Jay Leno's 100 Year Old Coal Truck with Hand Crank Starter 

I think it’s awesome that Jay shares his car collection with the rest of the world! These cars deserve to be shown and there history told and not just tucked away in some warehouse!

Show up to a driving test with this just to mess with examiners head.

I always love how Jay shows the same interest and respect to the simple and primitive cars as the supercars. Thats a true gearhead to me.

J stay so calm while somebody drives his Priceless vehicle

Not only does Jay like muscle cars, he likes all the real old cool stuff too. He's living our dream!

If Jay never showed us this truck , would never known about it.

LOL, that gearbox. "If ya can't find it, Grind it!" :)

Of all the things Jay could spend his money on, preserving these old cars is an eminently worthwhile thing. I like him better as a car guy than as a late night host although I still laugh my ass off over his headlines feature.

Sometimes i think the universe made Jay successful so he could save these great machines.

Jay isn't just a car aficionado. He has a huge knowledge of old vehicles and how they were made and how they work. Amazing.

13:55 Jay Leno looks like he wants to hit him when he's grinding the gears. LOL

Jay Leno is THE one true god of automobile knowledge

It flat out amazes me that someone that worked in the hierarchy of Hollywood knows so much about cars, I was a mechanic for about 20 years and Jay teaches me a lot, baffling.

I too love that he takes these out. Have to get a daily dose of Jay

I love that jay will drive any car he owns I think the world of you guys

Love the passion Jay has for these machines and the fact he's willing to actually drive them around a bit.

wow scotty kilmer wasnt kidding when he said the boxer design is ancient!

I drove a 1961 AutoCar 10 wheel dump truck with a snow plow and wing mounted on it, had Diamond plate fenders.

This is really cool. I’ve seen these coal trucks as non running relics in car collections. Seeing one running and driving is a real treat.

"I don't know if you've noticed but there's nothing to hang on to over here." "Lucky you can't go fast enough to need to hang on to anything." Priceless! Now I'll drink the rest of my coffee while watching mustie1 vids...

My grandfather Jack Hilton drove these cars in the First World War. They were used to haul Vickers machine guns and the equipment for the men of the 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade. Thanks for sharing!👍👍

I'm only here for the "hefty rear end" 😁

Big A car. They were still being used to haul coal out of strip mines in Kentucky back in the seventies. I still see them on the road occasionally Well made trucks.

The two of you are the best car guys in the biz, especially together. Thanks for your efforts Dennis.

Hilarious that Dennis and this vehicle look like they stepped out of the same time machine. I loved Dennis comment about the massive rear end while standing behind Jay and the vehicle.

Mr. Leno has collected a treasure trove of American history.

Jay is an example for a man with great passion for Automobile

Whom ever has the coolest toys wins. Jay wins.

I drove an Autocar in the late 70’s. It had 3 drive axles and a 60,000 pound winch mounted behind the cab. We pulled a 4 axle drop deck trailer with it and used it to haul heavy mining equipment to strip mines.

I used to shovel coal for my Grandmother’s coal furnace in Roundup, MT. One time I remember timing myself. I was good for 16 minutes per ton. Our pickup would hold 2000-2200 pounds of coal. And it took me two loads of coal to fill the hopper for my grandmother’s furnace. It was a 35 minute drive to the coal mine to get a load of coal...round trip...that was 2.8 hours of effort out of my life. My energetic, youthful life. I was only 15 then, and I think that’s the best time of a kid’s life to teach them hard work and responsibility. I think fondly on those times when I used to do that type of work. Thank you for your amazing videos that show everyone what it was like to live with existing technology. Can you imagine our society dealing with “hand-cranked-to-start-engines”, now days? I’ve always enjoyed your channel, even before I saw you and Al Roker on our flight from Dubai to Bagram, back in 2014...ish. You were both such nice guys and shook every hand offered you. I remember Al Roker being given the PA microphone to give the plane load of us a weather report and he just said, “ it’s hot, it’s going to be hot and it’s going to stay hot.” Hahahah. This was after I’d been there several times so I only laughed a little. Sorry for the long message, have a good one and thank you for your work.

