As a steam enthusiast myself I enjoyed seeing this. Those old steam cars had very long legs on the open road and we could have gone a lot further with steam had it not been for the IC engine and oil companies.

@spol

2 жыл бұрын

Gas is just so much more efficient when it comes to startup and go. I don't think it had much to do with oil companies.

@sunnydays4966

2 жыл бұрын

@@spol look up the Doble steam car, it 40sec. And got 15mpg

@jimbobsclayworld2439

Жыл бұрын

And the best part is, if they were still commonplace during the 2030 “0 emissions” (when new petrol and diesel cars get banned in the U.K.) rule roll out. All they have to do is swap any oil/coal for an electrical heating system

@locustop6085

Жыл бұрын

​@@jimbobsclayworld2439 how are those electrics gonna heat though? U still need combustion somewhere unless you have it connected to an external grid

@jimbobsclayworld2439

Жыл бұрын

@@locustop6085 it’s water pressure that makes the power. Technically, petrol engines already have spark plugs which are similar (the electronic heater would have to go directly under the water/fuel pan)

Unbelievable that a steam car would drive that well and even go toe-to-toe with some of the most modern cars. Wow!

@andrewclark3300

4 жыл бұрын

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

@gantmj

4 жыл бұрын

Steam is the master race.

@Slaydur

3 жыл бұрын

You’ve got a big ass check list though. Like 13 steps before starting it up.

@reverendbluejeans1748

10 ай бұрын

I was hoping for something more modern

Dennis Gage & Jay Leno in a steam car on the streets of LA. What a clip.

@NuclearGrizzly

4 жыл бұрын

Two classics...and a steam car. 😁

I would love to see steam powered vehicles make an honest come back with present day designs and techniques.... it's doable.

@staplesock5549

Жыл бұрын

except that if someone manages to make one that is better, they commit not live by two lead pills to the rear of the head.

Out of all his cars that one looks like it's most fun to drive. Just an awesome car!

That can put out more toque than modern cars, if we build a steam car with today's tech, that's gonna be fantastic, definitely better than ice cars

The Steam Cars final models could be cold started and be going within 90 seconds! Maybe if cars had been steam, we would not be paying these high gas prices!

@xjmg007

4 жыл бұрын

I wonder what heats the water...

@5Andysalive

4 жыл бұрын

Well watch the original video. It's only if "your man" followed the very lengthy instructions, what to do regurarly with the car. And Leno leaves no doubt about how complicated and unreliable it is. And obviously it has to burn something.

@pugofwarbr

3 жыл бұрын

it uses gas to heat the burner

@cbd7575

2 жыл бұрын

i long for the gas prices 2 years ago

@alvarohigino

Жыл бұрын

@@5Andysalive But this cars is from the 1925, in XI century it would be less complicated.

1000# of torque! Pull a big camper with that thing

What’s mind boggling to me is we did this 90 years ago but can’t now???? This car goes more than fast enough for the average highway and roads today We need steam cars again!

@PopescuSorin

4 жыл бұрын

no we don't. we need more electric cars

@johna.4334

4 жыл бұрын

@@PopescuSorin You're living in a snowflake fantasy land -electric cars don't have the range of a gasoline powered vehicle and take too long to recharge. Fail!

@redrevo_117

4 жыл бұрын

@mukund p you do know that most electricity is generated by using fossil fuels to power these electric cars of yours only other options that i can think of off the top of my head are wind power which is not viable in some locations, hydroelectricity which not many places have, and solar power which i think is still fairly expensive, and nuclear energy which I think is stupid because I see them as ticking time bombs.

@johna.4334

4 жыл бұрын

@Trigger Troll Au contraire Pierre. The amount of hydrogen needed to drive the range of a petrol powered econo-box would require a massive fuel tank. Again, fail!

@johna.4334

4 жыл бұрын

@Trigger Troll i never commended battery technology so make a mental note. My econobox (`03 VW Golf 2.0L auto) goes 500 miles before refilling. If hydrogen can beat that (without a massive fuel tank) then I'll be sold. Until that time..."forget about it"!!!

Great job Dennis and crew 👍

This one should be about a half hour. I'll have to watch it 9 times.

