The horn is called a klaxon. We used one just like that every time we dove the submarine. We did have a digital one but we preferred the old klaxon like the one on your Model T.
@@Fighting_Fatigue_117 U.S. Navy 20 year vet. Served on three Ohio Class submarines. The USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (Blue Crew) from 1993-1997, USS West Virginia SSBN 736 (Gold Crew) from 2000-2004 and the USS Wyoming SSBN 742(Gold Crew) from 2008-2010. I spent almost 6 years of my life underwater.
@@agentmueller I was a Missile Technician on board those submarines. My job was to maintain the missiles, the launcher systems, fire control systems and all associated subsystems to launch the UGM-133A Trident II missile(aka the Trident II D5 missile). On the West Virginia and the Wyoming I was the lead personnel manager of 25 guys while out to sea and over 50 guys while in port when our crew owned the boat. My last two patrols, I was lead personnel manager over the Missile Technicians, Fire Control Technicians(torpedo guidance), Torpedoman, Sonar Technicians and Deck Division(who were the guys that made sure the boat topside and inside while underway made sure we had no rust). My first two patrols and my last two patrols were the hardest one of my life for different reasons. The first two patrols, I was busy qualifying for my submarine dolphins(a requirement to become a submariner) and doing my divisional qualifications to stand watch. The last two patrols was the sheer amount of people that worked under me, about 50. And I was the one woken up when there was a problem with equipment or personnel. So I hardly ever got more than 3 hours of sleep while underway and there was always one idiot who was always in trouble or getting a DUI when in port. Along with being the lead personnel manager, I was also the force protection assistant officer, ships qualifications petty officer(in charge of all E6 and below qualification requirements for personnel qualifying for their submarine dolphins) and ships calibration petty officer. When I left the Wyoming, I was tired and ready to retire.
True fact! I was at the classic car museum in Hershey, PA, two weeks ago. You can actually pay to have hands-on driver's training on how to drive several different modelsT vehicles they have at the museum. I'm totally going back there to take those classes.
It's called the "model T driving experience", i just did it on Sept 17, 23. & we drove 5 different vehicles & it was an amazing experience that i would recommend to any & everyone...
My ancestors would brag about putting BOTH EARS DOWN. The equivalent of putting the pedal to the metal. Wide open throttle and max ignition advance. Lol
I've seen a T touring car with a horn mounted to the exhaust manifold, when you pull the cable for it, it pipes the exhaust through the horn and it worked like a tiny air horn. One of the coolest things I've seen on any old car
Holy crap don't give me bad ideas (awesome ideas) for my LS3 S2000 race car xD that would be hilarious with a few duck calls piped off an electric cutout.
@@BobmcjoepantsQuite literally as basic as you can get. No automatic choke, have to control the spark, as little parts as possible in order to make it as affordable as possible.
nooo.. folks possessed a LOT more strength and endurance for physical work. Modern men are powder puff harmless n soft, because they developed technology and economics to express their prowess/dominance/violence.
Fun fact, that version of a horn is called a "klaxon"... Or at least, that's the modern term used to describe the "ahh-ooo-gahh"-type of horn or siren. Technically, in its original usage as a brand name of horn, a Klaxon used crank-driven percussion of a diaphragm instead of air-induced vibration (think old-fashioned police or fire sirens, air raid sirens, or tornado warnings); however the sound is so distinctive that once the trademark expired, it entered the modern lexicon to describe that particular sound of siren or horn. The word has even entered many other languages (such as Japanese, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Spanish, Romanian , Czech, Indonesian, Turkish, and Korean) to describe any general car horn. The more you know!
I love old timey stuff like that! This used to be cutting edge technology back in the 18th century lol. It's really cool to see how things have changed so drastically. And the improvements that were made over time👍🏻
You're right about the black myth. Apparently Henry Ford preferred painting them black though as that paint dried the quickest therefore making them the quickest to assemble.
Model Ts are seen as black because after 1919 (I think?) they started making only black, because it allowed them to make the cars even cheaper. Back when companies tried making products cheaper without ditching quality
1915 they all were black, by 1925 they stopped having black as the only color. For refrence, every other car company at the time offered plenty of colors, many didn't even have black as an option.
Henry Ford preferred to paint his It's in black because black dried quicker than any other color allowing him to crank out the cars as quick as possible. So I've heard...
Someone somewhere would say this is a 1928 if they could. Infact for most people, it's just 1920s or 1950s, not individual years, they just see a car from 1910 and think "yep, good ol' 1920s"
@@QuanticChaos1000 I was driving a friends 1935 Packard in blue, and someone asked if that was the Doc car from Cars. I said yes because I wouldn't even bother. The...the grilles not remotely close to a 1953 Hudson, let alone every other part of it from disteel wheel to visible fender.
