Taking a 100-Year-Old Model T to a Ford Dealer for Service
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What a great channel. You guys are making great content. Meeting nice people too
Thanks so much!
you're welcome @@TFLclassics
You're running around my old stomping grounds...it is definitely possible to drive from west of Berthoud to Brighton on county roads. I've done most of that trip on a tractor!
Next time, install an OBD2 port to it and feed it simulated info from a raspberry pi. That way the mechanic can do his work...
@@TFLclassicsTHREE TO ONE COMPRESSION!!????😂😂😂😂😂
Seems like an average stealership visit. Barely did any work, didn't do it properly, had someone work on it that didn't know what they were doing and charged you an arm and a leg for the privilege.
Dude just shut the hell up and enjoy the video. 😑
Yup that's very typical experience
This is why I do all maintenance myself. It's the only way to ensure it gets done properly, or done at all.
If they didn’t have a camera, I’m sure they would’ve pulled it up on the service. They told them to leave and come back tomorrow and meanwhile Ford would’ve either move the vehicle to a different independent shop or brought one of their guys in to actually do it right and then you triple the price for the privilege
Ok
I restored a 1975 Toyota Celica. Just for giggles, I took it to my local Toyota dealership for a service. I looked over to the service bay to see my car up in the air and NINE service techs under the car looking at it. Seven of which were not alive when the car was built.
And? Never take a real car to a dealership without calling. A dealership won't know how to work on anything older than the 90s lol
That’s funny.. lol I will tell my son to do the same soon lol he drives a yellow 1976 Toyota Corolla Liftback lol
we don't see stuff like that often in a dealerships so when old or rare cars come in you're gonna see some people crowd around it lmaoo
@@m42037 That dealership did it without any issue. The service manager gave me 50% off.
That's nice to see there were nine techs there that love cars.
When driving a car like this, you dont just say "What a great day", you use words like splendid and marvellous, terrific...
gadzooks
Also stupendous. And, given the time period of the vehicle, don't forget "swell", which is a bit underwhelming, but it gets the job done in a pinch.
@@DrForester54 And mighty fine.
People back then didn't misuse word terrific like that, but alright
indubitably
My grandmother drove a Model T as a one room schoolhouse teacher in the 1920s. She died in 2006 at the age of 103. There was a picture of her on the front page of the paper with it 20 years ago.
that's really cool holyy
@@erickrodriguez7234 Yeah she was a pioneer, really cool lady.
She must have been a very wealthy lady. My great grandmother rode horses until the 50s.
@@Eric-xh9ee No, she was a schoolteacher who saved up for a few years to buy one. I think she said she paid 1000 Canadian dollars back in about 1926. Granted that was a lot of money back then.
Customer : I am afraid the starter is a bit tired.
Ford technician: I'll bring him some coffee.
My local Ford dealership fckd up fixing a nail in my tire I doubt if they could fix a starter on any year car. They had to send my brand new wheel out to get repair after they scraped the coating off the rim plus the tire still leaked.
@@richardbaumgart2454 how does one scrape the coating off the rim while removing a nail from a tire?
@@tcg1_qc Taking the tire off the rim I suppose huh?, 18" rim. I dropped it off a week before as it's on the way to work and they never got to it. I stopped twice and they still didn't get to it, finally the third time I stopped for it I waited and they did it in a big hurry and fckd it up, so it basically tooK them a month to fix it after repairing the rim and the tire AGAIN. Szott Ford in Michigan, my car was a month old at the time.
@@richardbaumgart2454 I mean, to be fair, who brings their tires to the dealership for repair? There are so many shops that are dedicated to tire repair around.
@@mitchk7655 They should be able to do it if someone’s willing to waste their money on it. They’re either not too bright with their money or they make more than they know what to do with!
Last April Fools I drove my WWII Jeep to the nearest Jeep dealership and asked for a renewal of my warranty. The guy workin' there was surprised, and then said "I think your warranty expired in 1946."
You went to a dealership… that’s your problem. You should have driven up to the nearest Army base motor pool 😉
@@CFarnwide "Hello gentleman, I am looking for a Mr. Patton. Where can I find him?"
@@TheLordOfNothing on the serious side… do you actually have one of those old Jeeps?
@@CFarnwide Yep. US Navy jeep from WWII. Engine ain't original but the rest is.
@@TheLordOfNothing Fun stuff!!! A neighbor around the block from me has one. He parades it around the streets every so often making me jealous 😂
One does not simply pass a model T. You stay back and revel in its presence.
Ya’ll made Ray’s day, he will never forget that
crazy someone thought of this when no cars whatso ever existed ! how do you think this and say o yeah its gonna work no way!!!!!
Nobody deserves to drive that car more than Ray, that was awesome.
That guy ray was my mentor. He’s one of the most humble coolest dudes ever. My family eats everyday because what this man taught me.
Hell yeah ray passing down that trade
Now, that's an amazing comment 🤍
*every day
@@jamesloder8652 thanks so much dude i didnt understand
@@cj-we3jf
😂
Really enjoying this Model T stuff. I saw a sticker on the back of a T at a car show once that said, “If you don’t like the gear I’m driving in, you sure as hell won’t like the other one”.
Lol!!!!