@MyClassicCarTV

4 жыл бұрын

Full episode - kzread.info/dash/bejne/fndll5Wxgc2nprg.html

I would love to pull up next to Jay and say hey you have smoke coming from under the car 😂

Hi Dennis, Been watching you for 23 years!!!!.

I would had looove seeing Jay flooring this car from a standing still to blow off Denise's hat away 😉 into the sky

i wish jay had mentioned in his videos on the doble that it had a waltham clock, they made some of the best clocks and watchs en the us for a long time.

Theoretically, could one make a throttle valve work like a foot pedal for speed? I really wanna see a more thoroughly-engineered, modern take on a steam car.

@Gearz-365

2 жыл бұрын

The locomobile had a foot throttle

Great video. Congratulations!

Very cool car. Great video.

Awesome video thank you

Awesome Duo😎

Too cool.

Отличное авто! 👍

I wish they would have just kept going with steam and never used internal combustion engines.... it's just wild to think where we could be today with steam technology.

@TheSilverShadow17

4 жыл бұрын

Steam still uses gasoline to ignite, not quite efficient

@andrewclark3300

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSilverShadow17 now-a-days they could have another form of ignition.. With all the advances in electricity, I'm sure they could retro fit something to keep the water steaming with no flames at all... Its crazy to think about where they could be today with it seriously....

@andrewclark3300

4 жыл бұрын

I'm just blazed on here talkin.. Wish we could have a biofuel made of hemp or something wild.. Skateboards are a good idea ;)

That was cool!!!

Jay Leno doesn’t know if they’re waving at him, the car or both lol

WOW! 1,000ft/lbs!

Just curious where would you get one of there’s steam engines or are they better to make 😅

Is this the Steam Car that Howard Hughes originally owned?

@MyClassicCarTV

Жыл бұрын

Yup

Who wouldn't want to drive one of lose

do a tug-of-war with the cybertruck

@NathanEDavis

4 жыл бұрын

Haha lol, I'd love to see it.

@giovannicesaramorim9adigan961

3 жыл бұрын

Probably this car would win, probably, because it has 1000lb feet of torque, I don't know about the wheels though.

@spidermonk3uVvwy8-2

Жыл бұрын

@@giovannicesaramorim9adigan961 yeah, just puts some better wheels on it and it’s good

Sick

You get torque from zero rpm in a steam engine

Today on Jay's garage

Might be time to see if steam can be improved like we have spent time improving everything else

It was Back To The Future Part III which lead me to believe steam is fast. Or, was that just another miracle old west invention from the Doc?

@theextremeanimator4721

4 жыл бұрын

Steam really is fast.

Would be nice to see someone re-attempt a steam car using new technology and see what they can make it do..

QUE CHULADA!!!

Imagine where the engine tech would be, had automobiles remained steam for 90 years since then…

I mean... I honestly want to steam swap my dually now... now where to start...

@giovannicesaramorim9adigan961

3 жыл бұрын

You could start making a boiler with or copper tubes or steel 316 tubes of 3/4 size and 2,16 millimeters thickness, then, depending on your engine, cut it's engine to 3 cylinders, then mirror the valves to make it into a 2 stroke engine and now make it a double expander, get the inlet to enter only the first piston, then its exhaust to the other 2 inlets, then in the 2 piston exhaust you get a condenser and condense it, get a bomb, and push it into the boiler, boom, steam car.

Looking for alternative fuel? Here we go.

@bigears4426

4 жыл бұрын

OneBigBugga they used petrol to make the steam

@PapaBear816

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigears4426 It a FAR more efficient fashion then what we have now

@bigears4426

4 жыл бұрын

OneBigBugga if it was we would be driving steam cars not petrol

@PapaBear816

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigears4426 You really are clueless as to how Internal Combustion won out over Steam aren't you? Ford ran a massive campaign against steam, sold his cars FAR cheaper then steam cars and on top of that, ICs were less complicated then Steam. IT's simple. Make a product that is cheaper to buy, Easier to use, and people will flock to it. Need Proof. Try calling a Taxi, when he gets there, if one still functions where you live, As the Taxi driver about Uber. You need a far smaller supply of a burnable fuel to run a fire to boil water to make steam then you do to run IC motor that has the same Torque. If you knew ANYTHING about mechanics, and clearly you don't. Even watching Jay Garage can teach you this. You'd know.