I wonder how one would physically do that, lol! If only the "slowed down" developers of RUclips could implement a moderation AI that understands context...
Only the early model ts were offered in those colors and I believe 13 was the last year they still offered other colors than black. Now yes you could always get yours painted else where but straight from the factory I believe 13 was the last year for offering multi colors
1915 was when they went to just black do to it drying faster so the assembly men did not either wiast time waiting for the paint to dry or risk getting there finger prints all over
They also offered the '13 in white, my grandparents own a '13 and a '23. The '13 is white, hand-built and RHD - been in the family since new - super neat to ride/drive!
1913 was just navy blue, 1915 was all black till 1925 when 7 colors were added. You could also get ANY other car company at the time, shall I name the few?
I think a better way of describing it would be like this: 1. The car sits VERY tall on what are basically wooden wagon wheels, not actual tires. It also has no real cabin, so you don't ride _in_ it as much as you ride _on top_ of it. 2. It doesn't have much internal storage space, so you've got external racks and spaces where you'd put luggage like steamer trunks that'd normally sit at the foot of a bed, suitcases and baggage, and spare tires (because lord knows you're gonna need them). Basically, if you were moving stuff, you'd strap shit to your car instead of putting it inside the car. 3. The controls are all kinds of whack. One peddle is simultaneously the clutch AND the gear shift, one peddle acts as a brake (but ONLY if the first peddle is in neutral), and one peddle is entirety dedicated to reversing. And both the arms on the steering wheel control your speed, one controlling the fuel intake while the other controls the spark plugs. This isn't even mentioning the whole startup sequence. If you left this thing off while getting groceries, you could be 100% confident NOBODY could steal it because just starting it, let alobe driving it, is so complicated. 4. As for the horn, it's more of a mechanical siren than anything. It's like if you taped a bell to a loudspeaker and just slapped it onto the side of your car. Looking at this from the perspective of a modern driver, this shit is closer to tractor than to a communal automobile.
Don't ever use two hands to start a vintage car, you'll break both of your wrists also idk what you called the horn but it's called a claxon not whatever you said
I had an archaeology lecturer spend a whole minute describing how the site he worked on was so difficult to get to in a brand new Land Cruiser. The next slide was a lady from 100 years ago parked in the same spot with her Model T.
My foster dad had 2 model T's both had the cloth top to them. Didn't run, but I remember always wanting to sit in them and act as though I was driving. Never had a clue they were older than my grandfather. I still love seeing one today. They were the stepping stones to today's cars and were a marvel of the time.
That's 3 features, if I'm being generous. An aftermarket horn isn't a feature of the car. A small trunk isn't a feature when it's the only trunk. That's just a trunk, everyone has one. You've got running board storage and a reverse pedal, those are features.
@@tylergaye5457 yeah, that's where I'm allowing some stretch. It's all part of the same system for starting the car, so that's a stretch for even 1 feature, let alone multiple. It goes without saying that no modern car would have a spark retarder... I might actually use running board storage on a modern truck.
@@thecommonloon I'm saying they aren't "features". I honestly might be falsely attributing positivity or uniqueness to the word "feature". For example, I might say, "A feature of my shower is that it has a second spigot for a rainfall effect", but I would never say, "a feature of my house is that the foundation is cracked". I also wouldn't call something it has to have, like a roof, a feature.
My grandmother said that her father, apparently an extremely patient man, would turn the engine for sometimes an hour before the thing would start up for him and would never complain about it.
I think one thing about the model t is it’s also like a pretty design, the leather in the seats, it’s kind of charming on its own, I used to live in an area where some of the older resident drove them around town in the summer, cool stuff
WAIT! Wait! I got one more fact. If you’re in a head on collision with anyone who has a modern day vehicle that isn’t a massive truck this thing will immediately crush you.
Me trying to imagine how you slow down a spark in real life (as opposed to a slow-mo video). 😂 I think "delay" would have been a better word, but what I know for sure is that RUclips is "slowed down" for preventing him from using the proper terminology! 🤦♂️
But there is some selection bias going on here. This particular one outlived everything else, probably only due to meticulous care and maintenance. The vast majority of them is long gone. Even with modern petrol cars, less than 10% of them make it past 20 years and by year 30...you might as well not bother. The average car is just 12 years old. Would be interesting to know what the average life of a model T was. Don't think there were very many of them left by 1950.
@@plonkster In every city there was a Model T around. It wasn't careful maintenance to keep them around, they come back from the dead from a junkyard.
