Driving a Ford Model T Is a Lot Harder Than You'd Think! We Tried It

[@n9nex19]

Stick shift driver: Ha! You drive automatic? That's easy! Model T drivers: _Amateurs_

[@emileponcelet3439]

AppleRain stick shift is alien tech for most Americans

[@evilemoji420]

Horse riders: "yee haw"

[@albertweedsteinthethuggeni7797]

@@emileponcelet3439 no, for sports cars with both options more people in the states pick the manual one, this is a myth

[@emileponcelet3439]

Albert Einstein sports cars have buttons to push not really a stick and how many people do u think have sportd card? 0.o

[@albertweedsteinthethuggeni7797]

@@emileponcelet3439 m2 competition? 718 gt4? Aston martin old vantage? Mustang?

[@LGLFanTeam12]

When i googled "Benefits of driving a manual transmission", one of them said "you can drive any car". This car is one hella exception.

[@keisuketakahasi4584]

most people probably dont even know how to start it

[@algrayson8965]

Keisuke Takahasi, takes 5 minutes to learn.

[@agoradacerto]

That's like have a car that does what you want to do the time you want it.

[@bouncyhousestudios9421]

But you’re not gonna drive every car anyways Imo the only benefit is a thief 8/10 times won’t know how to drive it

[@williamgomez5876]

this car is like a tractor easy to drive once you get the hang of it. I've been in a old tractor woth the same throttle.

[@Movie_Games]

She didn't explain how the clutch works. :-(

[@nashooo5903]

the pedal has 3 positions: you press it all the way down to engage 1st gear, the center position keeps the car in neutral, an releasing the pedal engages the 2nd gear.

[@dasboot211221]

Nashoo O neat.

[@phillip_iv_planetking6354]

She's a Woman what do you expect?

[@tacotuesday2381]

@@phillip_iv_planetking6354 for her to stay in the kitchen and make me a damn pie

[@SajidWaikhom]

@Arturo Ordaz 'women'

[@SteelKatanas]

Beautiful piece of history and engineering, those details are gorgeous.

[@movingforward9555]

+Patrick12 My thoughts exactly.

[@bryanmartinez6600]

drcadillac needs a turbo

[@Klobbb]

The weird thing is that this "vehicle" breaks down less than a Ford car today, haha!

[@EragonSuperM]

Than any car really, not just a Ford

[@jxsilicon9]

TheLegend27 Mechanical of course last longer.

[@JJs_playground]

Nice. *Doug Demuro* should review this car, for its quirks and features

[@BeatmakerFish]

and infotainment

[@realneontv]

Jameel Ja when I saw this in my recommended page I thought it was his video for a second lol

[@JJs_playground]

Neon TV lol

[@johncarlofernandez2698]

If doug had to review this car the video will only be 10 minutes long

[@mgm553]

Doug Dimadome

[@moronmonkey1]

I can’t believe the video of how rugged it is. By the look of it the car seems like it would be very delicate

[@paulallen8109]

Actually the "tin lizzy" had a habit of breaking down. But part of its simplicity also meant it was easy to fix using really simple tools. If something broke it was simple to fix on the roadside. Since all parts were standardized (the real invention behind the model T) all spare parts were easily exchangeable between different cars and you could buy or barter spare parts almost anywhere.

[@renegade637]

@@paulallen8109 I had to do a backwards search for "tin lizzy" before I realized it was another name for the Model T. Mind you, it's "tin lizzie". I searched for "tin lizzy" and one of the top results was a rock band called Thin Lizzy.

[@drag7703]

Back then roads were bad, so the cars needed to be able to get over rough terrain

[@SS-du7tr]

@@renegade637 "the" rock band Thin Lizzy.

[@skylerbehunin7777]

Back in those days they made things to last and take a beating

[@brodank]

You forgot to mention the FUNNEST part, Crank starting one and Manual wiper blades! My grandpa had many Model T's when i was a kid in the 1980's, my job was to work the wiper blades

[@liljgoneman9765]

I had a boss years ago with a '27 sedan with the electric starter. He'd let his guys drive it but he wouldn't let us use that starter. :) It was a blast, chugging down the road in that thing.

[@johnallen9439]

They also forgot to mention the timing lever. The other lever under the steering wheel of cars back then was for ignition timing which had to be adjusted along with the engine RPM's. This was long before computer control and even a vacuum advance.

[@sean.durham999]

brodank I envy you Sir! That must have been the coolest, riding with your Gramps in those model Ts.

[@craftalaser]

My grandpa had a Model-T too!

[@susanda9469]

I envyyyyyyy you

[@spuriouseffect]

When they delivered my Great Grandfather''s Model T by train, a representative from Ford accompanied the delivery to teach him how to drive.

[@newman8r45]

Well when its your flag ship you really do care about how the customer receives it. You still get that same experience from Ford when you buy a GT.

[@skinni_the_P00hBear]

Spurious Effect They did the same thing in the book East of Eden, when the main character purchased an automobile. I didn't think they did that in real life!

[@vladpoofin1759]

@arthur wiebe Bro do u even lift?

