Top 4 Weird Model T Features!

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  • @karoshi42
    @karoshi42 8 місяців тому +4542

    "Sorry officer. I know I was going 26 in a 25. I was really seeing what she could do."

    • @bldontmatter5319
      @bldontmatter5319 8 місяців тому +115

      These can actually go 45 mph I believe

    • @whatta7793
      @whatta7793 7 місяців тому +156

      The Model T has a front-mounted 177-cubic-inch (2.9 L) inline four-cylinder engine, producing 20 hp (15 kW), for a top speed of 42 mph (68 km/h). According to Ford Motor Company, the Model T had fuel economy on the order of 13-21 mpg

    • @spudwickthrockmorton2112
      @spudwickthrockmorton2112 7 місяців тому +75

      @@whatta7793sounds like my neighbor’s civic

    • @furnacego2164
      @furnacego2164 7 місяців тому +12

      ​@@spudwickthrockmorton2112what did they do to their civic??

    • @Drago0900
      @Drago0900 6 місяців тому +31

      @@whatta7793A 2.9L making 20 horse is hilarious

  • @Greeko_Poloz
    @Greeko_Poloz 5 місяців тому +1236

    Going 45 miles an hour in that would be terrifying.

    • @bobman717
      @bobman717 5 місяців тому +69

      People used to die at 15 in those

    • @iflareman241
      @iflareman241 5 місяців тому +41

      Ironically, 45 was the claimed top speed for the mid 20s model ts

    • @katho8472
      @katho8472 5 місяців тому +27

      @@bobman717 You can die at 6 miles an hour in a car if you don't wear a seatbelt, and say, hit a wall straight on. No airbag will release at that speed, and without the seatbelt you can get such a hit in the head that you don't make it...

    • @maximusthezoura
      @maximusthezoura 4 місяці тому

      You realize you walk at 6 mph right​@@katho8472

    • @charliekennedy732
      @charliekennedy732 4 місяці тому +9

      Lmao, no you won't. Smh

  • @alg003
    @alg003 8 місяців тому +580

    Fun fact: Henry Ford was actually strongly against ending production of the model T and replacing it with something newer, and better. But eventually demand got so low from a lack of buyers who either already had one, or had something better, he was later forced too stop making it.

    • @tmaster3332
      @tmaster3332 7 місяців тому +41

      I believe his wife and son were the ones to finally sway him and thus, the Model A was born.

    • @TheOriginalJphyper
      @TheOriginalJphyper 6 місяців тому +24

      I wonder what it would look like if it had remained into production today.

    • @TheAnnoyingBoss
      @TheAnnoyingBoss 6 місяців тому +17

      That sucks i bet we could sell these bad boys for sport today lile hotcakes. Tbe global market way bigger. We go to aluminum wheels though im not a fan of his horsecarriage wood spoke old man tech. Get rid of the luggage on the side because we have too many carriage robbers these days. Bigger trunk

    • @mattrodgers4878
      @mattrodgers4878 6 місяців тому +43

      @@TheOriginalJphyperI have read lots of books about the early years of the auto industry. Many people say basically the same, Henry was a mechanical genius, but a lousy businessman. He was also a minimalist, he wasn’t interested in flashy or extravagant designs.
      if Henry had anything to say about the styling, it would look today exactly as it did then. As far as Henry was concerned, the had already built the perfect car. It was cheap to build, cheap to buy, reliable, and easy to maintain and fix. It was only until his stubbornness started hurting the bottom line that he finally decided to update his product.

    • @johnathanleonardo912
      @johnathanleonardo912 5 місяців тому +13

      He refused to innovate which allowed GM to takevoer as the number 1 auto manufacturer. Alfred Sloan was a Thorn in Henry Ford's side

  • @Uneedhelp91
    @Uneedhelp91 7 місяців тому +1520

    You can probably build one of these today with some metal, springs tires and an engine from harbor freight.

