Just imagine what people back in the day thought the 1st time riding in one, went from a horse that can run around 40+ mph "short distances" to a machine that could do it as long as it had gas. It didn't get tired, it didn't get thirsty, & for the most part it didn't get sick. "Break downs would be equivalent to being sick" One of the best inventions ever.
@@FlexedNoose Plenty of people drove them, if not gasoline vehicles never would've caught on. I'm sure not the ones that couldn't afford them but the ones that could did. And that's why Henry Ford invented the assembly line to make them more affordable for everyone.
Adoption was slow because a lot of people got car sick. They weren't raised in something that would go that fast but didn't move like a horse. Plus, there weren't a lot of gas stations around, so "range anxiety" was real.
to be fair, high and low gear is all anyone really needs...even as late as the 1950s some cars had 2 speed push button (although automatic) transmissions, but 1st gear would get you to 55, and 2nd was good up to 110mph.
Remember that the Model T was essentially an off road vehicle. In the 1910s, there were no such things as 'roads' as you think of them. A better comparo would be to take a Model T through a muddy rutted field and through a stream. Then try the same thing with any modern family sedan.
The Citroen CV2 was designed for the same purpose, more or less. It had to be able to carry a basket of eggs across a rough or muddy field without any of the eggs breaking.
@@merleshand2442 SUVs just take up space. For this reason, they are growing increasingly unwelcome in European streets. Legislation is being enacted to make them very expensive to run in cities.
US sedan, asian sedan or european? Because i am pretty sure an Audi quattro or Mercedes 4matic has no problem with that as long as you dont flood the engine.
Used to have a local guy who would drive a Model T into town for a summer festival. During the two day festival, he would completely dismantle the car into little bits and pieces, then re-assemble it and drive it back home.
Actually the Model T came with a tool kit that you could disassemble the whole car with. Back then do- it- yourself was not just an option. It was a necessary in most locations.😊
Power brakes didn't exist back then. It was leg muscles and weight. The model T was maxed out at 45 miles an hour and the engine would need new crankshaft bearings much sooner driving at 45 mph. The cars didn't have oil pumps. The connecting rods dipped in oil at the bottom of the stroke. When it was time for new bearings which were called babbits, the mechanic would have to make the the babbit/bearings and file them until the connecting rods fit. They were made of tin, copper and antimony.
I've never seen or driven one, but I would imagine that even with full leg muscles and weight you still wouldn't have much braking power from 45 MPH in one of these. Not like what people would expect today, at least.
Poorly; every car behind you is expecting the same brake performance as those without modern brakes, so adding them means either only using them when no one is behind you, or getting rear-ended constantly.
The Henry Ford Museum gives rides, and they're all different colors, too. Red, green, blue, and black, if I remember right. If you go, look for the section called "Greenwich Village". Happy travels!🙂
The Model T does have brakes, just not implemented the same way modern cars do: that pedal under your right foot is the Transmission brake and the parking brake lever can be utilized as an emergency brake.
My cousin has one. I had just been watching a channel that's all about these cars when we went for a visit and I to see one up close. He bet me $100 that I wouldn't be able to get it started up (I'm a good mechanic with lots of experience with older cars but had never touched a model T). It had never been converted to an electric starter, but having just seen a video showing the process a few weeks earlier, I walked away proud with a crisp Benjamin! Had I not come across that channel, I don't think I could have done it. There's a lever on the steering wheel to slow and advance the timing that's critical to have just right for cold starts beside the standard choke and throttle. And obviously it had to be hand cranked which I've only ever done on a tractor I have even though I have a few cars with the option to. They're neat cars and I appreciate those who have kept them around for us to see, but I'd never want to own one!
Electric start came on most later versions of the model T. Not sure if it was made standard or if it was just an option but there was also two types of ignition coils too. I drove a later pickup version, 1927 from TN to NJ about 25 years ago. The truck had been sitting for 20+ years but a relative had pumped up the tires, got the motor running and told me to come get it if I wanted it. He actually drove it about 100 miles to meet me near the TN state line and I drove it home avoiding major highways the rest of the way. Surprisingly the thing did just fine, it was slow, and I regularly had to keep topping off the coolant and oil but nothing extreme. The brakes were weak but sufficient until I got into the hills with it. I still have it but haven't driven it in quite a while. It sits in the back of the garage. Since it was bought my new by my grandfather, I'll likely die with it. Comfort wise, its a tight fit for a big man, but not as bad as a model A for some reason. I drove a model A sedan from VA to NJ once and it was the most miserable uncomfortable drive I ever did. At 6ft3in tall there was no room for me to both shif and work the pedals, and I had to open the door to use the clutch pedal. If I had known how tight they were I'd have had it brought up by flatbed truck. Mechanically the model A is superior but size wise I suppose they didn't have tall guys in mind when they designed it.
