Crank Starting a 1916 Model T Ambulance

This is a video of me crank starting a 1916 WWI Model T ambulance at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome, www.pioneerflightmuseum.org. This particular vehicle does not have a starter motor and has to be crank started. It had been restored several years ago and then sat untouched, and then could not be started. I tweaked it and played with it and got it running. I have the hood removed in this video in case the engine needed attention. The crank starting procedure I used is one of the many safe crank starting methods.

[@CrazyTaylor94]

I'm sure heart attacks weren't a major problem back then. Everybody ate right and grew most of their food so seeing a +300lbs. person was a rare thing to see.

[@m173627]

@v8luver64 started in 30 seconds flat...not too shabby

[@rollingstopp]

why is the rescue called Ambulance vehicle

[@FireDropTechnologies]

that one is a 1914,

[@warrenmortensen3870]

Now if he'd just let it up into high gear once he got it moving; a lot of folks drive these things way too long in low gear.

[@TheAussieFloof]

i bet ya compared to these days a person with say a hart atack would have been a skeliton by the time that reached the hospatal lol (plz ecuse my bad spelling)