    • @RedDozer
      @RedDozer 7 місяців тому +116

      I think you probably can honestly

    • @TheChicagOP
      @TheChicagOP 7 місяців тому +83

      It'd probably be better too

    • @tmurph247
      @tmurph247 7 місяців тому +178

      Model T was only 22hp. Harbor freight has that twin cylinder 24 hp... yeah I could see this working.

    • @atomic_wait
      @atomic_wait 7 місяців тому +67

      Tony Stark built one from a BOX OF SCRAPS

    • @alecclarkson9053
      @alecclarkson9053 7 місяців тому +49

      My single cylinder Craftsman Riding mower has 21 HP, it's very possible.

  • @BlankBrain
    @BlankBrain 5 місяців тому +230

    My grandfather took his father for a ride in a Model T in North Dakota. They got up to the unheard of speed of 25 MPH. My great grandfather said the fence posts were going by like teeth on a comb!

    • @truckerray7533
      @truckerray7533 4 місяці тому +1

      Lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @finddeniro
      @finddeniro 4 місяці тому +4

      Memories...Smile at the Sky..

    • @Red-Magic
      @Red-Magic 3 місяці тому +1

      Teeth on a comb

  • @uncletim2021a-dz6zu
    @uncletim2021a-dz6zu 8 місяців тому +241

    Cooking down the road at 25mph , bumping on 24's

    • @TheAnnoyingBoss
      @TheAnnoyingBoss 6 місяців тому

      Jebediah isnt going to believe this worldly heathen futurism transportation

    • @staples138
      @staples138 6 місяців тому

      Not wrong

    • @Eralen00
      @Eralen00 5 місяців тому +9

      Original coka cola recipe sippin, wood wheels grippin

    • @chumbawaumbacumpa
      @chumbawaumbacumpa 5 місяців тому +6

      @@Eralen00The damsels won’t catch me slippin’ 😎

    • @Bob3519
      @Bob3519 5 місяців тому

      “I’m rollin’, they hatin’.

  • @luccahg
    @luccahg 5 місяців тому +190

    The narrower-than-some-bicycle tires will always be the strangest part to me

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 5 місяців тому +13

      there were no fat bike tires back then.

    • @subaruthug
      @subaruthug 5 місяців тому +50

      They came straight from wagons to automobiles, and this is a carry-over of the time.

    • @katho8472
      @katho8472 5 місяців тому +4

      My emergency tire on my '99 Toyota looks about the same. just all metal in the middle and no spikes :D

    • @Red-Magic
      @Red-Magic 3 місяці тому +6

      You wouldn't want big tires, that thing would struggle with those. Not just the weight of them, but also it already has so little HP it needs all the cutting ability it can get through mud and snow

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 3 місяці тому +3

      @@Red-Magic those were in the mid 20 HP range so what really mattered was rolling resistance... and the right gears in the transmission. That engine also had a lot of torque for its size so worked out well. BTW, they came with a variety of rim sizes over the years... 21 - 24 inch as I recall. The tread was 3" - 3.5" depending on front or rear and the year. These were called "ballon tires" because they had an inner tube to hold the air, which gave a much better ride than wooden carriage wheels.

  • @Seriona1
    @Seriona1 6 місяців тому +326

    My favorite flex of the T is that it can use any fuel as long as it's not mixxed.

    • @strana6875
      @strana6875 5 місяців тому +10

      What, like switch from diesel to normal gasoline? Or just different levels of octane?

    • @Seriona1
      @Seriona1 5 місяців тому +91

      @@strana6875 not sure about diesel but in the T, you have to make sure the tank is empty but if gas is too much, you can put Kerosene, Ethanol, or Benezene.

    • @strana6875
      @strana6875 5 місяців тому +6

      @@Seriona1 ohh, that's cool!

    • @xhell247x7
      @xhell247x7 5 місяців тому +7

      ​@@Seriona1 and that's another feature I wish cars still had today

    • @iFixJunk
      @iFixJunk 5 місяців тому +8

      ​@@Seriona1If it ran on kerosene, it should run on diesel...

