
ocelairs oscar Yea its actually crazy
That man can drive everything.
I have no doubt he has some notes for each unique car.
Of you're interested in doing it, it's easy to remember.
Well, he has a lot of time on his hands and also there's a tech there helping him get it going. Once you do something enough, you learn it well.
Jay thank you for spending the money and saving these iconic automobiles
You are thanking him for buying useless stuff instead of helping the poor? Wow, you are one special kind of an idiot.
@dXb
Oh look, it's a special snowflake
:u
@@dxb8086 What else is useless? Art?
@@dxb8086 oh yeah thats right, so when vehicles get auctioned off for charity thats useless, i figure they should also tear down the roman colosseum because well, thats not helping out the poor! lets bomb the pyramids in egypt too because fuck it, they dont serve as shelter for the poor either. its called preservation you moron. if you dont understand that you are one special kind of idiot.
Fuck the poor, they are poor because they choose too be.
I know we all love Leno but man, what a cool guy. Spent his wealth on something he loves, and he's preserving American history as well. And on top of all of that he actually DRIVES all his cars!! No garage queens for Jay.
Dude
@@14Trenlover It was mine first.
@@14Trenlover hes not wrong about him getting it first 😂
3:55 just love the knowledge Jay just gives. He's not a jerk about it he genuinely loves the craft, science, and history behind all his vehicles.
you can tell Jay doesn't like to be a passenger. I can relate
I wouldnt either teaching somebody to drive a steamer that's worth a fortune
you can tell he really wanted to share the experience despite the anxiety .
Ha ha ha yes.
Fuck mustashes
@@wirelessone2986 factor in the lack of safety features a small collision would eject you head first, human life is extremely valuable, aint not belts or airbags on this thing lol
The cameraman should use a 1900s movie camera for full immersion.
lol
we should use a 1900s computer for even more immersion
@@user-hs2hd7wp9g Agreed, what an innovative idea.
@@user-hs2hd7wp9g I’ll get the abacus
I noticed that, but the other shots came from a go pro mounted on the mirror. could you see the difference in quality?
This car was a luxury hotrod 110 years ago! Not unlike myself....
Me too!! I feel 100 yo
Any motor driven car was a luxury 100 years ago
I really appreciate how much care and understanding of the cars Jay has.
When a media multi millionaire gets stuck with a film crew on an antic car in the middle of a busy road, and no one comes to help, you know you're in L.A. .
XD
simon lloyd when they realize the wallet is empty they realize they’re in the Bronx in the 1970s
@simon lloyd or ask you for money for their crack and malt liquor
zeev aloni I was thinking the same thing two camera guys in the back that could’ve helped the old dude push
Antique*
"Can you see the fire in that hole? That's your pilot."
"Uh, how about that other fire?"
"Ah that's nothing" *fails to blow it out*
"Fire's getting bigger, Jay"
"Yeah, don't worry about it"
Imagine being the people that commute daily in this area, just to see a random guy in a mustache and some random old guy with fancy, yet collectible cars
Perfect opportunity for them to run up to a person and ask them, "What year is this?" and proceed to shout, "It worked! It worked!" and then run away.
I think that if this were to be made today, there would be a market
that guy looks like he came with the cars
11:31
Nerf Bastion! Dear god
Oh Yeah Yeah 12th Battalion thats the idea!
...sure
"gimmee a push! i'm at top dead center!" words commonplace a hundred years ago, now, only uttered by jay leno
I Believe he Really had OTHER PROBLEMS like Transmission linkage stuck in two gears, cause it's damn near impossible to have a TWO CYLINDER Steam Engine get stuck on top (or Bottom) Dead Center. Happens All-Too-Often with Single Cylinder Steam Engines, but Twins Generally have Offset Crank Journals that Eliminate That Problem.