😂 the model t stuff is incredible
I need that sticker for my 2 speed 66 holden
The sticker should of read "More dependable than a new Ford"
I want it for my motorized bicycle @@user-ik4in3pq2f
Kind of sureal seeing a 100 yr old Ford next to a 2024 Ford lol
As a car guy watching the model t near the end drive by all those different years of fords was like seeing the whole family tree in one place pretty much. Such a beautiful moment captured
It's crazy to think there's only 100 years of difference between them
To see working, fully functional model-T in this day and age that isn't in a museum and still driven is amazing.
👏🏽
You can still buy running/driving model-t's for a decent price, 3 of them just went for auction near me, $2000-4000 range, and they also recently sold a model-t sled still working.
@@cannonmccall4748 Really?
I saw one in April at a car show in Kissimmee, Florida when i was on holiday, 1924 model, pretty cool thing
@@cannonmccall4748 I call bullshit on this, as ,most model T's are usually going for several hundred thousands to million + depending on the year.
My late father would have been 101 this year. He could have told you what and how to fix anything on that car. He would have watched your channel with a big smile and shared stories.
My father would have been 109 this year. He always wanted a 1915 'T Touring Car but never did.
My dad would have been 110 he would have loved watching this video
@@Teadrinker-kg4veyou must be a great grammpa or something?!
@@DaleGribble-yf4yy sorry I replied to the wrong person. You own amazing cars though 🙏
@@sutapachakraborty9337 not necessarily. Plenty of men become father at older ages.
You know Ray had a story to tell his friends, family and wife when he got home after that shift. I serviced a 100+ year old car!
As a technician I love when classic cars come in the older more obscure the better always brightens up the shop makes everyone go whaaat this things still road worthy. Love this for ray, and everyone else in that service department
At over a century old, this thing belongs in a museum, and the fact that it is still rolling along on the roads, is a wonderful sight for any motorhead and mechanic to see.
Could use some fresh tires though, hah.
Personally, I would have showed up at the dealer unannounced and acted like getting my Model T serviced was something that was perfectly routine. It would have been even more hilarious if they got to the dealership only to find out there were 3 other Model T cars ahead of them waiting to be serviced.
Definitely a genius scenario !
or a tech looking for an OBDII port...
@@partciudgam8478 I think these are ODB I
Rolling up in a crisp pinstripe, bowler hat and full length umbrella folded under his arm.. tally-o good chap.. it appears that my automobile is in need of an inspection and fluid change.. pip pip good sir.
Better yet, turn up to the dealership with a 109 year old car and a 109 year old driver behind the wheel!
The old man complains "I think there is something wrong with it, because when i was younger, it was slow, but as i get older, it feels like its getting too fast, i just don't know what the problem is"
That Ford mechanic is so wholesome he seems so excited to be driving it. Thats the best part of the video to me. Big ups to Ray.
that is a man proud of the shirt he wears...
He'll totally never forget that day for sure! That probably was the biggest present he didn't know he'd ever get.
No kidding. Ray just plunged right in and smashed his oldest service records and driving records by a country mile, not the least bit afraid of looking like a clumsy teenager figuring things out all over again... and was just like, "well... that was kinda cool." Whatta guy.
i wonder how it would go if they drove to the closest ford dealer to them lol (loveland right up the road left and a right) instead of brighton (45min drive)
@@nathancriswell9289 Would have been a 25min drive and slightly less than half the distance, but maybe they didn't want to service that gem :D
This reminds me of my time in Hawaii. I had bought a VW GTI and found myself in need of a more qualified mechanic for a particular repair I was doing. Before you say it, I know, a foreign car on an island was a terrible idea but extremely fun ride. Anyways, I found a nearby mechanic that specialized in “unique” automobiles. I pulled up to this spot in the middle of nowhere and was greeted by a Model T similar to yours and a 1955 Chevy Cameo. Both perfectly restored but receiving routine maintenance. I knew I found the perfect place and rarely visited anywhere else during my time there. Please keep releasing vids like this. Love the channel!
You made those tech's entire month with this visit. These guys probably geeked out over that car for a long while after the fact. Great video fellas
Dealership technician “ I know you only came in for an oil change but as a courtesy we performed our 146 point inspection which included a diagnostic scan and it showed that you have 36 trouble codes, some of which are emission related so the vehicle is unsafe to drive.” We can repair it and the estimate will be $23,652 including parts, labor, shop supplies, taxes etc. We can schedule the repair the third Tuesday of next month. When you get your vehicle back and it appears to run a little worse just ignore it. Oh by the way , please be sure to leave a 5 star review on our website.
luckily many states do not have a strict emissions code. THat car is 100% legal in most states as is
EdNichols: Best comment yet.
So glad I am not in a state that makes you do inspections every year. Really Lame and a pain to most only to catch a few.
@@005string005 - "they" can't "make you" do anything. How about resisting the bullshit?
@@bobgomez9481try resisting prison and see how that works out for you bud
When my Mom and Dad got married they had a Ford Model T as their main car. This was in 1949. At that time you could buy good running Model T s for a hundred dollars or so. My Mom was a home maker and she kept using that Model T as her going to town car up until 1970. (She broke her foot and could not drive the Ford with a cast) They had a newer car but they usually only drove the "Good" car to church and family trips. Dad drove a 1952 Chev Pickup and Mom drove the Model T. ( Dad drove that 1952 truck until he passed away.) They only owned four vehicles during their entire life.
Thats a very cool story. My dad had and drove a 53 chevy truck since i was a kid. Now my brother has it still runs great. The truck was supposed to go to me but i got one of them brothers that dont care about anyone or anything but himself.
Can't do that in Michigan, you must be from the south huh
@@richardbaumgart2454my 1981 vw rabbit lived 30+ years in Columbus Ohio.