  • @Bob3519
    @Bob3519 5 місяців тому +30

    Everyday at the Henry Ford Museum in Deerfield MI , the set out the parts to build a Model T. Visitors can work on putonghua it together. You don’t need to be a member of the UAW either! 😊

    • @Joker4205
      @Joker4205 19 днів тому

      I think you mean visitors can work on putting it together. Putonghua is not even a word in the English language.

  • @20tea
    @20tea 8 місяців тому +68

    Those rims are huge! Way ahead of the trend.

    • @davidcantwell2489
      @davidcantwell2489 2 місяці тому +1

      The greater the diameter, the easier it rolled. Look at wagon, buggy, stagecoach wheels. the narrower the tire* the less power needed to turn the wheel.
      * the steel band around wagon, buggy, & stagecoach wheels was called the tire.

  • @finddeniro
    @finddeniro 4 місяці тому +13

    In the 1990s..I saw an " Old Guy " driving one...He was laughing his arse off ..with Memories..

  • @JustWasted3HoursHere
    @JustWasted3HoursHere 5 місяців тому +15

    The design is actually quite clever. For example it doesn't require a fuel pump because the carb is fed by gravity. It is ultra easy to work on too,* by necessity since there were very few repair shops at the beginning. Blacksmiths around the country gradually converted to repair shops and/or dealerships since the number of horses being used began to steadily drop after the introduction of the automobile.
    * Driving it, however, is quite an experience! One does not just jump in the driver's seat and take off like you can in a modern car. Many things do not operate automatically such as timing advance, and the gear shifting is weird.

    • @the-chillian
      @the-chillian 2 місяці тому +3

      "Doesn't require a fuel pump" unless you need to drive it up a hill steep enough to put the carb on a level with the tank. Then you have to take it up in reverse.

    • @JustWasted3HoursHere
      @JustWasted3HoursHere 2 місяці тому +1

      @@the-chillian I've actually heard that before. Clever.

  • @bobcooper82
    @bobcooper82 6 місяців тому +153

    Still better than a cyber truck

    • @Vegas-t4l
      @Vegas-t4l 5 місяців тому +7

      Thats a little bit of an overstatement

    • @justins7796
      @justins7796 5 місяців тому +8

      underrated comment

    • @SheepMan420
      @SheepMan420 5 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely

    • @CreeplayEU
      @CreeplayEU 5 місяців тому +12

      @@Vegas-t4l nah, that car is 100 years old and has less rust than some cybertrucks lol

    • @Vegas-t4l
      @Vegas-t4l 5 місяців тому

      @@CreeplayEU true, and I’m not gonna try to argue about it cuz I’m too tired

  • @turinturambar8622
    @turinturambar8622 6 місяців тому +20

    I've got to get my '29 Model A running again, such a beautiful car ut it's way

    • @spvillano
      @spvillano 2 місяці тому

      Revalved or using a fuel additive?

    • @turinturambar8622
      @turinturambar8622 2 місяці тому

      @@spvillano just non ethanol gas

  • @thesturmvogel6359
    @thesturmvogel6359 5 місяців тому +57

    You actually dip the tanks to see how much fuel you have
    Me, a commercial pilot: haha yeah guys so primitive hahahahaha

  • @greggabel7238
    @greggabel7238 Місяць тому +3

    My dad restored a 1922 Ford Model T convertible. He bought it inoperable when it was not even 50 years old. My dad still has it and it is fully restored and driveable at 102 years old

  • @mavixrox1657
    @mavixrox1657 8 місяців тому +94

    I wish I could disconnect my speedometer... what a great feature!

    • @midiskyline
      @midiskyline 8 місяців тому +4

      Just disconnect the abs sensor lol

    • @JackFletcher-s1p
      @JackFletcher-s1p 7 місяців тому +5

      This description of Ts were early Ts, my 26 T roadster has 2 doors, gas tank up front under the windshield, electric start and hand crank, no speedometer. Drive em!

    • @AiOinc1
      @AiOinc1 6 місяців тому

      You can if you don't mind doing actual work on your car. In many older cars it's cable driven from the transmission, just pull the cable.