Lol, any car can last forever if people just keep successively renewing and replacing all parts with no regards to the rentability and useful of it! I'm sure this example (like most of them) is the ship of Theseus three times over! 😂
I have a a 48 fleet wood not one original part in it. The engine is 3.5 liter V 6 from totaled Honda pick up. Body is nightmare of bondo because was made before rust proofing materials. Still I love the beast.
As old as this car is, its amazing how it very similar to what today's car is. 4 wheels, steering wheel, engine in front, trunk etc They barely had to change the formula.
You're hearing it backwards, modern day hasn't changed from back then, and by the way, this is the BARE MINIMUM of vehicle design at the time. NO one in the 1910s-20s was harping on about the wonderful Ford Model T, just about how many he was throwing out. You want a car that puts today to shame, look at a same year Pope tribune, or a Pierce Arrow, or a Standard American underslung Queen Kissel Chalmers Winton Rubay Alco Buick. .. Really Ford Model T was the bottom of the barrel in terms of design, their 1907 looking more akin to a 1904 design, and their 1927 Model A resembled a 1917-1918 coupé.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Yeah, if you lived at the time and never had possession of an automobile and suddenly you were given opportunity to purchase one that did not cost at the price of a mansion, I highly doubt you would complaint about lack of features on Model T.
@@Pau_Pau9 How do I put this is modern terms for a modern man. There was over 400 companies in the 1900-1920 time frame. High end, middle end, and low end companies, however each and every one had merrit and was built elegant and well. Back then, the average was what today would call a suite with a chocolate rose set and red wine. Plenty plenty plenty of companies, were mid lines, you just haven't heard of them. Best part, every state had their own type of middle vehicles usually at $300-$500. Maxwell, Saxon, Raddal, Briscoe, Willys, elevation, Chevrolet, and many many others I haven't even discovered yet.
@@WitchKing-Of-AngmarI can tell you are talking out of your arse and trying desperately sound smart. Your typical worker in 1908 made around $300 annually. Model T at introduction costs about $850 which was the cheapest automobile available then. Competition typically costed 3 to 5 times that. So you are telling me a typical first time auto buyer would complaint of lack of luxury and innovation in their Model-T? Go do more research. I am done replying to you.
@@thecommonloon I'm pissed dear imbecile, that people are only using the bare bones basic model T as the pure dominator of '1920s vehicle' compared to now.
Some old cars from 100’s of years ago had a carriage that you could grease, they used these things I forgot the name of them, that would hold the grease and then every time you hit a bump, it wouldn’t screech.
Henry Ford is quoted for having said that “Any color the customer wants as long as it’s black” they weren’t ever made in those colors they were custom jobs done after the factory’s production usually unless the person paid a very high premium to have it custom from the factory but only people typically like the Vanderbilts and Rockefeller’s could afford those.
I miss my dad's 1923, I always wanted to drive it but never had the chance, he was supposed to show me how to operate it with the spark arrester and everything else. Something still terrifying about going down a massive hill on 100 year old spoked wheels with plate glass windows and no seat belts lol
Turning over a T with your right hand like that is asking for trouble lmao The engine turns over right so if you're using your right hand it could throw the crank a half turn right. If you're holding it with your right hand, it compresses your arm and can break your wrist or elbow. If you use your left hand, it just yanks it OUT of your hand and it eliminates any risk of breaking your arm.
It was only available in black from it's inception through 1925 - Henry Ford famously said you could get it in any color you wanted, as long as it was black.
There’s a story in my family about the first time my great uncles saw an automobile in person. They were in awe, of course. The one said, “Do you reckon that’s a car, or an automobile?” The other said, “I reckon that’s a car. The roads around here ain’t good enough for an automobile.”
Fun part about step one of starting it. That ignition advance is important, if it fires before you reach the top it could spin backwards and break your thumb. Also why you should not put your thumb around the handle, instead tuck it in your palm.
Literally never seen one in any other color except Black. Plus, Ford thought the car was perfect for the masses and absolutely refused to make it in other colors. Have heard rumors that his executives at the company convinced him to do other colors near the very end of the model's lifespan. Which was close to 30 years.
Nope. Early ones had colour options, but colour paint of that era took longer to dry. When demand increased, the options were removed to speed up production.
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The horn is called a klaxon. We used one just like that every time we dove the submarine. We did have a digital one but we preferred the old klaxon like the one on your Model T.
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@@Fighting_Fatigue_117 OceanGate
@@Fighting_Fatigue_117 U.S. Navy 20 year vet. Served on three Ohio Class submarines. The USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (Blue Crew) from 1993-1997, USS West Virginia SSBN 736 (Gold Crew) from 2000-2004 and the USS Wyoming SSBN 742(Gold Crew) from 2008-2010. I spent almost 6 years of my life underwater.