It’s been a daily in the entire west coast.
As well as Fargo North Dakotan
Over a dozen trips coast to coast and is still my daily.
I had to patch the floor after 40 years+
But I made the new floor from thicker metal so it’ll last quite a while now.
Most of my life. The idea a person needs a car every 10yr means they don’t take good care of it or they buy bad cars
Or both
They don't make em like they used to.
@@richardbaumgart2454 We live in North-East Iowa. We have salt here. There are several things that made the vehicles last. 1) They never drove vary much. A trip to town was planned to take care of everything they could each trip. 2) Dad washed the vehicles off every time they came home during winter. 3) He also sprayed the entire bottom of the vehicles with used oil every fall right before winter. 4) I will also add that the majority of their driving was on gravel roads. They do not salt the gravel roads here as that will thaw the road out and make a mess.
That 52 Chev Pickup only has 54 thousand miles on it. Dad bought it in 55 with around 10K on it.
I have a 1923 model t have had it since 2008. Got it from a family member on my wife’s side they had owned it since 1950 sat in a ford dealership in Maryland before that. My dad and I spent a weekend working on it and had it running. It’s driven almost every weekend. Have no problem taking it in 100 mile cruises. And it’s mostly original. Except for paint and interior and convertible top.
Thank you guys, I'm a fan of antique cars like yours. So getting to watch this after working on modern stuff all day really reminds me how different things really are now, and how special one of these truly is.
It does absolutely have me appreciating the air conditioning, windows and those delightfully powerful disc brakes my truck has to bring 7700lb of metal to a stop safely.
You made Ray’s whole life with letting him drive this. This man most likely grew up working on cars for probably 40 years. He rolled out of bed that morning and groaned when his wife said “have a good day” and little did he know he would have a once in a life time experience
Thats definitely the fun part of being a mechanic, every once in awhile you get to drive something awesome. Mine was driving/working a 1969 corvette indy 500 pace car for a customer.
@@arienhaddock8392 I used to work for an auto auction. Usually just dealers selling to other dealers to move inventory around to markets where it'd sell better, but every summer there'd be a big antique sale in July and regular folks would come in to buy and sell old cars. And I got to drive a Model T (in slightly worse condition that this one) that was being used for display. I was the only guy who showed up for work that day that could drive any sort of manual transmission and the owner wanted some good shots of it being driven around the lot before it was put up on the dais in the middle of the auction house. It was THE highlight of working there, and that's saying something given the cool stuff I got to drive.
That was strangely specific…
@@LazyLizzy706Not really. My dad was a diesel mechanic and thats a pretty typical start to a mechanics day. My dad’s favorite job was a 1950s Mac B-30. He still talks about it even after retirement. So I’m sure any car mechanic given the chance to fix and drive a Model T would have their month made.
@@arienhaddock8392 The Indy Pace Car for 1969 was a Chevrolet Camaro, not a Corvette. What you saw was someone's home-made replica.
So many of these old cars were scrapped during WW2 for the war effort, that the ones that remain are real treasures to appreciate where we started from.
They made around 16 million Model Ts so you are bound to find one for a cheap price.
@@michaelusswisconsin6002 Post even one example, lol
And for being 109 y/o, it has survived 2 WW's.
So you really think all 16mill were perfectly maintained over time and left in original condition even after being scrapped for parts in the war?????????? @@michaelusswisconsin6002
@@OutsiderLabs There are a good number of them listed on Hemmings, right now. At least 20 under 20k, a bunch more in their 20s, and some a bit above that point. So, most of them are relatively cheap. There was one outlier for 85K. So, at least going by prices on that site, it seems their claim is accurate.
If you go to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI. The village was setup by Henry Ford to showcase the past, so the town is set in the early 20th century, with important buildings to Ford, and America. They got Henry's first factory, Edison's workshop, and the Wright Brothers home. They got Model T's running the village, I don't know how modernized those are but it pretty neat seeing them. Greenfield Village also has trains pulled by steam locomotives, a steam paddleboat, and early Ford buses.
I loved going there as a kid (in the 70s) Is Edison's lightbulb was still burning when I was last there.
@@marceld6061 back in the early 2000s they redid Greenfield Village to look more like a town. Which makes the whole experience more immersive.
@@Tustyshellback2010 That would definitely make a huge improvement to the experience. I'll have to make it a priority to go back when in the area again. 👍🏼
We used to go there all the time for school field trips when I was a kid. They’ve also have Noah Webster’s house (the dictionary guy) and a bunch of old steam locomotives in a roundhouse. A super cool place. I believe you can also drive or at least ride in the model T.
Man that scenic driving looks so epic, open-top, cruising on a blue sunny day - life had a slower pace back then... looks so awesome!
Worked on a '27 Model T at a private shop as a back-burner project. We were amazed at how readily available parts and fluids were for it having found a supplier that specialized in old Ford. It was a blast to drive once repairs were completed!
There's nothing more fun in the world than to be driving an old Ford!
@stephanieellison7834Not legally. It's not legal to sell cars as a business that don't have proper safety. You can sell parts, and you can own and drive the cars (within certain limits), but you cannot sell them as a business because of the complete lack of safety.
@@nikkiofthevalleyevery state has vehicle dealer licensing to allow for this exact thing. Technically though you’d just be combining the brokerage aspect of restoration work. As far as safety is concerned, every state has its own “horseless carriage” laws for older vehicles. Don’t think I’ve seen anything remotely close to a ban against the sale of older vehicles, at least not in the localities I’ve lived.