    • @SewingBoxDesigns
      @SewingBoxDesigns 6 місяців тому

      Yep, trans cable. Now if I can just convince my mechanic to get under there and reconnect it after the tranny work. 🙄 Good thing there's an app for speed.

    • @skyler9988
      @skyler9988 6 місяців тому

      ABS sensor or the driveshaft speed sensor, depending on what vehicle you have

  • @billyethridge1558
    @billyethridge1558 5 місяців тому +8

    Grandma Walton told Olivia, “slow down, you’re doing 22mph”

  • @kittymervine6115
    @kittymervine6115 2 місяці тому +3

    MY mother, who is age 90.... remembers in the 1940's, her father only had a Model T! She was so ashamed. But his car died, and it was WWII, and all he could get was a Model T. Then her mother became ill and she went to live with her aunt in NY state, and after her mother was better her father drove the T from Baltimore to Peekskill, and then loaded her up and back again! To this day she will tell anyone how horrific that drive home was!!

  • @Zaltic
    @Zaltic 6 місяців тому +27

    Police would probably only rely on visual estimation. Moving radar wasn't a thing until the 40s

    • @Busterkeatonrules
      @Busterkeatonrules 5 місяців тому +8

      One common way for police officers to catch speeders back in the day was to stand by a milestone, pocket-watch in hand, and keep an eye on the previous milestone. If an approaching motorist covered this distance too quickly, the officer would signal for him to stop, and then write a ticket.

    • @bobbing4snapples
      @bobbing4snapples Місяць тому

      ​@@Busterkeatonrulesthat's still the most common way in Pennsylvania. the state Police are the only ones who can run radar (town cops can sometimes get special permission from the state Police but it's not common) You will often see sets of lines painted on the road for clocking speeders

  • @matthewwalker9256
    @matthewwalker9256 6 місяців тому +21

    I love that not only are you sitting on an eight gallon bomb but that you’ve also got a flaming stick on the floor too. Awesome videos.

    • @baymechanic1009
      @baymechanic1009 6 місяців тому +1

      The floor is also wood and will turn into flaming sticks :edit (on most years of model T the entire body structure behind the metal and the seat frames is also wood) they started making the body with a metal structure the year they decided that having the tank be above your knees was better than under your butt! (1926-27)

    • @AnarexicSumo
      @AnarexicSumo 5 місяців тому

      Not really different than modern cars except it lacks a fuel gage and modern cars the fill is off the side.

    • @Slyfoxx
      @Slyfoxx 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@AnarexicSumoNot really true though. In the T you're quite literally sitting _on_ the fuel tank, whereas most modern cars have the tank located between the rear wheels, although there's some variation. But it's no longer located directly underneath the driver's seat or any seat really, as the tank tends to be closer to the trunk or hood rather than the middle where the seats are.

    • @derekheim8172
      @derekheim8172 5 місяців тому +2

      The Fiero had a 9 gallon tank between the seats!

    • @matthewwalker9256
      @matthewwalker9256 5 місяців тому +1

      @@derekheim8172 I’d rather be hit in the model t than a fiero

  • @keithdenyer3937
    @keithdenyer3937 5 місяців тому +17

    Then the pedals in the wrong order and half way up for one gear? and oh and the brake lever which i think was also neutral. And choke in the grill ! Advance timing is on the steering. How so many people drove them is a mystery.

    • @SquishyZoran
      @SquishyZoran 4 місяці тому +2

      It was the pedal on the right was the brake, the middle was the reverse and the one on the left is how you moved in for 1st, out for second and in between would be neutral. Pulling the hand brake halfway would also put it in neutral.

    • @andrewstoakes8034
      @andrewstoakes8034 12 днів тому

      Don't you have to push down the pedal for gear 1 so hard it gives you a cramp.

    • @keithdenyer3937
      @keithdenyer3937 12 днів тому

      @@andrewstoakes8034 probably. Such an odd system.

