@@poplaurentiu4148 At one time or another I've had many of the cars in Lenos collection. Had to sell them or scrap them just to feed the family. Had I been a gay in California I guess I'd be wealthy today.
I'm an old trucker and appreciate you and this video my grandfather dove a chain driven log truck when he came to the U.S. from Italy by boat pre WW1 then he went and fought for America as a non citizen and became a citizen while fighting for this country and made it through the war and still drove truck
A fourteen leaf leaf spring! No wonder it didn't sag under all that weight. Solid rubber tires so you never get a flat, just a chunk out, maybe. And Jay Leno is truly a "Knight Of The Road", like the truckers of yore. Built to last.
When Jay likes something, his enthusiasm is infectious. This Autocar is a piece of American history. Thank you Jay for taking us back to a simpler time.
It’s not just how far we have come, but how dang complicated everything has become. One wire, even a horse has a more complicated electrical system than that…. ;) i love it.
Its one of those immortal workhorses of yester-century that could work for dozens of years to rebuild civilization after an apocalypse. These old non-electrical vehicles are awesome. Not to mention how useful a big flywheel is, it gets the vehicle going and from there the two dozen or so horsepower is all it needs to get up to speed and stay there :D
Exactly, it’s the perfect apocalypse vehicle so long as we still can make gasoline. I’m obsessed with that truck because it can always be repaired unlike modern vehicles where it can become prohibitively expensive or impossible
@@ginor8416 Not prohibitively expensive or impossible, just need to replace the spark and fuel injection system to go back to magneto and carburetion. Or another option is to make a custom ECU for the car. Check out speeduino for that.
@Jim, come on now. I work at a Porsche dealer, it takes heaven and earth to keep these 5000lb computers rolling. Going analog on a direct injection ICE is a non starter. But I know what you mean
@@ginor8416 Old engines like this you can run on kerosene if I remember right. The compression ratio is so low that anything remotely flammable will run it. I know hit and miss farm tool engines can be run on kero.
I really love the episodes like this the most. the ones that show the vehicles that are "less loved". The ones that aren't worth quarter of a million dollars and probably don't have a hundred glossy books written about them. The cars (and trucks) that generally wouldn't find shed space in most snobby collections. The ones that may not not have much time in the spotlight, but certainly, for me at least, shine a spot light on those that love them, and show them as true enthusiasts, rather than just glory seeking collectors. Keep up the great work Jay, and keep showing the working mans cars, the ones that never won a race, but worked hard every day, the unloved, the orphans... I love em all.
What a guy! It doesn't matter what it is, a priceless one of a kind or an elderly truck, let's just get it out in traffic and have a ball. Thanks Jay, you're the best.
Absolutely brilliant. I loved that. I would much rather see this kind of thing over the supercars any day. The supercars are great but this is way more interesting to me.
I don't think the supercars are great at all. They all look, sound and perform the same. And who would need one with all that power on just regular roads and highways?
My grandfather was 1 years old and grandmother was 2. This brings a different perspective to what life was like when they was born. My granddad live up to 1998. He seen these vehicles Jay display. What stands out is over the years to see the world change from cars in this era to what was produced up to ‘98. I really wish I could watch this with him just to hear his experience. Thank you Jay. I enjoy every moment.
Years ago, I met an elderly gentleman, 100 years old. He lived his early years in NYC, watching the Brooklyn Bridge being built and had a business hauling coal with a early 1900's truck. With the invention of refrigeration, he said he removed the coal hauling beds off his trucks and installed insulated box beds for hauling ice in the summer. He was a very interesting person, also talking about vacationing in Cuba.
How wild: the company that made this truck recently came out with a "severe-duty" dump truck so heavy-duty that its official name is "Badass." I'd say Jay's truck, after a century, pretty much deserves that name, too.
Very cool. I can imagine that the sight of this truck and it's delivery of coal was one of the most important things in many people's lives back then. I also imagine people would invite the driver in to warm up with coffee and toast, sometimes trying to barter favors and goods when cash was poor. Probably some perks to the job as you got to know the people you delivered to.
As my step grandfather who was actually FROM Pennsylvania and remembered these trucks would say...you better believe it! Coal was the main source of heat for both homes and businesses back then. Even my mother used to tell me about how one of her 'chores' at home was to take out the ashes from the coal. They got picked up like garbage and were kept in a metal can just in case of remaining hot cinders which could cause a fire. Another important thing to point out is that children from poor families used to follow the coal truck because sometimes when it hit a bump coal would fall off and they would pick it up and carry it home. In fact, the late performer George Burns (who's real name was Nathan Birnbaum) actually got his stage name from a coal company. His family was so poor growing up in New York City he and his brother would follow the coal truck and stuff their pockets full of coal. The company's name was Burns and the other kids, seeing them with their pockets bulging with coal used to say 'there go the Burns brothers.' Of course, SOME children would actually steal the coal when the driver was not looking!
THIS is what I've always loved about this channel. I don't care about the new factory sports cars as those episodes feel like advertisements, but this is actual History about something that Jay owns and knows about. Thank you for continuing to offer this type of episode as the show closes in on its finale! Thanks to Jay and all those involved with the series for offering this series on RUclips. You've done a great job of covering a wide array of old and new vehicles, regardless of my nit-picking ;).
@@retroguy9494 Ya same question, why is everyone in these comments acting like Jay isnt going to be uploading any more videos or implying that he is dying soon? What am I missing here?
I would be absolutely thrilled to own something like that A-car. My grandfather was a truck driver from the mid 20s to early 30s. My dad did from the early 60s to late 70s and I myself have been at for 35 years now (against my dad’s wishes). I love old things and especially appreciate old trucks.
It's a very simple machine with generous tolerances made to be maintained by just about anyone who can turn a wrench because mechanics were far between. Replacement parts can be hammered out by a blacksmith.
Yes, delivering coal was a huge thing, especially in the Northern cities. I remember seeing the old chain drive coal trucks (White?) in Chicago in the mid 1950s. You can still see the coal smoke deposits from that time on buildings in the alleys in Chicago.