[@aintthatthetruthmadeintheu2723]

Talk about QUALITY CUSTOMER SERVICE!

[@billyjoejimbob56]

@@newman8r45Keep in mind that for most Model-T buyers, it was the first automobile they or their families had ever driven. Trial and error would have been disasterous!

[@dhilan8788]

Do a Uber using this car.

[@ese21lildroopy]

Ace Gameplay rich snobs: “eww what is this?! I’m not getting in that”

[@dduncan55330]

@@ese21lildroopy Car enthusiasts: DUDE! This is sick! Let me drive it!

[@skyforce2132]

*an

[@pvh_facp4001yt]

Emo Mex bruh the rich snobs can’t even afford this. 😂

[@jazzjiggleballs9921]

@@pvh_facp4001yt Idk Model Ts are honestly not that expensive. You can find them for under 10 grand in running condition.

[@bad1487]

My great grandpa told me stories of how they would race each other in these, when I asked him how fast he said 30-35 miles an hour...

[@BlakeGibbons]

67 Scout 800 Plenty fast enough if you're rough enough 😂

[@ChanMan-mm7fe]

You gotta think, that was pretty damn fast at the time.

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

Honestly, going at 35 in a model t feels like going at 130mph on a skateboard over rough terrain

[@raggedcaster123]

Fast forward a lot of years from now. Oh yes grandson we used to race our lambos

[@raggedcaster123]

Grandson: how fast

[@marvelgoh5648]

People back then when driving 30 miles/h *I am speed*

[@DenisTheRealMenace]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Australisium]

Actually it was 45mph

[@R.M.MacFru]

Some places would fine you if you went faster than 12mph.

[@ngocosmic4400]

@Andrey Angere that's fast?

[@ngocosmic4400]

@Andrey Angere I've went about buck 60 on my hayabusa

[@BertbertYT]

They say time traveling doesn't exist. I may disagree in some cases

[@paulallen8109]

Time traveling does indeed exist. You're traveling in time all the time. Only in one direction though and with the same speed as everybody else.

[@5446isnotmynumber]

@@paulallen8109 not if you go the speed of light

[@DorkVader01]

When she says “started it all” she doesn’t mean the first car ever she means this car is the one that was the most popular and cheapest due to the production line ford could make cars faster than any other competitor at the time

[@FalconWindblader]

Braeden Parsons Some people have really shitty comprehension of words... or rather, lots of'em...

[@dudududududud5441]

Braeden Parsons intresting fact, T modell was made by a hungarian person named Galamb József. Also, T stands for tömeggyártott

[@dstblj5222]

it wasn't though when it started production there were cars selling 200 cheaper then model T's though

[@treojoe1077]

Nope. Actually the T in Model-T was short for Titty referring to the young prostitutes Henry would frequent outside of Fords engineering and design studio. He would often comment that he was going to get some t.. after a long days work. Hence the name model-t. That's right. Henry Ford was a pervert!

[@williamdaniels6943]

henry ford made to where almost everyone could own a car.

[@bayoupirate3808]

Though it seems antique by our standards, it was the benchmark that the rest of the automotive industry had to catch up with. Henry Ford and his team created a winner.

[@chloealexa189]

+Bayou Pirate Yes, designed in 1908 and made until 1927, it put the world on wheels. Something to also consider, after owning one you would not get another, so it helped create the auto industry and parts service. They were under geared, poor brakes, and low power. First cars for most people.

[@ohger1]

+Chloe Alexa They were under powered with poor brakes, but that's by later standards. When introduced, the Model T was state of the art. And some Chevrolets used two speed transmissions until 1973!

[@chloealexa189]

+ohger1 Yes a 1908 car built until 1927, compare that with our speed of car changes being made today. Chevrolet and their Power Glide, i liked the Dynaflow as smoother and best to drive.

[@jeroneastwood3808]

I agree

[@caleb6200]

The Niss cri some more

[@nikemac84]

"And it comes in any color as long as it's black." Henry Ford.

[@handsoffmycactus2958]

What’s strange about that is although the said it in 1909, they did produce cars in other colours. Throughout that period.

[@bd4226]

What is funny is the first 5 years it wasn't available in black. You could only get them in gray, green, blue, and red 1908-1913

[@adorabasilwinterpock6035]

No evidence he ever said it

[@Napoleon_Blownapart]

@@handsoffmycactus2958 The black color was more resistant than other oil based colors. And cheaper.

[@syedammarkhalid3695]

@@Napoleon_Blownapart And it dried faster than any colour

[@kirksway1]

I am so glad that you included the speed at witch a horse and buggy traveled. this really helps people understand how the Model T was, for many people, traveling at a "break-neck" pace.

[@bd4226]

The first person cited for speeding in 1899 was actually arrested for going so extremely fast, the speed limit was 8 and he was driving his electric taxi 12!

[@ClunFunDun]

​@@bd4226amazing!

[@treten7688]

but can it drift?

[@TheTalkedSpy]

Naw, just put some JDM and sticker bombs, and they'll add 400+ BHP. That'll do the trick.

[@michaelwilkening8542]

You wouldn't think that if you had ever seen a crankshaft out of a model T. I looks like a bent up broom stick. All the motors stored enertia was in the flywheel that was extremely heavy.

