Jay Leno's Doble Steam Car

Jay Leno shows us his collection of steam powered machines and takes us for a spin in his 1925 E-20 Doble Steam Car. This is one of the greatest steam cars ever built!
0:00 - Jay Leno
2:22 - Jay explains the Doble Steam Car
6:33 - Howard Hughes Doble Steam Car
7:52 - Jay starting the Doble
12:11 - Driving the Doble
S19E02
#JayLeno #JayLenosGarage #steamcar

[@georgec2126]

I respect a man who can explain how it works, rather than simply planting his boot on the pedal.💪

[@SomaFlly]

as a boot planter..i fully agree!

[@randomrazr]

was this the one leno got in an accident with

[@conservativemike3768]

As an engineer, I say this steam engine is a work of pure genius.

[@ziggassedup]

The engineering and thought that went into that is enormous...what a cool vehicle.

[@brandonk1287]

ZIGgassedUP stfu

[@lobmin]

@@brandonk1287 what?

[@thenegus5469]

@@lobmin what'd he say

[@lobmin]

@@thenegus5469 some nonsense that was out of place I think

[@user-jt5vm3mi1w]

not really

[@DerKaktusAvant]

What a well built machine. Truly a marvel, thankyou Jay for keeping these engineering feats looked after. I love how you actually drive them. You should have an open day, I would love to come and visit. Love from the UK.

[@dickstueland4009]

My grandpa had a steam tractor that he used up until the 60 s. The wheels were steel that had spike like protrusion’s. Coal was the best fuel as it gave the best bang for the buck. Strong, sturdy and reliable. I remember it had a unique xhaust

[@rocketsnhotrods9022]

Love it when you get together with Jay

[@MyClassicCarTV]

Me too!

[@shaundiltz5821]

I absolutely love that Jay Leno is a steam car engine professional in my timeline.

[@raydornbush]

I wonder what other episode Jay Leno was talking about when he mentioned talking about that Steam Motorcycle... because it has been quite awhile and still no Steam Motorcycle. ???????????????? curious

[@pnotuner1]

I learned about the Doble steam car when I read a book called The Tin Goose to my young son. The story is centered around a young man who gets a job at an airfreight company and their big plane is a Ford Trimotor. His grandfather, an eccentric old codger, has an old Doble and the car ends up, oh, wait, I don't want to spoil it for you.

[@pooddescrewch8718]

I am in love with Doble Steam powered cars

[@elosogonzalez8739]

Thanks Dennis! Love every visit with Jay.

[@theraildynasty_]

What an impressive piece of engineering even being so old ❤️❤️❤️

[@thomasgeorgecastleberry6918]

This is one of best shows on You Tube. Jay's knowledge is amazing. Plus as a bonus Jay almost always messes up Dennis Gauge's fantastic mustache.

[@pkshome123]

Its no doubt a master piece of technology, a great planning, a great designing and wonderful workmanship.

[@raydornbush]

Man I love steam power.... I can only imagine what a modern steam car would be like unfortunately :(

[@wholeNwon]

Several "modern" ones have been built and tested. Unfortunately the laws of thermodynamics are immutable.

[@Miss-Stephanie-Night]

why dont you build one then ?

[@giovannicesaramorim9adigan961]

@@wholeNwon I mean, most of those died because the companies that drove those projects closed them.

[@IgnusDarkwalker]

Just imagine, with the modern capabilities our technology has today, what we could do with an idea so 'simple' as this. The power of batteries and allowing us to make a system like this so much more efficiently and able to make one of -the- most common elements on our earth into a fuel.

[@davidf2281]

I hope you're not imagining that the fuel of this car is water.

[@ghoulbuster1]

it still uses fuel, but it can be anything that burns, as long as you have water boiling, it will move.

[@wholeNwon]

???????????????

[@JasonSmith-vp6vl]

@@ghoulbuster1 Yes, but we learned how to make the combustible fuel drive the wheels directly without the need for water, making it more fuel efficient and obviously much lighter with no need to wait to heat up the vehicle. Steam power isn't totally obsolete though, as its still good for generating power from a heat source like nuclear power.

[@ghoulbuster1]

@@JasonSmith-vp6vl fusion reactors son!

[@deftone4u]

I LOVE these videos with Dennis and Jay I wish they made more!