We've rebuilt some Willys transmissions and it's not too bad because of the exact same reason.
It's crazy that I thought of 2027 when I saw your comment at first lol
People complain today about range. When my grandpa moved from Detroit to Indianapolis with a model t it took 3 days and they went through 10 tires on the way.
Jesus
If people wouldn't complain then that trip would still take 3 days and use up 10 tires
@@BeeTriggerBee What a peaceful way to say nobody cares
@@BeeTriggerBeeHMMMMMMMMMMM
@@DaleGribble-yf4yyNancy is cheating on you with John Redcorn!
great-great-grandmother is in good shape!
Love the rural setting it's almost like a portal into the past. Like if you took a camera back in time 100 years ago and someone recorded a car vlog the footage wouldn't look much different than what you got.
The mechanic's smile when he had a chance to turn the handle and start the car was awesome. You could see it made his day.
The handle was actually called a crank. You didn't "start" the car, you "cranked" it. "I'll crank up the flivver and we'll go for a Sunday drive," was heard all over America during the Model T's era.
or maybe hes forced to smile cuz hes on camera while at work...
@@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602 thank you im going to crank one out for ya
😭@@le3e317
@@neilbaldwin2859no, not for someone working on cars. Guys love this stuff.
And THIS? A century old model T? This is a dream come true. Any man whose work in a garage is envious rn. Touching the first mass produced car is precious.
There is a reason you got no likes. Because every man here who gets it. Would cherish this memory for the rest of their lives. I’d give anything to drive a model T.
My father used to tell me that all he needed for working on a model T was a monkey wrench, screwdriver and a hammer. We built and repaired many cars growing up. Unfortunately he passed when I was 21. He did pass a lot of knowledge to me. 45 more years would have been a blessing to me.
Sounds like you had a hell of a dad, it’s unfortunate he passed so early in your life, but it’s obvious he made a positive impression on you.
Well, there's just not much to a model T! I got to work on my teachers model A in high school. Very simple, easy to maintain, and reliable cars. Keep in mind, when that thing was new, you had 2 choices-walk, or a model T!(as it was the cheapest car then)
Yup - 70+ years ago you could pull any car apart with a 1/2" spanner and a few choice expletives. Now it costs $1/2million to equip a VW service centre - telling eh? Great to see the Ford guys playing along with good humour, what a great watch. 🙂
Hope you’ve been that blessing your your kids
I’m lucky enough to still have my dad around. I love your comment.
My brother-in-law had a Ford A coupe when he passed away. He belonged to a early Ford club and many of them met in a parking lot in Austin TX and drove their A's to his funeral. Quite a group. I am the mechanic in our family and was asked to lead the pack to the service in George's A and I have to say it was a memorable drive. I miss George, but was honored to drive his A in remembrance...
My uncle restored old cars. I have wonderful memories of riding with him in his Model A, Model T and Durant in antique car parades! From what I understand a couple ended up in a car museum.
We have a '22 T. For years when I was a kid, my dad and I would "buzz" the local Ford dealer, driving through the lot on occasion while having the car out. Every once in a while we would even go through the service lanes and it would bring smiles to all when we did. Unfortunately, 2008 closed some of these dealers and that came to and end. The car was parked for other reasons and not revived again until I put it back on the road in 2022 for the T club's annual tour in Hamilton OH. I'm glad you guys are enjoying your T. That's what they are for. Keep them alive!
Great story. I have always wanted one very neat! I live in morrow county Ohio.
Cool those old cars , many years a friend of a friend showed us an unrestored old farmers model T , basically it had almost no body except the front guards and the windscreen , and it was very much like a beat up poor farmers vehicle might be with the wooden tray( planks ) area and the chair which was almost like some fruit boxes , he then asked us if we wanted to go for a ride on it , which about 4 of us did , it was unroadworthy , unregistered , but just a short trip around the block in suburbia , it was utterly terrifying :) , the old thing accelerated up to i`m guessing about 30 mph surprisingly quickly , , and we where all hanging on for grim death , it was fun though , i dunno where the guy got it from , we are in melbourne australia , maybe it was an old local farmers vehicle .
I have model T and Model A fenders in my garage. Head lights also. Sorry no tires.
HEY when and where do they do that? I'm from/live in Trenton. Hamilton is the next city over. I'd love to check that out.
@@bbrewer5 the model T international club's tour rotates in different cities each year. You can look them up online. Last year was Baraboo WI, this year is Cadillac Michigan. It was fun we had 277 model Ts take over Hamilton that year.
I worked at Midas in the early seventies. At the time they were running a national ad featuring an elderly man named Mr. Creedy who drove an old Model A into Midas for a new muffler. They had one in stock and quickly fixed him up. Midas required all of their franchises to stock the Model A exhaust. We never sold one but I still remember that the part number was 301 after 50 years.
lol, a shame it never came in.
I remember those comercials.
Mr Creedy had purchased a muffler from Midas decades earlier and was getting a free replacement. That was the commercial's hook: replace a muffler once and you'll never have to replace it again.
The reality is that, back in the 70s, the whole car needed to be replaced after five years or so.
@@331SVTCobra Hey my '76 Ford Granada was awesome. I think it lasted 10,000 miles🤣
Those commercials were great. "Howdy, boys!"
