What It's Like To Drive A Hand-Built Rocket Car | Jason Drives

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  • Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
  • In the future, all of us were supposed to buy shiny rocket cars. That didn't quite pan out, but artist Baron Margo hand-builds the wild Buck Rogers car wanted and Jason gets to drive them.
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Комментарии • 205

  • @dolphinoegglet7263
    @dolphinoegglet7263 9 лет назад +160

    *See's High Voltage sign on door. Touches the metal*

  • @Jalopnik
    @Jalopnik  9 лет назад +111

    This should have been the future.

    • @mattpalmer6071
      @mattpalmer6071 9 лет назад +16

      +Jalopnik link the guys website in the discription www.baronmargo.com/

    • @SaveThePurpleRhino
      @SaveThePurpleRhino 9 лет назад +1

      +Jalopnik And this is street legal ?

    • @jenergy68
      @jenergy68 8 лет назад

      +Save the Rhino Yes completely street legal

    • @TitoRigatoni
      @TitoRigatoni 8 лет назад +1

      +jenjen68 No, it isn't. Just off the top of my head, CVC 27600 requires fenders over the rear tires.

    • @Ecosse57
      @Ecosse57 8 лет назад +2

      +Jalopnik should have put the guy's website url in the description. 'jason drives' is awesome!

  • @bcstephe
    @bcstephe 7 лет назад +5

    Aesthetics on this car are amazing....I love it. So cool.

  • @kylewilliams8028
    @kylewilliams8028 9 лет назад +149

    Dang, who stole that from Jimmy Neutron?

  • @banpeinet
    @banpeinet 9 лет назад +84

    I now know where Gru from Despicable Me got his car from. ;)

  • @leifgiering
    @leifgiering 8 лет назад +113

    I was expecting it to actually be rocket powered...

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 6 лет назад +4

      Yeah fuck this bullshit.

    • @justamusta
      @justamusta 5 лет назад +3

      @@KandiKlover Yeah, your whole life is ruined.

    • @653j521
      @653j521 2 года назад +1

      That would be Mythbusters. :) Jato rocket car. Like them, this guy is throwing down the gauntlet for everyone out there with creativity and passion to make their own unique world.

  • @MrSapper21
    @MrSapper21 9 лет назад +10

    i like Jason's voice. when he speaks, he just seems to be having fun doing it and has so much enthusiasm. No offense Jason but almost like a Muppet, in a good way.

  • @iskandarviii1879
    @iskandarviii1879 8 лет назад +3

    WOW!!! AMAZING ROCKET CAR!!! I GIVE A THOUSAND STAR FOR THE BUILDER!!!

  • @paps511
    @paps511 9 лет назад +51

    What would the cops say if you got pulled over...?

    • @SuperFunkmachine
      @SuperFunkmachine 9 лет назад +9

      +paps511 That car is amazing let me take a photo...
      What? if you where a cop you'd do that.

    • @jenergy68
      @jenergy68 8 лет назад +3

      +paps511 They pull him over ALL the time...to take pics

    • @mojavemolamola6922
      @mojavemolamola6922 8 лет назад +2

      +paps511 "Damn you look stupid!"

    • @EvilNoobKitty123
      @EvilNoobKitty123 7 лет назад +14

      "Sir, you're going 300 miles over the speed limit."

  • @DrJeckyloftheDunes
    @DrJeckyloftheDunes 6 лет назад +1

    That guy is an artist. When the episode started I was thinking we were going to meet a crackpot. But he seems sane and super creative. I mean Baron but same goes for Torch 😋

  • @SuperMarcoArt
    @SuperMarcoArt 9 лет назад +5

    Yes. This is success. Jalopnik needs moar Torch.

  • @ImaGingaNinja
    @ImaGingaNinja 9 лет назад +19

    You should put his info in the description

  • @TimSlee1
    @TimSlee1 7 лет назад +1

    The man who made this car is everyones dream uncle.

  • @stephenoverstreet9898
    @stephenoverstreet9898 6 лет назад +1

    I nearly just spit out my coffee laughing when he mentioned the gearshift handle!

  • @CapeDeepShark
    @CapeDeepShark 9 лет назад +1

    Jason has fallen through a hole into what William Gibson called 'The Gernsback Continuum' - which is where these spectacular vehicles hail from.

  • @Bracci0
    @Bracci0 8 лет назад +21

    I'm amazed that EVERYTHING can get a licence plate in the US :DD while in my country little modifications can be a no from the ministry of transportation

    • @WuWizards
      @WuWizards 8 лет назад +2

      +Bracci Yup! Ratrods and cars like these are totally legal, while Skylines and such are not, unless they're 25 years or older. Quite an ass backwards system we have here.