Good job! My buddy made me start his once or twice and it's kind of scary. Most people probably don't know that it's a good way to get your thumb or elbow dislocated if you do it wrong.
The Ford Model T came with a tool kit with which you could disassemble the entire car with. Back then do-it- yourself was a necessary not just an option.😊
Theyre very simple with enough knowledge. It doesnt take much to understand them, and that was the birth of the mechanic. Anyone who could do the work and understand it better than their naighbor. Became the man to go to for repairs. And he became the machanic. Ty ford.
VW beetles were simple and easy to work on. If they still made them I would buy one over any newer cars. I can live without AC because I grew up without it.( The original. Not those things they made a few years ago.)
@@whateve157 certain brands have always been more labor intensive than others. The 3 VWs I owned almost never gave me trouble. Once a fuel pump quit. It's right on top of the motor, so I just took it off, walked a mile to a parts store and got another. Back on the road in less than an hour.
It's legal today because it was legal in 1915. You can't retroactively create laws that make it no longer legal. When operated as it was designed to be operated, it will serve for another hundred years.
@@KB10GLthe entirety of the 2A community (and a sizeable portion of the 1A community) would like a word with you on that, but 8 get what you're saying.
45mph in any Edwardian era car is terrifying. And a T is barely a step above a horseless carriage. In the same time period, a few people/companies built a few cars that would sustain over 100 mph (for breaking speed records), but were no safer than the T..
Now I want to test that so bad. I drive a newish Challenger and it does not like the snow 😂 I’ve learned to control it enough to drift through corners since basically anything over 10mph makes it start going sideways. But to experience minimal to no sliding while in traffic in deep snow sounds wonderful on so many levels
For the time; the model T was one of the first vehicles meant for traveling through the wilderness. It has literally the same amount of suspension as a jeep.
My dream is to have a model a pick up truck that would be so awesome. I would totally drive it. They’re all out of my price range, but I would like to have one.
There's a guy in my town who drives a similar vintage car around once in a while. Sometimes when I'm driving through town, I'll see it parked outside one of the taverns or some other popular local spot. Neat car though.
My uncle has a 1922 in his garage that he inherited from my grand father that recently passed way. I’ve had the pleasure of riding in it at car shows as a youngster. Great memories
I had a chance to drive one of those about thirty years ago. Felt really weird, slow, rickety, barely any braking power. But it was still super fun. The one I drove was a '23 model with the canvas top on it.
man.. my uncle had one of these when i was little, and took me for a ride in it a few times, can confirm its super confortable. its got a clown horn too. these things are awesome
Imagine how much fun it would be to see the freeway congested with a bunch of these at rush hour. Like Bumper Cars! No brakes. It’s amazing that humans exist. 😎❤️ Thanks for the adventure!
@@coltringcoltring7448 not sure, he passed away in 2020 (not directly VID related), and sold it shortly before he passed. If i had the money at the time i wouldve bought that shit just for the memories of him ;(
@@zombl337og I had to think about what it was called myself for a couple minutes. I just heard grandma on The Waltons asking John Boy if she could be the first to ride in the rumble seat of his car when he was working to get it.
We have a model T. It's a blast. We still have the wooden wheels. Mostly driving on dirt roads. Ours overheats quickly though. We never really go fast...
My Papaw (born 1918) told me a story. One of his dad's acquaintances owned a model T. Papaw, his dad, and several local men were riding with him into town. They came to a steep hill, and the owner made everyone get out and walk to the top because the car couldn't handle the extra weight. Maybe that's why whenever Papaw test drove a car, he'd always test it on a hill. 😂
Wooden frame covered in steel . T ford light cheep. And very different . Epicyclic gearbox in the steering wheel . A crude sort of gearbox but loke an auto . Bands . Three peddles low hi and reverse ! Great fun .
