I had a 1941 FORD 15 or so years ago. Nice riding and running car with a flat head v-8. Only thing I hated about the car (beside the vapor locking in really hot weather) was the design of the ignition system. HORRIBLE!. Distributor had 2 sets of points in it and the coil was directly on top and it sat right behind the radiator! Had to carry a bushel basket full of coils with you at all times because they would burn out from all that heat from the radiator blowing on it. I also had a 1941 Plymouth and it was a much better car than the ford.

Very cool.

Maybe this has already been answered in the comments, but what is the max cruising speed? Can you hang out in the right lane on an interstate without becoming a major road hazard?

Nice

It is one of two Lincolns I need for my small car collection. This and the Mark 7 are my favorites

Very sweet ride , enjoyed the experience thanks

That's NO secret, simply syncromesh doing what is was designed to do!!!

I had a 40 Ford coupe that had a factory locking steering column, with an on -off ignition switch. You turn the key to unlock the steering push the start button though the switch up to start. LOL! 1940 Fords had sealed beam headlights and wing windows! New stuff then.

Ford built some Beautiful cars in the 1930s , the 1936 is definitely a sweet looking car.

Ford built some Beautiful cars in the 1930s , the 1936 is definitely a sweet looking car.

I think axel to front of the hood is more important. Super short hoods suggest a tiny engine

These transmissions were super slick with overdrive. I have had the good fortune to rebuild a couple of them. They are real works of art and really bring those old flatheads up to another level. Love your car.

Flathead is one of the the coolest sounding engines ever

Look at a XJ140... Lots of old cars have the long hood motif .... It's actually more a function of having the driver over the rear differential to balance out the weight of the engine and make the polar moment of inertia more Central on the frame to allow better handling and neutral response to rotation through corners.... Also a long Hood obviously from straight 8 engines back in the old days... But for the most part I would think the long front end like a C3/C3 Corvette or a S2000 Honda is strictly for handling🤡🤡

What is the dash to axle, what does that mean explain that.... Uhhh i just did .. DASH-TO-AXLE... You don't really need to explain it beyond that...

2:23. This shift pattern makes the most sense, because you’re in between 2-3, and 3-2 while driving. You only need 1 or R after coming to a stop, or dealing with parking..

Very interesting. I believe most of these were adopted by ford into there cars. As Henry wasn’t into changes but did so to stay competitive. Much like crediting ford with first v8. V8 were build by others in the teens but ford made flat head later which was compact etc. Thanks for the video.

This is hogwash

Instead of pausing , can't you just double clutch it and get the same affect?

I loved my 49 Ford f100 flathead v8 with a good old crashbox tranny.

Is it easy to do hill starts with this car?

SO COOL !! Love the sound of the old Ford Flathead V8’s !!

Just found this channel, SO cool. I love old Fords and this is just a treat ! It's nice to see younger (than me) people embrace the older stuff, especially in today's world of modern technology. I'm 62, and I remember my Dad talk about these older Fords which he also owned and loved. BTW, the under the hood shot is great! I've never seen this done before. Thank you !

Remove your emotions and try THINKING. You'll defeat their mind "control".

Henry probley did that steering wheel lock as a FU to Clyde. Imagine Henry Ford recieving a letter from Clyde saying he preferred to steal Fords.

Beautiful made Video

Very nice video! Are those stock mufflers? It sounds good.

I remember the ignition switch closed up in the film Paper Moon it was the same design.

The most famous movie smokable mishap I've ever seen was when The Dude in "The Big Lebowski," while driving his Ford Torino and listening to creedence Clearwater revival, drop the flaming joint on his crotch.

i dunno if it was mentioned in the video, but there is a good reason for the shift pattern. It places first and reverse on the same gate which makes it way easier to go rapidly between the 2. This may not seem important in the modern day, but if you have ever had to rock a vehicle out from being stuck, the reason for the decision to do it this way suddenly becomes very apparent. Also this pattern copies the pattern commonly used on column-mounted 3 speeds, which I believe came before floor shifters. It's really not as weird as it seems.

Only have to shift it long enough to get to the junk yard then go buy a dodge.

Very cool car. Loves this old flatheads What do they comfortably cruse at on the “highway”

What's interesting about that is it was an overused styling feature used in affordable personal coupes in the '70s that didn't necessarily have a lot of power (Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Cordoba, etc). That diminished the impact of this look for a time until it being mostly ised on import luxury cars (which remained RWD -- Mercedes, BMW) returned it to having a sense of power and prestige.

I have one of the last non synchro 1st gear car and It's from 1991 😂. It has synhros on 2nd 3rd and 4th but not on 1st.

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I can say that the old style floor starter trucks were my favorite

Drove those old Fords. The older cars did not have a Synchromesh trans. All you had to do was double clutch them, especially the ones that had some miles on them. Down shift, same thing but watch down shifting to first when moving too fast.

Wow love your channel! I could listen to someone who is incredibly knowledgeable about this stuff explain it for hours. Also now currently searching for a mid 30’s ford

I had a 1947 Willy's Jeep CJ2A and it could pretty much climb trees

You either float into 1st gear or double clutch if you're going slow enough for first you can double clutch into 1st with no grind

Very american 3 speeds

ATTENTION CITIZENS: If you feel as though you couldn't figure all this out, on your own, in less than 5 minutes, please stay off the road. Driving requires thought, perception and dexterity. Figuring out how to shift a simple H-pattern 3 speed with reverse is about as easy as it gets. Don't believe me? Try driving (and starting) a model T sometime.

Thanks for the vid BUT... Really, there are people out there that don't know this!? I thought you were going into a talk about double clutching, as you did, but to have to explain simple shifting was hilarious. Some Dads have NOT been doing their jobs correctly, lol.

That’s a huge lie

What's shifting? what's a v8? -kids now

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My 1926 Chrysler Imperial 80 had manual timing advance with dual points with 3 high points on the distributor cam for its 6 cylinder engine. It also had a shifter lever lock but no lock on the ignition switch. BTW, according to the CCCA, a 38 Ford is not a Classic car.

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Clutches are for amateurs. And syncros just slow your shifts down. You should be able to downshift all the way using heel toe of your right foot, for the gas and the brake, never touching the clutch

Little tip for 8:42 - Try giving it some throttle with the foot off the clutch in neutral before shifting into 1st. (Imagine neutral is a gear as well, that often helps to understand the concept). It brings the transmission up to speed - and if you hit it right, you can just drop 1st straight in without any grind or hesitation. Granted, 2nd to 1st is the toughest shift. I've practiced by going certain speeds in certain gears and making a mental note of the engine noise (or tach reading in your case). Rev the engine to that point by memory (the faster you go, the higher the rev), and it matches close enough for the transmission to be happy :)