@@oldSawyer If they are properly quartered, meaning to say offset by exactly 90°, it's impossible to get them stuck. But I don't know about Car Engines that rev relatively high, maybe they would run very rough if they weren't offset by 180° as a Diesel or Petrol Engine would be. But Stationary, Locomotive and Ship Steam Engines alway are quartered for that exact Reason.
Exactly @@Genius_at_Work . . . I couldn't find any good pictures of the WHITE or DOBLE Engines, but the STANLEY Was set at 90 degrees and with good counterbalance weights were smooth enough to hold the Steam Powered LAND SPEED Record for Over 100 Years.
@@oldSawyer It's more a Question of RPM though. I did some rough Calculations on Steam Locomotives and it boils down to about 150-180 1/min with the very visible Balancing Weights on the Wheels. Marine Steam Engines are similar, e.g. the 1600 kW Triple Expansion Engine on the Icebreaker "Stettin" (a Museum Ship in Hamburg) reaching up to 120 1/min.
The Stanley's with a 1.5:1 final drive ran 840 rpm at 60 mph. . . I would imagine the White's & Doble's were in the same rpm range.
$4000 in 1908, that was an insane amount of money back then.
Transport only for the incredibly wealthy, then, and even today.
around 100 000$ in today's money
$118,327 in 2021...not that bad really.
@@shrimpflea not that bad? what?!
@@shrimpfleanot bad until you realise that a brand new mustang costs half that 💀
What is really amazing is that when they stall the engine (almost impossible with steam, but there you go) that all the other vehicles just drive around it without laying on the horn and using the middle finger. Total respect for a glorious old lady.
I think Jay mentioned the engine was at top dead center. The piston was probably stopped at a perfect middle ground between it's stroke and needed a push.
Keep in mind these episodes were filmed in the 90's. 90's LA was still bad...but you know.
@@MrWolfSnack this was filmed in 2014. If it is truly season 18 episode 4
@@adamwilliams5492 2014? damn. this episode looks like it was filmed in the 90s. or Jay got progressively older just in 6 years lol
It's common knowledge in his L.A. neighborhood that Jay Dogg keeps a musket under the seat and can load a round in under 2 minutes.
Jay is a great guy. Letting a novice drive one of your rare steam cars was both nice and risky. Really knows his cars. What an incredible collection.
You can tell he's a little nervous giving him all the control 😂
And I was a little nervous taking them!
@@MyClassicCarTV oh no doubt! I would have been too scared to have that car under my control 😂 would have for sure said "no thanks, you keep driving!"
Simply out of words to express this beauty .. old yet so modern.
I would have loved if they pulled into a service station and said "can you take a look at my engine, I think something sounds weird". (insert look on mechanic's face here)
Probably turn to face the camera like in the office
I think that's something Conan would do, but not Jay
:o
why don't they make these anymore? I would buy one. Coming 2019 Ford F150 SteamBoost
direct steam drive in a medium truck that has to pull crazy heavy loads is actually a good idea
Ærik Bjørnsson yea lots of tourqe
Eco Watt Boost engine! Supercharged Steamer!
VW actually works on new steam cars since 2005.
Permanent combustion is way cleaner than interneal combustion which has to happen in a few millisecounds.
Overengineering Hello, somehow you caught my attention with that Wv making new steam cars, but I couldnt find any piece of information on that topic. Where did you see that ? Could you please point me somewhere ?
"Gas powered cars scare horses" - Jay Leno
Sometimes I've found the really quiet vehicles scare them more. I've driven past horses enough times (not honking/revving my engine), but tried to sneak past one on a bicycle and it got skittish and the rider told me to announce my coming first.
@@TimpBizkit older gas cars would frequently backfire
Chitty Chitty Steam Steam we love you.
I love the sound of the horn. kind of badass driving around with this
Jay is the man
@Andrey Oliveira, well, yeah. Steam Locomotives used steam in their whistles,
haha...Those Cameramen are some lucky dudes! lol
at least the old man with the headphones, lol
Maybe not as much for the cameraman in the car behind.