The BEST WAY to describe Driving a Model T is to imagine sitting on an Aluminum Lawn Chair, in you Little Red Wagon you had a a Kid, then have someone push you down a bumpy hill while you try to steer.....
Cut through the muck and the mud pretty well too. That was before twin I beam, which gave you traction and steering in the pasture or ruts. This thing, im told you sat on the gas tank.
I saw the full episode this taken from and what got me was even though the driver made so many comments about the sloppy steering but he kept turning loose of the wheel all together!
A real good childhood friend growing up, his grandpa used to make these things or replicas or whatever you call. It put together a few of them. I remember it's Grandpa used to give us a ride in the model t's They lived outside the small village in Northern Wisconsin So he could just take us on the Old country roads by the house so it wasn't a problem but man that thing was fun back then.
The reason they had poor brakes is because the braking system was in the transmission and therefore only applied stopping power to the rear wheels. 90% of a car's braking power comes from the front.
Iv driven my father's a few times, they are a BLAST to drive! It similar to a riding mower, you adjust the throttle.. then let out on the clutch an off you go!! They are really fun on dirt roads!!
Looks like they finally got a windscreen for it. Moving up in the world! 😯 That thing looks like a total blast! Just think, if we would make (more) cars about like that, only with real brakes and modern controls, say fifty horsepower, fuel injection, and electronic ignition and such, but simple, reliable, and easy to work on. (Better tires!) Just basic transportation, say for in town, and local running around. Maybe some with a cargo bed on the back like a UTV side by side. Top speed around fifty or sixty, and make them for under $3000, I'll bet you would sell a lot of them. Of course, we'd have to get rid of the EPA, and the DOT, but that would be a good idea anyway.😅
I wish you had tested the brakes. And maybe shown how it steers and goes threw corners. Uphill. Thats better way of showing how it drives. But its a very enjoyable video. Excellent video a beautiful sight to see it looks so elegant
My father once drove one of those down a Canadian mountain there was no road. He ended up in a logging camp and they couldn't believe he had come down the mountain in that car.
I got my dream car. A 1964 Chevy impala convertible. The car is no power steering, no power brakes, and it drives so odd. Do not take for granted the luxuries are most modern cars. Older cars are nice, but you can definitely tell that they’re old.
The Ford Model T along with the VW Beetle were amazing cars, and they were mass produced and affordable. The Model T cost around $300 100 years ago, which is about $5500 in today's money. The Beetle was just over a $1200 in the late 1940s, which is around $15K in today's money
The throttle is like an old tractor, one of mine has 3 gears and 3rd is "road gear" does maybe 10 mph and it was terrifying the first time i took it down the road for about 5 minutes then got comfy.
Awesome! Think, them boys use the dart around chasing each other and shooting at each other in those things over moonshine in the city in the middle of the day lol
I have never owned a Model T, but I have worked on them and driven them. No you can't drive them in most traffic. But driven the way they were designed to be driven, they are way safer than any EV, and any car with a driver interference system, that can actually take control of the vehicle away from the driver. And yes, Model Ts do have brakes. The main brake is on the transmission, not the wheels, but it does work. It is perfectly adequate for the speeds a Model T is capable of. It also has a hand operated parking brake system, using drums on the rear wheels. I never felt the least bit uncomfortable driving a Model T. As for its top speed, things would be so much safer if all cars had much lower top speeds.
Remembering a book on the Model T. You don't need a speedometer. At 25 mph, the fender shakes. At 35 mph, something else that I can't remember shakes. At 45 mph, you shake.
I knew an old guy back in 1980 who said he and his mom and brother were on a drive back in the day. Brother was driving. Mom said "slow down! You must be going 25 mph!"
People forget what pioneers that first generation of cars and their drivers really were the same goes for the first airplanes and their pilots. Many wrote books to describe their ADVENTURE.
My dad, born in '23 had a car not much younger than that and he said it didn't have much in the way of brakes either. I have a photo of him and the car. It looks black only because of the black and white photo. But he said it was blue because he painted it, using a brush. Spray equipment wasn't available because it was expensive.
Thank you Sir for the Sunday service. Working on becoming member of church. Last year started a construction company and masonry. (Not the free ones) The US dollar is not very valuable these days. Have to pay my brother or I'll be working for peanuts at some rathole. DEUS VULT!