[@Ford_Raptor_R_720hp_V8]

*No, but it doesn't get Tired or Shit in the Street.*

[@Pointblankmos]

DEJA VU

[@Rickyrab]

use gravity, that helps

[@joshgiesbrecht]

I've had the pleasure of driving a 1915 Model T, truck conversion (aftermarket, not factory). It's a very different machine from the modern car. It felt more like driving a tractor, with the clutch release. Tons of fun though, and I'll always remember that experience. On top of that, I've had the chance to drive a '31 Model A. Thank goodness for collectors.

[@calvinf9218]

Imagine pulling up to the school in one of these.

[@anjelyce5336]

I wanna do this

[@khanaratsadon]

And having your friends accidentally broke it.

[@cydra-evolution5623]

You would get all the ladies

[@ivarbaratheon264]

@@cydra-evolution5623 you wouldn't have enough room for all the ladies

[@benjaminvaldes3591]

I actually do when its working

[@tedbishop]

I learned to drive in a Model "A". Now, I'm 80 yoa and on the Internet. I ain't doin' too bad.

[@bd4226]

Have a Model A and love driving it.

[@retiredyeti5555]

I learned on a Model A also, now 78, and here I am. Another old codger gettin' along!

[@doriann5755]

im 16 and can drive both a T and an A but thats only cause of my dad, love him to death.

[@retiredyeti5555]

@@doriann5755 - Fantastic! Then I guess that you know the secret to cranking the engine over, and avoiding a broken wrist?

[@syedammarkhalid3695]

@@retiredyeti5555 I know I don't, can you teach me?

[@justin2308]

This is just wholesome. Cars are so generic nowadays that seeing a masterpiece like this just takes you back- even if you weren’t born yet.

[@pomegranates3269]

Im pretty sure that there isn't many people who are born when the Model-T came out lol

[@baronvonjo1929]

This was the definition of generic back then. You could only get them in black and there were so many of them. Cars today have so many differences now. Even a Corolla you can get on a sedan, wagon, hatch with different colors and wheels. The Model T was just the same across everything.

[@caflee7801]

@@baronvonjo1929 people hear what they want to hear what can you say

[@bean4997]

@@caflee7801 couldn't have said it any better lol

[@tylerguitar75]

the funny thing is that everyone is acting like this car is so unique now, when in reality, it was the opposite of a unique car. It was the only car. Every car was this car.

[@oterenceo]

I don't think I can manage the different driving method on one go. That woman is amazing! I salute her.

[@bobdroidsky225]

+oterenceo she's pretty good, no doubt, but think about the motorcycle.. your gas and clutch are hand operated, and your transmission is foot operated. I suppose if you're a test driver, you are used to adapting to different things.

[@Lincolnator721]

you can get used to it. but i'm amazed that she got it on one go too.

[@idahomike]

It's not really that hard at all... my uncle had a Model T. I had it down in about 3 minutes, never stalled it or had any issues. Fun to drive; not hard; just very, very different than people are used to these days.

[@supercooled]

She's no ordinary Soccer Mom, let's state facts for what they are. I'm sure she operated more cars than most people have underwear in their wardrobe.

[@BoogerDeluxe22]

she is definitely an exception to the rule

[@victorshx]

*"An interviewer asks what's your special skill?* Me: I can drive a Ford Model T.

[@ross-carlson]

HUGE respect to Ford for letting you take this thing not only on public roads but while there was snow on the ground. You can be damn sure Ferrari isn't letting anyone take one of their museum pieces out for a spin.

[@21Piloteer]

The Ferrari would break before the Model T. lol

[@horsepowerandtalk1033]

That was not on public roads. Did you see any other cars? That was driven on the streets of The Greenfield Village, a museum looking closed at the time.

[@oldpossum57]

Yes, it is a lovely museum piece. Easily repaired from existing spare parts, though. I doubt Ferrari can do the same.

[@billyjoejimbob56]

@@oldpossum57 Lovely, yes, but not a museum piece. Most "Greenfield Village" Ts have been driven 6-8,000 miles a year for the past ~20 years. Thanks Henry!

[@Mr.Atari2600]

Then: Wow, this car is really simple & easy to use! Now: How do I start it?

[@creamypeanutbutter7769]

Mr. Atari 2600 ummm where’s the start button?

[@АнтонПреображенский-ю3и]

Where does the gas go?

[@pictzone]

Pretty sure no one said that.. Everyone got it because it was cheap relative to the other cars, not because it was simple to operate.

[@jessicaguardado7408]

The gas tank is under the seat. You use a dip stick to measure it.

[@stphinkle]

I suspect it is one of those cars in which you turn the crank.

[@freezenexusblogspot]

2:16 Wow it performs very well on rough terrain when you look on it you think it is rather fragile but after that i can say that it is more durable than most of modern cars on the roads today.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

The suspension has huge travel because back in the day there were very few smooth roads once you got outside of a city core. It was a necessity for vehicles back then to have off-road capability.

[@algrayson8965]

FreezeNexus - 250,000 miles before engine overhaul? 40-60,000 miles before new tires? 50,000 miles on brakes?

