As the Stanley Steam Car will be pictured below you may be
interested to see Jay Leno start and operate his.
Yes, starting a Stanley cold is quite a project by today’s standards.
A burner flash-back can occur on rare occasion due to incorrect
lighting of the burner. However, it is more of an unexpected surprise
than a danger. The Stanley boiler has a spotless safety record to this day!
I thank Mr. Leno for sending us a DVD of this segment of
“Jay Leno’s Garage” for use as a display here in the
Estes Park Stanley Museum: http://www.stanleymuseum.org/
Jay Leno’s 1909 Model R:
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=188720
While visiting jay’s Garage you may want to check-out the 1906 Stanley:
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=187721
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=187720