When I first saw this it reminded me of a long lost truck from that era. I would love it if Jay or anybody could find a Couple-Gear truck from Grand Rapids MI. Those were made for the same purpose, but were four wheel drive, two axle steering electrics. The motors were in the wheels. No need to make sure your thumb was inside on the crank, because there was none. This was in 1905. They did build one special version of the Couple-Gear, for the Mount Wilson Observatory. While still electric drive at all four wheels, the batteries had to be left off, and a Fairbanks Morse engine and generator added to power the wheels for the 8 mile trip up the 5700 ft. mountain from the observatory shops in Pasadena CA. Sort of a hybrid, that vehicle had a crank to start the Fairbanks Morse, because it could not use the generator as a motor with the batteries left off. It was procured to be able to take the five ton tube for the 60 inch telescope up the mountain as well as other large parts. It was calculated that the batteries of that day, which worked fine for city delivery services, could not go more than half way up Mt. Wilson before needing a recharge overnight, so it made sense to put the charging system they had in mind right on the truck.

99% of people with money buy brand new glorified computers with wheels, jay is a wonderful guy who loves historic vehicles and puts time and effort into keeping them running and looking good. Well done gents much respect

The neighbors were probably like "Oh, there's Jay and Dennis again driving an old ass car"

You know it's serious when Dennis flips his hat around backwards

Leno's GOT THE COOLEST STUFF!!!!!!

Still waiting for Jay to set up a PO box, or maybe now a GoFundMe, to buy Dennis a Duesenberg, lol. I love that Dennis is still around doing what he does.

New RESPECT for Jay having good timing on that crank! He's got the Gear head touch! Jay is such a National Treasure!

Neat! I believe the second oldest truck builder still in business is Mack trucks. In 1900 they started building trucks after making freight wagons for years.

Anytime I see a Jay and Dennis video, I immediately click!

The original "deuce and a half"

I said it before and I’ll say it again, “Jay has the neatest Toys!”

SO FANTASTIC to see these two gentlemen together!! They have perfect car chemistry!

haha. I didn't know that's why boxer engines were called that. Man, I've learned so much from Leno in his garage.

Best part of staying home from school sick growing up, was watching My Classic Car on TV

Jay is very knowledgeable. I appreciate how much he knows about all vehicles. Very cool to see all these old vehicles.

Jay Leno is a true custodian of these cars. He not only knows the ins and outs, but how to drive every single one of them.

Call me crazy but I get a kick out of the trees, the videos are helpful in finding something new I want to stick in my yard. I’m going to pick up a few jackaranda trees after seeing how great they look in Jays videos. The tree has a huge purple crown from the purple blossoms. Thanks Australia for letting us borrow your favorite tree. If a species can grow all over Oz it should grow in Arizona. The service vehicles from the 1910-1940 made for a specific purpose were some of the most unique both in British truck and US versions. They had a blunt end for the most part, the engine wherever they could fit it. I bet they made these trucks to carry barrels of beer by making a few changes in the bed. Incredible truck, milkmen drove the same type of truck with a shell covering the front and the cooling unit.

What a fun automobile. Keep 'em rollin'!

I love the banter - they really play well off each other.

I rode in Acars in the late fifties with drivers who hauled Portland cement. They were the best trucks on the road at the time. The new one had a 220 Cummins the older ones had 165s. Jay just loves machines. Vehicles just happen to be more available than any other type. Thank you Jay.

I just love how jay finds a practical reason for literally everything

Thank you for sharing that amazing old truck with us .

I love those Leno videos! I'm not even a huge car guy, know fairly little about the whole topic but you guys have a great chemistry and the videos are always interesting, so you got a new subscriber!

Very Cool. To think of the workmen that spent long hours working on and with this truck so many years ago, makes me appreciate my AC and mp3 player even more.

I like watching the comedian teach the car expert a thing or 2 about it++Love these guys==They looked like the Clampets lost cousins rollin through Beverly Hills lookin' for the cement pond

Leno is a gift to everyone who loves cars.