[@jinglejangles4084]

That's because of planned obsolescence, I'm pretty sure back then they weren't putting money as their main concern, especially since it was the first affordable car ever produced.

[@williamdaniels6943]

wasnt to many roads when it came out it had to be tough.

[@jimskywaker4345]

Well it sits pretty high up which gives quite an advantage

[@DETmichigan-yy6lf]

I'm fortunate enough to live 20mins. Away From the Henry Ford museum & Greenfield village. I'm also a native Detroiter. For anybody watching this who doesn't live in Michigan or the USA for that matter you definetly need to plan a trip to the Henry Ford. It's absolutely amazing and mind boggling to say the least. Its a national treasure. Great for kids and adults

[@lordquinn1605]

And 'and "you could get it in any color as long as it was black"

[@troodon1096]

You could get it in quite a few other colors too, and of course you could just repaint it yourself if you didn't like any of the options.

[@las1147]

In the first few years you actually couldn't get it in black.

[@tyvole2387]

Loving those 12-spoke alloys!

[@michaeljin7126]

lol

[@mileaux]

On billets

[@anSealgair]

They're nice wheels by today's standards.

[@BatMan-ke4ov]

They are made of wood,not alloy.

[@tyvole2387]

You don't say! Hm hm, you don't say?

[@benwetzel8449]

I literally live 20 minutes from the Henry Ford Museum. I live with someone who works there. It’s one of my favorite places in the world

[@allme2547]

Get the guest room ready, I'm on my way 😉

[@PapstKotfreund]

Back in the time when "learning how to drive" actually meant to learn how to operate the machine itself, not learning rules

[@Pit1993x]

Don't know where you're from, but here "learning how to drive" means "learning how to operate the machine itself" and not just the rules. XD

[@tannertowns4734]

@@Pit1993x Don't know where you're from, but there is a huge emphasis on rule learning here Source: just finished driver's ed

[@austinblake55]

@@tannertowns4734 dont know where you're from, but here theres on huge emphasis on learning to drive meaning learning to operate the machine itself, and not just how to follow the rules

[@jimaglenn]

@@tannertowns4734 "learning how to operate the machine itself" is a HUGE part of it. On planet earth anyway.

[@_baller]

This car was better engineered for its day than what ford makes now...

[@dannygjk]

XD

[@spyfreakm1]

Ford's supercar beat Ferraris best in 2017

[@tygervoods8358]

SpyFreak AR-15 In what nigga. Apart from doing well on track, the car has no soul unlike Ferrari's and Astons

[@rickitysplitz7035]

@@tygervoods8358 Who said cars had one in the first place? They are just machines.

[@jesuisravi]

not so

[@hkr0065]

*1920s Fast & the Furious: Model T- Drift.* Vin Diesel stars as Salvatore 'Sally' Toretto, Dom's ancestor. 😂 "Welcome to the way it used to be done."

[@juankalustian3122]

im dying inside but of laughter imagining vin diesel make an absolutely serious face while trying to drift in this thing

[@V_For_Vigilante]

Fast and furious is trash and thats a fact

[@shoopdahoop2221]

1800s Fast and Furious be like *horse noises*

[@hellfishazeroth]

"I've driven [...] not so fancy cars" *cuts to footage of fancy-ass futuristic looking car*

[@Laguber]

+Biopowered Plastic fantastic on bike wheels with a battery?

[@Toarcade]

+Biopowered I liked the bash at the i3. :P BMW should get that feedback so they never release an abomination like this again

[@Toarcade]

+Leif Giering Go for it!

[@jaykae3952]

It might be futuristic but its not fancy

[@PARABLLM]

+Toarcade my mom has an i3... It's actually pretty cool

[@BoeJlden]

When a model t has better gas mileage than my 2017 5.0

[@harrybriscoe7948]

little weak 4 cylinder engine and lighter

[@leetjohnson]

Yeah, but it can't tow and goes 40mph max.

[@adampaula1863]

@@leetjohnson but it can go through any rough road. And easy to maintain.

[@paulallen8109]

Well, I reckon that *displacement* and the *heavy weight* of your car might have something to do with it.

[@BoeJlden]

@@paulallen8109 yea lol

[@mihadalzayat6957]

The day the horse got automated out of his job

[@sceaserjulius9476]

Dude...

[@MrSupernova111]

LOL

[@reneedevlugt2995]

And there was much rejoicing!

[@MDDeGrande1994]

Maybe, but cops still used horse-drawn carriages at the time.

[@artdecotimes2942]

@@MDDeGrande1994 will you all shut up with this nonsensical lie. It is practically up there with the first paved roads being after the model T in 1908 which is quite a lie. Police motors started production in 1906, during the time they had been experimenting with motorcycles instead. Unbeknownst to the wide general public, automobiles were already popular since 1895, extremely popular by 1902, and used by many in 1905. Used by most in 1908 unfortunately when the Ford Model T became a existence.

[@troyadamson8618]

I think the Daimler Benz was the first car. The Model T was first to be mass produced thanks to Henry Ford's assembly line, which I believe was the first of it's kind. If you like Kingsford charcoal, you can thank Henry Ford for that too.

