Robert Sampson that's what I say. Cars like this made people back then much better drivers. I see today cars are so safe and easy and brainless, that's exactly why people adamantly drive with their hand held devices
Pretty sure he means..If someone was trying to steal it. They wouldn't go anywhere because an average person does not know how to drive it. Haha. Nothing like modern cars.
Now days, in the USA, if you can drive a 5 speed manual transmission you are pretty unique. I learned to drive in a 3 speed manual, with the shift lever on the steering column. I have had automatics over the years, but always preferred a stick. The worst thing to me is not being able to push start the automatics. There have been so many times where being able to push start ( get the vehicle rolling, pop the clutch ) has saved the day! With an automatic if you do not have a set of cables and a jump handy, you are stuck. But a manual transmission is still a long way from a model T, lol.
The early - 50s - automatics can be push-started, or roll started if on a steep hill, as they have 2 pumps, a front pump and a rear pump. Later ones only have one pump.
My dad showed me how to pop the clutch to start the engine in his 1986 Isuzu P'up. After that rusted into dust (but still ran like a champ) he bought a 2002 Nissan Frontier, which had safety mechanisms in place that prevented popping the clutch. He replaced the 2002 Frontier with a 2011 Frontier, which also didn't pop start. Nissan clearly doesn't want you popping their clutches in what few cars they still make with manuals.
This is absolutely incredible. It really gives me a new appreciation for modern car technology and how much almost every aspect of driving has improved and become easier. It must be a real privilege to learn to drive this and actually get to cruise around. What an absolutely phenomenal bit of history. Thanks for taking the time to show us the steps and all the little minutia like how to avoid having your thumb broken by the crank! Those little additional tips make the whole process more interesting to see.
Nah. Cars in the 50s-60s-70s were easy to drive, as well as fixable by the owner. Now it's all computers, which ruin the experience, and are much less reliable than mechanical-controlled engines
Awesome video! About 65 years age I got to ride in a model T. I'm 73 now and have ridden in a 1928 model A passenger seat and the rumble seat. Not easy for a senior to climb in and out of! But it was on my bucket list! Marvelous cars back then! I can't imagine going from horse and buggy to the model T, then model A. That would have been a big transition. A great change in the mode of transportation! I went from a 6 cylinder 62 Chevy Impala to a Cessna T-37, then Northrop T-38 and went supersonic! Another bucket list item. I also flew B-52 G & H airplanes weighing 488,000 lbs on takeoff. 20 years in USAF. Transportation has changed drastically. Best regards.
If you think, that is complicated, just read the instructions of an new car - oh, maybe you won't do so- gotta upload it first, then print it...badly, when you haven't got a computer. So buy you one first. Then install internet second...When ALL OF THIS IS DONE, you maybe can read the real big book, called owner's manual. You really think, the model T is complicated? Try to change a broken headlight bulb on a modern car and then, change it on the model T... This one is the far better car, of course not the more comfortable one...
Awesome video! My dad was born in 1922 and learned to drive in Dodge City, Kansas. He told me his first car was a well worn Model T. He told me he paid 40 dollars for the car and 40 cents for the driver's license as a teen.
Looks complicated and a bit confusing but I'd love to give it a try. This car came out over 100 years ago, ie, about the time the Titanic was launched.... Amazing.
Thanks. I've never driven a T, but have long understood that they have a unique pedal arrangement. I've never seen a clear explanation of what it took to drive one before.
Dad learned how to drive in the mod t when he was about 12. After a few turns I'm sure it was like riding a bike. Grand called em' leapin' Lena. Great vid...
Thanks! Been wanting to see these video instructions for years. My father owned a T in the 30's and i have always been fascinated by them. He told me how to drive them years ago from memory, but I have never seen all the details.
@@dabeanne The key start on a modern car is more or less the same system, just with a lock cylinder instead of the button. There are still anti-theft systems that communicate with the key. Plus, there isn't a whole lot to break in a push-button start, unless a computer fails (which would still render a car with a key start unusable)
@@thetechconspiracy2 I hate the brake switch interlock that always goes along with it. For some reason all the manufacturers felt the need to add that with push button start.
My Dad came to America in 08 at 15 and he eventually got a Model T. He once missed the bias and banged into a tree. He took it to a blacksmith and had the fender straightened. Eventually he and his buddy that came from Europe with him decided to go to LA. They set out in the Model T and I'm not sure how far they got, but a farmer traded the Ford for a train ticket to LA and the rest is more history. What a great moment for me. Thanks!
