Starting an 1896 Léon Bollée. You have to set it on FIRE to start it !!
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I admire your infinite patience. I think, in 1896, I would have kept my horse.
I just witnessed a guy in Thailand ride an elephant faster than most of the mopeds on the street.
Whilst you were still saddling your horse and giving it some oats the Bollée would be off and beyond the horizon!
Your comment about it not being particularly suited for a bank robbery get-away makes sense until one imagines a police unit of similar make about 50 feet behind preparing to give chase! 😊
Thanks for watching and for commenting. In a period bank robbery escape it would all be down to who can start first and I was distracting my friend (the owner) as usually without me getting the way it bursts into life very quickly, obviously once you have set it on fire and let it warm up. Once its running then 20+ mph will leave the police way behind, unless they had a fast horse! All the best Paul.
@@crashburnfly If you were using it in a bank robbery, you would leave the engine running while your mates were robbing the bank. You wouldn't turn it off and mess around trying to start it. The cops wouldn't have to start their car to chase you if you were waiting for the tube to warm up...they would just run over to you and put you in hand cuffs.
Police would immediately dismount their machine and give chase on foot to quickly end the per-suit😅
@@donmcatee45 You know, the original Cavalry was the same.
@@donmcatee45 the Bol tops 20 mph so the police will need to be olympic class runners to catch it 😊
“Darling we need to hurry as I might have this baby on the driveway!”
Very good, translate that into Victorian and you might be spot on, thanks for watching and commenting. Best regards Paul
@@crashburnfly My dearest husband I feel a little haste maybe the order of the day. As you are aware I carry our child and I truly believe it is close to its entrance into God’s good earth and that we should, at the soonest, make advantageous steps toward the infirmary before I will have to retire to the parlour. Oh my head feels lightheaded my dear!
@@22pcirish Excellent, could be from their 1896 adverts. Throw in sending out a footman to start it and I think you have it. Very good, best regards Paul.
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When I see people complaining about modern cars being too complicated and we should get back to basics this is what I imagine. It has all the luxuries including a seat, air conditioning and easy access for servicing. It's a wonderful machine but I'll keep my 21st century over complicated conveyance thanks 😊
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. Much appreciated. It has 3 seats and the big seat on the front was known in period as "The Mother-in-law Killer" as she would be upfront in the event of a crash! Also, it would be difficult to hear what she was saying/screaming over the engine and wind noise. Having been out for a spin in the front seat it is like being precariously perched on the front edge of the bonnet of an old VW beetle whilst someone drives it. To begin with it is a bit disturbing and then you realise it is a fantastic way to make progress through the countryside as nothing is in front of you to obscure your view - you are just whooshing almost magically along taking the air. It will cruise at 25 mph so very effective air con. It is 128 years old and still gets used. It normally starts more easily, but I was distracting the starting process.
21st century. Ew.
If I had to choose between this thing and a new computer controlled ones, I would seriously choose the old one. It has been around for over 125 years and even though it's been restored, it still runs. How many of these new ones will even be able to get restored to running condition in 100 years? 0... as in NONE. There won't be even 1 of the new ones that are able to be made to run BECAUSE they are so high tech.
Oh and as for the 'high tech' not running in 100 years time I think the least problems will be the electronics which are contrary to popular belief on the whole quite reliable. I see cars with 'computer contrlled' engines still running and they are getting close to 40 years old if not older. Engine control is not a problem because you can just replace the original control unit with something that does the same job. It's done all the time. Other systems like stability control etc would be harder but not impossible. It would just have to be work the effort. The real killer is specialised non electronics or electro mechanical parts like seals, torque converters, transmission valve bodies, brake parts etc. If you have ever tried restoring a car from the 60's or 70's the lack of mechanical parts is generally the deal breaker. There are ways around it. Electronics are neither unreliable, well more modern stuff, or magic. Computer controlled stuff is actually easier to work around. One of the reason why you see so many early cars (100 years old ish) is because they are often but not always) fairly simple and people are prepared to put the time, dedication and effort into getting parts made or restored. I'll stick with a car that has brakes on all wheels, handles, stops and goes well and won't need an engine rebuild at 100k miles like the cars I grew up with. If you like basic, stick with it but I don't care if my daily drive is going to last 100 years. Most likely not. It's a good car to drive on a daily basis and the mod cons have saved my backside at least once. Still doesn't detract from the Oldsmobile though. It's a fine piece of machinery and kudos to the owner for keeping it alive. I'm glad we have come such a long way from that though.