[@winfriedwilcke1705]

Actually, Benz , 22 years before model T. The Daimler Benz merger came much later.

[@aaronries9307]

It was also the first FlexFuel car as well

[@aaronries9307]

Yeah I guess

[@baron8107]

Aaron Ries Diesel is king for that reason.. When will America understand that?

[@baron8107]

John Ryan Diesel...

[@julosx]

I have a Flexifuel Focus. My second one. Too bad they don't make them anymore, I think the last ones were produced in 2013. Mine is from 2012.

[@DChatc]

It could run on hemp: There's a reason it was called "The Weed Machine"!

[@user-vp1sc7tt4m]

Cool, loved the driving experience recreation and I would love to drive a Model T! It's 2024 and Google just decided to bring this to the top of my suggestions. I'm happy they did.

[@Dylankeahi]

It actually is pretty amazing that she did so well on her first drive. With no gas pedal and an unconventional clutch, she probably had to fight all her reflexes.

[@ClunFunDun]

Totally agree

[@chrismiddleton4733]

I would have stalled it before we even got going! 😂

[@colbywebster8765]

It just runs like a tractor

[@ThisUserIsAnError]

Colby Webster obviously you don’t know anything about cars.

[@cheeze5875]

@@ThisUserIsAnError Wdym? clutch and a hand throttle act exactly like my friends oliver 66

[@nonyobussiness3440]

Cheeze587 you’re correct old tractors are operated exactly like this

[@FIXTREME]

Honda Civic lx 2005 I find it funny that a Honda Civic owner would ever feel qualified to lecture people on real cars

[@jimlovesfarming6332]

Not at all... Well for John Deere atleats

[@lauriesmith4575]

That looks like so much fun! I've always thought Model T's were so fascinating.

[@michigandon]

She never even talked about the spark advance, yet another thing that you need to adjust up and down while driving! And just getting the thing started in that kind of weather would be a real picnic. It's always FREEZING ASS COLD the week of the Detroit Auto Show!

[@nubreed13]

they probably started it in the museum first.

[@commodoresixfour7478]

emart88 Or jacked the rear end up off of the ground.

[@davidcarbines1891]

The had a retro fitted starting key. That's just cheating.

[@michaelbauers8800]

I still don't know what a spark advance is, or how it works. But heard about it before

[@algrayson8965]

michigandon - since they had only straight weight oil back then you could mix kerosene with the oil to thin it. Or drain the oil when you parked it for the night, heat the oil can on the stove in the morning and pour it in the motor.

[@Soy_Sauce_Supreme]

That looks like it would have been a really fun drive.

[@artistmac]

Compared to feeding, grooming and hitching a horse to a wagon for that 20 mile trip into town, driving the Model T was very easy. Customers thought so, too, to the tune of over 15 million sold in 19 years. At one point in the late 1910's and early 1920's, half the cars on American roads -- half the cars on WORLD roads -- were Model T's. Now that's market share.

[@skyscall]

"Car that started it all" *_Benz Motorwagen scowers in the distance_*

[@dbmann4639]

Ha agreed Karl Benz the true Father of the Automobile

[@billdean9084]

Ford was the first affordable car it was the start of the middle-class and lower-class being able to own a car

[@billdean9084]

And yes those damn Americans with their Fords that out sell any other car in the world since they came out

[@lazydrummerboy7431]

Cugnot.

[@miked3723]

And HTC had the first smartphone but iPhone gets all the credit. Its not the first that matters, its the first that has an impact that matters.

[@sarysa]

My father had one of these in the 90's, albeit a later 20's model and possibly modified. It's nice to see these classics still getting some love.

[@florjanbrudar692]

Nice, is the car still around?

[@jacobirvine704]

Model T's are a thing of beauty! I'm thoroughly enjoying restoring my 1916 Model T Touring

[@Irreo]

Interesting. Always loved old classic cars. One thing I liked on this video anyway was re-watching the scenes in black and white, while thinking and using my imagination. We are always used to see these machines on old black and white video, or maybe movies pretending to look old. It sometimes looks funny, with those blurred, blinking, and faster-speed videos, and even if they allow us to somehow see how the world was, it doesn't help much. This video allows us to get a better idea of how these cars looked like to people living on those years, looking at them with their own eyes, in high quality, real life colours, specially while surrounded by nature and rustic buildings. Which reminds me the song In Color, from Jamey Johnson.

[@ABCABC-hn1xw]

Shocked you drove this in snow, rather then on a clear road sunny day being it's a antique collectable

[@PizzaPyrate]

like they said, it was built to be put through anything. a little snow wasnt going to hurt the T

[@beltrams]

The dry snow probably wasn't so bad, but some of those museum roads they drove on clearly had rock salt on them (the wet ones) and THAT was what was so shocking, seeing it on a museum piece.

[@criticalhard]

exactly, an accident and bye to 100+ years of history. Very irresponsible.

[@lrjxe9895]

BandM I'm ok.