Nice job. My grabfather went to Chicago and worked on the Model T line after WW1. Met Henry Ford. Came back to Australia and ran a garage for 25 years. Always had a Ford.
Very cool video! Accidentally pressing wrong pedal and ending up in a building, I can somehow understand that when driving this car. Why this happens to so many people in a modern car is a complete mystery to me.
Thank you You Tube, I have never seen, been near or ever gotten into a model T, buuutttt if I ever come into contact with a model T, I now possess the knowledge and the wisdom needed to drive it at no more than 20 mph.
This reminds me of some ways of the 1926 Chrysler Imperial that my former boss would allow me to drive. I would have to hand crank it, manually work the choke to keep it running, and there was a manual spark advance on it as well. But it actually had a three speed manual transmission with an extremely stiff cable operated clutch. It actually had an accelerator pedal, but it was in between the clutch and brake pedals. It was really fun but challenging to drive it properly. It cruised at a brisk 37 mph. These antique cars are like driving old tractors. You have to pay a lot of attention!
One of the vehicles I learned to drive with was a post war Studebaker truck with a 3 speed. I thought the clutch was difficult on that but this is completely different!
Hi Todd, Thanks for taking the time to make this video! My Father in law has a 1920's chev and is very close in how it operates, dosent have the hand brake function, but still uses the 3 pedals in the same order, my oldest car is a 1966 dodge pick up made in South Australia, i really enjoy the older cars and it is great seeing you show people how things use to be
Chevys did not have the same arrangement. Chevys, and almost all other cars, had the same arrangement as today from the 20s on, in the teens, many cars had the throttle pedal between the clutch and brake pedals.
Because you ain't as smart as your grampaw, that's what you're saying? Yeah I betcha ain't. All you fucking "millennials" are the stupidest generation ever.
DAMN RIGHT. you all think your smart because you understand technology, but most of you are as dumb as dog shit with your hands/practically...GOOGLE it? dumb fucks. I don't know how many times I see examples of this with cars, [TOO MANY] but the current car attracts SO MANY that are too stupid to drive a car from even the 1970's.
If I had one of these, I'd feel like a pilot "firing up" an airplane, haha. Actually, it seems just as complicated, but it's definitely a massive technological leap. Thanks, Mr. Henry Ford.
I have a Model A here in Australia. Normally our pedal layout is the same a Left Hand Drive, but the Right Hand Drive Model A's have the accelerator and brakes swapped. I thought that was difficult at first but Model T is a whole other level of difficulty.
@@sauter1 The clutch is still left foot so it's not too hard to get the hang of. Reverse being where first gear normally is still catches me out sometimes. Haha!
Have watched videos on how to drive it (including rcr) but I never understood it. Your explanation is perfectly clear, and I would feel comfortable driving a Model T now. Which is totally important skill for an european :D ty
The U.S. sent a lot of Model T Fords to Europe for the first world war. I imagine most of them got turned into scrap metal during the next war, but there are probably a few Model Ts in Europe somewhere.
While it may be complex compared to today's cars, imagine how amazed people were back then. This is raw, mechanical beauty. Being a gearhead I love cars but always was fascinated by the design and function of older cars. This is amazing :)
Really cool to see it in action! I've read about it but never actually saw it in a video (or in real life) before. I have a model AA which already has a "regular" transmission and clutch system
When i was 16 we drove a 1915 Model T from Houston Texas to Dearborn Michigan. Took a week. I got to drive it for a bit. My grandfather would say, "It has Armstrong power steering."
Absolute best T instruction vid i've seen. So my millenial doctor daughter says "OMG dad...how the hell do you shift gears in your little Yaris? I could never figure that out." My answer? I stuck her in my friends T pickup truck and said "Here honey....now figure THIS out."
Please don't brake with the reverse and low bands. That's what the brake pedal is for. When you slow the car down with the reverse drum you risk cracking the drum which is already pretty fragile as it is. Low gets enough abuse just driving the car. Every time I take a transmission apart either the low drum, the reverse drum or both are cracked. It looks like you have rocky mountain brakes so there's really no reason to do it anyway.
Good points. I don't think I ever had to use reverse but I remember riding with grandpa once when a semi pulled out in front. He mashed about every pedal down there getting a car full of us stopped. Wouldn't recommend it under any normal circumstances.