My DAD use to tell me about driving chain driven Mack’s from the 1940’s My Dad and Grandfather use to deliver celery from Comstock Michigan to Chicago after my Dad came home from World War ll
This is the kind of stuff I love about this channel the most. While I like the straight-forward and genuinely appreciative down-to-earth presentation over the obnoxious histrionic influencer "personalities" with punchable faces who scream stupidity over some predictable new exotic on way too many other channels, these charming old things are most interesting to me. How they work is immediately apparent and different to modern stuff in so many ways, yet sometimes surprisingly advanced and they have stories and history behind them that modern giant shareholder-run conglomerate-made exotics who artificially limit production to "maintain exclusivity" will never have. My late grandfather used to talk about hopping onto solid tire trucks like these to get to school and how they would sometimes put holes through the sidewalls to make them ride nicer (and that it didn't seem to work). He would have been 3 years old when this thing was built!
I don't care about some rich poser buying a $3M ultra-special most limited edition 1 of -1 Lamboclarenarri. I'd rather watch a video of an old Saab or of some old coal truck with acetylene headlights. Jay loves all kinds of cars and doesn't flex on people. He respects everyone and everything and doesn't go for flash.
*THIS* is an example of why I latched on to JLG when it started and stick with it today. I just smiled for over 17 minutes straight, even though we've seen this truck before... THAT is the power of this channel and the hobby in general - when it's done right. Thanks as always, Jay! - Ed on the Ridge
The range of knowledge Jay has about antique cars and how they run and operate is highly underrated. Who can you say knows how to start, run, and maintain a Ford Model-T as well as a Stanley Steamer and then this... his knowledge is impressive and underrated.
@@michaeljgraff I was thinking the same thing Michael. I love his wealth of knowledge but I don't believe he's underrated at all. The forgetfulness is something I think we're all gonna run into at some point. Enjoy the rest of your week everyone ☮ from 🇨🇦
I owned a moped and motorcycle sales/service/parts business here in Albuquerque New Mexico for around 10 years starting in the early two thousands. And one of my favorite memories from that time was this vehicle we used to use to take on call repair service and deliveries or just to promote the shop, it had the company name and number painted 5' high on the sides. It reminds me very much of this AutoCar. It was a 1971 Cushman Haulster micro van. It had a 667cc air cooled boxer twin that looked like some steam punk take on a BMW boxer twin. And the weirdest left hand side 3spd manual transmission. It only had 3 wheels and a top speed of 28-32mph on a good day with a tail wind lol. How the Cushman engineers only managed to get 30mph from 667cc's I'll never understand, but it was still super fun. And people would smile and wave and honk their horns no matter what you were doing with it. And sometimes we'd let like ten or fifteen kids at the park get inside it and we'd go bouncing all over the neighborhood, or chase the ice cream van down and buy all the kids popsicles. One time as a kind of promotion, my whole rock band and all our equipment crammed into it and drove it downtown for a show. Parking was easy, it was only as long as most cars are wide, so we just backed it up straight to the curb between two other cars! That Cushman sounded just like Jay's AutoCar tho. Lol. Very cool vid mr. Leno!
Didn't know if I'd enjoy this one -- let's just say, I enjoyed it immensely! Wouldn't necessarily want to live in 1916, but I admire the commitment to quality manufacturing this piece represents.
The amount of knowledge jay has to know all the intricacies of all his vehicles is amazing. Thanks uncle jay for the time u take to make these shows for us.
Autocar built their trucks with an enclosed differential gear reduction while other truck and some car builders were using chain drive final drives! Thanx for the walk-around and demo drive! You have to be proud of that one, Jay!
Jay: This video was one of your best. The sound quality was well balanced. You could hear the engine, the commentary and the subtle ambient environment during the drive. Well done. Everything combined made it fun to watch.
The Canadian miitary fielded this same model of Autocar as an armored car in WW1. They put armor around the cab and bed and mounted a Maxim machine gun in the bed of the truck. You can read about it in Wikipedia.
What I love about this video and this truck is how many times you said "it's so reliable." Modern machine makers of all kinds need to remember that and stop with the throwaway nonsense. What a wonderful truck,built for a particular purpose and perfect at doing it. Thanks for the 108 year old walk down 'done right' lane. Awesome Autocar truck,Mr.Leno.
I was kinda waiting for Mr. Leno to make some comment on reliability when he passed that truck sitting with the 4ways blinking in that intersection . . .
Great video Jay. Really enjoyed that. Love your passion for the vintage stuff, difficult to find on RUclips. Great that this still runs and drives, I wonder if that will be the case for todays cars in 100 years? Best wishes from the UK!
@@Mireaze cars today are way more complex and have a lot more parts that can break, and more and more electronic parts. Those don't last long. If something breaks in the computer system you're screwed. Things today are becoming more and more like a service rather than a thing you own, driving will soon be the same. Once the company who made it stops providing support, it's basically time's up.
Jay I'm 37 grew up watching you been a car guy since I was 4 or 5 even as a child, i liked your show excited waiting for your Headlines segment and even as a kid I knew you were into cars but you had a tonight show job to do but every now and then you would talk cars. Thanks for all the laughs through the years even on last man standing.
I bet the guys driving that thought they were the luckiest guys on earth, they could DRIVE a car to carry the coal, not actually carry it by themselves. Thanks Jay, great episode!
I love that he admits that he didn’t turn the truck on. He’s a real car guy, just like the rest of us, flaws and all that other stuff. I also love that he’s into the odd vehicles, not all the super and hyper cars. This is a perfect example of that. He’s also preserving cars that most collectors go for. Without collectors like him vehicles like this will disappear, they’d end up as a pile of rust behind the barn. Collectors like Jay are keeping automotive history alive.
I got to drive a 1913 Overland Speedster many years ago. It's truly amazing how robust and sprightly this early automotive stuff was. Show us more of this old, old stuff, Jay. It's great to see it (and you) in action!
Any other celeb would have edited out the start up snafu, but Jay is secure in who he is and recognizes good content. Great stuff Jay. Thanks for keeping us informed and entertained
Jay you are such a riot ! As a mechanic if I werent retired I'd love to come work for you. You also know the lore of each of the vehicles you have in your garages. Not to mention ones you dont own. A wealth of information and advice. May God continue to bless you and your family. Thank you for allowing us to see these precious vehicles. many I will probly see no where else. ❤❤❤
A delightful video! There's something to be said for a vehicle that's 1) massively overbuilt 2) runs all day without issues and 3) starts without any fuss after a century. Your eclectic interest in all thing automotive always educates and entertains. Thanks again Jay!