[@aktab9]

Now this is my dream car

[@Victor-tl4dk]

I wish we still drove around in those things lol

[@joshdelyea4835]

Old but gold

[@peanut9560]

If I could have one of these for free but it had to be my main car, I would definitely have it

[@user-tb6hm7dq2n]

I think the double is the most amazing car I've ever seen,

[@user-tb6hm7dq2n]

Doble*

[@whatever_it_takes6691]

Tesla

[@andreassjoberg3145]

Honestly, this engine, but with variable fuel and a modern chassi and you have the ultimate green-car.

[@lowellleland]

This was fascinating! Thank you.

[@hdofu]

I believe Jay also collects friends with period specific mustaches.

[@RamblinAround]

Great episode Dennis...really enjoyed it.

[@kidguzzi_chrisgalardi]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this.

[@Bruningable]

Just fantastic!

[@garyschultz3483]

Best show on you tube

[@sean-fw7zi]

well i now love this channel i love learning about the history of cars this is great

[@hyperhummel9135]

this is incredible!

[@christophermay4366]

Dennis and Jay.....two of the coolest guys on the planet.....

[@BRIANBOBCHAPMAN]

COOL My Classic Car Season 19 Episode 2 - Jay Leno's Doble Steam Car

[@sachideshmane5088]

I wonder how fast this car will do a quarter mile.

[@Victor-tl4dk]

Yeah, me too

[@thomastsangthomas1616]

This 1925 Double E-20 Steam Car, has a maximum speed of 133 mph(212.8 km/h), a torque of 1000 lb-ft.

[@enedenedubedene4811]

Habe gar nicht gewusst, dass Horst Lichter so gut Englisch spricht.👆👆👆👆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Viele Grüße aus Germany

[@richardkelley3644]

AWESOME!!!

[@natashalepore9435]

Awesome video

[@alfredobe6427]

Amazing!!!

[@hillarious2393]

Really interesting masterpiece of engeneering art!

[@frankieclayton9303]

Love this

[@TheInkPitOx]

The car is almost a century old now.

[@pointdexter3606]

Keep the videos coming with Jay please, point

[@lindacurran7981]

My grandfather was a CA gold miner, pioneer S. Francisco Bay Area, 1870s to 1930. He owned The first Stanley Steamer of the Bay Area. That was prior to the earthquake of 1906. The car and my Grandfather's furniture business in S. Francisco were wiped out by the earthquake along with his fortune. My Father was 11, the family lived in Alameda. That first car, the entire front was long and open. I was told it made alot of noise.

[@paulhorn2665]

Well couldnt have been a Stanley Steamer, when it was noisy. I experienced old Stanley Steamers at a steam rally. These where quit, more quit than even a modern gas or diesel powered car. Also the front of a Stanley at this time was closed, these had no radiator. Maybe they had a another car than the Stanley Steamer?

[@lindacurran7981]

Yes definitely a Stanley Steamer.

[@MIGHTYcbu]

2:06 newspapers used to be much bigger

[@yourbrother5304]

Nice

[@amrendrasingh4118]

Beauty full work sir ji.

[@ralphburns6659]

My favorite Leno car!!!!!!

[@henryatkinson1479]

I still cant get over the torque figure

[@deandesmond31]

If the world ever ends. We can still get around using steam cars :)

[@wholeNwon]

And your fuel source would be?

[@ChuckUFarley90]

Alcohol can make an excellent fuel. Not difficult to make or refine, and it can burn really well. The only real difficulty would be getting oil for it.

[@kingofthespazs]

Chuck U.Farley if you have wood you could make bio crude oil creosote

[@bobbylee2853]

Dean Desmond Get a horse! 🐎

[@djroxdown]

Wicked Houston lol I think he meant that there would probably be low amounts or contaminated amounts of fresh water and not as easily accessible as it is today in most parts of the world to use as fuel for a steam car. I assume it’s a given that we would have to adapt the engines to run the dirty contaminated water or have to find a way to purify salt water/find resistant material that won’t corrode from the salt residue being boiled off from the ocean water. Let’s hope we as a species don’t keep messing up our earth enough to mess it up for everyone and everything on it because I would much rather we put time into advancing our species imagine building a steam engine car right now with the tech that could be added to make it more efficient, quicker, more stable and safer and more aerodynamic with the modern features we now take for granted

[@stratocaster1greg]

Mr. Leno I made a punch and die set that stamped out spacers for White boilers. Mike was building a boiler for you. He gave me a 1938 Atlas shaper as payment. I cut sprockets for Erector set chain on it.