[@IronMaiden756]

When you visit Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, you will see Model T's and Model AA trucks being used as work vehicles despite their age. The Old Car Festival is held in September every year and cars from model year 1932 and older take over the village. They have Model T cars that people buy tickets to ride in, and you get a history lesson as you ride through the village.

[@XONEZ69]

I like that the hand throttle in that car is still used in tractors

[@HardlineFeminists]

*Driving a Model-T is quite easy once you get used to it.*

[@jgv2413]

quantum physics is quite easy once you get used to it too......

[@vimos.9996]

HardlineFeminists walking as a baby becomes quite easy as you grow older

[@williamdaniels6943]

@@jgv2413 quantum physics says we are all loony tunes. must be something to it.

[@dalekelly7639]

Where/when did you drive one?

[@parkerwilkins5495]

2:21

[@oldtimesmatthew]

It's actually not too hard once you get the hang of it. You can teach someone to drive a T fairly well in about 20 minutes. Certainly, there's a lot to remember initially, but ideally if you are running the T right with proper throttle adjusted, spark adjustment and timed right you should be able to cruise along in 2nd gear carefree. They are a blast to drive. -Matt A, member MTFCA, restored 1925 Model T chassis, owner 1923 Model T runabout.Roadster.

[@numlock1001]

I love classics, driving and controlling this one looks amazing ❤

[@thedetective9631]

I've driven one of these bad boys and I'm proud to say I only ALMOST stalled on my first try. In all honesty though it's a bit tricky but after driving it for about and hour or two it's like second nature

[@joeg.1119]

like henry ford said you can have any colour,as long as it's black back in the year 1909

[@thorbjrnmadsen4984]

There were colours at the time, but not TVs moron. You obviously don't know that real life work!!

[@ok8012]

except he actually said you can have any color, as long as its black

[@ok8012]

Not talking about TVs or Theaters, and the Model T isn't from the '20s, it's from the 1900's. Henry Ford - "You can have the Model T in any color, as long as it's black". superinnovator.blogspot.com/2012/02/you-can-have-any-color-you-want-so-long.html

[@thorbjrnmadsen4984]

ok Fuck off the Model T was produced from 1908 - 1927. Learn some fucking history.

[@ok8012]

Thorbjørn Madsen lol to be produced in 1908 it has to be designed in the 1900's

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

It would be cool for Ford to make a NEW Hybrid Model - T with all updated technology, comfort, and safety features.

[@jasonjr2500]

But keep the style and metal

[@rubiksmaster301]

I think it would be very cool without the hybrid part

[@waterloo123100]

That defies the purpose of owning a model T

[@221b-l3t]

Fuck hybrids. Gas or electric. Each have their strenghts. Hybrids are a lazy compromise that takes the worst features of a gas engine and combines them with the worst of a battery electric car. The only upside is low price. But a well engineered gasoline car is more efficient and so is an electric.

[@scrapmetal58]

Omg yes.

[@friedchicken1]

drives nice on FUCKING SALT

[@thorbjrnmadsen4984]

drives nice on FUCKING DIARRHEA

[@NyuuMikuru1]

friedchicken1981 There is no salt on the Henry Ford Field roads.

[@eddieflori4336]

I'd have to hypnotize myself and keep saying throttle is on the wheel!

[@declassifiedoffical]

I heard a someone say "you dont know how to drive untill you can drive something 100 years old" or something like that but it is so true.

[@evandickson19]

It’s actually really cool how this thing got 20mpg.

[@OKANGUVEN99]

I checked and a model t weighs less than a road glide limited harley davidson bike.

[@crackedemerald4930]

@@OKANGUVEN99 how?!

[@batowner1]

Thats it im building a replica mofel t! XD

[@batt3ryac1d]

It probably weighs fuck all

[@billyjoejimbob56]

Comparison to modern day cars end up being apples and oranges. Model Ts are very light... A five passenger touring model weighs ~1,200 pounds. A modern mid sized sedan or CUV weighs at least two to three times that with passengers. Modern day vehicles typically are most efficent around a steady speed of ~50 mph in top gear at very low engine speeds. Increase that speed to ~70 where we actually drive at steady speed and you'll encounter double the wind resistance. A model T would likely be most efficient around 20-25 mph, the engine turning around 1000 rpm with wind resistance being negligible. Try double that speed for long and you will be winding the engine at "redline" and breaking something soon.

[@shelbyevans6340]

The way you give it a lil gas is crazy to me haha, so cool how far cars have come.

[@TrangPakbaby]

You can tell this lady LOVES her job 😊

[@tonywagner1626]

"This car started it all" Me, who knows the Benz Patent-Motorwagen No. 1 started it all: *TRIGGERED*

[@destroyallnattys1196]

I find it funny how a car from 100 years ago has better mpg than most cars today. Weird huh?

[@Crosshair84]

It would also run on whatever crappy fuel you could dump in the tank. What we would grade as 65 octane gasoline today was no problem in a T

[@jimmyhoffa6818]

Simple. No EPA

[@SteveCarras]

Sexy Vegan 👍 you got it! Updated ax of January 27, 2018 seems sexy vegan changed his her name now

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Nothing funny about it as you an easily build a frame yourself with some welding know-how to make a go-cart that would run circles around this and get better mpg. But it wouldn't be anywhere close to meeting street legal specs of today or even 50 years ago.