  • @brentworls8509
    @brentworls8509 8 місяців тому +28

    One door. One color.

    • @handsomejackcb5083
      @handsomejackcb5083 8 місяців тому +15

      " they can have any color they like...as long as its black".

    • @danielhomant2832
      @danielhomant2832 7 місяців тому +1

      Model T was actually available in several vibrant colors from the factory. Black was the only color available for only a portion of its 11 years of production.

    • @Lights_of_Silver
      @Lights_of_Silver 7 місяців тому +2

      ​@@danielhomant2832 but this one is 109 years old so it probably is from 1915, did they only have black as a option in that period? Genuinely curious

    • @danielhomant2832
      @danielhomant2832 7 місяців тому +4

      @@Lights_of_Silver I believe that year it was only available in black.
      From what I remember, they started out with colors but then went to all black for several reasons and only offered colors late in production again to help drive the failing sales.
      I don't remember well what years were the transitions.

    • @Lights_of_Silver
      @Lights_of_Silver 7 місяців тому +1

      @@danielhomant2832 oh thanks!

  • @engineerinhickorystripehat
    @engineerinhickorystripehat 4 місяці тому +3

    Don't forget getting a" free start" once in a while

  • @HATECELL
    @HATECELL 2 місяці тому +2

    That dipstick reminds me of the Trabant, where one of the options was a fuel cap with an integrated dip stick

  • @fudgerounds91
    @fudgerounds91 5 місяців тому +15

    The implication that you could even get one of those things fast enough to even get a ticket is hilarious.

  • @AnAntiqueLady
    @AnAntiqueLady 7 місяців тому +6

    Best looking car I’m my opinion

    • @nos9784
      @nos9784 5 місяців тому

      Na, that's the Citroen DS. Sorry :D
      Or maybe a caddilac convertible.
      This car is number 3, though :)
      Followed by the volvo 240.

  • @traviscbeam
    @traviscbeam 5 місяців тому +5

    I love it! The gas gauge!! Awesome, they were learning while they were going.

  • @rustyking8783
    @rustyking8783 Місяць тому +1

    One of my favorite old pictures is a horse pulling one out from being stuck in the mud.

  • @johnwang9914
    @johnwang9914 3 місяці тому +1

    The fuel level of commercial airliners are often confirmed with a dipstick before takeoff. The dipstick measure is still considered more reliable than a float measure, it's just less convenient.

  • @cgwworldministries83
    @cgwworldministries83 7 місяців тому +17

    With a top speed of 38mph in second gear high, you're not getting pulled over.

    • @Independentfellow
      @Independentfellow 5 місяців тому +3

      Because nobody could catch you?

    • @cgwworldministries83
      @cgwworldministries83 5 місяців тому

      ​@@IndependentfellowLolz

    • @Exis247
      @Exis247 5 місяців тому +1

      They could never catch up to you.

    • @katho8472
      @katho8472 5 місяців тому +1

      25 in the school zone...

  • @DavidCurryFilms
    @DavidCurryFilms Місяць тому

    Yhye snowmobile track modification was my favourite feature.

  • @mclarenscca
    @mclarenscca 6 місяців тому +1

    Always wanted a model T or model A!

  • @summerfawnlightfeather6551
    @summerfawnlightfeather6551 Місяць тому

    I remember seeing these cars on the roadways when I was a child
    My pawpaw owned a truck ...the front of the truck looked much like this one...the bed of the truck was made of wood planks and the sides look like fencing
    I remember setting in the back holding what ever mawmaw or pawpaw purchased in town
    Life was so simple back then

  • @f1rst_pancake
    @f1rst_pancake 7 місяців тому +3

    Honestly those cars look cool. B)

  • @Monkeyjelly
    @Monkeyjelly 5 днів тому

    I’m sorry but I can’t with this car, I love the grocery shop video 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Herowebcomics
    @Herowebcomics 4 місяці тому

    Wow!
    Cars have come so far since then!😮

  • @Synasth3sia
    @Synasth3sia 5 місяців тому

    Words cannot describe how much I would love to just have one of these in good condition to just drive around

  • @VentiVonOsterreich
    @VentiVonOsterreich 2 місяці тому

    "Number Ford" bro that was clever

  • @Opawesum
    @Opawesum 2 місяці тому

    Once the speedometer was optional. Now, on certain vehicles, it’s hardwired not to go over a certain speed.