Oh but there ARE brakes! Of the three foot pedals one is brake, one is reverse, and one is low gear. But if you get in a panic, just stomp on any two pedals at once. It will stop you by locking up the planetary gear drive. That's a great old early model T! Please make another video showing folks more of how you start it and drive it.
@@Isaac-ho8gh Tesla Is way more Dangerous too lithium battery can spotaneously combust explode and burn 4 days (it actually happened it's not made up) also software updates can lock you in the model T shouldn't be treated like a car but a tractor
Growing up we had a neighbor that would fix up old cars like model ts and you could hear him coming down the road
Coming
Never coming up the road.
Why?
Did he have a loud voice? 🤔
@@H8me_ one time he did, he rolled coal and sparks flew. looked like fireworks down at the old mill
@@trueaussie9230Bs story, that's why 😂😂
Just imagine what people back in the day thought the 1st time riding in one, went from a horse that can run around 40+ mph "short distances" to a machine that could do it as long as it had gas. It didn't get tired, it didn't get thirsty, & for the most part it didn't get sick. "Break downs would be equivalent to being sick"
One of the best inventions ever.
No one drove these first time round because they either were afraid of them, were poor, or didn’t like them enough to buy.
@@FlexedNoose
Plenty of people drove them, if not gasoline vehicles never would've caught on. I'm sure not the ones that couldn't afford them but the ones that could did.
And that's why Henry Ford invented the assembly line to make them more affordable for everyone.
Adoption was slow because a lot of people got car sick. They weren't raised in something that would go that fast but didn't move like a horse. Plus, there weren't a lot of gas stations around, so "range anxiety" was real.
Don't forget Harley Davidson's...
They didn’t have many suitable roads back in the day
😂 “theres only two of them “ 😂
Banging through gears on the twisties.... Not in this thing!
I mean you could bang through gear
@@TFLcar I gather that’s not the best idea, though
@@TFLcarnot making of u bro just funny sounded to me at least keep the good work up do I’m rooting for ya🙏🔥
to be fair, high and low gear is all anyone really needs...even as late as the 1950s some cars had 2 speed push button (although automatic) transmissions, but 1st gear would get you to 55, and 2nd was good up to 110mph.
Remember that the Model T was essentially an off road vehicle. In the 1910s, there were no such things as 'roads' as you think of them. A better comparo would be to take a Model T through a muddy rutted field and through a stream. Then try the same thing with any modern family sedan.
The Citroen CV2 was designed for the same purpose, more or less. It had to be able to carry a basket of eggs across a rough or muddy field without any of the eggs breaking.
Most modern "SUVs" can't go where these can
Yep. 😂
We had fun on our trailbikes 40 years ago.
There were still dirt roads and tracks.
@@merleshand2442
SUVs just take up space. For this reason, they are growing increasingly unwelcome in European streets. Legislation is being enacted to make them very expensive to run in cities.
US sedan, asian sedan or european? Because i am pretty sure an Audi quattro or Mercedes 4matic has no problem with that as long as you dont flood the engine.
Used to have a local guy who would drive a Model T into town for a summer festival. During the two day festival, he would completely dismantle the car into little bits and pieces, then re-assemble it and drive it back home.
Nice , бомбово
& each time there is always a piece or 2 leftover 😂
@@motog4-75😂😂😂
Actually the Model T came with a tool kit that you could disassemble the whole car with. Back then do- it- yourself was not just an option. It was a necessary in most locations.😊
Thats freaking awesome
Power brakes didn't exist back then. It was leg muscles and weight.
The model T was maxed out at 45 miles an hour and the engine would need new crankshaft bearings much sooner driving at 45 mph.
The cars didn't have oil pumps. The connecting rods dipped in oil at the bottom of the stroke.
When it was time for new bearings which were called babbits, the mechanic would have to make the the babbit/bearings and file them until the connecting rods fit. They were made of tin, copper and antimony.
Heck yeah! Awesome historical trivia rewind 🎉 incredible how far the engineering has went by 2024
Time to give it a built engine with Clevite bearings and proper oil galleries.
I've never seen or driven one, but I would imagine that even with full leg muscles and weight you still wouldn't have much braking power from 45 MPH in one of these. Not like what people would expect today, at least.
Isnt that what engine bearings are made of today ?
@@peterruiz6117 High-end aftermarket ones are clevite, yeah. IDK about normal ones. Probably just steel.