I Am so in love with the steam motors, I watch you steam cars over n over ,Thats the exact thing I Love Jay Leno, His knowledge of the Steam Cars and her complete technology makes me love this guy. “Jay’s and his complete collection of automobile’s will always be a legend “
I love how Jay Leno is still humble and not a jackass.
those STEAM CARS are awesome!!!!!
judging by this video I must say steam cars are totally ok to drive nowadsys at least in cities (dunno about long distance). if they made modern cars with that technology, it would be nice.
oberon79 you can as long you treat her right.
Probably lost favor due to the long start up process.
Bet a more modern steam car can take the work out of it. Idk about start up times.
truth be told: steam engines are as green (or even better than that) as electric cars. and the fuels are completely renewable. i mean: main fuel is water and the burner fuel can be made in a biogas generator, your average wastewater cleaning facility or from old french fries oil. and the green part is actualy about their thermal efficiency.
Driving was a skill back in the day.
Toms Chevelle Are you trying to say that driving isn’t a skill now?
@@ImineResveratrol weeeell..... you know
Driving one of these takes more skill than driving today's vehicles.
driving manual instead of automatic doesnt make you a skilled driver calm tf down. anybody can drive anything. 80 year old men can shred skateboards. shut up.
@@ImineResveratrol Now its a skill that not a lot of people posess truly
Jay Leno is a legend. There's just no one in the world like him, and his commitment, and collection. Period.
Totally agree!
What I like most about you Sir, is your saving and preserving an amazing part of history. Thank you
Jay Leno's collection is impressive! Possibly the best collection in the world.
golf-n-guns no my dude
The Scranton Strangler no my dude
Dude
I used to work the steam trains at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World. Not much different. They're oil burners too. Used compressed air to purge the system of the condensed steam and to start the atomization of the fuel. Used a ball of cotton to start the fire in the fire box. When we would have Top Dead Center of the piston, we would take the J-Bar (used for controlling the length of the stroke of the piston in the cylinder) adjust it to reverse with the steam cocks open (so not to create too much of a jerk release some of the pressure in the cylinder and make it easier to maneuver) and then back into forward. Worked like a charm! Brings back a lot of memories of working on the trains!
Johnson bar.
Did you know a Walter Delbert Mitchell? He used to run the trains there in Magic Kingdom.
what years did you work there?
I like trains.
Wow, thats a lot to know. didn't know that job was that involved.
Jay has some stones taking that thing out like that. What a stand up guy
Just love how these are all driven as they should be.
Man what a dream this would be. Leno is a real enthusiast and knows so much about the history. I'd love to be able to chat with him for just an hour or two.
You're absolutely right...... you doing over there hope querty you're having a wonderful day it's a lovely day that the lord has made
How down to earth and nice do you have to be to let someone else drive this classic?
Hats off to you Jay
MrBlocky00 he obviously doesn’t like being a passenger and yet he did.
The world needs men like Leno who can afford to preserve historic cars for all of us to enjoy. Thanks Jay.
@Hello I AM, How are you doing?
@@lydiaanderson3312 Every day above ground is a good one thanks.
@@iam5692 That's good dear, I've been doing good dear, Nice meeting you , I love meeting friend and get to know each other with time and patience dear , Can you suggest a way we can stay in touch off here and continue our conversation as well dear if you don't mind?
@@lydiaanderson3312 I afraid that my wife would not approve. She and I have been married 52 years and are still very much in love. She is the jealous type ya know.
@@iam5692 Oh! Okay, But you are the one going to control everything, If only you won't her to know about.
He said “when I go to work” . I love how humble he is , he doesn’t have to work but still does.
the best of leno is every of his car is running as good as new & Leno knows the peculiarity of each of his steam car by heart thats great....
leno seems like a nice dude. especially for a celebrity
really? he seemed kind of arrogant to me
Anthony Yershov he probably is slightly arrogant. Who gives a shit. He's no different from you or me.. other than very successful. Still a human.