Midas Rocked, got my old dreamcar last year complete with midas warenty card in glovebox. muffler has Lastest last 15 years
I know my '95 Toyota Pickup isn't any Model-T, but I've owned her for well beyond 100,000 miles now about 25k of which I knew the head gasket was working on a nice leak. After I moved far far away from home & my garage she finally started overheating, and I knew it was time to do the gasket. Being nowhere near my garage and after dead end phone calls with local mechanic shops I decided to give my local Toyota dealership a call. They were the only ones who'd take the job, and I got greeted by the techs who worked on the truck afterwards. There was an old head (their engine guy) who said he was happy to work on one after a decade, and the newer guys who said they'd never seen a job so simple roll in to their shop.
Safe to say I left as a happy customer, I didn't know if my old truck would be in good hands but with the love these folks had for her I'm very glad I went to the stealership!
The rare few times I have seen someone driving a model T on the road, whether going by or following, makes me smile and feel happy. I'm glad people have kept the history alive!
It's sad because this is barely the iceberg of car history at the time. Model T is the most generic car guess that mostly anyone can say.
Ray was fantastic! So great you let him drive it! . . .undoubtedly a special moment for him,
Yeah he was cool. Not a snob or jaded person, even though he has decades of experience. True car guy and mechanic to test drive it after.
Yeah that was a really cool thing to do. Thank you for doing that.
Now he will get 100$ more each paycheck
@@DG-sf9ei That is the mark of a true professional. A true professional never "looks down" on others and always looks forward to a new experience.
I'm surprised a Ford dealer tech could figure out how to drive it.
I saw an advert recently for a AA Ford truck. The seller mentioned that the brakes had been reconditioned and that the truck "stopped well.... in an old fashioned kind of a way"... I thought that was wonderfully descriptive.
Is it for sale?if so where?
Well they were all mechanical, no hydraulics, just linkage
We had several medium duty trucks on the family farm when I was a kid (old Chevy C60s and some Ford F600s) and part of the morning ritual in harvest season was to top off the brake fluid. Dad always said the brakes were more of a suggestion.
That's kinda funny as I had to sort out braking force and balance on a 1927 Model A just a few weeks ago!
@@oldschool3372 Was in NSW, Australia, but I think it has been sold.
Used to see one of these every year at a local car show. 1908 Ford Model T. First car on the peninsula and its still here.
I love the fact you are treating the classic car so well.
It's good to take care of our historic cars.
Henry Ford would be proud to see your generation still driving his first mass produced car.
My grandfather and his brothers drove a model T cross country in the 20’s. He said it was actually pretty reliable, the only thing that really went wrong was the tires. They had to patch the tubes so many times that eventually the tires would no longer hold onto the wheels, so they ended up wrapping wire they found along the side of the road around it, to hold the tire to the wheel.
He also mentioned back then when you got to the desert, there was no road, you just drove through desert somewhat randomly in the general direction you were heading. They sold the car when they got to California, and came back by train, they accidentally forgot some tools from the tool kit in their luggage, and I still have them.
Yet today, these newer vehicles coming off the Detroit assembly lines have these gross looking wagon wheels and thin tires on them these days. I will never understand why people put ugly wagon wheels and thin tires on newer cars and trucks of today.
@@danbasta3677because they grip better
My grandfather did something similar in the 30’s from Michigan to Florida. I think he and his friends ended up filling the tires with sand when they inevitably broke?
@@danbasta3677 you would hate to see the whistlindiesel hellcat video then...
Don't look up that video, whatever you do. Ill save you the trouble.
Surprising an experienced 2024 Ford mechanic with a 100+ year old model T - that's what RUclips was made for! 🤩
As if surprising mechanic with Porsche cabrio diesel was not enough.
What a gem this Ford ended up being among today's auto mechanics!
Honestly So cool. I remember as a kid getting a ride around the neighborhood in my uncle's restored model T. Love it.
109 years ago, model T surprised everyone when it shows up in the country. Nowadays, the model T still surprises everyone driving around the country
My dad actually got his dad a Model T back in the 70's and received it back in his fathers will years later. I grew up with it and we'd occasionally go out and about in it on a nice weekend afternoon. Go to several places, my dad would always get a crowd coming to check it out and happily go through the old classic features, show people how to drive it, etc. while my mom and I got the groceries or ran the errands while we were out.
One nice thing is that it was always real easy to get some help to push it around a corner if it had a problem because so many guys were interested in it that they'd help push it to a safe spot just to get to talk about it for a bit.
Always awesome to see these on the road.
We took my friend's '24 Touring T out one evening and made the rounds of our karaoke clubs. We'd arrive early enough to get a prime parking spot. Everyone who saw it loved it, but they mostly loved that we were actually using it for its intended purpose - to get from here to there!
@@itchiegames Hope you're having fun projecting. Have a blessed day.
@@delix If you're trying to insult someone here, you need to do better.
@@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602 it was a response to someone throwing insults out. They seem to have lost their post. Hope they get whatever help they may need.
@@delix OK, I've had that happen, too. When it does, I delete my response so readers won't be confused or misled by something that seems to make no sense.
I hope they get help, too.
That's why it's called RUclips.
Take care.
My Great Grandmother Josephine learned to drive on one of these in the 1920s near Flint Michigan. She said that when she got her license, they didn't test her, but only asked if she could drive and then gave her the paper license.
I love your story about your Great Grandmother!
