FIXING A FORD MODEL Y (or trying to...)

[@stephenhill9448]

Great presentation guys, my dad had a ford y model that he bought and I sort of remember it, although I was only 3 to 4 years old. He would have loved to watch that. I’m now 63! You’re obviously passionate which is great.

[@gibbonsbgs]

Hi Guys. I am an Austin Seven owner of over 40 years. You contributed in no way to the gearbox issue. It was poorly modified and waiting to fail. The 3 speed gearboxes are very strong ( when assembled correctly). I hope you get to enjoy more time with these fun cars ( try sporting trials in one next).

[@paulscountrygarage9180]

Fantastic video guys. Wish I had had that opportunity when I was your age. You are learning heaps and in such a great way. Keep it up and I never doubted you weren’t to blame for the Austins “fail to proceed”. 😜

[@aranyakm]

Vintage rimer? Great. Sounds like the man I always wanted to meet.

[@RWBHere]

So glad that the failure wasn't your fault. A little wrinkle for those gearboxes: Match the engine revs to the gear you're selecting, and there will be no crashing sounds. It's easy to do, once you figure out how to do it.

[@BillMrWild]

I brought one of these cars, my first car, Y type ford 1938 for £7 off of a friend, In 1960 when I was 19, had a lot of fun driving it, after a year or so I sold it for £10. Everyone should have a drive of one of these great old cars. Thanks for posting.

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

50 years ago guys just before leaving school , I built an Austin 7 Ruby saloon from 2 derelict examples , one given to me and the other £5 , it gave me a thoroughly reliable car at 17 and 30,000 trouble free miles , it was 5 star learning stuff which paved the way for a life time job in electro-engineering .You are very lucky to have this opportunity to learn these basics in such a brilliant way and good luck with your future careers .Incidentally , the Ford Y in 1937 could be bought for just under £100 new .( £98 ! )

[@selectingneutral]

Amazing story! Thank you very much😊

[@OliverPickard]

much like spark plug wires old battery cables go properly crunchy because they age harden which creates resistance and explaines the voltage drop. luckily it takes all of 5 minuets to make a new one

[@mr.goodpliers6988]

Really great what you are learning, keep at it guys!

[@mafcawebmaster4237]

When I was in the US Army in France in 1966, I found a Model Y in someone's back yard. I wish I'd have purchased it - they're so cute!

[@selectingneutral]

We can’t wait to drive it!!

[@crashbox7130]

Was actually designed at Ford HQ in Dearborn for the UK and European markets. With some updates to the body styling (7Y and Anglia) the car lasted in production until 1953.

[@mafcawebmaster4237]

​@@crashbox7130 Interesting to know! Not surprising either; Ford dominated the European market. And Ford also had a plant in Russia making a version of Model BB Trucks starting in 1932 called the GAZ.

[@crashbox7130]

@@mafcawebmaster4237 Through the 1920s and 30s Morris Motors was the dominant car maker in the UK. For a number of years in the 1920s Morris had a 51% share of the home-market. It took Ford until the 1970s to become the dominant marque in Britain. One bit of influence to come from Ford in the 1930s was actually the Model Y... Morris launched the Eight in late-1934 that was inspired by the Model Y. I own an original (1928-1934) 1932 Model Year Morris Minor Two-Seater (which was itself the basis of MG's (Morris Garages) M-Type 'Midget', the very first small two-seater sportscar that MG built (1929-1932).

[@mafcawebmaster4237]

@@crashbox7130 Interesting history. One of my friends here in New Mexico has a Morris Minor Woody. Back in the 1960s, one of my high-school friends drove a Morris Minor to school every day and took a lot of ribbing from our American-car friends :)

[@johnkuzma7066]

I'd love to see you guys try and drive a Ford Model T, talk about a completely different driving experience lol

[@syedasif7023]

Hi good to see Ford Model Y very few remaining this car is manufacture in UK after success in US they built V8 bigger version I had 4 door same car and Austin 10/4.

[@geneard639]

Rubber hoses have been around wine the 1830's and one of the first products made out of rubber. Just look at the inner tubes of your cars tire. Sadly rubber made prior to the 1970s isn't very durable when compared to modern rubber. The reason why period wires were paper and cloth insulated was it was far cheaper than rubber. The reason why fuel lines were often metal was they were not combustible, and oil, and water lines because they didn't deteriorate they eat rubber did at that time.

[@johnmereness1054]

Because on the Y, the guage of wire out to the coil is for a 12 volt car and too small a guage for a 6 volt car

[@howardsimpson489]

Crap, the Y was 6 volt originally, coil only drew 2 amps.