@@silentbuccaneer4569That’s dope. Thank you for your service, I’m glad we have submariners like yourself on our side :)
@@agentmueller I was a Missile Technician on board those submarines. My job was to maintain the missiles, the launcher systems, fire control systems and all associated subsystems to launch the UGM-133A Trident II missile(aka the Trident II D5 missile). On the West Virginia and the Wyoming I was the lead personnel manager of 25 guys while out to sea and over 50 guys while in port when our crew owned the boat. My last two patrols, I was lead personnel manager over the Missile Technicians, Fire Control Technicians(torpedo guidance), Torpedoman, Sonar Technicians and Deck Division(who were the guys that made sure the boat topside and inside while underway made sure we had no rust). My first two patrols and my last two patrols were the hardest one of my life for different reasons. The first two patrols, I was busy qualifying for my submarine dolphins(a requirement to become a submariner) and doing my divisional qualifications to stand watch. The last two patrols was the sheer amount of people that worked under me, about 50. And I was the one woken up when there was a problem with equipment or personnel. So I hardly ever got more than 3 hours of sleep while underway and there was always one idiot who was always in trouble or getting a DUI when in port. Along with being the lead personnel manager, I was also the force protection assistant officer, ships qualifications petty officer(in charge of all E6 and below qualification requirements for personnel qualifying for their submarine dolphins) and ships calibration petty officer. When I left the Wyoming, I was tired and ready to retire.
Who else wanted to see the 0-60 launch?
It doesn't go that fast
@@A-zw8rcthey accelerate quick for the time
@@joshlia6469not 60 mph
0-45mph in 3-5 business days
0-6 😂
I imagine that ground clearance was used a lot more in daily life back then thanks to less pristine roads.
Wagon ruts
@@db-ts9riwhat do u mean?
@@LanaaAmorwagon routes
americas old dirt roads that were made by the settlers
@@LanaaAmor Literally ruts in the ground carved by wagon wheels the first cars shared the road with.
@@db-ts9ri theyre city boys, theyve never heard of a rut before😂
21in wheels with rubber band tires, now where have I seen that before?
😂😂😂 Henry was a basketball American at heart 😭😭
Everything that’s old becomes new again ?
You’re just mad because Henry Ford stacks paper to the ceiling and rides on 21 inch wood
a bike
All jokes aside, this was the only way to make air tires at the time as it was still more common to have wagon rims then tires
A runabout. I'LL STEAL IT! NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!
*NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW*
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW
Love the Looney Tunes/Chuck Jones reference! ‘The Dover Boys at Pimento University’.
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!
True fact! I was at the classic car museum in Hershey, PA, two weeks ago. You can actually pay to have hands-on driver's training on how to drive several different modelsT vehicles they have at the museum. I'm totally going back there to take those classes.
Thank you for this, i am absolutely going to be taking those classes as well now
Would that be the AACA Museum?
@@byronp8158 Yes
Lucky!
It's called the "model T driving experience", i just did it on Sept 17, 23. & we drove 5 different vehicles & it was an amazing experience that i would recommend to any & everyone...
My ancestors would brag about putting BOTH EARS DOWN. The equivalent of putting the pedal to the metal. Wide open throttle and max ignition advance. Lol
Ancestors?
@@jamesrosewell9081 Ancestors: .
@@jamesrosewell9081 Yes, ancestors. I mean, it _was_ 100 years ago.
@@NaruSanavai Yeah but how'd his ancestors brag to him about it? lol
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I've seen a T touring car with a horn mounted to the exhaust manifold, when you pull the cable for it, it pipes the exhaust through the horn and it worked like a tiny air horn. One of the coolest things I've seen on any old car
Holy crap don't give me bad ideas (awesome ideas) for my LS3 S2000 race car xD that would be hilarious with a few duck calls piped off an electric cutout.
They are called wolf whistles
@@N4CRa honda s2k with an LS engine?
That horn sounded like a ghost choking lol
Can't be sure. I've never heard of a ghost choking. 😆
Just how Henry loved them. Basic and cheap.
There is nothing basic about the operation of this vehicle
(edit: compared to today, which yes makes my point invalid)
@@Bobmcjoepants At that time it's very basic, not many complicate parts
@@BobmcjoepantsQuite literally as basic as you can get. No automatic choke, have to control the spark, as little parts as possible in order to make it as affordable as possible.
@@Only_Ameen04 fair point!