I came late in this video but I’ll have to say that it’s amazing!!! I had never seen this!!! I had no idea that these cars were driven like this!!! Thanks!!!
Youngsters today learn how to drive an automatic, shy away from learning how to drive a stick, too difficult. Driving a T makes ya wonder why we're not still on horses!
I laugh at today's newer drivers that can't back up without a camera, or park without parking assist that does it for you. I can parallel park the biggest 70's stations wagons, K -turn on a tight street and back into the driveway using only the side view mirror, but this... I don't think even I get it. You have a real skill!
It is. Henry wasn't happy about having to move away from the planetary transmission to a dry disc clutch and sliding gear transmission, but the handwriting was on the wall. Strangely, there were a LOT of T owners who wouldn't buy a Model A because they felt Henry betrayed them.. And for what it's worth, the T trans is a lot like an automatic transmission with the driver/operator acting like the valve body... Think about it!
Great video! Glad I don't have to put up with all that! BTW, I think the reason Henry made the model T left-hand drive was because he was left-handed, and wanted to use his strong hand on that handbrake!
Pee Diggy thats a carillion. those time they didnt have a car stereo so there was a little tower on the roof of the car with bells weighing in total about 130 tons, which were used to play tunes during long boring rides. now car stereo is much lighter.
"i miss the old days when cars were simpler, these kids dont know what its like with all their fancy features and smart phones" def hearing someone scream this rn. pretty funny. awesome car man tho its really cool to see such a well preserved one
I read a book that described this procedure. It wasn’t an important part of the book, but it described it perfectly, including a comment on how they wouldn’t be able to recreate the procedure consistently without forgetting something.
imagine trying to get away from someone chasing you and you hop in this to get away and you have to go through the instructions to start it like a LEGO set
94 year old man that live down the street from me has one of these. Or should I say had one of these. He told me I could drive it one day but I got all confused on how to operate it, ran into a school bus and smashed it all to hell. Then he has the nerve to get mad at me. He's the one that told me to take it for a test spin
I've always been able to adapt to driving new vehicles in a couple minutes or less. I learned to drive on a manual transmission Yugo at age 12, now I can drive anything. I actually want to try driving one of these now that I know how all the controls work. Sadly there probably aren't any to drive unless you know a collector that has one. Also, I think a lot of them have been modified with more modern parts to automate some of it.
A lot of them got converted with model A tansmissions as I understand it. You also COULD fabricate parts to convert it to gear lever/clutch/brake/gas. I don't recall why they where made this way, but at the time there wasn't really a standard (The way we have manual cars now comes down to a company called Stanley Motors IIRC, it's their control scheme but it worked very well).
@@DFX2KX Yeah...it's like looking at an N64 contorller and saying "why does it have such a weird layout"? Because noone had ever made a controller for 3D games before, they were inventing it as they went along. (It wasn't the first analog controller, but it was the first console controller designed from the ground up to play 3D games). When there isn't a standard, you make up your own. At the time, this probably seemed quite logical. It's only now, with the benefit of hindsight and more intuitive systems, that we can say it was a bit clunky.
It looks very easy once you'll put yourself in the shoes of 1910 person who's never driven any automobile before. There's giant brake lever like all horse carriages have and it even disengages the clutch for you, you can just fiddle with gas levers until it sounds right (you'd have a lot of time for that on 1910s roads) and once you'd panic and need to stop right now, your first habit would be to pull that nice brake lever and/or mash whatever pedal your foot will find. Left throws you into lower gear, making engine brake force stronger, middle is secondary brake and right is primary brake. You literally can't screw it up even if you'll somehow forget about brake lever and you'll press all three pedals, hoping for the best.
If you think about it this really wasn't that long ago. Technology today makes it seem a lot longer. Life was all about work back then. Those ethics are gone for the most part. Wish I was around for that era.
Nice brassy you got there. My dad had a 21 pickup and every summer we took it on the parade circuit across the Iron range here in MN. didn't know you could use a VW distributor we always had the old wood coils and I miss the buzzing sounds they made.
Don't worry, they had an early form of that, too! You just shouted back to whoever was riding in the mother-in-law seat (a sometimes-seen extra rear seat, often outside of the cab) to let you know when you were about to hit something.
My first thought was 'this is absolutely bonkers', but after seing a drawing of how the gearbox is build, I understood why it has to be like this. But I guess this goes for a lot of old machinery: It helps to know what is going on inside when you use it.