@@givemespace2742 you can drive what you want. I will stick with what works for me and what has NEVER left me broke down and stranded along the side of the road. The only vehicles that have broke down and left me stranded have been computer controlled. As for the older ones not being able to last more than 100,000 miles? I have had some from the 50's and 60's that were still running strong with over 300,000 miles on their engines and mechanical parts and had outlasted the bodies which were replaced with ones that were rust free from outside of the rust belt.
Only the French could make an engine that is as much a work of art as it is convoluted.
It also melts cheese !
Kind of wild to think this thing went on over a hundred years worth of stories and a journey. Not only to still run, even in a world that has changed so much around jt.
Indeed. Flight, radio, TV, space, internet, several wars and now almost everyone has a car. Best regards Paul
What a truly wondrous machine! Thanks so much for posting. It would be great to see it driven! 👍
Thanks for taking the time to comment and watch it and when the weather warms up I will see what I can do for you.
Glad to see it's still on hot tube ignition. Great car. I want one!
It sure is!
After an EMP this will be one of the only things to move on its own power along with old MB diesels lol.
Could you imagine a Fast and the Furious movie with these cars?? I’d love to see that version, maybe someone could make a video for us 😅
Interesting machine. Reminds me of my Butler gasoline torch; you have to set it on fire to start it! Good video, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the info
I❤old engines. Thx for upload.🏁
Glad you enjoyed it
50 mpg is highly respectable today. 120 years ago it was a miracle! Well done. That starter could be an arm breaker.
I imagine the pilot light is at a disadvantage on windy days or at too high a speed. Some sort of wind shroud could take care of that, I suppose. It's a beautiful bit of automotive history there, something I never knew about until today.
The burner has a shroud as you summise. This car has been driven the 890 miles from John o' Groats to Lands End and runs fine in wind and wet weather - the driver and passengers get wet. Glad you enjoyed the film.
Wonderful. Thank you for posting.
Thanks for watching Paul.
*lights pilot light*
"OMG THIS GUY IS SETTING HIS HOUSE ON FIRE!"
I miss pilot lights. Everything got changed to electronic. But have never seen one on a car
Well...my Citroën 11 CV isn't that complicated...and i needed to rebuild my transmission, pedal assembly and whole instrumental work...
Edit: i needed to do that because an stone the size of an basketball kicked up on the asphalt. It took out the floor, clutch+trans, oilpan, shifter assembly, left front wheel and broke my arm...it was an ton of work to rebuild...
Very interesting video, awesome old tricar👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
I sure have a lot of love for a hot tube engine, I’ve got several engines myself that are hot tube ignition that weight close to 10,000lbs each
A fellow fan, what sort of engines weigh so much?
Please make an a new video without the burner sound ☹ so we can hear the explan the function of the machine, would be teal interesting to hear 😊
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I was trying to balance peoples interest in hearing the old machines and explaining what is happening and will try and get a better balance next time. best regards Paul
wow thats a damn cool motorcycle!!
it doesnt look 1896 more like 1986 to me haha
amazing machine
I dig how the fuel tank is strapped to the back of the passenger seat.
Not much risk for a rear end collision around those times...
Good place to put it out of the way, thanks for watching and adding your thoughts
Looks like it was beautifully restored, but they may have missed overhauling the engine. I'm pretty sure a modern-day machinist could make any new parts needed considering that back then things were designed pretty simply.