Love these videos of just Jay, his passion, knowledge, and some odd, bizarre, unique, or antique vehicle. I'll take these any day over a supercar video or a company coming on only to advertise.
Jay, Thank You for maintaining this wonderful 1916 Autocar Coal Truck, You and I are both in our early Seventies. When I was a kid in the 1950's in Charlottetown PEI Canada, They still delivered coal to our home by draft horse and 2 wheeled dump cart.
Really cool, I mean I could honestly see this being used right now on a farm somewhere to still be a work vehicle. Hauling bales around or whatever low maintenance and probably burns hardly any gas with that low idle.
On the rare occasions I end up near Jay in traffic I don't pass him. I just drive along and enjoy the vibe. The old vehicles (fire engines, Stutz Bearcat(?), etc.) are so much fun to just be near.
"Unintimidating", he says! If I see that thing coming my way down the road, you bet I'm moving aside to let it through! I looks like it will happily climb over any modern car in front of it. That said, this is a truly awesome vehicle.
It might not climb over it, but you'd have to touch up the paint on this one to make it right while you wait for the insurance payment on a total loss with your newer "better" machine designed for crash safety. And all at 25MPH speed...
Amazing vehicle. It’s amazing how technology has progressed in trucks but one thing you could probably count on 100 more years from now is this vehicle. Thanks Jay for sharing
I have a 1950 Ford F-7 Firetruck. It likes to go about 45 mph top speed You don't get anywhere in a hurry but you love every minute plus the sirens work!
That's an incredible awesome truck, I've been wrenching, building engines better than fifty years, still forget to turn on the ignition, sometimes. Thanks for showing this off, it's gorgeous, one of a kind.
Just wonderful! And the beautiful, original wooden wheels! And tires! And the engine! (The engine rulz. But imman engine guy.). And the transmission! And the rear axle! And would haul a ton of coal. All day and night! Self contained. No battery. Can sit for five years Nutz. Thank you for this! And you bet this got shared!
Great video Jay. Just the kind of vehicle my grandfather likely would’ve enjoyed when delivering milk in his home town as a boy back when it was new. As it was he had to make do with a horse and wagon. The horse though he said would know enough to move on and then stop at every front yard while Grandpa just trudged back and forth with the bottles. The first adaptive cruise control...
I think the reason it's so reliable is every part assumes something is going to go wrong, priming cups because you can't draw the fuel in, fuel tank isolation because gas was so variable in quality, hand-crank because batteries can discharge, solid tyres as pneumatics can get punctures... Also I'll be honest when I saw 'Coal Truck' I was expecting a steam engine.
I think you are confused. Priming cups are because there is no choke for cold starting. (hadn't been invented yet) Hand crank is because there is no electric start in that era and this vehicle has no battery anyway. Solid tires because they hadn't invented anything different yet to carry the load. Heck even bicycles had solid tires back then.
@@rupe53 electric starter motors, choke valves, and pneumatic tyres did exist, just not proven/developed enough. My point is this thing is still running because there's a minimization of what can go wrong, and for a utilitarian vehicle like this that's no accident.
@@wraithcadmus ... yes, some of that stuff did exist, but not for the common man as an everyday item. Most of those things would become standard by the 1920s. I have a 28 GMC that has all of those options, but still has fully mechanical brakes. Never have to worry about a line rusting out or a fluid leak in my case. OTOH, I believe my truck is on its 3rd set of tires (in 93 years) mostly due to dry rot and not holding air. It might be on its 2nd set of brake shoes and it's second clutch.... both done in the 80s.
My Dads hobby was antique cars. We spent most weekends at swap meets etc. In the 60's. So Thanx for the great footage of that world and your knowledge of the many different machines is amazing. I enjoy this more than the crazy fast cars. I used to like a fast car. Now I am afraid of the people with cell phones on thier minds more than driving it seems like.
At least with the 'cable brakes' the driver usually didn't have to worry about launching over the steering wheel when a quick stop was needed.Thank you Mr.Leno,for saving.and sharing these wonderful machines with us all.
My favorite episodes are these older vehicles. Thanks Jay! .I love to see where it all started, and your enthusiasm in driving them .. As a classic owner i too love to tool around in my car and have people wave and say hi, "I had one of those in high school" (not an autocar HA! ) but a (sunbeam alpine, Pontiac Lemans, MG midget, Harley flathead) Cheers!
For a guy who knows absolutely nothing about cars this is actually really interesting. Starting it up reminds me of my fathers old lawnmover that I was forced to mow the lawn with as a kid...
My Dad, a native Washingtonian born at home in 1914, remembered the Autocar. He was a mechanical engineer for the navy and had been a Sea Scout as a boy down around the navy yard and torpedo factory on the Potomac. He said the Autocar had one cylinder. ? Now I see it has two. I never saw one personally and had imagined it way bigger. Very interesting. Never underestimate an Amish dude.
There have been a lot of "Autocar" models over the *125 YEARS* of their existence. BTW - they're still around today, as a specialty manufacturer of Class 7/8 trucks - after a stint as a White and later a Volvo division / brand. Volvo was forced to spin off part of Autocar when it bought out Mack (the primary competiton for a lot of Autocar models over the decades).
@@autocartrucks3094 Are you happy that Volvo bought out Mack and cheapened them to the point they're no longer "Mack Tough"? Or are you sad at the lower level of competition?
I had to watch this one twice. The first was in utter amazement that such a vehicle even existed in 1916 and still fires right up. Then I had to go read about Autocar, only to find myself returning to watch a second time. What a WONDERFUL video! Thank you Jay!
This was a great episode! I love your enthusiasm and how you described it. I felt like I was on the vehicle with my dad all the smell of the oil and the gas on a hot summer day only the cool breeze of the Passing air slightly warmed by the engine blowing on our legs. I had many days like that growing up and lost him almost a year ago. Thanks for the good memories and for sharing what God has given you.