@@ShockingPikachu I said basic in terms of operation not in terms of cost
Model T also has crazy off-road abilities. Suspensions can flex like heavily tuned crawler Jeep
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That engine crank broke a lot of arms back in the day
The trick is to pull up to start the engine, not push. If it backfires when you're pushing, it can break your wrists.
My great-grandfather was a small town doctor in MO. He set many broken wrists and arms.
You were supposed to only use your left hand so if kicks back would nor break your hand.
nooo.. folks possessed a LOT more strength and endurance for physical work. Modern men are powder puff harmless n soft, because they developed technology and economics to express their prowess/dominance/violence.
Fun fact, that version of a horn is called a "klaxon"... Or at least, that's the modern term used to describe the "ahh-ooo-gahh"-type of horn or siren. Technically, in its original usage as a brand name of horn, a Klaxon used crank-driven percussion of a diaphragm instead of air-induced vibration (think old-fashioned police or fire sirens, air raid sirens, or tornado warnings); however the sound is so distinctive that once the trademark expired, it entered the modern lexicon to describe that particular sound of siren or horn. The word has even entered many other languages (such as Japanese, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Spanish, Romanian , Czech, Indonesian, Turkish, and Korean) to describe any general car horn. The more you know!
I'm from Poland and I confirm, horn is called "klakson" in Polish.
You can add Greek to that list (technically we call it both klaxon (κλάξον) and horn (κόρνα) but tomato tomato).
Nope no 'Fun' there whatsoever!!!
Trademarks don't expire: but they also can't describe the product (to allow competitors to advertise alternatives).
So the trademark got genericized.
You also have a rare Aermore Exhaust Whistle on that car. Can’t wait to hear it once you realize how to use it.
ah yes, "slow down" the spark.
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Well, we have to keep from offending anyone's delicate sensibilities. 😅
I wonder if there’s a name for some sort of control unit designed to slow down the spark🤨
Why would you risk RUclips demonetization for a word that has synonyms tho
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“You can have any colour as long as it is Black.”
- Henry Ford, sometime in the 1920’s
It’s was 1914 to 1925 before 1914 it came in blue, red, grey, and green.
whatcha gonna do when you can't find a gasoline station? my horse still runs without any ...who i sound like?
Amish Hulk Hogan?
Your horse needs its own fuel... food
Ah yes, the good ‘ol “electric cars will never happen” folk.
when you run out of fuel you go to the nearest pharmacy and buy the a stain remover
@@nlmaster9811 this buddy took it wayyyyy back😂😂
The good ol days when you needed to be a literal mechanic just to drive across town
I love old timey stuff like that!
This used to be cutting edge technology back in the 18th century lol. It's really cool to see how things have changed so drastically. And the improvements that were made over time👍🏻
19th century*
@@NormalPaula20th century*
Well it would have been pretty cutting edge in the 18th century considering it came out in 1908, which is the 20th century
18 th century? so George Washington was driving a model t around?
Try early 20 th century
They got great gas mileage also.
With 3 horsepower, they better
@@BBSr-q2wThe Model T had about 15 horsepower if I'm not mistaken.
@@reillywalker195 fun fact, an actual horse has 15 horsepower, the model T has 20 HP
@@RodrigoBadinHow can One Horse have 15 Horse power ? So One Horse Power would be equivalent to a Mouse ?
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@@davidwesley2525 a human barely makes 1 horsepower and a cyclist can make 1.6 or at rare times 2 horsepower
Imagine trying to escape in a hurry having to do the start up method. 😂
You're right about the black myth. Apparently Henry Ford preferred painting them black though as that paint dried the quickest therefore making them the quickest to assemble.
Model Ts are seen as black because after 1919 (I think?) they started making only black, because it allowed them to make the cars even cheaper. Back when companies tried making products cheaper without ditching quality
1915 they all were black, by 1925 they stopped having black as the only color. For refrence, every other car company at the time offered plenty of colors, many didn't even have black as an option.
Henry Ford preferred to paint his It's in black because black dried quicker than any other color allowing him to crank out the cars as quick as possible. So I've heard...
That's a brass era Model T, so it's not 100 years old, but closer to 110
Someone somewhere would say this is a 1928 if they could. Infact for most people, it's just 1920s or 1950s, not individual years, they just see a car from 1910 and think "yep, good ol' 1920s"
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Sadly true. My daily driver is a 1936 GMC and a lot of people ask if it's from the 50's.
@@QuanticChaos1000 I was driving a friends 1935 Packard in blue, and someone asked if that was the Doc car from Cars. I said yes because I wouldn't even bother. The...the grilles not remotely close to a 1953 Hudson, let alone every other part of it from disteel wheel to visible fender.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar I have a fully restored 1931 Pontiac and several times I heard people call it an SUV or a truck!