@Novusod

4 жыл бұрын

The Doble steam car burns regular gasoline and gets about 15mpg. Not really all that efficient. In the '50s there were plans to build steam cars like this powered by Uranium. It never got off the drawing board due to safety concerns.

' jay drove a car in the burbank / sunland area near l-5 freeway

The average person can't even change the oil in their car so imagine everyone playing with steam pressure....

@giovannicesaramorim9adigan961

3 жыл бұрын

Today mostly not, the cars would probably or have extremelly well over engineered mechanism to work automatically or computers controlling (depending on the use and price of the steam car today, like, if it was a mud runner, it would probably mechanic, since it's possible to repair and is more reliable).

@adorabasilwinterpock6035

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine crashing a steam car...superheated steam everywhere

Has anyone else ever noticed Leno is not an expert lane-keeper?

man.....hard 2 pick my fave pre-WW2 automobile,but the 1926 Franklin motors sedan or runabout would be my 1st choice... Stirling Engine powered autos are still in the experimental concept car phase sadly...

@josega6338

Жыл бұрын

Stirling was probably abandoned as no way found for making an engine light enough. Salut +

Anybody else wondering how Dennis keeps his hat on?

We should go back to seem.

My mom actually knows Jay because she lived in LA

I WANT

@Vallee152

4 жыл бұрын

why does no one make these anymore?

Why auto makers does not make cars like this?

If I win the lottery, I'll rebuild one for driving normally.

@JamesAllmond

4 жыл бұрын

Only 40, Jay ones 2 and parts....good luck...

@IlFerroviere

4 жыл бұрын

@@JamesAllmond I well know that they made so few, in fact I want to build one ex-novo (new), so I don't have to worry to be so damn careful while driving it (I still will be, but not with a constant fear of ruining one if the most precious car in the whole world.)

Unfortunately the mustache blocked everything.

@MyClassicCarTV

4 жыл бұрын

Occupational hazard.

This camera crew always catch Leno driving over the lines. Are these old cars terribly difficult to maintain lane control? I suppose there's big steering wheels because there's no power steering.

What came before gas, diesel and steam? I'll tell you - electric delivery trucks that used to run around Manhattan. That's what. Nickle metal batteries too. Over a hundred years ago..

Sehr schöner Auto Wagen... Mfg Stefan Bartz

The 1925 Doble sedan is better, my opinion. :-) I prefer enclosed cars :-)

I take 1000units. Fast steam cars all type.

And who says old is bad? Better than gasoline or electric.

If the car had broken down, would Jay have been “steamed” about it?

My God..been seeing this old mustach car guy for the last 10 years..it's time to shave that mess.its just weird now

@laryedus

4 жыл бұрын

its been 23 years for me...lol

YOU MAY NEW GRAND FATHER

@feez357

4 жыл бұрын

This made no sense. Stick to your arabic videos.

@user-gv3hl2sc1x

4 жыл бұрын

@@feez357 WAY ?

@user-gv3hl2sc1x

4 жыл бұрын

@@feez357 WAY YOU WANT TO ME GO FROM HER THE KZread IS NOT YOURS !!! GO YOUR HOME AND NOT BACK TO HER AGAIN !!! OK

@tfan2222

Жыл бұрын

@@user-gv3hl2sc1x For starters, capitals aren’t used on every letter. Lastly, your English isn’t understandable due to grammar and some misspellings.

Why Leno get to drive all the cars at shows hi is invited but otherwise when some one is at his show he doesn't let anyone drive his cars ?

@mweleme

4 жыл бұрын

Coz of many reasons. They shift seats, change control settings, scape them among many things he doesn't like. He said it himself. Also when he's invited he's reviewing the cars. When he invites someone over, he's the one reviewing the car. So there's that too.

Ridiculous mustache!

Why did we stop making these?????!!!!! I work in a factory that produces literal tons of sawdust that can be made into wood fuel pellets!!!!!!