@uni blab wow ... rude
@uni blab I know right, he just had some gruff banter is all. Seemed pretty "mentor like" to me
Wasn’t a very nice dude to Conan
I love how knowledgeable he is. From one hobbyist to another you got to respect the dedication.
Great respect to you.... Senior person.... Very very enthusiastic people..... Live long.. Live happy.. God bless you
I wonder what Jay has to pay for his insurance premiums.
Probably nothing. Here in Colorado, if you have a fleet of at least 25 cars, you can be "self insured", so if you are in an accident you just pay out of pocket, because they know if you don't pay, the person can sue you and you have enough equity to pay.
It depends. The more cars you have, even if you do have to pay insurance, the less it costs per car. I think they figure you can only drive one at a time, so the more you have, the less you drive each car. My Tesla costs me a little over $850 a month for insurance, but my friend who owns a fleet of 6 of them, only pays $1100 a month.
Actually, my liability insurance is very low. It is the comprehensive and collision insurance that is killer.
v12tommy that's rediculous
Super pricey.
That thing moves way faster than it can provide safety for the passengers. That was very cool.
When were seatbelts introduced?😥
@@anneliberntsson3023 60’s and 50’s
Never know this masterpiece still exist. Wonderful.
Jay's a real class act. That's about as advanced a steam car gets. Very, very cool.
"Here's the part I never liked. Jay with fire and flammable liquids," Boy, that aged well.
Yeah, Leno's confidence really paid off for him!
That was totally cool. Mechanic and auto-historian Jay Leno becomes one of TV's biggest stars ever.
I'm not a car guy, but I was so impressed with Lenos dedication to the hobby.
Way cool!!
Jays passion for automobiles is unmatched!!
Its so satisfying to see it run like that
Thank god for guys like Jay!
What a work of art. So glad someone with money and appreciation for these things is restoring and/or maintaining them.
the stunning part is not only such classic vehicle running on the road, but also stopped at the red light..
800 ftp is impressive. I want one. Im glad there are people like Jay that keep these old cars around and running.
What an awesome car, I have never seen a steam car before. Here in the UK we have many steam enthusiasts who preserve and actually use steam tractors and trucks and of course our heritage steam railways in a few parts of the country which carry passengers every day.
This is the most amazing car/ride I have ever seen!
I have so much respect for Jay and his cars. I could spend all day just listening to him talk about them
Gay
Mr. leno, its all ways good to see your collection of cars. I been there whith Mae a Wish foundation. I trasport wish kids now. I remember those good all days, when I was transporting gests for your show. Am retired now and working on old cars. Tank you for videos.
Love that Jay drives all those cars..
I love Jay Leno's cars. Glad hes using his money to keep these pieces of history alive. What a wonderful hobby. Thanks Jay!!!
I’m amazed at the craftsmanship of this, all brass everywhere
Starting a White looks so much like starting a Coleman naphtha stove! Complete with flare-up!
@Hello James Eaton, How are you doing?
This is why I love this channel. You get to see so many unusual cars that you might never EVER get to see in your entire life, and Jay doesn't just show you the car and talk about it, he actually takes it out for a drive, and in doing so, takes us all out for a drive too. I'm hooked.
9:59 "Power slides are tricky." LOL Yeah, with those thin wooden spokes, I'd certainly think so.
i love how Jay is just like "wonna give it a try ?" that just shows that hese cars are ment to be driven and shown to the world and i think we are many who salute you for sharing this with the world ! :D
Wow. This is awesome. Much respect for maintaining such a nice vehicle. Greetings from Riga, Latvia.
Jay Leno is a treasure, he has a lot of knowledge and his enthusiasm for cars combined with his money has helped restore and preserve many pieces of history for the future.
To Jay, today I want to give you a thumbs up, and my highest admiration for the gentleman you have evolved into and for the dedication and hard work you do to make restoring cars a work of art. You are the true entrepreneur getting your hands dirty making yourself knowledgeable about each car and being a real human being who actually cares and is as professional at the same time, I just can't say enough of how impressed I am. Thank You Very Much for making collecting cars so much fun.
