What It's Like to Drive a Three-wheeled Log Cabin | Jason Drives

The Martin Stationette was supposed to be the economy car of the future, but just a single example was ever made. There are a few reasons why that's probably a good thing, and that's leaving aside that it's made entirely out of wood.
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[@unepommechat7217]

Hahaha, "Abraham Lincoln would have driven it?" With theater style seats? Good one.

[@653j521]

Log cabin.

[@Mountain-Man-3000]

I enjoy that you somehow manage to keep finding weirder and weirder "vehicles".

[@fraxonthefurry21]

MoutainMan3000 that's ALL of Lane Motor Museum

[@tokuchaan4693]

This thing is fantastic! It's like art deco and steam punk blended together and poured into woodie style mold.

[@stephenbianchi7141]

There needs to be a coffee table book about this car. Every detail is fascinating.

[@joeglenn7323]

If you're looking for a car to drive in parades and have everyone thinking "What the...", Jason has found the car for you.

[@GoldenGrub]

Lol "the clutch is like pushing down on someone's IDEA of a marshmallow"

[@nutz4gunz457]

Hey Jason, It time to leave the sinking ship known as Jalopnik and start your own channel. You should be getting way more views this.

[@RingoYote]

jalopnik isnt sinking at all

[@JasonLihani]

I agree, but I also think that these videos are criminally under-viewed and would do way better in an independent channel.

[@spacemonkey9257]

Plus I'm sure his contracts wouldn't allow him to just leave his sinking ship

[@gator_productions]

Nutz4Gunz45 I thought this was his own channel

[@manfromnantucket9544]

Bungee cord suspension. Brilliant!

[@Mannard74]

Splintery death. LOL

[@alexgreen1559]

"Splintery death" - love it!

[@Threetails]

I love this little doodlebug! It reminds me of a prewar European design. Like maybe some Paul Jaray or Hans Ledwinka design from the 1930s.

[@canyonjames9071]

I've never laughed so hard watching a video. Watching him struggle to drive that thing is hilarious!

[@canyonjames9071]

Digidi4 I did and i would argue that he complained a lot more about the Hoffman but he physically had a harder time with this thing.

[@connorfoster-nesbit8916]

is that a douglas dc3 control yoke as a steering wheel and steering column

[@HarrisonJBounel]

@7:04 The bungee cord is part of the greatest achievement to this car. The designer had to create a time machine to travel to the 80s in order to get it. Sadly though ,he didn't see any more need for his time machine and destroyed it after obtaining enough cords.

[@chrisperry7963]

Weaponized charm, I am going to steal that one lol...

[@qibble455]

I love this series:D Jason is just great at describing them too.

[@acoffeewithsatan]

The Smart car of the 50s

[@ambassador.to.Christ]

This is the only reason why I'm subscribed to this channel.

[@Snowmunkee]

That is fantastic. I love everything about that

[@MudRFunR]

Filmed at Lane Motor Museum. I've got that car on video too but inside the museum. Awesome video and the museum is awesome too!

[@manoman0]

Beautifully made and that lovely bordeaux coloured canopy....

[@ryanwiese5280]

I used to drive a forklift with the same engine as this car, lol

[@Ucceah]

i'd love to see this re-envisioned with modern engineering

[@gaydes1012]

give it a record player and ya got the ultimate hipster car

[@Red_Bearded_Dad]

So basically, if you are driving this going downhill on a gravel surface, you just ain't stopping at all. Ever. Until you hit something. We all know this from riding our first bicycles as kids trying to see who could slide their rear tire the farthest.

[@kaiminchan3835]

The camera car at 2:37 and 3:01 is equally interesting!

[@Jalopnik]

We filmed this out of a Mia Electric, a French electric car that was perfect as a chase car!

[@jareknowak8712]

Jalopnik ...3 mph chase 😁

[@superhavi]

German/French/Chinese/South Korean to be precise. The car was designed by french Coachmaker Heuliez, but before pruduction started they sold their electric car division. The company who actually built the car (Mia Electric GmbH) was owned by a German pharmaceutic magnate (Edwin Kohl). Since the car didn't sell well, he sold his stake in the company to a chinese-south korean consortium. The company then went bancrupt immideately.

[@phuzz00]

I'm guessing you could do a whole year of videos at the museum, but I'd love to see something about that Mia, it's new to me.

[@MilanPokorny]

You should drive a Velorex. It's a similar configuration, just instead of wood you have artificial leather on a stell tube frame...

[@jacrispy9007]

I actually kind of want this

[@donaldredline1538]

LOVE THIS

[@brucecarney4416]

The Martin looks so cool that I'd modernize the drive train, suspension, steering, and brakes. Even though there is only one made, it cannot be driven or enjoyed.