[@Yordleton]

Remember it's only 20 HP. The more powerful an engine is, the harder it is to make it more efficient.

[@diankreczmer6595]

I learned to drive 1n 1963 with a clutch. My daughter has a twenty year old Honda with a clutch. It is like riding a bike you never forget

[@bernlin2000]

2:08 Yeah, that's pretty decent gas mileage but you have to keep in mind: modern cars can go much faster than 45mph top speed lol. More like 130+ mph, and that's just regular cars like the Honda Civic, never mind a run-of-the-mill sports car like the Nissan 370z, which tops out at more like 150+ mph

[@filledwithvariousknowledge1065]

The fact that it’s exhaust is not smoky unlike some of later cars is really amazing considering they had no pollution control filters which the original Beetle survived long enough in production to have

[@kingnull2697]

Well running cars shouldn't smoke, & should consume as much fuel as possible without overheating the combustion chamber.

[@filledwithvariousknowledge2747]

@@kingnull2697CVT automatic gear boxes partially help solve that but so does not doing such short drives each day and large amounts of idling as that will clog the filters. Buses don’t have to worry about that despite the diesel filters being stricter because they run all day long and they too are automatic (it’s pretty much in essence like the CVT although it’s probably called something else)

[@billyjoejimbob56]

@@filledwithvariousknowledge2747 Absence of visible smoke does not equal clean exhaust. Fifty years of emission reduction technology has been focused on reducing pollutants that are invisible but unhealthy. BTW... most bus automatic transmissions have torque converters and multi-ratio gearsets like IC engine cars.

[@gigiminiotti]

In 1965 my father, a Fiat executive, went to Argentina to supervise the construction of Fiat's plant in Cordoba or Cordova, if I'm not mistaken. Stayed there 6 months. Prior to his return flight he was promised a Model T, as the car was still very much in use then (!). The promise never materialized, but he came home with a Winchester 73 and a sixshooter 45 Colt, both functioning and with ammo. He decided not to keep them, as legislation on weapons was already quite strict then in Europe (namely Italy, where I'm from). What I find really amazing is that he was allowed to carry both weapons in the DC8's cabin! Can you imagine checking in now with a 73 and a 45 as hand luggage? They were definitely different times... 30 years later in '95 I flew to Zimbabwe with a 416 Rigby and you can imagine the bureaucratic difficulties and technical obligations it took (bolt, optics, ammo, stock&barrel well separated in four different cargo bags etc). Notwithstanding a hefty "tip" when going through Zimbabwean Customs...

[@bernlin2000]

Genueinly looks like a fun car to drive, once you get the hang of it! A hand throttle could be very cool, certainly not remotely common today! It's no wonder it's perhaps the most successful mass-produced car of all time, because it popularized the very idea of owning a car. Brilliant!

[@faisal3398]

LS swap it

[@aphrosdelos1583]

faisal3398 damn son

[@chrisortiz7992]

faisal3398 LS swap deez nuts

[@charlieholmes4734]

Dude no it couldn't handle that power you realize these things barely went 30mph it would blow up with an ls engine and also way to be a cliche car person oh lets out an ls in that no put it in this

[@IHiggs]

Ls swap a ford rip

[@keisuketakahasi4584]

2jz

[@Storkz0re]

These big narrow wheels are so sweet, and high road clearance. I want this toy so bad.

[@Labergemusic]

Great perspective on the Model T and why it became so popular.

[@szuzmariacsatkai3496]

I *really* hope Ford starts to produce model T some day again in its original version. I'd certainly buy it and I think I'm not the only one.

[@billyjoejimbob56]

You are not the only one. But modern safety and emission regs make that impossible. Realistically, very few people would be willing to sacrifice the advantages of modern cars.

[@HonJazzz]

I think I need one now…

[@Hi-qt2nj]

Scotty is beating his meat to this. “Those engines were bulletproof “

[@Pfsif]

Zippy little cars.

[@spaceghost8995]

Actually you had to grind the valve seats and put new piston rings in frequently. The metals were not what we have today.

[@natekenny7106]

"I've driven fancy cars, and a few... not so fancy cars." *shows BMW i3* Lol... what

[@AJxxxxxxxx]

the Ford model T is so fuckn beautiful, I can’t stop starring at it

[@76Schoeneberg30]

And non of the engineers back then said, hey lets add some windows to the side and let the heat of the engine in the cabin?

[@marcostet]

what about hot summers? you would boil inside the car then XD but i agree probably someone tried to modify it like that

[@76Schoeneberg30]

Roll down windows and turn off heater. Like nowadays. You dont have a car, right?

[@marcostet]

76Schoeneberg30 i dont have to worry about heat or airco its all automatic XD but i get your point just for shits and giggles

[@ComradeRachel]

It was one the first cars to be mass produced, I can make a pretty good guess it was cheaper and quicker to make without side windows or a vent/heating system. At the time most people still using horse carriages and walking and were just used to the weather as is.