Thanks for watching and commenting and it normally starts very quickly, I was interrupting the owner. Best regards Paul
@@crashburnfly QUIT IT WITH THE CANNED REPLIES!!
Nice, a miniature Hot Bulb engine.
Indeed it is!
So much of the video on details, I just want to see one running and driven
Thanks for watching and commenting and I will take your request and see about a film of it being driven. Best regards Paul.
This is why the French word 'chauffeur' (stoker) came to be used for the driver of a car. He would have to light a fire to heat the water which provided steam for many early engines.
The front seat was known as The mother-in-law Killer
So it is a hot bulb, two stroke, aircooled, petrol engine. Most diesel hot bulb engines need the hot bulb just to start the engine and later compression ignition takes over but here you need a continuous hot bulb since petrol does not compression ignite easily.
Yes, well spotted and you Advance and Retard the ignition by adjusting the flame! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, Best regards Paul.
4 stroke hit and miss engine
8:30 Dan Backslide finally makes his getaway.
Still time to escape as the Police are still trying to saddle a horse or not kill themselves speeding along on a Penny Farthing cycle. Thanks for joining in the comments - Paul.
I have something similar: A Can-Am Ryker. 😁
It starts a lot faster though.
Please can you make a note to update the comments when your Ryker is 120+ years old with how well it is starting 😊
People back in the day would be like 'that's never going to catch on'
An Instrument of the Devil when it first appeared !
I have admired these on the Pioneer run - three this year. BTW I nearly spat my tea out when your camera man commented on it not being a great get away vehicle from a bank robbery !
Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment - all appreciated. Glad you found it amusing. Best regards Paul.
Thank you for YOUR reply. An engineer friend is serious about owning a Léon Bollée and would ideally like to find one in bits or incomplete. We know how few are in existence and assume most owners know eachother. If you hear of one looking for a good home could I ask you get in contact. Kind regards Malcolm @@crashburnfly
I only know one owner and he has had it for decades and is not looking to sell it. They are fantastic machines. @@malcolmking7926
So, what's the total cost of ownership over 130 years?
If you factor in it's current value then a bargain
Always amazed me how over-complicated the first internal combustion engines were. The engineers that designed this one, for example, probably would've been doing some serious head scratching had someone shown them a first gen small block Chevrolet.
The Bollée family had been making Bells for a long time before they decided to make a car. Still a ginat leap from Bell to Car and one that almost 130 years later is still work. Best regards Paul.
what a great getaway car!
3:28 1100RPM? That thing must be a torque monster.
It does chuff along at almost no revs - you are correct a torque monster
Would it have originally run on Kerosene?
Almost anything that will burn. When this was new Petrol/gasoline was a new fangled liquid that you could only buy in chemists shops as a "magic" liquid for cleaning clothes - thanks for joining in the commernts - Paul.
@@crashburnfly My dad was telling me about an argument he once heard between two men and a veteran car. The guys were arguing about what kind of fuel it used - Kerosene or gasoline. Your video reminded me of that conversation from decades ago.
Wow... hot bulb engine :)
Indeed it is!
No condenser or points,spark plug,ignition coil,buzz coil, magneto. Real analog.
Around half a century later than this car, you had to heat at start with fire the bulbs in some Radio Receivers
How wonderful that this is still running today..... If it could talk what stories could it tell us! These vehicles saw the real Edwardian ladies in their long dresses, they saw the first aeroplane.... And in their lifetime they've also seen space travel. What wonders will they see in future years...?
Imagine the time and effort to start and drive a steam powered vehicle back then. Have to first build up enough steam to go anywhere.
As you say steam takes much longer, No quick trips to the shops in 1894. Even a horse has to be saddled. Perhaps a Penny Farthing if you were in a hurry?
Just like with electric cars. Patience is the key to getting going or waiting for it to get going. But once it goes, oh boy! It will feel just like a gasoline car you spent less than 5 minutes refilling.
Someone should make modern reproduction kits for this!
In miniature. With an electric motor. And Bluetooth.