For neutral, pull the hand brake only half way back. Pulling the hand brake all the way back locks the brakes on the rear axle for parking and starting the engine. I know as I have been driving Model T Fords for 74 years.
Same reason all distributor engines don't have them, they don't need em. Only benefit is having a back up ignition in case the distributor ignition fails but since its a Model T and not a daily driver it's not worth the extra parts and wiring. Maybe if it was a fire truck or emergency vehicle it would make sense but not for a hobby car.
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Makes you appreciate how easy cars are to drive nowadays.
Even cars with manual transmissions are simpler than this to drive!
Robert Sampson that's what I say. Cars like this made people back then much better drivers. I see today cars are so safe and easy and brainless, that's exactly why people adamantly drive with their hand held devices
Cars are simpler and road situations are more complex.
Standalone Because of idiot drivers who don't know what they're doing.
Robert Sampson modern cars aren't any less complex, they're just what we're use to.
Very cool. At least you don't have to worry about it being stolen
TheBattleMaster100 it's worth tens of thousands of dollars. I'd still worry.
Pretty sure he means..If someone was trying to steal it. They wouldn't go anywhere because an average person does not know how to drive it. Haha. Nothing like modern cars.
A thief would probably crash if he is able to miraculously turn it on or steals it while running. Anyway u cant escape police in these shoes.
And don't forget that everyone will notice a thief driving a model T
Ash Cooper right over your head
No wonder you see in those old black and white tv show people crashing those into a barn saying it won't stop!
😂😂😂
"Model T Driving Instructions" presented by Tom Hanks
lmao
Lol it is
Great. Now i cant unhear it. Thanks
Funny, I hear Norm MacDonald more
@@XavierElSavior maybe young norm, from the 80s/90s, but definitely tom hanks from the 90s.
Now days, in the USA, if you can drive a 5 speed manual transmission you are pretty unique. I learned to drive in a 3 speed manual, with the shift lever on the steering column. I have had automatics over the years, but always preferred a stick. The worst thing to me is not being able to push start the automatics. There have been so many times where being able to push start ( get the vehicle rolling, pop the clutch ) has saved the day! With an automatic if you do not have a set of cables and a jump handy, you are stuck. But a manual transmission is still a long way from a model T, lol.
The early - 50s - automatics can be push-started, or roll started if on a steep hill, as they have 2 pumps, a front pump and a rear pump. Later ones only have one pump.
My dad showed me how to pop the clutch to start the engine in his 1986 Isuzu P'up.
After that rusted into dust (but still ran like a champ) he bought a 2002 Nissan Frontier, which had safety mechanisms in place that prevented popping the clutch.
He replaced the 2002 Frontier with a 2011 Frontier, which also didn't pop start. Nissan clearly doesn't want you popping their clutches in what few cars they still make with manuals.
Are manual transmissions that rare in the US?
Today it's all about batteries
@@santiagogarciamaffeo9597 They are. So few cars are offered with them now, and even then, it's usually trim-level specific.
This is absolutely incredible. It really gives me a new appreciation for modern car technology and how much almost every aspect of driving has improved and become easier.
It must be a real privilege to learn to drive this and actually get to cruise around. What an absolutely phenomenal bit of history. Thanks for taking the time to show us the steps and all the little minutia like how to avoid having your thumb broken by the crank! Those little additional tips make the whole process more interesting to see.
Cars became easy to drive in the early 30s. You don't need computers and s--t for a car to be easy to drive.
It’s come full circle from sh*t to amazing and fun back to sh*t
My 96 Astro has way more starting and running steps as this one does. 🙄😆😝🤡
@@michaelbenardo5695 But with the introduction of emission standards ABOUT 50 PLUS YEARS AGO you gotta do this now
Nah. Cars in the 50s-60s-70s were easy to drive, as well as fixable by the owner. Now it's all computers, which ruin the experience, and are much less reliable than mechanical-controlled engines
Many thanks. My dad has a 1917Model T that we just had reworked and he wants me to drive it in a parade. This video is very valuable for training.
How'd you do in that parade?
@@romyreds8323 I'm wondering the same
@@romyreds8323 yeah same, how did he do?
the people need to know how the parade went!
We need answers.