[@KelvinSmoke]

Remember, It's not the car that reveals the owner's character, it's how the character treats their car that defines the person.

[@KelvinSmoke]

Did I just make up something good, or am I stealing in ignorance?

[@nickelplatenerd6989]

This has the same cylinder configuration like a Great Western Railway Hall, Castle class locomotives.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

awesome piece of history ! Any time Jay gets involve it’s going to be something special sadly a couple of weeks ago my next door neighbor in his late 90s passed away he was my freind and a retiredMachinist fromPensylvania on his wall he had a picture of him driving a Antique steam Powered Tractor that was featured onthe local 6 OClock evening news because it was done by a local FarmClub as far as the restorationmy Buddy always bragged that he helped them by making various parts that were no longer available and that it was the same make,model, and year of one that JayLeno has in his collection I believe it was the Advance one I asked my freind jokingly if it was fast and he said yes he thinks he was going 5 or 6 MPH in the picture

[@opera93]

Dennis , & Teams: the Video is oddly , & extra interesting! Thank you…..the Doble appears to be a Marvel…

[@offgridprosperity]

sick i want one

[@VisualFeast7557]

VERY INTERESTING :)

[@ianboard544]

I wish he had said something about the big plume of steam visible under the car. Very cool car.

[@user-nm4ey4ih7u]

I would love to see a video on the steam motorcycle.

[@rheniumzandor9938]

I want one!

[@frankieclayton9303]

It's great to have

[@johnnymason3265]

Why didn't this episode make the DVD for My Classic Car with Jay Leno? I certainly enjoy this episode every time I play it!!!!

[@MyClassicCarTV]

There are actually three Jay Leno DVD’s. All the eps are there.

[@johnnymason3265]

@@MyClassicCarTV I have those DVD's already! This episode about this Doble steam car isn't there! Can you explain why?

[@MyClassicCarTV]

We shot the first ep on the Doble back in 2004, and it is on Vol 1 of the Leno DVD series. The ep you're referring to was shot in 2014 and may not have made it onto the Vol 3 Leno DVD before it went out the door. It aired in Season 19 (2015) and that full-season DVD is still available on ebay.

[@user-hp4oy9tm5c]

Величайшая машина за всю историю человечества! надо заглянуть в этот музей в Калифорнии.

[@oliveiraluis3540]

Beatifull. Everybody should have one a these and it would be better on all fronts then an EV.

[@frydemwingz]

"and now the warning; you don't want one of those internal combustion clocks." That was the funniest joke i've heard this guy say.

[@randolphtorres3844]

THANKSGIVING

[@haydendasilva487]

I always wanted to drive a tea kettle.

[@TheTheeggmann]

The only way Jay can go back any further would be a Horse Drawn Carriage, and what fun would that be other than unhitching the horse and going for a gallop. But then we get into the motorcycle thing, it's all a big circle.

[@vaibhavjoshi8555]

Classic

[@Earth11111]

Jay gotta have a whole closet of the same clothes lol

[@WeedMIC]

Hughes was rhe musk of my day - only w/o all the subsidies.

[@wholeNwon]

Resulting in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

[@Calebisrandom]

This would be the best car these days because even though there is no doors and no locks or any security features no one will be able to steal it because they don’t know how to do anything with it other melt it into scrap metal which will be almost impossible without the car being able to drive

[@peterdemonov1199]

Великолепные машины!

[@mina7572]

Jay has great eyesight.

[@dansneyd4646]

That thing is truly a wonder. Question.. steam is being vented under the car, I thought all the steam was recycled? Or is that just a high pressure valve that vents when it has more than it recycle?

[@marzsit9833]

steam is recycled until the point where the condenser at the front of the car can't keep up, the temperature rises and a relief valve vents the pressure. on a long steady cruise the temps stabilize and the relief valve doesn't vent very much. climate could be an issue as well, i don't think a doble would survive a freezing weather event very well with hundreds of freeze-exploded tubes.

[@capngloval]

A lot of people don't realize water isn't a lubricant. Water doesn't minimize friction.

[@THEROBINKEVIN]

Wow very fast

[@ryhol5417]

I want a steam car

[@pooddescrewch8718]

That Doble is very impressive . How is it that few people have heard of them but many have heard of Stanley Steamers ? They were awful .

[@wholeNwon]

$$$$$$

[@kenhanson4015]

Jay's steam punk drinking game, each time he says, "dollop', take a shot. Works for all his steam car videos.