[@teknowil]

hayabusa

[@snjert8406]

Just take a shed and build a new chassis :D

[@PACKERMAN2077]

*Y'know I wood hate to be a third wheel here, so I'll leave now.*

[@jamesgoodwin2450]

Not so much made in a shed but more made from a shed

[@valhallakustom5307]

Weaponized charm - always loved this Martin, glad to finally see a test drive of it

[@markomircea6841]

*Love these videos!* Really showing us parts of the unusual motoring history. Not like that shouting DeMuro dousche guy, yelling and repeating "quirks" 90 times/useless video. Thanks for existing, wish you *more subscribers*!

[@ronniefnd]

"Nice refrigerator dumbass ...how ya doing?". Best comment ever in a video.

[@fpvillegas9084]

I love these weird cars 👍

[@therealgaragegirls]

"Weaponized charm"! 😂🤣

[@MrGavinspoppop]

Jason , you are a very very brave man ................. get the hell out of that car !

[@instantstory1692]

Why was he stroking the handle 😂

[@dickcheese663]

COOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!

[@willparry]

Made out of wood, kinda like a coffin. Coincidence?

[@xaraxen]

Wouldn't be caught dead in that

[@isakjohansson7134]

I love how it looks on the outside

[@Backroad_Junkie]

This is a great channel. Jason drives some of the weirdest machines on wheels, and has a sense of humor that must make all his friends hate him. (Personal experience. Been there, done that.) Next time I'm in the neighborhood, I'm gonna have to visit that museum...

[@kenhanson4015]

This guy is better at grinding gears than anyone I've ever seen. (That's not a compliment).

[@kevinwhelan8126]

Hey this is virtually a “woody” version of the Hoffman lol!

[@yutosi2109]

You are so lucky to drive those I'm a new subscriber you are awsome.

[@johncorkery4924]

Regarding those theatre seats I’ve seen those in a London taxi. Of course they were in the passenger compartment and faced backwards.

[@bergfruehling]

oh right, my butt still remembers

[@TheDigitalAura]

YAY More Jason Drives. :)

[@stanojevicnatasa2514]

I am sorry that the prototype of a car called Prvenac (the first baby) by David Pajic (elevator building company) of Yugoslavia does not exist anymore. That was a car Jason should have driven. It had one wheel in the front, one in the back and two in the middle, steering wheel was also used to shift gears with it, headlamps were hidden under the grille, and it used Steyr Puch motorcycle mechanics, so it had no reverse gear.

[@TheMaxx111]

$995 in 1950 was a lot of money. You could get a luxury car for that kind of money. What was he thinking?

[@Billiamiscool]

Oh man, I didn't realise Jason Drives was back! I love this series, you get to learn about these bonkers cars that I'd never have heard of otherwise

[@davidkastin4240]

Nothing to fear but termites 😆 WTF a bungee cord suspension 😳

[@ku5713]

Imagine driving on the freeway and getting passed by a wooden porta-potty

[@christinemiddleton433]

That is hysterical! That made me laugh hard!!!

[@axelsandi]

OMG is that a Honda City Turbo in the background ???

[@thelucondrix391]

I want one, LoL modify it for modern times and it would be actually great and fun. XD

[@cableup1]

OK, OK that's it. I concede. Uncle. You sir have become a living legend. I salute the weirdness that you deliver and the weird way that you deliver it..

[@doguseyidoglu5937]

Looks really cool though.

[@andislezdins9440]

This car looks like hamster on steroids 🙂

[@nikolausbautista8925]

It's a Woody... It's a Brougham... It's a Boattail... It's a Roadster... It's got Chrome... It's an Awkward Dream Machine!

[@brandonr.5318]

2:15 that car in the back though

[@akashneel3333]

Really amazing steering wheel.

[@mikepolley5325]

I like that little car lol

[@sudmuck]

Its like the world's smallest woodie wagon.

[@danielemeytre4010]

I would really like to know the performances of this vehicle. It's a shame that the concept was not developed! Yeah, crazy features that were meant to be improved but... 4 cylinders in a microcar? Looks powerful!

[@weaponofmassconstruction1940]

Imagine a crash in that! At least it would also double as your coffin!

[@charlesdarwin4780]

It looks like a pretty cool camper trailer. But the one tire brake? Keep it lol.