Awesome video! About 65 years age I got to ride in a model T. I'm 73 now and have ridden in a 1928 model A passenger seat and the rumble seat. Not easy for a senior to climb in and out of! But it was on my bucket list! Marvelous cars back then! I can't imagine going from horse and buggy to the model T, then model A. That would have been a big transition. A great change in the mode of transportation! I went from a 6 cylinder 62 Chevy Impala to a Cessna T-37, then Northrop T-38 and went supersonic! Another bucket list item. I also flew B-52 G & H airplanes weighing 488,000 lbs on takeoff. 20 years in USAF. Transportation has changed drastically. Best regards.
Wow. The Very Best to You, Sir.
It’s cool how you went supersonic!
this is all far too complicated! im just going to stick with my trusty horse and buggy.
If you think, that is complicated, just read the instructions of an new car - oh, maybe you won't do so- gotta upload it first, then print it...badly, when you haven't got a computer. So buy you one first. Then install internet second...When ALL OF THIS IS DONE, you maybe can read the real big book, called owner's manual. You really think, the model T is complicated? Try to change a broken headlight bulb on a modern car and then, change it on the model T... This one is the far better car, of course not the more comfortable one...
Markus R r/woooosh
@@themanguy2110 You really tried putting a reddit link on Utube? _woooooooooooooooooooooooosh!_
@@markusr7421 English please
Too right. Those darn fangled mechanical monsters, it’ll never take off, mark my words
Love how he explains it like he really wants us to be able to drive off
Fantastic demonstration!
This is like a mixture of a car, an airplane, and a bench engine.
This is awesome and also seems like hell to learn
Thank the Lord of RUclips!! I just picked up my 1915 today and had some questions but this answered them all.
Awesome video! My dad was born in 1922 and learned to drive in Dodge City, Kansas. He told me his first car was a well worn Model T. He told me he paid 40 dollars for the car and 40 cents for the driver's license as a teen.
Looks complicated and a bit confusing but I'd love to give it a try. This car came out over 100 years ago, ie, about the time the Titanic was launched.... Amazing.
Thanks. I've never driven a T, but have long understood that they have a unique pedal arrangement. I've never seen a clear explanation of what it took to drive one before.
Dad learned how to drive in the mod t when he was about 12. After a few turns I'm sure it was like riding a bike. Grand called em' leapin' Lena. Great vid...
Thanks! Been wanting to see these video instructions for years. My father owned a T in the 30's and i have always been fascinated by them. He told me how to drive them years ago from memory, but I have never seen all the details.
This really made me appreciate my car with a button push-start ignition
You damn kids and your fancy new cars! Back in my day, we started our Corollas and Accords with a key, like red-blooded men!
@@DavidEasthope Ahh yes push to start and then having to sell your kidney to get it fixed if it breaks. Keys for the win!
@@dabeanne The key start on a modern car is more or less the same system, just with a lock cylinder instead of the button. There are still anti-theft systems that communicate with the key. Plus, there isn't a whole lot to break in a push-button start, unless a computer fails (which would still render a car with a key start unusable)
@@DavidEasthope well my 1976 fiat om 650 has an ignition button so...
@@thetechconspiracy2 I hate the brake switch interlock that always goes along with it. For some reason all the manufacturers felt the need to add that with push button start.
My Dad came to America in 08 at 15 and he eventually got a Model T. He once missed the bias and banged into a tree. He took it to a blacksmith and had the fender straightened. Eventually he and his buddy that came from Europe with him decided to go to LA. They set out in the Model T and I'm not sure how far they got, but a farmer traded the Ford for a train ticket to LA and the rest is more history. What a great moment for me. Thanks!
I am impressed, I had no idea what was involved to drive this amazing machine. Great demonstration.
Nice job. My grabfather went to Chicago and worked on the Model T line after WW1. Met Henry Ford. Came back to Australia and ran a garage for 25 years. Always had a Ford.
Very cool video! Accidentally pressing wrong pedal and ending up in a building, I can somehow understand that when driving this car.
Why this happens to so many people in a modern car is a complete mystery to me.
Thank you You Tube, I have never seen, been near or ever gotten into a model T, buuutttt if I ever come into contact with a model T, I now possess the knowledge and the wisdom needed to drive it at no more than 20 mph.
watched the whole thing knowing I will never see a mode T in my life, let alone drive it. Great video!
This reminds me of some ways of the 1926 Chrysler Imperial that my former boss would allow me to drive. I would have to hand crank it, manually work the choke to keep it running, and there was a manual spark advance on it as well. But it actually had a three speed manual transmission with an extremely stiff cable operated clutch. It actually had an accelerator pedal, but it was in between the clutch and brake pedals. It was really fun but challenging to drive it properly. It cruised at a brisk 37 mph. These antique cars are like driving old tractors. You have to pay a lot of attention!
