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.
My grandfather has a 1927 model T, but with disk brakes and aluminium wheels, and drives it everywhere. Some of my favourite details are that the gas tank is below the front seat, and that the floor boards are made out of broken down shipping crates.
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. 😂
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.
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.😅
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 .
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
@@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.
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!!
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
You wanna see a death trap. Come see my daily driver, my 1978 CJ7. Though I use admit, new bushings all the way around would probably make the thing a lot safer than it is now!
For those wondering, the model T might have been slower than a horse and harder to use but when you where wearing a fancy suit and traveling to a important place it was much better to smell less like horse poop
The reason the brakes aren't like modern day breaks is because they weren't looking to drive 45, but more 10-15mph. It was a slower time, but the car was more comfortable than Riding A Horse!
As a Doctor Who fan... Seeing a Model T always gives me that moment of confusion - Is that Bessie!? (She was a Edwardian Siva Roadster kit-car from the 60s)
Ford ONLY built trucks for Commercial and military use, Craftsman sold bed kits which would void the warranty. Plus in some states you could loose your license and be arrested. 1908 Craftsmen was sued by Ford to selling to non-licensed mechanics tools. Studebaker came out with the pickup truck. Ford would fire any employee who modified their vehicle, including putting a pickup bed. Back then they had chain drive, the modern driveshaft used a form of a transmission. Sears Actually sold complete vehicle kits and an extensive firearms collection.
Other than shows and parades I think the only purpose for this kind of car nowadays would maybe come in handy if you live out on a farm maybe to drive around the farm it about matches the speed and horsepower of a farm tractor.
Ya don't get decent brakes for $600! No heater-Seatbelts-Starter-Cupholder- Have to build a fire under the engine in cold weather to heat the 50WT oil!!😮 My father would put a bad tire INSIDE a bad tire!!🤦 He said those were the good ol days!!😋
You could probably modernize these old vehicles to make them twice as fast and have a few more saftey/convince features. It would be sick to have a model t daily driver
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? 🤔
@@CarlSab9088 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
My grandfather has a 1927 model T, but with disk brakes and aluminium wheels, and drives it everywhere. Some of my favourite details are that the gas tank is below the front seat, and that the floor boards are made out of broken down shipping crates.
Growing up in Maine, my dad used to collect model T’s and restore them
I bet that was awesome to experience.
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...
rumor has it, he's still rolling down that road.
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. 😂
Soy de Posadas Misiones Argentina supimos tener un Ford t de 1926 era una hermosura.
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.
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.😅
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 .
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 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.
"This ride is absolutely terrifying but it's a comfy ride!"
It's full American made. It's a miracle it even runs.
the Model A was a huge improvement
No air bags?
No stereo/radio?
No windows?
Henry Ford left a lot of work to do and made a mint!!!😮
I mean, it was to assume the role a horse-driven buggy had. That probably didn't have those things either.
You sold me on “ no break at all “ part. Easy maintenance 🤙
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!!
How do you stop if there is no brakes?
Stop giving it gas
Foot break and yelling Yabadabadoo !!
Find a hill
Downshift
Jump out of the seat into a tuck and roll
This car has more power and speed than what most car drivers need or can control.
45mph!!!! Go Speed Racer GO!!!! 🤣☠️👍
My grandpa has one, and I remember it being such a bumpy ride that I felt sick
This is the number one selling car ever no ever got hurt in the 1920 with them.
My stepfather had one. '24 I think. Couldn't go uphill too steeply cause it would stall. Gravity fed gas. Gas tank was right behind you shoulder high.
Looks like FUN ❤
The throttle reminds me of old tractors
that voice you're doing should be considered a war crime
It's Blippi
That's his normal voice 😂
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
You wanna see a death trap. Come see my daily driver, my 1978 CJ7. Though I use admit, new bushings all the way around would probably make the thing a lot safer than it is now!
You should try an engine swap or so it’s got a v8
No
Yeah
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
So how do you break?
I think he means that there are breaks but they are very weak
Brake and brakes!
Use the Flintstone method. Fred can give you some pointers.
@@nickpalance3622Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet ...
@@michaelt.anderson4430 until it breaks
Gone are the days when I knew someone who had driven them.
For those wondering, the model T might have been slower than a horse and harder to use but when you where wearing a fancy suit and traveling to a important place it was much better to smell less like horse poop
my grandpa would be NUTS watching this
This he’s a very similar setup to my lawn tractor
You need to find a dirt road cuz that's what was more common during it's time. Roads were designed for horses back then.
I would really like to have one of those.