Jay, thanks for sharing this with us. I really love old vehicles. They show all of different ways people solved the design challenges encountered at the beginning of the automotive industry. Fascinating.
What a lovely video. I like these ones with just Jay. The pandemic editions were my favourite. He's so natural and relaxed. Guests are usually nervous and awkward.
Jays Garage has become the ultimate archive to antique motor vehicles, if you want to know anything about an old technology used for motor vehicles just watch one of these great videos, not many people will ever get to see what these were like back in the day
Spoke Wheels, dual exhaust, 4 spoke racing steering wheel, racing slicks and a California Rake! We're going to have to remember that speed secret of turning the ignition to on. Thanks for showing it.
my grandfather had a coal company in bayonne nj and he never had anything this old. when i was 11 i learned how to drive a semi in a 1964 autocar... it had power nothing so it wasnt easy and i didnt weigh enough to depress the clutch so i learned to drive a manual trans with no clutch.
When I was 11 my dad taught me how to drive our 66' Chevy three on the tree "yard truck", I had to use two feet just to push the clutch in. One day he said: "You can drive the truck if you do the yard work", I said: "R--right!" LOL!
Great stuff my first ten wheel dump truck was a 1980's Auto car . They make great trucks for mining and logging. Because they turn tightly and have a tough frame and suspension. I could turn it with a long hitch pup dump or transport trailer in less space tha our International by itself. The springs are still stiff enough to pound your kidneys out when you don't have it loaded even with a or shock absorbed seat lol. Still my favorite work truck . The City sold it surplus to a contractor. It's still on the road and I still have a key.😁
Thanks so much for showing this piece of history off. Pennsylvania born and raised here. 20 year auto body tech and the industry has ruined my love of cars, this vid was so cool sparked that love back up. Thanks so much jay!!!!!
I haven't checked the tires in a hundred years 😂 I'm glad it didn't start right away, gave you an opportunity to show a couple more features. Every episode becomes my favorite. Thanks so much!!
Jay - “they don’t make ‘em like they used too” the only thing that lasts 100 years on a new truck are the monthly payments !
A little surprised Jay didn't make one of his "Only two payments left!" jokes about this one.
“Used to”.
This should be the car that carries Jay to his final resting place when he moves on from this realm. So cool.
Looks like I can finish my 1968 Cutlass restoration before some poor bloke finished his monthly payments on a V-6 Camaro 😂
My 7.3 power stroke diesel f350 will last 100 years 👌
We would never see these in this detail if it weren’t for Jay. Wish you all the health man.
Yeah.. fully agree : Tanks Jay for sharing everything !
BTW - We watch from Europe.. we love the show..
So true
@@poplaurentiu4148 At one time or another I've had many of the cars in Lenos collection. Had to sell them or scrap them just to feed the family. Had I been a gay in California I guess I'd be wealthy today.
Definitely 😁 He's the Best
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It’ll survive an EMP too!! Thank you Jay for leaving in the “forgot to turn it on” part… you’re still one of us!
I'm an old trucker and appreciate you and this video my grandfather dove a chain driven log truck when he came to the U.S. from Italy by boat pre WW1 then he went and fought for America as a non citizen and became a citizen while fighting for this country and made it through the war and still drove truck
I have to tell you sometimes I am just sure that us modern-day guys are only pale shadows of how tough and determined out grandfathers were.
Mine bought and used them for produce logistics, town and country.
A fourteen leaf leaf spring! No wonder it didn't sag under all that weight. Solid rubber tires so you never get a flat, just a chunk out, maybe. And Jay Leno is truly a "Knight Of The Road", like the truckers of yore. Built to last.
I was going to comment about that too. Impressive.
My old 1952 Willy's pickup has 13
Arthritis on wheels! I love it! ❤️
@CatusBrutus One word, TORQUE.
@CatusBrutus Jay pointed out that the rear tires had holes in them so they could insert spikes for really bad or icy, or I guess muddy roads.
When Jay likes something, his enthusiasm is infectious. This Autocar is a piece of American history. Thank you Jay for taking us back to a simpler time.
It’s not just how far we have come, but how dang complicated everything has become. One wire, even a horse has a more complicated electrical system than that…. ;) i love it.
Its one of those immortal workhorses of yester-century that could work for dozens of years to rebuild civilization after an apocalypse. These old non-electrical vehicles are awesome. Not to mention how useful a big flywheel is, it gets the vehicle going and from there the two dozen or so horsepower is all it needs to get up to speed and stay there :D
Exactly, it’s the perfect apocalypse vehicle so long as we still can make gasoline. I’m obsessed with that truck because it can always be repaired unlike modern vehicles where it can become prohibitively expensive or impossible
@@ginor8416 Not prohibitively expensive or impossible, just need to replace the spark and fuel injection system to go back to magneto and carburetion. Or another option is to make a custom ECU for the car. Check out speeduino for that.
@Jim, come on now. I work at a Porsche dealer, it takes heaven and earth to keep these 5000lb computers rolling. Going analog on a direct injection ICE is a non starter. But I know what you mean
@@ginor8416 Old engines like this you can run on kerosene if I remember right. The compression ratio is so low that anything remotely flammable will run it. I know hit and miss farm tool engines can be run on kero.
I really love the episodes like this the most. the ones that show the vehicles that are "less loved". The ones that aren't worth quarter of a million dollars and probably don't have a hundred glossy books written about them. The cars (and trucks) that generally wouldn't find shed space in most snobby collections. The ones that may not not have much time in the spotlight, but certainly, for me at least, shine a spot light on those that love them, and show them as true enthusiasts, rather than just glory seeking collectors. Keep up the great work Jay, and keep showing the working mans cars, the ones that never won a race, but worked hard every day, the unloved, the orphans... I love em all.
You said it perfectly; there's just something about made-to-work vehicles that fancy cars will never have.
Agreed 100%
you cant buy that truck for 250 000 $ .. it is not for sale.. and probably the last one left xD
Exactly. We need enthusiasts and collectors for all vintage vehicles to preserve the history.
What a guy! It doesn't matter what it is, a priceless one of a kind or an elderly truck, let's just get it out in traffic and have a ball. Thanks Jay, you're the best.