  • @aliadam575
    @aliadam575 4 місяці тому

    🇺🇸🍻🇺🇸 Old Henry would be proud, thing is still running & was quite ahead of it's time IMHO.....

  • @gemmaguenther5578
    @gemmaguenther5578 4 місяці тому

    So many interesting details! It’s my dream to own a car like this one day.

  • @NunYabidness-e1j
    @NunYabidness-e1j 2 місяці тому

    When that vehicle came out its competition on the road was Horse and Buggy there was no speed limits because they originally didn't go to kuvh faster than 20

  • @alexandersimpson3638
    @alexandersimpson3638 5 місяців тому +1

    It's also needs skills akin to patting your head and rubbing ya stomach to actually drive it. 😂

  • @jwilkers1
    @jwilkers1 2 місяці тому

    fun fact those tires are slick af

  • @jasonotero3686
    @jasonotero3686 5 місяців тому

    We need this to come back

  • @samuraiS30v
    @samuraiS30v 8 місяців тому +16

    Hit the horn!!!!!

  • @mikechevreaux7607
    @mikechevreaux7607 5 місяців тому +3

    Another Video Shows How Difficult It Was To Operate!
    Would Be No Need For Any Anti Theft Device!

    • @AI.Overlord.X
      @AI.Overlord.X 5 місяців тому +1

      Even if it were easy to operate, nobody is taking that 😅

  • @icillay
    @icillay 8 місяців тому +6

    How fast was I going? Umm, I dunno, seven?

    • @TheAnnoyingBoss
      @TheAnnoyingBoss 6 місяців тому +1

      "Officer there used to be a time in this country when there was no speed limit gestapo"
      I mean, thank you for your service officer

  • @Mojova1
    @Mojova1 7 місяців тому +1

    Yes. Really CRAZY features.

  • @songjunejohnlee2113
    @songjunejohnlee2113 4 місяці тому

    Nice quirks and features

  • @kellyvcraig
    @kellyvcraig 5 місяців тому

    About six decade back, a friend was selling his car. He advertised it as having four disc brakes, a four on the floor and bucket seats. People were surprised to see one of these.

    • @rupe53
      @rupe53 5 місяців тому

      there were no brakes on the front wheels

    • @kellyvcraig
      @kellyvcraig 5 місяців тому

      @@rupe53, hey, it was sixty years ago.

  • @AppalachianAmericanWhitey
    @AppalachianAmericanWhitey 2 місяці тому +1

    Believe it or not, even in 2024, we check trains fuel levels by sticking the tank before fueling

  • @juliocesarchavezpedroza9384
    @juliocesarchavezpedroza9384 5 місяців тому

    We beating Jeremia in the horse race with this one 🔥🔥🔥

  • @Always_Bored96
    @Always_Bored96 6 місяців тому

    Man i miss these days. Never lived in them but seem like better times

  • @scotpens
    @scotpens 27 днів тому

    Another odd (by today's standards) feature of the Model T was that none of its three foot pedals was the accelerator. One pedal was the brake, another shifted the 2-speed transmission between low and high gear, and the third was for reverse. Engine speed was controlled by a lever on the steering column.

  • @Paradigmfusion
    @Paradigmfusion 2 місяці тому

    even had the arm breaker crank. (dont want that thing getting away from you when turning that engine over)

  • @RiggyRonnie
    @RiggyRonnie 4 місяці тому

    Imagine getting a speeding ticket in a Ford Model T 😂

  • @orlock20
    @orlock20 4 місяці тому

    They sold for under $5,000 in today's money. Brake lights were optional. There were kits where you can jack up the car, remove the wheel that would spin, hook a pulley belt to it and another device such as a table saw.