[@TrolleoMcTroll]

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[@Savage_9009]

Now go full blown merica put a big block on it

[@VanisonZore]

SAVAGE 909 or a cummins

[@datgumify]

just engine swap it with an LS

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

They have, someone turned one into a hot rod.

[@huevito64]

7.3 is what it needs

[@tacopizza2003]

+SAVAGE 909 That was popular in the 1940s, 1950s & 1960s. (Old Model T Fords were common place & cheap.) They were called a "Bucket T". Some people even had a super charger mounted on their engine. Do a KZbin search for "T-Bucket Hot Rods".

[@glenlapwing8468]

The gas tank under the passenger seat is a nice touch

[@man_on_wheelz]

And now to go muddin' in a Model T

[@TheTalkedSpy]

That awkward moment when a Model T does better offroading than the average modern SUV.

[@erikthechosenone]

When I get older I'm getting one of these!😍😍😍

[@michellepost3098]

My grandparents got married in 1923 and had a model T of that year. They took turns driving it from eastern KS to Colorado, where they had moved to. They moved back to KS during 1929, and drove that same car.

[@tetragon2137]

"It's almost as if Henry Ford was being […] deliberately obtuse..." -Jeremy Clarkson, of Top Gear/The Grand Tour, on the Model T's control layout.

[@themovietheatre]

Forgot to mention starting this car. By hand crank!.

[@SpySappingMyKeyboard]

+Mike Rivest See the description.

[@oldtimesmatthew]

+Mike Rivest You're both sort of right. 1908 to 1914 Model T's did not even have their 6 volt battery. Sole method for starting was cranking over the magneto inside the transmission, the magneto, rotating magnets close to copper, would generate a 6V charge, run up to the coils to be amplified, then down to the spark plugs for firing. Mag could be a pain to start if not timed right or cold weather, so in 1915 a 6V battery was added so you could start the car on battery, then switch the car over to running on magneto. Made for easier starting, BUT it also still required hand cranking. The car in the video is a 1912-to early 1915, since it has acetylene gas headlights. This means unless the car is running a later motor, there is no button for a starter motor since the engine cannot physically be equipped for one. Around 1917/1918 or so starter motor cutouts were added alongside the motor. This would have a button on the floor board which would allow you to start the car with the press of a button while on battery, then switch over to mag. This would eliminate the need to crank. Also important to note is though the cutout was there, the starter motor was usually an option so plenty cars did not come with it standard from the factory. I think 1925-1927, the last few years of the T, starter motors came equipped on all factory T's. Hope you found this informative :) Hand cranking really isn't so bad if the motor is broken in and adjusted right.

[@ytcommentsguy]

It was a technical marvel in those days and still, it is today.

[@Ready0rNot]

"this was the car that really started it all...." and this is Comedians in Cars getting Coffee!!!!

[@marioolivas487]

Thats JDM as fuck

[@leothorne4111]

You're stupid as fuck

[@3jake5mee]

USDM as fuck dude

[@marioolivas487]

Leo Thorne cant take a joke lame ass.

[@thesleppymexican]

Mario Olivas do you even live the stance life

[@rodrigoesparza2265]

Not enough camber

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

I was behind one of those things and we were doing about 40. I think it was topped out, and it looked very unstable. Made me smile.

[@dextor0000]

Customer: I want a car which isn't too fast, stylish, grabs attention, could be used as an ice cream truck on weekends and great for mileage. Salesman: Say no more.

[@rolandlabo9436]

i get it

[@benjaminmarks8765]

A hearse

[@youssefsheasha1162]

Imagine taking your driving test with a model T

[@jasonjr2500]

Lol like your going to slow It's a model t how fast do you think it is

[@faithlesshound5621]

When they were still being made, there was no driving test.

[@MDDeGrande1994]

Where do I sign up?

[@rogermouton2273]

You know, it can't be described as bad, in my view, just different. Just so quaint and charming.

[@theshadowgamertsg5338]

Horses got automated out of their job, we’re next

[@batowner1]

Dogs lost their job hundreds of years ago to the firearm

[@carnsolus]

that's the goal, yeah

[@Cyberpuppy63]

Don't be surprised if horses make a minor rebound. Gasoline will only be around for so long or be strictly limited to a few people. Automation is for fools, and weaklings.

[@nuzayerov]

@@Cyberpuppy63, and that is why we have Electric cars these days. And people are finding new Oil sources quite frequently. As for "automation being for weaklings", why don't YOU stop using your phones, your air conditioner, the light bulb, the heater, your car among other things and stick to Candles, Walking...?

[@jerrygundecker743]

"If you line 'em up, end-to-end, they'd reach to the moon and back again, and some poor fool would pull out to pass."

[@wyatttipton9957]

Jerry reed

[@55pilot]

My dad built his own airplane in 1929. He used the engine from a Model T as the powerplant.

[@kumarhimanshu305]

What a beautiful car

[@sms1071]

tata is best

[@abelton20]

“Hard to drive” *drives it in the snow*

[@johnrroberts7900]

0:01 - Primitive push-button-start, just like an Oz Mini Minor panel van in 1961.

[@dannydaw59]

They didn't show how to start it.