    • @jaskajokunen3716
      @jaskajokunen3716 8 лет назад +1

      +WuWizards Haha i own a skyline :P Glad i don't live in america?

  • @patricksmart6678
    @patricksmart6678 7 лет назад +15

    that face splitter supporting the windshield makes me nervous.

  • @Exchange45
    @Exchange45 9 лет назад +32

    one of them looks like the one offstorage hunters

    • @9freelandk
      @9freelandk 9 лет назад +2

      +elliot eadie Yeah I saw that episode on Dave today, then I just saw this car on here wtf lol

    • @jenergy68
      @jenergy68 8 лет назад +1

      +elliot eadie Yes 'twas on storage hunters...Reality shows aren't REAL

    • @jenergy68
      @jenergy68 8 лет назад +1

      +jenjen68 Good eye Elliot

    • @danpotter2001
      @danpotter2001 8 лет назад +1

      +9freelandk same mate I am trippin😀

    • @DylanAndo
      @DylanAndo 7 лет назад

      Yes, exact same. Damn storage hunters ruclips.net/video/A9ltHL4OjRU/видео.html

  • @MsSomeonenew
    @MsSomeonenew 8 лет назад +10

    Love the designs, but I would have at least wanted a turbine engine.

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en 8 лет назад +4

    Looks like something from Wacky Races =P

  • @herpderp3640
    @herpderp3640 8 лет назад +5

    a real artist :)

  • @ColtonBlumhagen
    @ColtonBlumhagen 9 лет назад +2

    DAT negative camber in the rear.

  • @tunasalad3919
    @tunasalad3919 8 лет назад +6

    That windshield partition pillar reminds me some **Final_destination** shit..😂..!! It could slice a head like fuckin watermelon.

  • @JimFortune
    @JimFortune 8 лет назад +8

    Aren't you a bit bothered by the face cleaver holding up the windshield? Seems like one fast stop and you'd be the man with two faces!

  • @EngineeringVignettes
    @EngineeringVignettes 8 лет назад

    I'm thinking you accidentally side-stepped into the Fallout parallel universe there. Fantastic creations.

  • @chriswatson7488
    @chriswatson7488 7 лет назад

    This video definitely needs more views.

  • @Graceymay74
    @Graceymay74 8 лет назад +1

    Those rear coil overs aren't compressing as they should, much of the "spring" seems to be in the bodywork around the spring mount. you can see the panels flexing at 5:09

  • @nikkosoriano
    @nikkosoriano 8 лет назад +1

    Los Angeles is Los Santos in GTA, specifically in GTA V. This man, I think, is the inspiration behind the guy in GTA V who is obsessed in Alien stuffs. I can also see the resemblance in terms of their looks! Wow!

  • @andrewgomez8817
    @andrewgomez8817 8 лет назад +1

    This guy is my hero.

  • @roycampos8358
    @roycampos8358 9 лет назад +2

    Super cool works of art!

  • @AlvinCornelius
    @AlvinCornelius 9 лет назад +8

    Real life hotwheels that's what it is

  • @joelhill4107
    @joelhill4107 6 лет назад

    You mentioned at the beginning of the video, by the year 2000 everyone was going to have a cow robot. Well, nobody told me that my princess robot was going to turn into a lazy cow robot with half dead batteries!!!

  • @EddieFivespeed
    @EddieFivespeed 8 лет назад

    I like how you think that you could totally get with the empress of Mars.

  • @SenkJu
    @SenkJu 7 лет назад

    Even his house is frckn amazing

  • @Ganbalf
    @Ganbalf 7 лет назад +8

    It amazes me that those are legal to drive

    • @OTruthz
      @OTruthz 5 лет назад

      The engine is probably so old it doesnt need smog

  • @Unknownboi88
    @Unknownboi88 8 лет назад +1

    I'm impressed that it was able to pass a Roadworthy.... either he is a very good builder... or more likly the US has very lax laws when it comes to what can and can't drive on th road

  • @VWMax
    @VWMax 9 лет назад +1

    love this series

  • @adventure9119
    @adventure9119 6 лет назад

    The shots in that guys place look like the pages in those I SPY books I read as a kid.

  • @mothereartha7
    @mothereartha7 3 года назад

    Jason you should try and jump the grand canyon in that thing, good luck, may the force be with you .