  • @gregwesterman2115
    @gregwesterman2115 5 місяців тому

    But. Back in the day, that was the latest in technology. It would be a blast cruising around in one of those.
    My nephew in Florida works as a mechanic at a dealership. An old man brought in an original '34 Chevy for a trade in. He went to the bank on his lunch break and bought it. Drove it home after work that day. LMAO

  • @Pinotki
    @Pinotki 6 місяців тому

    Definitely buying one 🔥

  • @sevenowls7776
    @sevenowls7776 5 місяців тому

    An old boy once told me that if you welded up the epicyclic gearing the engine was dandy for use in a boat.

  • @bretta3
    @bretta3 Місяць тому

    Here’s a fact about the model T. The steel that Ford used to build the bodies was the best steel available at the time, it was also thick. The result is that these cars don’t rust away into nothing. They will get a coat of iron oxide on them and then that layer protects the rest of the metal there are model Ts still sitting out in fields with complete bodies on them.

  • @gar6446
    @gar6446 5 місяців тому +1

    So the pedal arrangement isn't a crazy enough feature for you ?
    If stick ahift is considered an anti-theft device, a Model T is unstealable

  • @johnpoole7327
    @johnpoole7327 5 місяців тому +1

    Early on you could get dark blue or dark green. Ford found out black was 10 dollars less per drum. Next year they were all black. Check the facts on that, it was printed as trivia in an ad for the Henry ford museum in Detroit. I do not swear it is a fact. If you get a chance it is worth the trip. Check 1st, the rest of Detroit is closed.

  • @TMarkLenthall
    @TMarkLenthall 5 місяців тому +3

    They are great off roads, good ground clearance and the thin tyres cut through the mud and snow to the firm surface.

    • @jamesrecknor6752
      @jamesrecknor6752 5 місяців тому +1

      Yes, in fact many were converted to tractor use.

  • @rasmuswellejus
    @rasmuswellejus 2 місяці тому

    I’ve never driven a model t but I have tried a model a and that’s already back to basics but this it something else 😅

  • @Lmohs-02
    @Lmohs-02 2 місяці тому

    someone should build one of these from a tool store like harbor freight and make it a youtube series and drop merch of it.

  • @DrahcirSmada
    @DrahcirSmada 4 місяці тому

    Yeah safe to say cars didn't have "features" back then it was just enough to make it functional and thats it

  • @Fadyelkedwarny4560
    @Fadyelkedwarny4560 5 місяців тому

    I want people to make car like this, but actually drivable like with a normal manual and works

  • @ilive4d80s6
    @ilive4d80s6 5 місяців тому

    The good Ole days.

  • @tiredofliars
    @tiredofliars 5 місяців тому

    My father, who was spoiled, was given and burned out three of these when he was sixteen in 1934. They were old and used cars by then, but still!

  • @RexDogPets
    @RexDogPets 4 місяці тому

    I had a t bucket and it had no doors and no gas gauge so I had the stick and learned fast every 100 miles on road trips to look for a gas station!

  • @brs690
    @brs690 Місяць тому

    Fuel trucks still is a wood stick in the most technologically advanced military in the world.

  • @Melonplayground_vids74
    @Melonplayground_vids74 2 місяці тому

    "There's a snake in my boot" ahh car 💀💀💀💀

  • @DilliganGames
    @DilliganGames 4 місяці тому

    I mean I didn't know anything about this car, but still enjoyed this info anyway lmao

  • @HellbirdIV
    @HellbirdIV 2 місяці тому

    Frankly I just expected the Model T to not have a trunk at all. Carrying everything on the outside or in the seat seemed like the only option.

  • @TrickyMickTrucking
    @TrickyMickTrucking 5 місяців тому +8

    Okay, I want to see the other guy that commented build one from harbor freight parts.

  • @spvillano
    @spvillano 2 місяці тому

    A car whose starter broke more arms than Guido and Giuseppe's collection service.