Wonderful piece of history. Thanks Dennis 👍

Wish I didn't have to work for a living. I'd love to hang in Jay's garage all day everyday! How cool to see vehicles like this. Jay is a legend in his time. He should start collecting trains like the gentleman in Hamburg, PA.

Ancestors to the modern pickup truck.

I like the fact jay doesn't just collect passenger cars..Hes got some cool stuff.

Pull up rather than push down... saves breaking your wrist. Jay does it right.

7:57 "Imagine a freezing cold day in Pennsylvania" - "Imagine Dennis's moustache turning into icicles"

Thanks for sharing Santa's old Coal delivery wagon with us Jay!

I love the way that thing sounds. Could listen to it thrumming over at idle all day long.

i thought it was running on coal :( like a steam car

I love the slow "put put" of these vintage engines, something satisfying about something like this or a steam traction engine

Jay is the toy king!!!

Thanks for the history lesson Jay, glad someone's keeping those trucks around.

Amazing old truck would bring a tear to your eye , a survivor from another age !

Jay Leno seems like such a nice guy.

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing a bit of our history with us Dennis and Jay! We have a number of our cities garbage trucks that are made by Autocar Co.

I love old trucks. Thanks for sharing👍🏼

I THOUGHT Jay was going to make the sign of the Cross when Dennis took the wheel and had a little trouble putting in gear lol

What a beautiful vehicle.

marvellous machine from 1916!

Way Cool, I heat with Pennsylvania Anthracite Clean Coal. Its dead weight when ya have to move it, but It can beat any kind of cold ! Nice to see how it once was delivered!

That was pretty cool, thanks for sharing it with us. Have a great day and GOD Bless...

Outstanding sir .. many thanks for showing us this amazing bit of our industrial heritage..... regards PARTSMADE 🇬🇧

This sounds like a cartoon car🤣🤣🤣🍻, love Jays collection!!

I'm personally a fan of sports cars from the JDM modding era with straight sixes and turbos. But watching this series on Jay Lenos cool classic cars makes me interested in this ancient technology. Awesome series

If these two old dudes can start that by hand crank, my hat's off to Jay Leno's mechanic who made it so. Period

Thanks for showing us Jay’s 1916 Autocar. I’ve often wondered if Jay had one of these - seems like his kind of thing. My great grandfather bought a new one back then for his Venice of America Transfer and Storage company, which serviced luggage and cargo transport to/from the Abbot Kinney deep-water pier (Kinney is my great great grand uncle). I’d share some photos of the Autocar all loaded up from our collection donated to the Santa Monica History Museum website photo archive, but then RU-vid would strip off this comment...

Well, that was fun AND funny! Thanks!

thanks Jay for all the history about cars! I love your collection! God bless you!

Must have been a big step up from a couple horses & a wagon. Could you imagine the learning process when it was new? Awesome truck!

Cool truck jay thanks for sharing guys

Jay is a true champion of history😀😀

Yo bro, I got like choked up there during ur drive for some reason?! Then Jay pops off "These were really city vehicles, they didn't go great distances... .... (ok, gas, roads, what) ... ... "You don't live long enough!" LOL... Comedic timing!

Jaylen-O is a legend

My grandparents would go through that much coal in one winter! Great video, and what a great truck!

This is really fascinating, first time I've really heard Leno talk on cars and truck to this extent. He's like a professor of antique vehicles. My mom told me that men could break their arms trying to start a vehicle.

I thought he said "1960" - and I was thinking "whoa.."... 😁

Just got a 1911 model t in the shop today. I love these old vehicles!

This really looks like a lot of fun!! Cool video! 👍

Love the simple stuff like that. Nothing extra just what was needed. Cant get that anymore. Everything has to have airbags and abs and a million different sensors and pollution control tons of things to go wrong and everything to drive the price up.

I have been watching since day one

That is a beautiful truck one in a million

Excellent!!!!!! My great grandpa was a ice and coal man !!!!!!

Wonderful. You two are great together.

Thanks Dennis