  • @TheDuckumz
    @TheDuckumz 8 лет назад +1

    That steering wheel is legit!

  • @museumandtravel
    @museumandtravel 6 лет назад

    awesome steel blade supporting the windshield. nice sword in an accident

  • @xeric1953
    @xeric1953 8 лет назад +1

    That laugh when he said he has a website lol

  • @ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275
    @ihavekalashnikovyoudomath9275 7 лет назад

    Imagine a car chase in this
    "All units we have a chase in pursuit. It's a...a... it's a rocket car"

  • @flying0graysons
    @flying0graysons 9 лет назад

    So awesome Torch!

  • @Pcarrolo
    @Pcarrolo 9 лет назад

    I love his 24 hours of Lemons shirt, I proudly own one too :)

  • @Chananda
    @Chananda 5 лет назад

    Well now I know why I saw a silver submarine driving in LA a few years ago.

  • @TitoRigatoni
    @TitoRigatoni 8 лет назад +1

    Just being pedantic here, but most of the controls like the throttle, shifter, and clutch weren't *lengthened*, they were *shortened*. You're sitting closer to the engine, not farther from it.

  • @stuartkseels
    @stuartkseels 7 лет назад

    Were I a millionaire, that rocket car would be MINE!!! It is 100% mad & I LIKE IT!!!

  • @victortorresaviles9728
    @victortorresaviles9728 7 лет назад

    I REALY LIKE YOUR T SHIRT, 24hr LeMONS!!! YEAH!

  • @scoobydog411
    @scoobydog411 5 лет назад

    The steering wheel alone is amazing. He could make copies to sell and make alot$$$$

  • @llys3742
    @llys3742 9 лет назад +2

    it reminds me of that ailen guy from GTA V with that rocket buggy he had

  • @extremelegoideas
    @extremelegoideas 8 лет назад

    this car was at the LA auto show it so sick

  • @rif42
    @rif42 8 лет назад

    How do you get a contraption like this authorized for road use? Does it have to adhere to all modern safety and emission regulations? Is there a prototype / small series clause that makes it exempt for normal regulations? Where do you get an insurance?

  • @findusfishfingers
    @findusfishfingers 7 лет назад

    I want to know what the car in front of him is at 3:55 - that's pretty futuristic looking too.

  • @AN1M3DR4W3R
    @AN1M3DR4W3R 9 лет назад

    that windshield looks dangerous lol, hope its made like the glass on manufactured cars

  • @TheDuckumz
    @TheDuckumz 8 лет назад +1

    OMG, i could smoke weed and bs with that dude for days while looking at all his cool collectibles!

  • @Reub3
    @Reub3 6 лет назад

    It has a diesel-/atom-punk feel to it. I like the look of it. Not so sure about the fact that its not actually rocket powered like Jay Leno's jet engine super car. Imagine one of those jets in one of these babies.

  • @mattadrev471
    @mattadrev471 8 лет назад

    You guys are in Griffith Park! cool ha

  • @levyroth
    @levyroth 9 лет назад +1

    "Car is the wrong word for this...". Yes, "piece of shit" is what he was looking for there.

  • @LoderryPlaysPVP
    @LoderryPlaysPVP 7 лет назад

    THAT IS AWESOME

  • @ToyotaGT1Racer
    @ToyotaGT1Racer 8 лет назад

    He really likes the metal man's head.

  • @elcabezon5487
    @elcabezon5487 8 лет назад

    this reminded me of Mad Max movie,not sure I liked this episode,i took a nap,woke up when it finished,lol,,how can he register this vehicle,what make and model?,who would insure it?

  • @TheSpeedfreak665
    @TheSpeedfreak665 8 лет назад +2

    Needs a After Burner to be a real Rocket car. Make it happen.

  • @TimSlee1
    @TimSlee1 7 лет назад

    Gotta blast!

  • @bombastbiniou4310
    @bombastbiniou4310 8 лет назад

    This looks like the Car you bought from the advertisement from heavy metal magazine.

  • @peterking2794
    @peterking2794 2 года назад

    A shame that vehicles like those would never be allowed on British roads. It'd make commuting far more fun!

  • @lowrider967
    @lowrider967 8 лет назад +1

    this was on storage hunters

  • @fromatic2
    @fromatic2 9 лет назад

    awesome video

  • @GliTChPerSON8055
    @GliTChPerSON8055 9 лет назад +1

    Cool

  • @themonolithian
    @themonolithian 7 лет назад +4

    looks like my miata.