  • @sackthing986
    @sackthing986 5 місяців тому

    What are the logistics of engine swapping one of these with a high performance bike engine? Then adding a turbo

  • @AbdulGabagool83
    @AbdulGabagool83 5 місяців тому

    Bruh would love to have one of these in GTA, and shooting the fuel tank in the seat sends pedestrians flying

  • @blazeorangeandcamo
    @blazeorangeandcamo 5 місяців тому +1

    I wish Ford would bring these back. I would buy one.

    • @AI.Overlord.X
      @AI.Overlord.X 5 місяців тому +1

      You can buy one now though..

    • @blazeorangeandcamo
      @blazeorangeandcamo 5 місяців тому

      @@AI.Overlord.X You mean an original?

    • @MrSheckstr
      @MrSheckstr 5 місяців тому

      @@blazeorangeandcamo you can get model T era kits ….. i know one guy who made a steamer from a kit ….. he hauls around a kettlecorn cooker trailer with it

    • @blazeorangeandcamo
      @blazeorangeandcamo 5 місяців тому

      @@MrSheckstr I've only seen kits to build a T bucket. But as far as any kit car goes, I'd rather not invest a lot of time and money into a project only to end up having to deal with titling and registration and insurance woes after it is complete. I am thinking something more along the lines of the Shay Model A. A factory built era vehicle ready to drive.

  • @Iowa599
    @Iowa599 4 місяці тому

    You can disconnect the speedo cable on any car that has a mechanical speedometer.

  • @Jon-k8z
    @Jon-k8z 4 місяці тому

    Thin Lizzy - The boys are back

  • @aldeleo2047
    @aldeleo2047 4 місяці тому

    The floorboard is the crate the transmission was delivered to the factory in

  • @jeremyblade7561
    @jeremyblade7561 4 місяці тому

    Last time I saw a car like that the owner told a kid if he could start it from the driver's seat he can have it.
    I had to hold back a laugh as the kid searched for a keyhole and the guy twirled a crank handle.

  • @41PH4B3TS0UP
    @41PH4B3TS0UP 5 місяців тому

    Also came in any colour you wanted

  • @lmora91
    @lmora91 7 місяців тому +5

    Are those tires original😂

  • @skyscall
    @skyscall 4 місяці тому

    A fun fact: in 1908, a Model T cost $850. That’s about $25,000 in today’s money, the going price for an average economy car. The Model T lives on in spirit today, in the entire economy car market.

  • @stevematson4808
    @stevematson4808 5 місяців тому

    Don't forget that there's no lie gear, you would have to use the reverse gear

  • @mikaelfransson3658
    @mikaelfransson3658 Місяць тому +1

    If you want a company hold a few years! Don't think how to do it just Do It!

  • @Mainyehc
    @Mainyehc 5 місяців тому

    Odometer fraud wasn’t really a concern yet, either 😂

    • @tomwebster3636
      @tomwebster3636 5 місяців тому

      The spedo was a aftermarket add on

  • @stephenmadl5609
    @stephenmadl5609 3 місяці тому

    My grandpa's first car was a model T

  • @wailingalen
    @wailingalen 5 місяців тому

    And it's available in any color, as long as it's black

  • @terminallyonline5296
    @terminallyonline5296 2 місяці тому

    The measuring stick is called a dipstick!

  • @StephenCainNewman
    @StephenCainNewman Місяць тому

    You missed it. There was one more feature it also came with a set of wrenches 🔧 that would basically fit everything on it

  • @gracebarger2740
    @gracebarger2740 2 місяці тому

    Imagine only ever riding a horse then you get in one of those I wonder if it was scary or exhilarating

  • @nerdgirl4721
    @nerdgirl4721 5 місяців тому +1

    Ford sold a Fuel Stick

  • @causeimbatmaaan
    @causeimbatmaaan Місяць тому

    Those speedometers didn’t actually work past halfway because if you were doing 60MPH it meant you drove off the cliff…

  • @420planttechguy
    @420planttechguy 6 місяців тому

    As long as it has apple carplay, im chillin