[@mrcina8621]

We should drive steam cars now and avoid all drama,petrol, service,gas emissions

[@jarroddraper5140]

MrCina86 not run it out of water then u got a bomb

[@MichaelSHartman]

@@jarroddraper5140 When you run out of water, you run out of steam, hence pressure. A water level sensor might cut the flame.

[@toyota420xp]

But we still need fuel to heat the water

[@Rainer67059]

Steam cars use petrol, too. They cause emissions too and are less efficient because they're external combustion engines, so they cause more emissions than Otto engine cars. The drama about petrol, emissions, etc, is because some powerful people don't want us to drive good cars. We can't avoid the drama by going to different types of engine. The only solution is political.

[@lurac5710]

@@Rainer67059 You seriously gonna sit here and say 'ThEy EmIt MoRe EmMiSiOnS ThAn EnGiNes' the otto engine has a lot of issues with it, it is a pipe dream.

[@steveespinola7652]

That Jennifer Lopez comment Jay Leno made was hilarious. 😂

[@pivkaaa]

What is better.. To be Jay Leno, or Jay Lenos car ?:]

[@MyClassicCarTV]

🤔

[@stevengrotte2987]

What year is it, must have missed it if they said. Thank you.

[@stevengrotte2987]

Just heard, 1925.

[@Dekko-chan]

Can you do an episode about the steam tractors?

[@MyClassicCarTV]

If we do this show long enough, I'm sure we'll get around to them.

[@Dekko-chan]

Woow did not expect that. Ehm, thank you i guess

[@technowarriorstv]

What's the music in your intro

[@donmaguire]

How hot is the combustion gas temperature after the boiler?

[@biteme1167]

In the flames at the top of the combustion chamber 2800-3000 degrees F.

[@KimchiSpringRoll]

All the good stuff's in the trunk. 😂😂😂

[@styldsteel1]

How many miles can you go on one "fill up" ?

[@biteme1167]

24 gallon tank getting between 10-14 mpg so about 280 miles per tank, depending on how fast you drive of course.

[@justinmckee2256]

Today I learned they had blown steam cars too

[@oceanmariner]

What is the fuel, gas, diesel? What is the mileage? If you have a condenser, what is the steam exhausting under the car?

[@WilhelmKarsten]

The Doble can run on kerosene. Gasoline or Diesel. Jay gets around 3.5 to 6 mph on unleaded gasoline

[@user-nx1ig2dv2d]

How many MPG of gas, or whatever the fuel is, does the vehicle get. How big of a tank is it?

[@jpsholland]

What amazes me is how silent the steam car is. It look like he is more silent then a electric car. On the other hand, steam locomotives are always hissing, sighing, moaning and sneezing around, even when standing at a platform. I wonder why that is.

[@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695]

Much bigger

[@marzsit9833]

open system vs closed system. a steam locomotive is an open system where all of the water is lost, the doble is a closed system where the spent steam is condensed back into water and reused to make more steam.

[@kevin-vt7dw]

What does the double steering wheel do

[@MyClassicCarTV]

The smaller one is the throttle.

[@ronhood7773]

Why is there a dent in the camera car mustang hood???

Why aren't we still using these? :O

[@WilhelmKarsten]

Obsolete technology, internal combustion engines are vastly superior to any steam car engines

[@parthasarathyvenkatadri]

It seems like something that would have a flux capacitor 😂

[@Dr.Mcstaby]

i find it funny how all those years ago people made impressive cars like this but now a days the car engineers make everything over complicated and impossible to work on

[@GrumpyIan]

the companies make more by forcing you to replace it.

[@ghoulbuster1]

back then, this steam car would be as expensive as a brand new lambo

[@sk8ter4life171]

@@ghoulbuster1 yet so easy an 18 year old could have fixed one, today you have to go to a lambo mechanic to fix one, back then you went to your father

[@liverpix]

Fred Dibnah would have loved all these steam vehicles.

[@two3lights]

dont mess with thomas the steam train

[@SwastikaHinduSansrkit]

+J “two3lights” Grey Ya i heard hes gay

[@valeriyreiter4199]

The only two bad things in all steam cars is heat exchangers and not the best using of heat

[@chrisconway7854]

I wonder what the top speed on that would be

[@giovannicesaramorim9adigan961]

a little above 120mph.

[@biteme1167]

@@giovannicesaramorim9adigan961 Howard Hughes drove that very car at 132 mph!!