I got a kick out of him chugging down the road at 25 MPH and that long line of traffic behind him! LMAO! 😂
Absolutely brilliant. I loved that. I would much rather see this kind of thing over the supercars any day. The supercars are great but this is way more interesting to me.
same
You don't actually believe that
@@eriktenhag2022 why not?? This is way cooler than a Lamborghini
I don't think the supercars are great at all. They all look, sound and perform the same. And who would need one with all that power on just regular roads and highways?
@@retroguy9494 also if it gets in an accident or totaled? its a total loss automatically, repairs not worth it
My grandfather was 1 years old and grandmother was 2. This brings a different perspective to what life was like when they was born. My granddad live up to 1998. He seen these vehicles Jay display. What stands out is over the years to see the world change from cars in this era to what was produced up to ‘98. I really wish I could watch this with him just to hear his experience. Thank you Jay. I enjoy every moment.
Years ago, I met an elderly gentleman, 100 years old. He lived his early years in NYC, watching the Brooklyn Bridge being built and had a business hauling coal with a early 1900's truck. With the invention of refrigeration, he said he removed the coal hauling beds off his trucks and installed insulated box beds for hauling ice in the summer. He was a very interesting person, also talking about vacationing in Cuba.
This is one of those vehicles I wouldn't even have known existed, if it hadn't been for this video. Brilliant stuff.
"if you get paid by the hour you're gonna love this thing" Jay's still got it. That had me in stitches.
Stunning motorized carriage! Jay is a great historian, and I know many us appreciate him greatly.
I greatly appreciate him for sharing. This be so much fun and informative
Autocar made the most Gorgeous & Powerful Trucks. King of Truck's.
Jay’s vehicles (aka “Pandemic edition”): among the best episodes. Certainly better than anything modern and resto-mods.
How wild: the company that made this truck recently came out with a "severe-duty" dump truck so heavy-duty that its official name is "Badass." I'd say Jay's truck, after a century, pretty much deserves that name, too.
That is pretty cool
Making BADASS trucks is what we do!
@@autocartrucks3094 What an amazing pedigree!!
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@@charlesangell_bulmtl Get over it.
Very cool. I can imagine that the sight of this truck and it's delivery of coal was one of the most important things in many people's lives back then. I also imagine people would invite the driver in to warm up with coffee and toast, sometimes trying to barter favors and goods when cash was poor. Probably some perks to the job as you got to know the people you delivered to.
As my step grandfather who was actually FROM Pennsylvania and remembered these trucks would say...you better believe it! Coal was the main source of heat for both homes and businesses back then. Even my mother used to tell me about how one of her 'chores' at home was to take out the ashes from the coal. They got picked up like garbage and were kept in a metal can just in case of remaining hot cinders which could cause a fire.
Another important thing to point out is that children from poor families used to follow the coal truck because sometimes when it hit a bump coal would fall off and they would pick it up and carry it home. In fact, the late performer George Burns (who's real name was Nathan Birnbaum) actually got his stage name from a coal company. His family was so poor growing up in New York City he and his brother would follow the coal truck and stuff their pockets full of coal. The company's name was Burns and the other kids, seeing them with their pockets bulging with coal used to say 'there go the Burns brothers.' Of course, SOME children would actually steal the coal when the driver was not looking!
THIS is what I've always loved about this channel. I don't care about the new factory sports cars as those episodes feel like advertisements, but this is actual History about something that Jay owns and knows about. Thank you for continuing to offer this type of episode as the show closes in on its finale!
Thanks to Jay and all those involved with the series for offering this series on RUclips. You've done a great job of covering a wide array of old and new vehicles, regardless of my nit-picking ;).
What do you mean 'as it closes in on its finale?' Jay isn't going to do the show anymore?
@@retroguy9494 Ya same question, why is everyone in these comments acting like Jay isnt going to be uploading any more videos or implying that he is dying soon? What am I missing here?
@@sergeantbigmac IKR? He's still posting videos on his channel and insofar as I know, his health is good. So I'm clueless about that comment myself!
I would be absolutely thrilled to own something like that A-car. My grandfather was a truck driver from the mid 20s to early 30s. My dad did from the early 60s to late 70s and I myself have been at for 35 years now (against my dad’s wishes). I love old things and especially appreciate old trucks.
Do they make good money
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Not like they used to.
Remarcable that such an old machine still runs as intended 106 years after it was manufactured.
Vintage fire trucks too.
Built to last was not just an advertising slogan in those days-they really meant it!
It's a very simple machine with generous tolerances made to be maintained by just about anyone who can turn a wrench because mechanics were far between. Replacement parts can be hammered out by a blacksmith.
The engine longevity is amazing from a era when cars had to have their valves ground every 10,000 to 15,000 miles and for some tractors every year.
I love how Mr Jay Leno and an ancient (absolutely amazing useful) vehicle can bring me such happiness. Thanks Jay and the Autocar Coal Truck. :)
Yes, delivering coal was a huge thing, especially in the Northern cities. I remember seeing the old chain drive coal trucks (White?) in Chicago in the mid 1950s. You can still see the coal smoke deposits from that time on buildings in the alleys in Chicago.
I'm from Northern Michigan and many, if not most of the old houses still have coal chutes into the basement!
My DAD use to tell me about driving chain driven Mack’s from the 1940’s My Dad and Grandfather use to deliver celery from Comstock Michigan to Chicago after my Dad came home from World War ll
My grandfather said ash covered everything.
This is the kind of stuff I love about this channel the most. While I like the straight-forward and genuinely appreciative down-to-earth presentation over the obnoxious histrionic influencer "personalities" with punchable faces who scream stupidity over some predictable new exotic on way too many other channels, these charming old things are most interesting to me. How they work is immediately apparent and different to modern stuff in so many ways, yet sometimes surprisingly advanced and they have stories and history behind them that modern giant shareholder-run conglomerate-made exotics who artificially limit production to "maintain exclusivity" will never have. My late grandfather used to talk about hopping onto solid tire trucks like these to get to school and how they would sometimes put holes through the sidewalls to make them ride nicer (and that it didn't seem to work). He would have been 3 years old when this thing was built!
'histrionic influencer personalities with punchable faces'.....ah yes, i see what you mean. We call them 'fist magnets'.