[@DarrenD777]

@5:14 Jason! Dude! You're hilarious! I'm ROFL!! PuhLeeez DO MORE VIDS! These are such great entertainment for a fellow "car guy" (although Ferrari is more my speed, so I liked the aluminum "Most beautiful homemade car on earth" more than this one). But, STILL - ya gotta do MORE VIDz!! Any car will do. Heck, find some motorcycles! Hey Jason, have you ever done stand up comedy? You might be good at it! You say the darnedest things in these videos. I know it's difficult to find unique rides these days, especially with owners who will let you drive them - out on the street no less, but, keep going guys! And cool camera-car BTW - full electric! Yeah Man!! Suhweet! Just wait until you can convert it again - but to Hydrogen Fuel Cell and go like 500 miles per tank of "gas" (H2 obviously), and go from *0-60MPH in like 2.3 seconds* ! With 275ft lbs of torque at 0 MPH...that'll piss off the petrol-heads. LOL! Thanks again for the laughs, attitude and candor! Keep goin'! :-D

[@dr2stroke611]

Jason's jeans look like they were for somebody 10 inches taller than he is

[@porticojunction]

"Weaponized Charm" I have a new goal.

[@mrmaniac3]

Correction, this was in 1950, not the 50s. The cars didn't typically have tailfins that year, rather they had streamlined quarter panels.

[@mrmaniac3]

1:00 looks like the fastback style of the year.

[@MrAngusboy]

Crazy car :)

[@scoobydog411]

Yes the shifter is creepy. That car could be great with a modern drive train.

[@raychambers3646]

Hey Jason what was car you were using for filming , I don't know why but with updated engine /gearchange /brakes I would like one ,do I need help?

[@stephenoverstreet9898]

Looks like the H.G. Wells' Time Capsule, just not for travelling through time. I'd love it, but I'd be scared to death in it.

[@conn4832]

Yet it has more power than a Prius

[@Lincolnator721]

I respectfully disagree. I had a 1992 Ford Festiva and a Prius was faster than it.

[@barryervin8536]

Actually, a Generation 3 Prius has 98 hp from the gasoline motor, and a total of 134 hp from the gas and electric motors combined, and a top speed of about 95 mph. The Generation 4 Prius introduced in 2014 has significantly more power and a top speed well over 100 mph, though I can't seem to find the exact figures at the moment. The fact is that modern cars, even economy cars, are much faster than many people seem to think, and old cars were (in most cases) nowhere near as fast as many people like to remember them. I worked in the automotive field for over 40 years and I go by facts and measured performance figures, not fuzzy childhood memories and popular myths and misconceptions.

[@jamesdow1795]

$995 in 1950 would equate to a $10850.00 dollar pricetag today...🤣

[@mikestubbs5242]

Let's discuss Jason's pronunciation of 'Googie.' (at 0:48 )

[@iamhappydayzlol4871]

What it's like to watch: Back in the 1950's, some guy made a weird car. Look at all the weird stuff it has and does, isn't that cool?!! Tune in next month to see the 5 wheeled Shiftyshotty 234

[@bergfruehling]

It looks like a big piano with a hidden bar.

[@codymoncrief2128]

What is the van in the background ast 2:23?

[@_-ShadowWorks-_]

More houseboat than car!!! 😂

[@therealgaragegirls]

Bungee cord suspension a la Piper J3. 😂

[@zeus-mt7wx]

My wifey would give anything to own this. 🙏🙏

[@dtb6456]

this is the ancestor of the kia Picanto 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@teknonaught]

so, uh, when are the episode for the camera car, that thing is cute!

[@knkn2920]

i need more footage of the bungie cord suspension 7:03

[@zacharykonopa2718]

Wait wait wait, is nobody going to talk about the car behind Jason at 2:10-2:30? What the fuck is that thing?

[@manfromnantucket9544]

10/10 would daily

[@drdremd]

Awesome new episode!

[@williamb304]

I realllyyy like that

[@Bauerofficial]

He reminds me of Grunkle Stan from Gravity Falls. The car would be a nice addition to the mystery shack.

[@npsit1]

That might be a cool electric conversion project.. Maybe some suspension upgrades.. Change the whole car to something else.

[@HADJEE]

Electrify it!

[@ifga16]

Isetta inspiration?

[@richardharrold9736]

It's so elegant, despite its crapness. I would love to have a Morgan 3-wheeler-based replica of this.

[@biglongcadillac]

So tell us how you really feel about that gear shift lever 😄

[@snowronald2612]

Two seats? Engine in the back? Is it a mid engine sports car? Nope... it’s made of wood!

[@gordonmcmillan883]

Hmm LARC 15 in the background of the opening shots - interesting

[@Esa826]

Shut up and take my money! :D

[@MJorgy5]

This would look great in a bonfire.