  • @HolyKhaaaaan
    @HolyKhaaaaan 6 лет назад

    Reminds me of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - but it's from space!

  • @hawaiinsurferx
    @hawaiinsurferx 8 лет назад +6

    Is it just me or does he sound like Shaggy....

  • @null_subject
    @null_subject 8 лет назад +3

    That metal fin holding the windshield would make for a gruesome death, if someone got into an accident in that car.
    Also, I was disappointed by the clickbaity title. This not a rocket car, as it is comprises of zero rockets.

  • @johanntimsimon
    @johanntimsimon 8 лет назад

    I can't understand the website he is taking about at 8:20. Can anybody help me?! THX

    • @beastchug
      @beastchug 8 лет назад

      I think Baronmargo.com

  • @EdVanMeyer
    @EdVanMeyer 7 лет назад

    Amazing!

  • @DownundaThunda
    @DownundaThunda 8 лет назад

    The front of that car kinda looks like the front of the car from the Cat in the Hat movie

  • @dr2stroke611
    @dr2stroke611 3 года назад

    didnt this appear in an episode of Storage Hunters ? like they claim the owner would have left in in a storage unit.... the owner looks like the type of guy that never lets anything go.

  • @TyCetto
    @TyCetto 9 лет назад +1

    Il Tempo Gigante! Flåklypa Grand Prix!

  • @patrickwalsh2086
    @patrickwalsh2086 2 года назад

    The rocketship car!

  • @sil3nT.
    @sil3nT. 9 лет назад

    "Your constantly caressing this tiny metal mans head every time you shift. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, more cars need something like that" -Torch .. I don't know what else to say

  • @justanothanumber6930
    @justanothanumber6930 7 лет назад +12

    steampunk

  • @GarrisonsMadHouse
    @GarrisonsMadHouse 7 лет назад

    Wasn't the car's creator on American Pickers before?

  • @shadowflump130
    @shadowflump130 8 лет назад

    i saw this car in a storage bin in storage hunters

  • @christian8407
    @christian8407 9 лет назад +40

    rare pepe @ 1:25

  • @danpotter2001
    @danpotter2001 8 лет назад +1

    That car was on storage hunters

    • @SparxGlacier
      @SparxGlacier 7 лет назад

      danpotter2001 yeah, i seen that!

  • @jvww1765
    @jvww1765 9 лет назад

    anyone from the UK will know that his house looks like botany bay

  • @KasamS
    @KasamS 9 лет назад

    that is the exact same car that was found in a storage bin on storage hunters😂

    • @jenergy68
      @jenergy68 8 лет назад +1

      +Kasam S Ya cuz reality shows ARE NOT real! They rented his car to be "discovered" Duh duh dunnnn

  • @jameshaury2716
    @jameshaury2716 7 лет назад

    Jason , you might enjoy The movie Santa Claus vs the martians.

  • @clevelandmaker7044
    @clevelandmaker7044 8 лет назад

    how much for to build one...?

  • @awiesozial
    @awiesozial 8 лет назад +2

    this thing is fucking awesome!

  • @wangruochuan
    @wangruochuan 8 лет назад +1

    this guy sounds like seth green but much older

  • @ChongMcBong
    @ChongMcBong 9 лет назад

    awesome :D

  • @cdsang2thehobbyist695
    @cdsang2thehobbyist695 6 лет назад

    Looks like something from the Fallout series. 3,4 and New Vegas.

  • @aw2787
    @aw2787 6 лет назад

    Does the rocket work?

  • @shawnhollahan590
    @shawnhollahan590 7 лет назад

    Don't hit a bump or that windshield divider will cut you in half

  • @sil3nT.
    @sil3nT. 9 лет назад

    Forward to the past? Or visa versa... Because the speedometer suspiciously "not working"....

  • @patrickdecarvalho4754
    @patrickdecarvalho4754 9 лет назад

    The title should probably mention that it is not really a rocket car, but maybe that's just me....
    It is kinda like those guys who put Ferarri badges on their Pontiac Fiero, not really a Ferarri....

  • @volvo-enjoyer
    @volvo-enjoyer 8 лет назад

    wasnt this on storage hunters?

  • @jpdj2715
    @jpdj2715 7 лет назад

    With all regulations, test requirements and making sure these differ from other parts of the world by the US car legal systems, with insurance companies being nit-picky, and stories about the US DMV - how can this be put on the road (as al other "custom built" cars)?

  • @danchamney02
    @danchamney02 8 лет назад +1

    Is it just me or does this remind you of Despicable Me?