@@QuanticChaos1000 That is a shame that they think its a truck.
Not just ground clearance but awesome suspension
"Slow down the spark" yeeeaaaaa slow down
I wonder how one would physically do that, lol!
If only the "slowed down" developers of RUclips could implement a moderation AI that understands context...
still waiting for the features that today's cars dont have
Only the early model ts were offered in those colors and I believe 13 was the last year they still offered other colors than black. Now yes you could always get yours painted else where but straight from the factory I believe 13 was the last year for offering multi colors
1915 was when they went to just black do to it drying faster so the assembly men did not either wiast time waiting for the paint to dry or risk getting there finger prints all over
They also offered the '13 in white, my grandparents own a '13 and a '23. The '13 is white, hand-built and RHD - been in the family since new - super neat to ride/drive!
@@Crytek89 One hundred ten years in the family, that is awesome. The ROI on that is crazy!
@@Crytek89that's sweet 😎 👍
1913 was just navy blue, 1915 was all black till 1925 when 7 colors were added. You could also get ANY other car company at the time, shall I name the few?
Been waiting to hear one of these do a cold start
Crazy features this model T has that yours doesn’t!
-Wheels
-Trunk
-Throttle
-Horn
I think a better way of describing it would be like this:
1. The car sits VERY tall on what are basically wooden wagon wheels, not actual tires. It also has no real cabin, so you don't ride _in_ it as much as you ride _on top_ of it.
2. It doesn't have much internal storage space, so you've got external racks and spaces where you'd put luggage like steamer trunks that'd normally sit at the foot of a bed, suitcases and baggage, and spare tires (because lord knows you're gonna need them). Basically, if you were moving stuff, you'd strap shit to your car instead of putting it inside the car.
3. The controls are all kinds of whack. One peddle is simultaneously the clutch AND the gear shift, one peddle acts as a brake (but ONLY if the first peddle is in neutral), and one peddle is entirety dedicated to reversing. And both the arms on the steering wheel control your speed, one controlling the fuel intake while the other controls the spark plugs. This isn't even mentioning the whole startup sequence. If you left this thing off while getting groceries, you could be 100% confident NOBODY could steal it because just starting it, let alobe driving it, is so complicated.
4. As for the horn, it's more of a mechanical siren than anything. It's like if you taped a bell to a loudspeaker and just slapped it onto the side of your car.
Looking at this from the perspective of a modern driver, this shit is closer to tractor than to a communal automobile.
Looks like the type of car I would just store in my garage and only take it out for car shows or a quick drive around the neighborhood.
or for some offroading, this thing has crazy articulation
Your horn is called a klaxon.
Wood spoke wheels make for a smooth ride, although shocks are better. Wood in tools, structures, and mechanisms reduces peoples' joint fatigue.
The Klaxon: QEAEAE-
Don't ever use two hands to start a vintage car, you'll break both of your wrists also idk what you called the horn but it's called a claxon not whatever you said
that horn is iconic
While they were made in other colors, All Model Ts after 1914 were black
A runabout? I'LL STEAL IT! NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!
If the spark advance is manual, does that mean it can run on different fuels?
Yes, ethanol was a popular alternative
Bingo
And drip gas oil field people know about this stuff, my Grandfather ran his model T on it.
A runabout
I'LL STEAL IT!
NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!
Idc how old it is, still shines with glory
I had an archaeology lecturer spend a whole minute describing how the site he worked on was so difficult to get to in a brand new Land Cruiser. The next slide was a lady from 100 years ago parked in the same spot with her Model T.
Dude, don't wrap your hand around that crank. always keep your thumb on the same side as your fingers. You know how they can backfire!
I learned to fly in an airplane you had to hand crank the propellor. A technique to do correctly or get blood all over your plane😮😮😅😅 Dandahermit
I learned how to drive a model T by watching old Laurel and Hardy shorts!
Throw out the clutch!!! **Stan proceeds to rip out clutch and throw it on the ground😂**
@@bentstrider Ollie looks to the camera in bewilderment.
My foster dad had 2 model T's both had the cloth top to them. Didn't run, but I remember always wanting to sit in them and act as though I was driving. Never had a clue they were older than my grandfather. I still love seeing one today.
They were the stepping stones to today's cars and were a marvel of the time.
I like the luggage rack on the side
That's 3 features, if I'm being generous.
An aftermarket horn isn't a feature of the car. A small trunk isn't a feature when it's the only trunk. That's just a trunk, everyone has one.
You've got running board storage and a reverse pedal, those are features.
Get Doug De Muro to review it, then those things can be the quirks.
And a spark retarder, and the throttle on the steering column, and the crank start.