I wonder how well an entrepreneur could do in those years, selling an aftermarket brake kit that was up to today's standards.
Poorly; every car behind you is expecting the same brake performance as those without modern brakes, so adding them means either only using them when no one is behind you, or getting rear-ended constantly.
@Cloud30000 a worthy point,
But it could still save a pedestrians life, just as a for instance
Back then you probably saw a car every 40 minutes on most streets
You’d literally fly through the front windshield 😂😂😂😂😂
@@Nationof300 Excellent point.
Superior stopping force calls for superior restraint
The little sputter it gives off is so old movies classic. I would LOVE TO RIDE IN ONE!
The Henry Ford Museum gives rides, and they're all different colors, too. Red, green, blue, and black, if I remember right. If you go, look for the section called "Greenwich Village". Happy travels!🙂
The Model T does have brakes, just not implemented the same way modern cars do: that pedal under your right foot is the Transmission brake and the parking brake lever can be utilized as an emergency brake.
Yup, it's drum brakes are mostly at the rear end,
My cousin has one. I had just been watching a channel that's all about these cars when we went for a visit and I to see one up close. He bet me $100 that I wouldn't be able to get it started up (I'm a good mechanic with lots of experience with older cars but had never touched a model T). It had never been converted to an electric starter, but having just seen a video showing the process a few weeks earlier, I walked away proud with a crisp Benjamin! Had I not come across that channel, I don't think I could have done it. There's a lever on the steering wheel to slow and advance the timing that's critical to have just right for cold starts beside the standard choke and throttle. And obviously it had to be hand cranked which I've only ever done on a tractor I have even though I have a few cars with the option to. They're neat cars and I appreciate those who have kept them around for us to see, but I'd never want to own one!
Pretty cool! Yeah my uncle has a store of them....👀 haven't gotten to ride in one of those yet. Soon enough. They are rad.
Electric start came on most later versions of the model T. Not sure if it was made standard or if it was just an option but there was also two types of ignition coils too.
I drove a later pickup version, 1927 from TN to NJ about 25 years ago. The truck had been sitting for 20+ years but a relative had pumped up the tires, got the motor running and told me to come get it if I wanted it. He actually drove it about 100 miles to meet me near the TN state line and I drove it home avoiding major highways the rest of the way. Surprisingly the thing did just fine, it was slow, and I regularly had to keep topping off the coolant and oil but nothing extreme. The brakes were weak but sufficient until I got into the hills with it. I still have it but haven't driven it in quite a while. It sits in the back of the garage. Since it was bought my new by my grandfather, I'll likely die with it.
Comfort wise, its a tight fit for a big man, but not as bad as a model A for some reason. I drove a model A sedan from VA to NJ once and it was the most miserable uncomfortable drive I ever did. At 6ft3in tall there was no room for me to both shif and work the pedals, and I had to open the door to use the clutch pedal. If I had known how tight they were I'd have had it brought up by flatbed truck. Mechanically the model A is superior but size wise I suppose they didn't have tall guys in mind when they designed it.
Good job! My buddy made me start his once or twice and it's kind of scary. Most people probably don't know that it's a good way to get your thumb or elbow dislocated if you do it wrong.
The Ford Model T came with a tool kit with which you could disassemble the entire car with. Back then do-it- yourself was a necessary not just an option.😊
Theyre very simple with enough knowledge.
It doesnt take much to understand them, and that was the birth of the mechanic.
Anyone who could do the work and understand it better than their naighbor. Became the man to go to for repairs. And he became the machanic.
Ty ford.
VW beetles were simple and easy to work on. If they still made them I would buy one over any newer cars. I can live without AC because I grew up without it.( The original. Not those things they made a few years ago.)
Yeah, I found out the hard way the cars that are easy to work on, will need to be worked on more.
@@whateve157 certain brands have always been more labor intensive than others. The 3 VWs I owned almost never gave me trouble. Once a fuel pump quit. It's right on top of the motor, so I just took it off, walked a mile to a parts store and got another. Back on the road in less than an hour.
this is street legal, but a 1990’s japanese kei mini truck isnt?
Road laws are wacky like that
It's legal today because it was legal in 1915. You can't retroactively create laws that make it no longer legal.
When operated as it was designed to be operated, it will serve for another hundred years.