I don't care about some rich poser buying a $3M ultra-special most limited edition 1 of -1 Lamboclarenarri. I'd rather watch a video of an old Saab or of some old coal truck with acetylene headlights. Jay loves all kinds of cars and doesn't flex on people. He respects everyone and everything and doesn't go for flash.
This is by far the coolest vehicle I’ve seen thus far on Jay Leno’s Garage. Love it!
I think the Doble steam car takes that honor in my book.
I am always amazed at the quality of older vehicles like this. Really puts new ones to shame! Imagine if things were still this well built?
*THIS* is an example of why I latched on to JLG when it started and stick with it today.
I just smiled for over 17 minutes straight, even though we've seen this truck before...
THAT is the power of this channel and the hobby in general - when it's done right.
Thanks as always, Jay!
- Ed on the Ridge
The range of knowledge Jay has about antique cars and how they run and operate is highly underrated. Who can you say knows how to start, run, and maintain a Ford Model-T as well as a Stanley Steamer and then this... his knowledge is impressive and underrated.
I agree!!!
lol yeah hes a little forgetful sometimes, its fun to see him work thru it under pressure while talking abt the car.
would like to see Jay and Steve Magnate talk cars
i don't think its under-rated at all. the man is a true American legend.
@@michaeljgraff I was thinking the same thing Michael. I love his wealth of knowledge but I don't believe he's underrated at all.
The forgetfulness is something I think we're all gonna run into at some point. Enjoy the rest of your week everyone ☮ from 🇨🇦
The sound of the engine reminds me of those old time go-carts at Cedar Point...so cool!
I owned a moped and motorcycle sales/service/parts business here in Albuquerque New Mexico for around 10 years starting in the early two thousands. And one of my favorite memories from that time was this vehicle we used to use to take on call repair service and deliveries or just to promote the shop, it had the company name and number painted 5' high on the sides. It reminds me very much of this AutoCar. It was a 1971 Cushman Haulster micro van. It had a 667cc air cooled boxer twin that looked like some steam punk take on a BMW boxer twin. And the weirdest left hand side 3spd manual transmission. It only had 3 wheels and a top speed of 28-32mph on a good day with a tail wind lol. How the Cushman engineers only managed to get 30mph from 667cc's I'll never understand, but it was still super fun. And people would smile and wave and honk their horns no matter what you were doing with it. And sometimes we'd let like ten or fifteen kids at the park get inside it and we'd go bouncing all over the neighborhood, or chase the ice cream van down and buy all the kids popsicles. One time as a kind of promotion, my whole rock band and all our equipment crammed into it and drove it downtown for a show. Parking was easy, it was only as long as most cars are wide, so we just backed it up straight to the curb between two other cars! That Cushman sounded just like Jay's AutoCar tho. Lol. Very cool vid mr. Leno!
Didn't know if I'd enjoy this one -- let's just say, I enjoyed it immensely! Wouldn't necessarily want to live in 1916, but I admire the commitment to quality manufacturing this piece represents.
The amount of knowledge jay has to know all the intricacies of all his vehicles is amazing. Thanks uncle jay for the time u take to make these shows for us.
Yea, like he's into cars or something
Autocar built their trucks with an enclosed differential gear reduction while other truck and some car builders were using chain drive final drives!
Thanx for the walk-around and demo drive! You have to be proud of that one, Jay!
Jay Leno, the Mr. Rogers of cars! I always feel welcome in his garage.
Jay: This video was one of your best. The sound quality was well balanced. You could hear the engine, the commentary and the subtle ambient environment during the drive. Well done. Everything combined made it fun to watch.
The Canadian miitary fielded this same model of Autocar as an armored car in WW1. They put armor around the cab and bed and mounted a Maxim machine gun in the bed of the truck. You can read about it in Wikipedia.
The first "Technical".
@@martincolvill5453 That is exactly what I was about to post!
They're still in use today!
@@martincolvill5453 The original Bob Semple
Gotta love this dude. No other automotive historian like him.
Thanks, Jay, for preserving these old things, and sharing them with us!
What I love about this video and this truck is how many times you said "it's so reliable."
Modern machine makers of all kinds need to remember that and stop with the throwaway nonsense.
What a wonderful truck,built for a particular purpose and perfect at doing it.
Thanks for the 108 year old walk down 'done right' lane.
Awesome Autocar truck,Mr.Leno.
They build exactly to the quality you're willing to pay for. Always remember that. 😉
No profit in building for longevity.
I was kinda waiting for Mr. Leno to make some comment on reliability when he passed that truck sitting with the 4ways blinking in that intersection . . .
absolutely
There are downsides to this...
Great video Jay. Really enjoyed that. Love your passion for the vintage stuff, difficult to find on RUclips. Great that this still runs and drives, I wonder if that will be the case for todays cars in 100 years? Best wishes from the UK!
cars today barely last 10 years
@@ptshyu2 Cars today havent been around 10 years, the only reason it feels like old cars last longer is because we dont see all the ones that are dead
@@Mireaze ok let’s go back 5 years how many of those are in junkyards cause timing chains or something or the sort
@@Mireaze cars today are way more complex and have a lot more parts that can break, and more and more electronic parts. Those don't last long. If something breaks in the computer system you're screwed. Things today are becoming more and more like a service rather than a thing you own, driving will soon be the same. Once the company who made it stops providing support, it's basically time's up.
He talked about this in the video. Did you even watch it or you skipped the first 5 minutes?
This proves that Jay Leno is the KING of Cars!
Jay I'm 37 grew up watching you been a car guy since I was 4 or 5 even as a child, i liked your show excited waiting for your Headlines segment and even as a kid I knew you were into cars but you had a tonight show job to do but every now and then you would talk cars. Thanks for all the laughs through the years even on last man standing.
I bet the guys driving that thought they were the luckiest guys on earth, they could DRIVE a car to carry the coal, not actually carry it by themselves. Thanks Jay, great episode!
They could send the horses to the glue factory.
Especially since they no longer had to spend hours feeding, watering and grooming horses and mucking out the stables seven days a week.
I love that he admits that he didn’t turn the truck on. He’s a real car guy, just like the rest of us, flaws and all that other stuff.