Dude. Idea. You should collect every ford and show the evolution of the motor car
Damn bro got the whip 💀
The reason the brakes aren't like modern day breaks is because they weren't looking to drive 45, but more 10-15mph. It was a slower time, but the car was more comfortable than Riding A Horse!
LIke I said about my 1985 Honda Rebel, beats walking.
Awesome Video!😊
... "so they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly, Hills that is, swimming pools, movie stars"... 😝
The second I see a Ford Model T, I think of Laurel and Hardy. You just expect something comical/disastrous to happen.
As a Doctor Who fan... Seeing a Model T always gives me that moment of confusion - Is that Bessie!? (She was a Edwardian Siva Roadster kit-car from the 60s)
Still cool
The crumple zone is:
1) the glass in your face when you fly through the front window.
2) everything else it crushes on collision
3) your answer here.
Also fun fact, you will be impaled on the stick holding up the steering wheel
As terrifying as 75 in my 1978 monte...I get it
If i needed a car desperately and found a woeking model t for chewp on marketplace, i would absolutely snag it up
The ppl that drive these in my area are nuts
To be fair, this car should be compared with a horse-drown carriage NOT with today's cars!
get the stopping stick fast !!
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG!!❤❤❤❤
I'd like to know what it's like driving a 1938 Rolls Royce Wraith, the car Charlie Manx drives in *NOS4A2.*
"Give me a horse any day"
John Marston.
That red SUV is always in the video im starting to think its the CIA!
I didn't know it was this fast.
There were no brakes because the rough terrain was enough to stop the vehicle.
The stones will cry out
Ford ONLY built trucks for Commercial and military use, Craftsman sold bed kits which would void the warranty. Plus in some states you could loose your license and be arrested. 1908 Craftsmen was sued by Ford to selling to non-licensed mechanics tools. Studebaker came out with the pickup truck.
Ford would fire any employee who modified their vehicle, including putting a pickup bed.
Back then they had chain drive, the modern driveshaft used a form of a transmission.
Sears Actually sold complete vehicle kits and an extensive firearms collection.
Fun fact you can disconnect the speedometer with a lever
A toy from my childhood😊
To think there was a time this was the cutting edge of human advancements.
It's insane nowadays.
45mph? That is nearly the speed limit on sesnon boulevard 😊
Happy bday🎉🎉
Other than shows and parades I think the only purpose for this kind of car nowadays would maybe come in handy if you live out on a farm maybe to drive around the farm it about matches the speed and horsepower of a farm tractor.
sounds like going 21mph on a bicycle
I've seen people, recently, daily these things.
This thing is definitely safer than KEI CAR 😂😂
If the Model T came out today, it would only cost $2,000-3,000!!!!
A car: 🤓
A horse carriage: 🗿
Back in my day ah car 👴🏻
Ya don't get decent brakes for $600!
No heater-Seatbelts-Starter-Cupholder-
Have to build a fire under the engine in
cold weather to heat the 50WT oil!!😮
My father would put a bad tire INSIDE a bad tire!!🤦
He said those were the good ol days!!😋
Tennessee and Vermont is 45 mph states, you should get along just fine 😂😂😂
You could probably modernize these old vehicles to make them twice as fast and have a few more saftey/convince features. It would be sick to have a model t daily driver
No dumbass..jus no😅
Inpracticle?
sure
but boy is it cool looking
The rich people in Jamestown drive around in these all day long, but they don't mind the lack of brakes since they don't mind running over peasants.
If you go down a hill and reach 88 miles an hour you could go back in the future .of course you would need the Henry Ford Flux compaster..😊
Fun fact before they founded quantas a group of people drove from one side of Australia to the other and almost died multiple times
C. Mongomery Burns be like. Ahh hoy hoy
Do a "model t in the hood" video please!
sometimes we forget what "horsepower" means, 20 horsepower is NOT too little power.
I heard a chirp when you hit 2nd gear
It's like dri v ing an old farmal b tractor
You sound like you'd be scared on a vespa
He sounds like he's trying the clench the seat right up inside of him
I bet that was the horn on the left side of the steering column...like a black ball...aaahhhuugggaaa
Elle tient la route la grand mère 💙🤍❤
My favorite car to drive is very drivable if you have the balls to piss off impatient people
I'd still drive it regardless.
I want one
🪖⛑️ I would wear a helmet. Safety first.
I really want to own a model t
I mean, he's 100% right.
Interesting 😅
Ill never understand driving a vehicle made to go like 10 mph with modern vehicles around
Doesn't seem like weve made much prpgress. Looks nicer than what i drive