For a steam car it’s amazing how fast it goes.
Is no one gonna talk about the fact it has 40 hp but 800 POUNDS OF TORQUE!?
14:35 "I"m at top dead center", that just cracks me up, Jay was like, "get out and push". All that torque and they couldn't get the engine to turn over. lmao!
most likely has nothing to do about torque.
I have seen this many times on bigger engines like MaK 6M552C
The cylinder is in a position where nothing will happen, so you got to turn it for it to start.
What happened to the simpling pedal?
Need a hand powered dead center over turn gadget. Ahh???
Some one should start making these brand new! AAA?
Yeah that's what you get with a single-cylinder machine. That's why steam locomotives have the cylinders offset by 90 degrees, can't really give those a push...
Imagine what they could do with steam cars today if they kept making them...
Crusty Sock boats and other vehicles
what is a crusty sock boat O_O?
John Lalawethika good old vehicles
our MPG would be through the roof and when you run out of fuel on a road trip, just throw some trash and tinder from the side of the road and your good to go for free, we could tow a train, carbon footprint would be lower, and we wouldn't have to hear people with excessively loud exhausts. Gas combustion engine is more efficient then boiler and steam, BUT people seem to forget you can toss anything into a furnace to make heat(trash, gas, wood, leaves, coal, electric heating, etc.), gas on the other hand has to be extracted, refined, transported and sold to us plebs to dump into our engine. Really is a shame steam lost out, electric is the next opportunity though.
@@BenJaminLongTime burning trash would release huge amounts of carbon.
I helped my friend David Sarlin make a two speed transmission for the English Ford Prefect? that he converted to steam, it had the same engine as Jay's White steam car, this was back in the 1970s, I think.
Very nice
Looks and drives great
Nice to know theres people like you around preserving our history
WOW imagine a steam-car with today's engineering =D
Probably wouldn't be much different tbh.
it would start in 15 seconds and have full steam in 2 min.
drive like most cars but requiring servicing every 2000km or 1 month
The Electric starter killed both steam and electric vehicles in the end
I like how Jay's enthusiasm for cars always comes shining through.
I Wish I could have just 1 of Jay's cars. He is beyond blessed. 👍
More class than most modern cars.
30 bhp / 1 bajillion footpounds of torque
Wow! I love that the throttle looks like a secondary steering wheel.
Jay bought this from my uncle Ron in Boise ID. Many good memories with this and other cars that my uncle restored. What a fun blast from the past. I was always amazed watching my uncle toil on rebuilding these types of cars over the years. He loved it. Jay, thanks for carrying this on! Although this is a sentimental favorite, I want to ride your turbine motorcycle that starts trees on fire and melts plastic on cars that are too close!
God bless you brother n your love of autos.
Ive been watching your show since day one!
Jay Leno is a really
Car Crazy
Jay is the best and that car is very interesting . Absolutely museum quality stuff.
I’m impressed with how knowledgeable Jay is. Very passionate about cars and it’s obvious.
Wow! That 1910 Steam car is WAY faster than the 1920's Model A Fords my Dad used to rebuild.
“Smoke? Ohoho no that’s STEAM! Steam from the steamed cars we’re having! Mmmm steamed cars!”
@Hello Zound, How are you doing?
Visiting Jay and his collection of cars is on my bucket list. It would be fun to hang out and talk about cars all day long.
You have to take a driving class as well as a startup class just to turn the car on WOW now I understand why they had chauffeurs
I saw a steam car going west on Olympic in the Sawtelle area one late afternoon at the end of a horrific day at the office. I was so elated; I could hardly wait to get home and call my car-loving father. I was clear under the 405 freeway before I remembered he'd been dead for decades. I called Webb Farrer instead, and he told me the car was probably Jay's. A great experience, for which I'm greatful.
Tate: “I’ve got a Bugatti”
Leno: “I got steam cars”