It reminded me of my Great Grandma. She bought a new F Model T in Detroit, Michigan when she graduated from high school after she had become an elementary school teacher a few months later that same year. There was no driving test and she had a 'paper' license, too. I have it with all of her things we saved. She loved going for Sunday drives in the 'country' of what then became what is now known as the suburbs of Detroit 😊
Cool stories, thanks for the share. I remember my Pop telling me how he got his license, although not as old as your relatives but nonetheless a decent story. It probably would of been the 50's, and he had to go down to the local police station and get one of the officers to be his passenger for a quick trip around the block to prove he could drive. Simpler times.
Just discovered you guys due to this video, you guys have incredible charisma together. It's like watching a light hearted car podcast as you guys drive around. Really good job guys!
I was enthralled with that pristine blue sky, dotted with clouds, and rolling green hills.... with that car roaming the dirt roads... that was beautiful imagery.
colorado was not chemtrailed that day
It’s like a ghbili movie
@@joesmith9216Chemtrails do not exist. You are referring to contrails.
You could almost believe that it was 1920 and you were off to town
I came to the comments for this. What a picturesque view!
when i was a teen in the 90's my grandpa had bought a 1916 Model T i helped him restore it he shipped the motor and trans out to be redone by a pro. the first summer i learned to be a carpenter and helped rebuild the wooden frame all the body panels attach to the second summer i spent filling and sanding body panels getting it ready for paint. i learned alot and was soo much fun to ride in after it was finished.
Hell yeah, gotta love it when hard work pays off. Nicely done!
who has the model T now?
@@cutehumor no idea , Grandma passed and Grandpa started selling everything off after said he wont let his kids fight over his posession's i think he sold it around 2005 he went into nursing care not to long after and passed in 2012
Love to see it boys! I’m 17 with a 90 year old car and I love to see yous have some fun with them.
Which car?
@@serenitysfirefly My car? I’ve got a 1933 Austin Seven BoxSaloon RP in the uk though.
@@HoistTheBloodyColours That's awesome! How did you get it?
@@serenitysfirefly Just seen it online down south in England. The guy we bought it from buys and sells classics so it was easy to find. And it’s my first car 😂 Love it.
@@HoistTheBloodyColours Were you looking for that model then, or just browsing the shop?
I lived in a town with a big classic car club, and i have to ssy. It was a privilege to be "stuck" behind a T or an A. Always made my day! Miss living in California!
I’m only 40 years old but I spent a decade working on and restoring Model A and Model T Fords and it was always awesome driving around town grinding gears and people always love the horn.
My dad grew up on a farm north of Lebanon Indiana and they had a Model T pickup truck. Driving it around the farm it would get stuck, especially in the springtime mud. About 1925 my dad had the idea to put two real wheels side by side to help traction on both sides. Not sure how he fastened them together but he very well have made the very first "Dualie" pickup truck. No way to know if he was the first to have that idea but he recounted the story many times and he was not a liar. He passed in 1991, a good man.
My grandaddy put small tractor tires on the back of his, and I remember him teaching me how to drive in our orange groves in Marion county, FL!
That’s cool
So you are Lebanese.???
Aw man i bet this man felt like a kid again you can see the passion and the excitment in his face. Great video
My GG Uncle owned the first Ford dealership in Ct. Over the years he saved a few cars in brand new condition. One was a 60 something mustang. I cant remember exactly but the sought after one. I've seen that one. Another was a Model A and also 2 Model T's. One model T he kept still in the shipping crate. Back in the day the model T's arrived by train. The dealership picked them up at the train depot about a mile down the road. They were brought back to the dealership by horse and wagon in shipping crates and then the remaining assembly was done at the dealer. He saved one and when He passed away in 1985 at 105 years old He left most of his property to his head mechanic and now his son still has a shop at the former dealership location. I believe he has the car. Hopefully it makes its way to a museum someday.
My dad has a 1915 Model T touring he restored when I was about 12 years old, so I basically grew up around it, absolutely love that car and never plan on selling it. There’s nothing quite like a Model T 😊
This reminds me of when I took my 78 VW Campmobile van to a Jiffy Lube in Salt Lake City. The young tech asked me 3 times to pop the hood, I kept pointing to the back of the van. Then I got out and walked to the back and opened the door to the engine compartment. By that time the manager had came out of the office and asked me if I wouldn’t mind taking somewhere else, since the people working there didn’t even know which end the engine was on. I found a quiet parking lot and changed the oil myself.
Just goes to tell you that they don't know anything at all about cars and to stay away from them.
My VW had an oil mesh screen that just needed to be cleaned off and added the new oil , so easy a caveman could do it
Jiffy Lube...! "When crooked mechanics are needed, Jiffy Lube will supply them!"
@@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602 About 18 years ago, the Jiffylube near me hired a known car thief that had just gotten released from prison. You would think they would screen their employees.
Just the view of that model t driving through the lot of all of the newer vehicles is a great showing of how far we've come.
Great vid!!!!!! I've had Fords all my life (almost 80 years). Now, I want a 1915 Ford Model T!
Did you have a Cosworth?
@@Ma21L A Cosworth is an after-market version of a Chevrolet Vega. I had a 1971 Vega, but it wasn't a Cosworth.
These two guys are great. They look like they belong in the 1930's, and I love it! Thank you for caring for this part of automotive history. Beautiful!
Model Ts were discontinued in the 20s.
@@garycamara9955 People still own their cars after thy are out of production.
People drove them till the 50s
Not including the out liars
My grandfather, born in the 1880s, had a 1929 ford Coupe and when I was a young kid we zipped all around in it.