@@tylergaye5457 yeah, that's where I'm allowing some stretch. It's all part of the same system for starting the car, so that's a stretch for even 1 feature, let alone multiple.
It goes without saying that no modern car would have a spark retarder... I might actually use running board storage on a modern truck.
Personality, there's one.
@@thecommonloon I'm saying they aren't "features".
I honestly might be falsely attributing positivity or uniqueness to the word "feature".
For example, I might say, "A feature of my shower is that it has a second spigot for a rainfall effect", but I would never say, "a feature of my house is that the foundation is cracked".
I also wouldn't call something it has to have, like a roof, a feature.
And Blue up till 1911, I think. Or maybe it was 1911 that was the last year of non tapered spindles.
My grandmother said that her father, apparently an extremely patient man, would turn the engine for sometimes an hour before the thing would start up for him and would never complain about it.
I think one thing about the model t is it’s also like a pretty design, the leather in the seats, it’s kind of charming on its own, I used to live in an area where some of the older resident drove them around town in the summer, cool stuff
Still waiting for the features my car don't have.
I wish we would have stayed here... We always overcomplicate things.
Silly nostalgia lmao! I'm glad my car doesn't break my wrists if I'm not careful cranking up the engine! 🤣
"Slow down the spark"
That ain't the word for it brother.
"Yes it is and he has! A new mania! Motormania!"
-Rat from Mr. Toad
They should make some modern cars like the old model t with those pizza cutter tires, ground clearance, and bathtub like seats
Why?
This car looks so freaking fun!
Incredible machine and a beautiful piece of history. I’d love one, please cherish this and take care of it with all your soul 🙏
"This is the reverse, and that's your break!"
Model T: "Right... Breaks..."
Probably runs and drives better than anything Ford makes now.
And more reliable as well !
😮 Likely To Be Easier To Repair Also😊👍
WAIT! Wait! I got one more fact.
If you’re in a head on collision with anyone who has a modern day vehicle that isn’t a massive truck this thing will immediately crush you.
Unlike a modern car that gives you a slow painful death in a car crash, this car kills you painlessly pure engineering!
“It’s an awooga horn”
The horn: AÆE
I’m not a car guy, but these have always been cool
And it would really surprise you how inexpensive they are. Especially compared to other classics.
I like the way he says “slow down” the spark, instead of the now non-PC word he wanted to use
the only constant is change grandpa
Me trying to imagine how you slow down a spark in real life (as opposed to a slow-mo video). 😂
I think "delay" would have been a better word, but what I know for sure is that RUclips is "slowed down" for preventing him from using the proper terminology! 🤦♂️
From I what my stories was my Grandpa had one and it was their first car 👍🏼
THE LAUNCH CONTROL WAS STATE OF THE ART, RIGHT THERE ON THE STEERING COLUMN!!! I GOT YOUR HELLCAT RIGHT HERE!!!
Imagine being in a zombie apokalypse and 200000 zombies are behind you and your car takes 30 mins to start up
This will still outlive any of this new plastic electric garbage that’s out there
But there is some selection bias going on here. This particular one outlived everything else, probably only due to meticulous care and maintenance. The vast majority of them is long gone. Even with modern petrol cars, less than 10% of them make it past 20 years and by year 30...you might as well not bother. The average car is just 12 years old.
Would be interesting to know what the average life of a model T was. Don't think there were very many of them left by 1950.
@@plonkster In every city there was a Model T around. It wasn't careful maintenance to keep them around, they come back from the dead from a junkyard.
Lol, any car can last forever if people just keep successively renewing and replacing all parts with no regards to the rentability and useful of it! I'm sure this example (like most of them) is the ship of Theseus three times over! 😂
I have a a 48 fleet wood not one original part in it. The engine is 3.5 liter V 6 from totaled Honda pick up.
Body is nightmare of bondo because was made before rust proofing materials.
Still I love the beast.
FORD....Making the BEST rear ends since 1903 👏
As old as this car is, its amazing how it very similar to what today's car is.
4 wheels, steering wheel, engine in front, trunk etc
They barely had to change the formula.
You're hearing it backwards, modern day hasn't changed from back then, and by the way, this is the BARE MINIMUM of vehicle design at the time.
NO one in the 1910s-20s was harping on about the wonderful Ford Model T, just about how many he was throwing out. You want a car that puts today to shame, look at a same year Pope tribune, or a Pierce Arrow, or a
Standard
American underslung
Queen
Kissel
Chalmers
Winton
Rubay
Alco
Buick.