@@KB10GL kei trucks were legal before
@@KB10GLwhat are you talking about ? They change laws all the time 😂
@@KB10GLthe entirety of the 2A community (and a sizeable portion of the 1A community) would like a word with you on that, but 8 get what you're saying.
Well at least you can go faster than the Amish!!
There is no telling how many of those my Papaw junked in his day!
You must've not seen that one Amish dude drift his horse and carriage....sparks and all..
Yeah most likely. But probably not their horses,
I love how the quick solution when the wood spokes of the wheels would shrink was to park the car in a creek overnight to expand the wood.
45mph in any Edwardian era car is terrifying. And a T is barely a step above a horseless carriage. In the same time period, a few people/companies built a few cars that would sustain over 100 mph (for breaking speed records), but were no safer than the T..
Best vehicle for getting through mud and snow. Tyres cut right down to the hard surface, and pretty good ground clearance.
Now I want to test that so bad. I drive a newish Challenger and it does not like the snow 😂 I’ve learned to control it enough to drift through corners since basically anything over 10mph makes it start going sideways. But to experience minimal to no sliding while in traffic in deep snow sounds wonderful on so many levels
Funniest part is the Chevy camera car lol
“Chevy camera”
@@randomtransitadventures did bro forget how to read
@@WheaggWhat’s a “to read”?
LOL
I guess it is to showing that this video is NOT sponsored by Ford
And it almost got overtaken by a Ford😂
My grandfather drove one from NY to California through route 66 in the summer.
For the time; the model T was one of the first vehicles meant for traveling through the wilderness. It has literally the same amount of suspension as a jeep.
Built by Dodge Brothrtd to Henry's idea. Their transmission made it successful
My dream is to have a model a pick up truck that would be so awesome. I would totally drive it. They’re all out of my price range, but I would like to have one.
Love the bumper shot - so dynamic!
I have a model T and no its not that bad, smooth ride and lots of looks!
Driving that car must have been awesome.
So long as you don’t pump it all the way up to 45, then I imagine it becomes close to horrifying
It is when it first came out
Done so for years, it's great. Most people don't 'get it' though
Got to drive one down a dirt road near Yosemite. It's a pretty capable off-road vehicle. There's lots of clearance and low-end torque.
"James, we're going to be killed!"
The hand throttle is a feature present on tractors from this era, and even ones made way after.
man i love 1977 Ford f 150 super cab ac cold breaks are good 64k miles daily diver
piss on the floor
pickup trucks suck
@@randomtransitadventuresolder ones are pretty nice tho
@@randomtransitadventuresfound the car guy
I prefer Toyota pickups and SUVs, mainly ones between the 90s and 00s, very reliable mfs
At first I thought some guy was recording you while you just drove at him
My grandad restored a 1925 Model T from the floor boards up and I remember riding in it
rumor has it, he's still rolling down that road.
There's a guy in my town who drives a similar vintage car around once in a while. Sometimes when I'm driving through town, I'll see it parked outside one of the taverns or some other popular local spot. Neat car though.
My uncle has a 1922 in his garage that he inherited from my grand father that recently passed way. I’ve had the pleasure of riding in it at car shows as a youngster. Great memories
My great uncle had 2 of these. And a M-38 Jeep. And a Piper Cub.
Love the videos of them driving this.
“Gotta brake fast! Quick throw out the anchor”
For a second, I thought it had been retrofit withbsome kind of disc break at the front wheels.
They called them flivvers in the Roaring '20s! (1920s)
Well that's just some 'ol flemflam!
@@HwoarangtheBoomerang 😂😂
Traveling from newyork to California gona take days
Still does!
Yup. With a light load, my truck governed at 68, coupled with fed regs, it takes me just over four days to make that trip.
I had a friend who owned one in Los Angeles. Late 80's early 90's and we would cruise around in it. Hope Lewis is going great. It's been many years.
I had a chance to drive one of those about thirty years ago. Felt really weird, slow, rickety, barely any braking power. But it was still super fun. The one I drove was a '23 model with the canvas top on it.
Hearing that car reminds me of when I was a kid watching the Waltons
man.. my uncle had one of these when i was little, and took me for a ride in it a few times, can confirm its super confortable. its got a clown horn too. these things are awesome
Imagine how much fun it would be to see the freeway congested with a bunch of these at rush hour. Like Bumper Cars! No brakes.