His "new" car was a 1937 Ford Coupe. That was his every day driver and this was back in the 1950s when I was
a kid in northern Michigan. Thanks for the video.
my dad had a model a coupe when he went to high school. it had been modified during the depression to run on diesel (they lived on a farm and had diesel available) a 30 gallon drum in the rumble seat, copper pipe wrapped around the exhaust system and a set of valves to switch over from gas to diesel AFTER it got warmed up!! :)
I had never seen you guys before and I don’t even know much about cars, but I watched your full video! You guys are really entertaining and was super cool to learn a little something new and see different perspectives.
Well done guys. Lovely to see this old girl being driven. Best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧
A local Ford dealership here is the 4th oldest Ford dealership in the country and they have one sitting in their showroom that they bought back. They originally sold it like a hundred years ago and somehow it survived all these decades and it still runs and drives. It looked mostly all original and complicated to drive.
You have to increase the timing with the throttle to get any speed, what a contraption. I love seeing them drive in talkies it's so outdated 😅
From what I hear my local ford dealership is the oldest continuously family owned dealership in America not sure if that’s true or not but that’s what I heard
Actually sorry it’s the oldest ford deal at 116 years old either ran by a 4 or 5th generation family owner
Where is this? Based on what I just read, sounds a lot like Johnson Ford in Pittsfield, Mass. Same family owners for about 100 years now.
@@CharlieLarkin75 St. Cloud Mn has the oldest continuously family ran ford dealership in the United States and is the second ford franchise Tenvoorde Motor Co, signed one month after the first ford franchise in 1903, I’m also assuming franchise is dealership
Love that you gave the mechanic a drive. The first thing I did when I bought my first car, was let my best friend drive it, and enjoy giving him that experience and being apart of it.
You made Ray very happy for a day. Best part of this video.
Man, them ford dudes really chill and you guys always have that WOW factor and a magnet to me, seeing a hundred years old car running on the road is a bit therapeutic ngl and I wish I could drive one but in malaysia the oldest car I have seen was from the 70's. You guys are awesome, ford guys are awesome and the video is freakin awesome :D
My husband is a Ford senior mechanic and has worked on these cars anytime since he was a kid. He loved this car video. He can work on any age of model T and other old cars.
Your husband is incredibly based. He’s a treasure.
My grandmother and her family moved cross country driving in a model T back in the 1930's. She said it was a grand adventure.
This video is amazing dude, wholesome and entertaining! Definitely subbed!
Honestly if you guys haven't already, I'd look into joining the MTFCI, (Model T Ford Club International). The annual tour is in mid July every year and it's in Michigan this year. There is generally about 230-260 cars that show up and we usually run between 600-700 miles during the week. It would make for really cool video. They do other events during the year, but this is the big one. We even had a couple from England last year. There is a wealth of information and plenty people willing to help with anything on the car. Best part is we run the wheels off of them.
Tommys yell when that 18 wheeler passed is pure gold!!!
It scared kase
Cringe
I have a '27 touring and the radiator fix was pretty easy for my local radiator shop, so look around if you need yours fixed. And there is much debate about this among T owners, but most say to avoid modern oil with detergents.
My grandma grew up on a farm in Waconia MN. They were one of the first in the city to get a car. I am not sure if it was a model-t or something else but I believe it was right around 1920. It is fascinating to me to think 100 years is a long time ago but also not that far away to have relatives grow up in a time of horse and buggy and getting a car was unique and a first.
What a great day for that Ford dealership to have a classic like that there…that car is awesome
First video from you that I've watched and I love this channel already, great content guys!
My grandparents bought a 1918 Model T from the local Ford/Dodge garage/blacksmith shop. They traded it on a new 1929 Essex, quite an improvement.
Amazing. A guy like Ray absolutely deserves to drive this thing but is humble enough to provide customer service and not expect it.
What a beauty... I'm a 35 year old woman and my dad's a mechanic. I've been wanting to learn more stuff so I can be more self sufficient, but it's hard when I live 2 hours away and have no room or money >> I'd LOVE a 1925 classic. ANY model really. I'm a huge fan of the roaring 20s
I love the borderline absurdity of what TFL does. Keep it up!
This is great. Years ago I took my '66 Mustang GT Fastback to a Ford dealership here in San Diego for an oil change and inspection and they offered to buy it. Said they wanted it for a showroom display. No dice and still own my car.
The price for the inspection the dealer can't control. But that oil change was probably the most expensive oil change that the car has ever seen.
Was it Drew Ford in LaMesa?
@@steveeitelhuber6872 Yes it was. They ended up with a Poppy Red fastback and had it in their showroom for awhile. I think they were asking 10K for it.
You could rent it to them.
@@jameshendrickson8159 Yes, that was discussed but I decided not to do it.
all podcasts must now take place on a 100< year old car driving around the countryside. Seriously it's a big vibe just listening/watching you guys talk on the road.
There's a guy who has a model t in the town I work in. I see him a few times a month during the summer going for drives. It's crazy to see his model t and then come home to my 62 impala and think wow. We came a long way in a short amount of time.
The most insane about this Oldtimer for me is the Gearbox xD
shifting up by unlocking 2nd gear with the handbreak, accellerate and release throttle to shift up.