Фантастика. А я и не знал, что и на газу ездили
Когда это было новинкой, бензин был новой чудодейственной жидкостью, которую продавали в аптеках как чистящее средство, а потом кто-то решил, что ее можно использовать для лучших целей. Спасибо за комментарий и извините, что ответил так долго, так как сначала мне пришлось перевести ваши слова - надеюсь, этот перевод Google на ваш родной язык имеет смысл, с уважением, Пол.
Kogda eto bylo novinkoy, benzin byl novoy chudodeystvennoy zhidkost'yu, kotoruyu prodavali v aptekakh kak chistyashcheye sredstvo, a potom kto-to reshil, chto yeye mozhno ispol'zovat' dlya luchshikh tseley. Spasibo za kommentariy i izvinite, chto otvetil tak dolgo, tak kak snachala mne prishlos' perevesti vashi slova - nadeyus', etot perevod Google na vash rodnoy yazyk imeyet smysl, s uvazheniyem, Pol.
@@crashburnfly I understand you perfectly. Thanks for the reply. I'm a fan of vintage motorcycles myself. I have one from the year 55. I ride it in the summer.
Awesome. this needs more views
Very kind of you and please do forward to people - it is a splendid machine
Secod oldest car. The oldest car on youtube is an 1894 Benz Viktoria. Which is also the oldest street legal car in germany. And there is even a speeding ticket for it from 1895.
The Bollée has yet to pick up a speeding ticket ... although as 20mph limits start to appear in England it is now in with a chance 😊
Beats walking
Indeed and much faster
made to last forever
Indeed 😊
I get blind with rage when my battery is dead
Replying to @mzimm460: No, you do not
Perhaps engage a Budhist to assist with meditation then if you are thinking of getting one, although plenty of time to make a soothing tea whilst you allow it to get started.
The exhaust puffing onto the carburetor...hmm..
Quite a few ancient wonders ran the exhaust through the petrol tank to warm it up and make it more explosive! Thanks for watching - Paul.
Good 🎉
Thanks and glad you liked it and many thanks for letting me know. All the best Paul.
what if rain??
Wear a hat!
so this thing basically works like a nitro engine on rc cars and planes as far as firing goes, interesting, also sounds like a hit and miss engine
Too bad Dave's voice is about half the volume of the burner. I imagine he was saying something interesting.
Dave is always saying something interesting or funny 😊
Yeah no thanks I'll keep my horse and wagon to do my handyman work, don't look like I can haul lumber on that thing 😂
Thanks for commenting and apparently one was used in a USA Gold Rush with "Rush" being a relative term.
I'd like to talk to him about his car's extended warranty
Only had a 100 year warranty - but still going!
I suspect 100 year/100 mile whichever comes first.@@crashburnfly
Mother in law seat at the front...
Can you think of a better place? Thanks for watching and commenting. Best regards Paul
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Glad you liked it.
I would take it to the junk yard now. It's about as useless as the King 👑 and Queen 👑 mun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤😑💕♻️
I think this is not a car it's a motorcycle 👏😹
Thanks for watching and for your comments - It has 3 wheels so it can be considered to be either under UK driving rules. Best regards Paul.
3 bicycle wheels = a tricycle!
Muffler sounds like rap beat😅
Perhaps it's sound will be sampled and people will party to its beat 😊
hay
Where's the computer
This car has no brain, you actually have to use your own
Actually slower than walking.
It will top 25 mph!
Yes, but it will take half an hour to start it, so you'll do like 7.5 miles. :)
Какой ты долгий,,,делов на 20 сек,,
Was 'ne Räucherdose
Very witty !
wonderful vehicle....10 MIN of close ups, no complete walk around view, no driving... terrible video, get someone else to make your videos!
I am getting better at filming. Will look to film it driving in a few weeks and hope to give you what you highlight. Paul.
Sadly, the driver is having to put up with a rather exasperating commentary with insulting comments about,"tat".
Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. "Tat" is not meant as an insulting term, but rather one of endearment. I am sorry you did not like my commentary. Best regards Paul.