.. Really Ford Model T was the bottom of the barrel in terms of design, their 1907 looking more akin to a 1904 design, and their 1927 Model A resembled a 1917-1918 coupé.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Yeah, if you lived at the time and never had possession of an automobile and suddenly you were given opportunity to purchase one that did not cost at the price of a mansion, I highly doubt you would complaint about lack of features on Model T.
@@Pau_Pau9 How do I put this is modern terms for a modern man. There was over 400 companies in the 1900-1920 time frame. High end, middle end, and low end companies, however each and every one had merrit and was built elegant and well. Back then, the average was what today would call a suite with a chocolate rose set and red wine.
Plenty plenty plenty of companies, were mid lines, you just haven't heard of them. Best part, every state had their own type of middle vehicles usually at $300-$500. Maxwell, Saxon, Raddal, Briscoe, Willys, elevation, Chevrolet, and many many others I haven't even discovered yet.
@@WitchKing-Of-AngmarI can tell you are talking out of your arse and trying desperately sound smart.
Your typical worker in 1908 made around $300 annually. Model T at introduction costs about $850 which was the cheapest automobile available then. Competition typically costed 3 to 5 times that.
So you are telling me a typical first time auto buyer would complaint of lack of luxury and innovation in their Model-T?
Go do more research. I am done replying to you.
@@thecommonloon I'm pissed dear imbecile, that people are only using the bare bones basic model T as the pure dominator of '1920s vehicle' compared to now.
Came from the factory with Sirius/XM radio and one years free subscription!
A lot of people have no idea how loud that horn is. One of those almost blew my ear drums out
Awesome video. It's great to see the past being describe on how it works. Great looking vehicle
Some old cars from 100’s of years ago had a carriage that you could grease, they used these things I forgot the name of them, that would hold the grease and then every time you hit a bump, it wouldn’t screech.
Henry Ford is quoted for having said that “Any color the customer wants as long as it’s black” they weren’t ever made in those colors they were custom jobs done after the factory’s production usually unless the person paid a very high premium to have it custom from the factory but only people typically like the Vanderbilts and Rockefeller’s could afford those.
This guy has the energy of someone who says "Jeezy Petes!" on a daily basis
Whistlin Diesel, could you please take “care” of this man’s vehicle?
I miss my dad's 1923, I always wanted to drive it but never had the chance, he was supposed to show me how to operate it with the spark arrester and everything else. Something still terrifying about going down a massive hill on 100 year old spoked wheels with plate glass windows and no seat belts lol
That's no awooga horn, that's an 'AAAAAAAAAAAAAA' horn
The wooga remains to be seen
It's cool how well built The old cars were had a 1930 Whippet
Turning over a T with your right hand like that is asking for trouble lmao
The engine turns over right so if you're using your right hand it could throw the crank a half turn right. If you're holding it with your right hand, it compresses your arm and can break your wrist or elbow. If you use your left hand, it just yanks it OUT of your hand and it eliminates any risk of breaking your arm.
I’d still drive this today.
You can also jump it if it wasn’t sitting for too long, you pull down the gas quickly, it works sometimes
I love the seat . It’s like u r relaxing in your living room
It was only available in black from it's inception through 1925 - Henry Ford famously said you could get it in any color you wanted, as long as it was black.
The guy who bought that car when it came out has the license plate number of 1 😂
There’s a story in my family about the first time my great uncles saw an automobile in person. They were in awe, of course.
The one said, “Do you reckon that’s a car, or an automobile?”
The other said, “I reckon that’s a car. The roads around here ain’t good enough for an automobile.”
Older cars might not have been the safest back in the days but at least they looked more stylish then modern cars.
Imagine someone road raging at you in that and they awooga at you
Fun part about step one of starting it. That ignition advance is important, if it fires before you reach the top it could spin backwards and break your thumb. Also why you should not put your thumb around the handle, instead tuck it in your palm.
Literally never seen one in any other color except Black. Plus, Ford thought the car was perfect for the masses and absolutely refused to make it in other colors. Have heard rumors that his executives at the company convinced him to do other colors near the very end of the model's lifespan. Which was close to 30 years.
Nope. Early ones had colour options, but colour paint of that era took longer to dry.
When demand increased, the options were removed to speed up production.
When your car is 1 million times better, but your friend tries his harders to tell you.
The window don't roll up, thats a feature.
Grey, red and green. I need to research that.
I'm amazed that this particular car is 4 wheel drive. I've never seen that before. Way cool!!!!!
I love the old slow cars just a little more.
This is the car I'll be getting once I pass my driving exam next Sunday
My grandfather turned a 1916 T into a small truck to pedal his vegetables around town.
I love old cars so much!
My dad put that honk on our 92 VW Gol. I learned to drive without honking