It’s amazing that humans exist.
😎❤️
Thanks for the adventure!
my grandpas has a modtel t with the bumper seat in the back
Is it the Doctor Coupe ?
What, like a rumble seat?
@@julienielsen3746 thats what i meant, just used the wrong word lol
@@coltringcoltring7448 not sure, he passed away in 2020 (not directly VID related), and sold it shortly before he passed. If i had the money at the time i wouldve bought that shit just for the memories of him ;(
@@zombl337og I had to think about what it was called myself for a couple minutes. I just heard grandma on The Waltons asking John Boy if she could be the first to ride in the rumble seat of his car when he was working to get it.
We have a model T. It's a blast. We still have the wooden wheels. Mostly driving on dirt roads. Ours overheats quickly though. We never really go fast...
"Los clásicos no mueren" 💪🏼
"Classics never die" 💪🏼
Saludos desde Venezuela 🇻🇪
Best regards from Venezuela 🇻🇪
My Papaw (born 1918) told me a story. One of his dad's acquaintances owned a model T. Papaw, his dad, and several local men were riding with him into town. They came to a steep hill, and the owner made everyone get out and walk to the top because the car couldn't handle the extra weight.
Maybe that's why whenever Papaw test drove a car, he'd always test it on a hill. 😂
20hp and 45mph is a lot more than I expected it to have. Impressive
Wooden frame covered in steel . T ford light cheep. And very different . Epicyclic gearbox in the steering wheel . A crude sort of gearbox but loke an auto . Bands . Three peddles low hi and reverse ! Great fun .
The BEST WAY to describe Driving a Model T is to imagine sitting on an Aluminum Lawn Chair, in you Little Red Wagon you had a a Kid, then have someone push you down a bumpy hill while you try to steer.....
"We only got two speeds! Slow... and slower!"
Soy de Posadas Misiones Argentina supimos tener un Ford t de 1926 era una hermosura.
No air bags?
No stereo/radio?
No windows?
Henry Ford left a lot of work to do and made a mint!!!😮
Cut through the muck and the mud pretty well too.
That was before twin I beam, which gave you traction and steering in the pasture or ruts.
This thing, im told you sat on the gas tank.
My Mother drove a Model T when she was young. Mom was born in 1916 and died in 2004. Love you Mom.
I saw the full episode this taken from and what got me was even though the driver made so many comments about the sloppy steering but he kept turning loose of the wheel all together!
Immense skill. Ive switched to timed kick out because of inspiration from your vids and its worked out pretty good, gonna watch more content niw
Everytime I'm in my Dad's model T's I can't help but smile from ear to ear!
A real good childhood friend growing up, his grandpa used to make these things or replicas or whatever you call. It put together a few of them. I remember it's Grandpa used to give us a ride in the model t's They lived outside the small village in Northern Wisconsin So he could just take us on the Old country roads by the house so it wasn't a problem but man that thing was fun back then.
Good to see you are wearing protective glasses.
My Grandfather had a 1914 T. he would drive it on weekends. My brother has it now.
You sold me on “ no break at all “ part. Easy maintenance 🤙
The reason they had poor brakes is because the braking system was in the transmission and therefore only applied stopping power to the rear wheels.
90% of a car's braking power comes from the front.
Iv driven my father's a few times, they are a BLAST to drive! It similar to a riding mower, you adjust the throttle.. then let out on the clutch an off you go!! They are really fun on dirt roads!!
Looks like they finally got a windscreen for it. Moving up in the world! 😯
That thing looks like a total blast! Just think, if we would make (more) cars about like that, only with real brakes and modern controls, say fifty horsepower, fuel injection, and electronic ignition and such, but simple, reliable, and easy to work on. (Better tires!) Just basic transportation, say for in town, and local running around. Maybe some with a cargo bed on the back like a UTV side by side. Top speed around fifty or sixty, and make them for under $3000, I'll bet you would sell a lot of them. Of course, we'd have to get rid of the EPA, and the DOT, but that would be a good idea anyway.😅
I wish you had tested the brakes. And maybe shown how it steers and goes threw corners. Uphill. Thats better way of showing how it drives.
But its a very enjoyable video. Excellent video a beautiful sight to see it looks so elegant
My father once drove one of those down a Canadian mountain there was no road. He ended up in a logging camp and they couldn't believe he had come down the mountain in that car.