I also love that he’s into the odd vehicles, not all the super and hyper cars. This is a perfect example of that. He’s also preserving cars that most collectors go for. Without collectors like him vehicles like this will disappear, they’d end up as a pile of rust behind the barn. Collectors like Jay are keeping automotive history alive.
I think Jay would prefer to take the blame for it not firing on the first crank than let anybody think the truck is faulty...
Thanks Jay.
Sweet old slow ride.
I got to drive a 1913 Overland Speedster many years ago. It's truly amazing how robust and sprightly this early automotive stuff was. Show us more of this old, old stuff, Jay. It's great to see it (and you) in action!
Mr. Leno you are right, we never know what to expect vehicle-wise on your channel and for that we are both lucky and grateful.
Amen
Any other celeb would have edited out the start up snafu, but Jay is secure in who he is and recognizes good content. Great stuff Jay. Thanks for keeping us informed and entertained
He likes to get a good laugh. Remember, he was a stand up comic early in his career.
Absolutely love it. I'm a truck driver and appreciate this little taste of history this morning. Awesome thanks ☺️
I never, ever know what to expect when I see a new video from Jay's Garage. And that's what makes this channel so much fun!
I love these videos where Jay picked a random ol'vehicule/truck from his collection, and start talking about it.
My favorite Leno-mobile is still the 1918 Cadillac Coupe--but this is right up there too. Thanks Jay for not being an elitist.
Mine also original and unrestored
Thank You, Sir for good mood.
Jay you are such a riot ! As a mechanic if I werent retired I'd love to come work for you. You also know the lore of each of the vehicles you have in your garages. Not to mention ones you dont own. A wealth of information and advice. May God continue to bless you and your family. Thank you for allowing us to see these precious vehicles. many I will probly see no where else. ❤❤❤
A delightful video! There's something to be said for a vehicle that's 1) massively overbuilt 2) runs all day without issues and 3) starts without any fuss after a century. Your eclectic interest in all thing automotive always educates and entertains. Thanks again Jay!
Agreed. You wonder why there isn’t more of a demand for such simple reliability.
Thanks Jay. Still remember the sound of coal sliding down the chute into the coal bin in the basement of my childhood home.
Beautiful, first time seeing the Autocar. My favorite Jay Leno cars are the Doble E-20 steam car and now the Autocar.
Mr. Leno, thanks again. Please give your mechanics, machinists and camera folks a hearty thank you also. Glorious machine..
This is what I like about Jay's channel, you've the new and the old, and they're not museum pieces, they run and he loves to drive them.
Love these videos of just Jay, his passion, knowledge, and some odd, bizarre, unique, or antique vehicle. I'll take these any day over a supercar video or a company coming on only to advertise.
There's no doubt that this was an amazing design and engineering. The truck was able to accomplish it's mission and lasted up to the present.
Jay, Thank You for maintaining this wonderful 1916 Autocar Coal Truck, You and I are both in our early Seventies. When I was a kid in the 1950's in Charlottetown PEI Canada, They still delivered coal to our home by draft horse and 2 wheeled dump cart.
Really cool, I mean I could honestly see this being used right now on a farm somewhere to still be a work vehicle. Hauling bales around or whatever low maintenance and probably burns hardly any gas with that low idle.
I remember seeing this truck on Dennis’s channel ages ago. Nice to see a updated and more in depth view on it!
thanks, couldn't remember where I saw this truck before
The knowledge that Jay Leno has on so many different vehicles is amazing.
On the rare occasions I end up near Jay in traffic I don't pass him. I just drive along and enjoy the vibe. The old vehicles (fire engines, Stutz Bearcat(?), etc.) are so much fun to just be near.
"Unintimidating", he says! If I see that thing coming my way down the road, you bet I'm moving aside to let it through! I looks like it will happily climb over any modern car in front of it. That said, this is a truly awesome vehicle.
Yes. There you are with your oversized Ford Truck and then this thing comes along, wait, hold my beer......
Probably a good idea to move over, the brakes on something like this are probably marginal and it's got a lot of inertia.
@@bwofficial1776 not to mention those tires will slide like a hockey puck on wet concrete
It might not climb over it, but you'd have to touch up the paint on this one to make it right while you wait for the insurance payment on a total loss with your newer "better" machine designed for crash safety. And all at 25MPH speed...
Amazing vehicle. It’s amazing how technology has progressed in trucks but one thing you could probably count on 100 more years from now is this vehicle. Thanks Jay for sharing
LOVE IT! That engine sounds like a twin Lister engine- and with the flywheels, LOOKS like a Lister.
I have a 1950 Ford F-7 Firetruck. It likes to go about 45 mph top speed You don't get anywhere in a hurry but you love every minute plus the sirens work!
That's an incredible awesome truck, I've been wrenching, building engines better than fifty years, still forget to turn on the ignition, sometimes. Thanks for showing this off, it's gorgeous, one of a kind.
I love this, it looks like they took an actual horse drawn wagon and put an engine in it. Fantastic
It looks like it’s built by a horse drawn wagon builder because it was. Most vehicle bodies were built by “coach builders “.
And the first versions were steam powered. Design wise pretty much the same as the 1916.
They were called horseless carriages for a reason.
Just wonderful! And the beautiful, original wooden wheels! And tires! And the engine! (The engine rulz. But imman engine guy.). And the transmission! And the rear axle! And would haul a ton of coal. All day and night! Self contained. No battery. Can sit for five years Nutz. Thank you for this! And you bet this got shared!
Thanks Jay for preserving some of COMMERCIAL TRUCKING HISTORY!!!
Without TRUCKING AMERICA STOPS!!!
Great video Jay. Just the kind of vehicle my grandfather likely would’ve enjoyed when delivering milk in his home town as a boy back when it was new. As it was he had to make do with a horse and wagon. The horse though he said would know enough to move on and then stop at every front yard while Grandpa just trudged back and forth with the bottles. The first adaptive cruise control...
I think the reason it's so reliable is every part assumes something is going to go wrong, priming cups because you can't draw the fuel in, fuel tank isolation because gas was so variable in quality, hand-crank because batteries can discharge, solid tyres as pneumatics can get punctures...
Also I'll be honest when I saw 'Coal Truck' I was expecting a steam engine.