GENIUS
As an 18 year veteran as a Ford parts counterman, I can testify in reality they wouldn't even consider talking to you if you took this car in for repairs. I know this because I took my 1997 f350 in a few weeks ago, and I got the cold shoulder. Ford discontinues parts very quickly. If your car is over 5 years old you might as well have a model t. Ford and all other car makers want you to buy their brand new products every year, and they don't want the aftermarket or independent shops competing with them. It's all about money folks. All that said, it was an enjoyable video. Thank guys
Automakers are legally required to offer spare parts for at least 10 years
@@rudolphna54 It should be 30 years. Well made cars last at least that long if they are well looked after. Why isn't it illegal to sell rubbish cars that are designed to fail in a few years?
I have had no problems getting parts for my 1999 Ford AU Falcon.
That's so weird. Ford Europe have a lot of old parts in stock at all time. Friend of mine was looking for drive shaft for his Ford Cortina and couldn't find one on the market so he gave a call to local Ford dealer here, they said they don't have one in stock but can order one from UK and part be available in a week.
Yes but Ford doesn't make them anymore, it's either old stock from Ford or it's one of 100 aftermarket companies
@@bruceparr1678
I actually own the first Tire Tool for these type wheels and tires. The old model T is tougher than people give them credit for. My grandfather had one when my dad was a child. They were driving back from Dallas to Joaquin when it started to knock. He said they pulled off at Trinity River, and my grandfather pull the oil pan cut up a Prince Albert can for shims and shim to bearings. The next morning they continued their trip home. It's good to see some young kids learning about these old cars and the old technology
I lived by the Trinity river for a while.
Damn i miss it!
that T is though like nails, i am learning, nothing it cant do,
That be so awesome to see that old car go over Pikes peak. ❤❤ Can't wait to see that video much love from Colorado 🙂✌🏻
I love that y’all let the mechanic start it and drive it around.
Probably one of the best highlights of his job in the last decade
And Ray, if you ever read this, you seem like a very genuine and likable guy!
Your microphones are AMAZING. Blocking out wind and much of the background noise while driving is very impressive.
These two together could do their own Top Gear like show and be completely successful. It's great watching these videos and listening to the banter.
Wow, thanks!
Never! No one can be Jeremy.
What are you talking about? This youtube channel is just top gear but better. I never liked how scripted top gear was. I like that they very loosely have a script in mind and eah if things go wrong then they go wrong. Similar to how the donut channel showed how fake an episode of top gear was, when showcasing this three wheeled car. Turns out you'd have to rip most of the axle out to even get the car to fall over. Unlike the staged episode, it was quite balanced and actually kind of niceish to ride in. And the worst part is it damaged this company's reputation, they were just a small car manufacture in the middle of nowhere. (can't for the life of me remember the car's name but if you google three wheeled car, it should pop up.)
Anybody could be better than that buffoon Clarkson
Yeah, the banter was excellent. 👍🏻🇬🇧
This was one of the best vids on RUclips that I've seen in a while! Just makes me smile. I love the fact the dealership allowed it in the shop! You can't even take a 20 year old Jaguar into a Jaguar dealership any more, lol.
I've driven some kewl $hIt, but Ive still never driven a Model T. I'd still love to have a '15 Touring Car someday! Go Tin Lizzie Go!
I love that they had a 109 year old model T next to a $109,000 F350 truck!
Im hoping to get a model T one day.
When i was 5 someone came down the street i lived on in a model T, he asked if I wanted a ride, my mom got in with us and we rode around the neiborhood in it. I never forgot that moment.
Yes, I remember riding around the neighborhood in my uncle's Pearce Arrow on Sundays. It was about the size of a truck.
Model A is much more useable for actually driving around.
@@ralphinator2 I really want a Model A pickup oneday... but the Model T sounds like it would be super fun to drive on Sundays.
@@ralphinator2 the T is great fun using off road, the frame is like a tuning fork and moves ? that feels sure weird, the T is weird, more adventures, fun to scare the sh,t out of your passengers by suddenly going off road,
Can you imagine the difference back in the day going from a horse that would take all day to go 20-30 miles plus not to mention having to stop to let the horse rest & water it to a machine that could do 20-30 every hour & never got tired or hungry.
My mom remembers when the car 1st started getting popular & only the well off could afford them.
My Dad was born in 1951 and grew up in a poor part of town in a smaller city in Australia, and private vehicles were only for the wealthy; they were still getting bread and so on delivered by horse and cart, and you got a block of ice delivered to you daily because you didn't have a refrigerator.
"The Electric" as we still call it first arrived in my tiny Appalachian community in 1958. Many of my older neighbors recall decades of life before the arrival of electricity, and they remember the first ever power pole they ever saw and the first time a power pole was erected, by a man with a single mule who would string copper wire from one pole to the next.
Many of these same people used horse sleds (no wheels) to transport goods and haul firewood around homesteads as late as 1960. Within my Church I have a couple who are 95 and 94. Married for 70 years. The husband cut the first-ever powerline into our county. He was born in 1930 and lived for close to 3 decades before electricity arrived.
The last remaining holdout against electricity in my community finally got his house wired in 1970.
I work with a guy who was born in 1935, cool hearing how vehicles have changed
My grandfather bought a 1924 Model T and still had his 2-horse wagon. On his wedding day, in 1927, he got started to church and the thing quit and he couldn't get it started to go any further. He had to ask a neighbor for help and he got a ride in a 2-horse wagon. It took him a while to get there.
Yes, that generation saw bigger changes in technology that any other. My Grandfather was born in 1889. Last car he bought was a 1979 Eldorado....He loved. It!
What an awesome service department. Looks like a good place to work