I got my dream car. A 1964 Chevy impala convertible. The car is no power steering, no power brakes, and it drives so odd. Do not take for granted the luxuries are most modern cars. Older cars are nice, but you can definitely tell that they’re old.
A lot of the old cars were like that we got a long fine with them. Wish I could get one just for going to the store and back.
Looks like FUN ❤
Some say they never stopped.
The Ford Model T along with the VW Beetle were amazing cars, and they were mass produced and affordable. The Model T cost around $300 100 years ago, which is about $5500 in today's money. The Beetle was just over a $1200 in the late 1940s, which is around $15K in today's money
The throttle is like an old tractor, one of mine has 3 gears and 3rd is "road gear" does maybe 10 mph and it was terrifying the first time i took it down the road for about 5 minutes then got comfy.
Awesome Video!😊
legend has it they are still rolling to a stop
"So much for this automobile of your's. If this is the future; god help us all!"
John Marston~
Awesome! Think, them boys use the dart around chasing each other and shooting at each other in those things over moonshine in the city in the middle of the day lol
Nice in mid Oregon in the wide open space I seen a guy just like this just touring along 🇺🇸
I have never owned a Model T, but I have worked on them and driven them. No you can't drive them in most traffic. But driven the way they were designed to be driven, they are way safer than any EV, and any car with a driver interference system, that can actually take control of the vehicle away from the driver. And yes, Model Ts do have brakes. The main brake is on the transmission, not the wheels, but it does work. It is perfectly adequate for the speeds a Model T is capable of. It also has a hand operated parking brake system, using drums on the rear wheels. I never felt the least bit uncomfortable driving a Model T. As for its top speed, things would be so much safer if all cars had much lower top speeds.
This is the number one selling car ever no ever got hurt in the 1920 with them.
Remembering a book on the Model T. You don't need a speedometer. At 25 mph, the fender shakes. At 35 mph, something else that I can't remember shakes. At 45 mph, you shake.
I knew an old guy back in 1980 who said he and his mom and brother were on a drive back in the day. Brother was driving. Mom said "slow down! You must be going 25 mph!"
People forget what pioneers that first generation of cars and their drivers really were the same goes for the first airplanes and their pilots. Many wrote books to describe their ADVENTURE.
My grandmother learner to drive on one of these. She was born in 1904.
imagine seeing this in every highway road
It's good to see the younger generation driving and explaining how to drive one!
Instead of an old timer!
My dad, born in '23 had a car not much younger than that and he said it didn't have much in the way of brakes either. I have a photo of him and the car. It looks black only because of the black and white photo. But he said it was blue because he painted it, using a brush. Spray equipment wasn't available because it was expensive.
Practically no brakes -sees train tracks a quarter mile away.. "oh noo😮" 😂 cool car tho
A work of art ❤
My friend spent 3 months in a small boat. I met him at Oban and took him shopping in my car, he said moving at 45 mph felt frightening!
Thank you Sir for the Sunday service. Working on becoming member of church. Last year started a construction company and masonry. (Not the free ones) The US dollar is not very valuable these days. Have to pay my brother or I'll be working for peanuts at some rathole. DEUS VULT!
Gorgeous engineering
You say its not usable in modern traffic when people are out here driving nissan altimas held together with duct tape and hope lmao
Going from horses to that must have been insane
Oh but there ARE brakes!
Of the three foot pedals one is brake, one is reverse, and one is low gear.
But if you get in a panic, just stomp on any two pedals at once.
It will stop you by locking up the planetary gear drive.
That's a great old early model T!
Please make another video showing folks more of how you start it and drive it.
The worst thing happens if that gets in a crash 💥
20hp in the 20s. And the trabant of the 1960s-90s had only 25~. Gotta love my east german cars
Agent Edgar Ross and Archer Fordham are on the way to get John Marston from the ferry.
- Blackwater, 1911, colored
Saw one last week, it was hotrodded tf out to be a drag car with insanely massive rear tires and a huge v8 AND it was road legal
i would take this over any Tesla
Despite Model Ts also being rather dangerous, fair enough lol
@@Isaac-ho8gh Tesla Is way more Dangerous too lithium battery can spotaneously combust explode and burn 4 days (it actually happened it's not made up) also software updates can lock you in
the model T shouldn't be treated like a car but a tractor
Idiot 😂