I think you are confused. Priming cups are because there is no choke for cold starting. (hadn't been invented yet) Hand crank is because there is no electric start in that era and this vehicle has no battery anyway. Solid tires because they hadn't invented anything different yet to carry the load. Heck even bicycles had solid tires back then.
@@rupe53 electric starter motors, choke valves, and pneumatic tyres did exist, just not proven/developed enough. My point is this thing is still running because there's a minimization of what can go wrong, and for a utilitarian vehicle like this that's no accident.
@@wraithcadmus ... yes, some of that stuff did exist, but not for the common man as an everyday item. Most of those things would become standard by the 1920s. I have a 28 GMC that has all of those options, but still has fully mechanical brakes. Never have to worry about a line rusting out or a fluid leak in my case. OTOH, I believe my truck is on its 3rd set of tires (in 93 years) mostly due to dry rot and not holding air. It might be on its 2nd set of brake shoes and it's second clutch.... both done in the 80s.
My Dads hobby was antique cars.
We spent most weekends at swap meets etc. In the 60's. So Thanx for the great footage of that world and your knowledge of the many different machines is amazing. I enjoy this more than the crazy fast cars. I used to like a fast car. Now I am afraid of the people with cell phones on thier minds more than driving it seems like.
At least with the 'cable brakes' the driver usually didn't have to worry about launching over the steering wheel when a quick stop was needed.Thank you Mr.Leno,for saving.and sharing these wonderful machines with us all.
My favorite episodes are these older vehicles. Thanks Jay! .I love to see where it all started, and your enthusiasm in driving them .. As a classic owner i too love to tool around in my car and have people wave and say hi, "I had one of those in high school" (not an autocar HA! ) but a (sunbeam alpine, Pontiac Lemans, MG midget, Harley flathead) Cheers!
Best episode in a while! I love these pieces of history and their stories. Thanks for preserving these for the future generations.
For a guy who knows absolutely nothing about cars this is actually really interesting. Starting it up reminds me of my fathers old lawnmover that I was forced to mow the lawn with as a kid...
This is simpler than the average lawn mower, i love it!
My Dad, a native Washingtonian born at home in 1914, remembered the Autocar. He was a mechanical engineer for the navy and had been a Sea Scout as a boy down around the navy yard and torpedo factory on the Potomac. He said the Autocar had one cylinder. ? Now I see it has two. I never saw one personally and had imagined it way bigger. Very interesting. Never underestimate an Amish dude.
There have been a lot of "Autocar" models over the *125 YEARS* of their existence.
BTW - they're still around today, as a specialty manufacturer of Class 7/8 trucks - after a stint as a White and later a Volvo division / brand.
Volvo was forced to spin off part of Autocar when it bought out Mack (the primary competiton for a lot of Autocar models over the decades).
They made single-cylinder cars in the early years of the company.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 Now we are 100% Autocar, doing what we do best - making the toughest vocational trucks out there. 😎
We have made one-cylinder trucks as well!
@@autocartrucks3094 Are you happy that Volvo bought out Mack and cheapened them to the point they're no longer "Mack Tough"?
Or are you sad at the lower level of competition?
Love it JAY!!
Close-shot of Jay behind the stirring wheel of this car, reminds me of "Iron-Jay", a gig from the good old days of Tonight show.
That is why I watch your channel Jay. Like you said you never know what you will show next. Best show on tube.
I had to watch this one twice. The first was in utter amazement that such a vehicle even existed in 1916 and still fires right up. Then I had to go read about Autocar, only to find myself returning to watch a second time. What a WONDERFUL video! Thank you Jay!
That was great Jay. I think the MOTOR has five moving parts! I would be interested to hear the history, how you got it and so forth
This was a great episode! I love your enthusiasm and how you described it. I felt like I was on the vehicle with my dad all the smell of the oil and the gas on a hot summer day only the cool breeze of the Passing air slightly warmed by the engine blowing on our legs. I had many days like that growing up and lost him almost a year ago. Thanks for the good memories and for sharing what God has given you.
Jay, thanks for sharing this with us. I really love old vehicles. They show all of different ways people solved the design challenges encountered at the beginning of the automotive industry. Fascinating.
Once again, great job everyone! I love that Autocar! Such a sweet piece of history, and it looks like a blast to drive! Thanks, everyone! ✌️❤️🙂🇨🇦
What a lovely video. I like these ones with just Jay. The pandemic editions were my favourite. He's so natural and relaxed. Guests are usually nervous and awkward.
Jays Garage has become the ultimate archive to antique motor vehicles, if you want to know anything about an old technology used for motor vehicles just watch one of these great videos, not many people will ever get to see what these were like back in the day
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Spoke Wheels, dual exhaust, 4 spoke racing steering wheel, racing slicks and a California Rake!
We're going to have to remember that speed secret of turning the ignition to on.
Thanks for showing it.
my grandfather had a coal company in bayonne nj and he never had anything this old. when i was 11 i learned how to drive a semi in a 1964 autocar... it had power nothing so it wasnt easy and i didnt weigh enough to depress the clutch so i learned to drive a manual trans with no clutch.
When I was 11 my dad taught me how to drive our 66' Chevy three on the tree "yard truck", I had to use two feet just to push the clutch in. One day he said: "You can drive the truck if you do the yard work", I said: "R--right!" LOL!
Maybe you could make a video of that for all these young folks that grew up with automatic transmissions ?
Great stuff my first ten wheel dump truck was a 1980's Auto car . They make great trucks for mining and logging. Because they turn tightly and have a tough frame and suspension. I could turn it with a long hitch pup dump or transport trailer in less space tha our International by itself. The springs are still stiff enough to pound your kidneys out when you don't have it loaded even with a or shock absorbed seat lol. Still my favorite work truck . The City sold it surplus to a contractor. It's still on the road and I still have a key.😁
Thanks so much for showing this piece of history off. Pennsylvania born and raised here. 20 year auto body tech and the industry has ruined my love of cars, this vid was so cool sparked that love back up. Thanks so much jay!!!!!
I haven't checked the tires in a hundred years 😂 I'm glad it didn't start right away, gave you an opportunity to show a couple more features. Every episode becomes my favorite. Thanks so much!!