That is genius, pure genius.
I've been a mechanic my entire life. Everything about this made me smile
One of the vehicles I learned to drive with was a post war Studebaker truck with a 3 speed. I thought the clutch was difficult on that but this is completely different!
Hi Todd, Thanks for taking the time to make this video! My Father in law has a 1920's chev and is very close in how it operates, dosent have the hand brake function, but still uses the 3 pedals in the same order, my oldest car is a 1966 dodge pick up made in South Australia, i really enjoy the older cars and it is great seeing you show people how things use to be
Chevys did not have the same arrangement. Chevys, and almost all other cars, had the same arrangement as today from the 20s on, in the teens, many cars had the throttle pedal between the clutch and brake pedals.
@@michaelbenardo5695 а у меня, на Москвиче, иногда тормоза совсем не было 😜
@@Алексей-ъ7в2ю I only speak and read English.
I absolutely love the whining sound of the low gear.
I didn't know Vince Vaughn drove a model T
After a horrible day, thank you I needed this, going to sleep. Going to dream of driving this classic now💤😴
Swear I can drive it now with your instructions. you explain perfectly
Great video, I am glad things are a bit more simplified now.
Because you ain't as smart as your grampaw, that's what you're saying? Yeah I betcha ain't. All you fucking "millennials" are the stupidest generation ever.
DAMN RIGHT. you all think your smart because you understand technology, but most of you are as dumb as dog shit with your hands/practically...GOOGLE it? dumb fucks. I don't know how many times I see examples of this with cars, [TOO MANY] but the current car attracts SO MANY that are too stupid to drive a car from even the 1970's.
AuH2O Damn, way to be a dick for no reason.
Carat Cranker How old are you, you best be in your late 80's. Or you are just a D**k
@ Carat Cranker
May I ask you to reply this in a polite way, sir?
Man, that is so easy! No playing with the clutch and synchrones. Car for anyone.
No Aux jack, so im out.
You have an loud engine music and will not hear anything else anyway)) It's not a steam or electric car
Nah just Bluetooth
If I had one of these, I'd feel like a pilot "firing up" an airplane, haha. Actually, it seems just as complicated, but it's definitely a massive technological leap. Thanks, Mr. Henry Ford.
I would thank the Dodge brothers. They engineered and supplied all of the parts for the Model T, except for the glass, tires, and radiator.
I have a Model A here in Australia. Normally our pedal layout is the same a Left Hand Drive, but the Right Hand Drive Model A's have the accelerator and brakes swapped. I thought that was difficult at first but Model T is a whole other level of difficulty.
Damn, they mirror imaged the pedal layout too? Lol..crazy
@@sauter1 The clutch is still left foot so it's not too hard to get the hang of. Reverse being where first gear normally is still catches me out sometimes. Haha!
Have watched videos on how to drive it (including rcr) but I never understood it. Your explanation is perfectly clear, and I would feel comfortable driving a Model T now. Which is totally important skill for an european :D
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The U.S. sent a lot of Model T Fords to Europe for the first world war. I imagine most of them got turned into scrap metal during the next war, but there are probably a few Model Ts in Europe somewhere.
While it may be complex compared to today's cars, imagine how amazed people were back then. This is raw, mechanical beauty. Being a gearhead I love cars but always was fascinated by the design and function of older cars. This is amazing :)
Thanks, I successfully started my Cessna 172
Really cool to see it in action! I've read about it but never actually saw it in a video (or in real life) before. I have a model AA which already has a "regular" transmission and clutch system
When i was 16 we drove a 1915 Model T from Houston Texas to Dearborn Michigan. Took a week. I got to drive it for a bit. My grandfather would say, "It has Armstrong power steering."
I guess it was an improvement over the horse. LOL
Awesome video! Imagine stalling in modern traffic and having to jump out and restart the engine with the manual crank!
Absolute best T instruction vid i've seen. So my millenial doctor daughter says "OMG dad...how the hell do you shift gears in your little Yaris? I could never figure that out." My answer? I stuck her in my friends T pickup truck and said "Here honey....now figure THIS out."
You dont have to lie
I can't wait to pick up my brand new black Model T tomorrow!
I'm sure it's a fantastic car!
Who knows how the cars of the 2000's will look like
Thanks for the instructions, I was having some problems with launching and driving my own Ford Model T !!!
We've come a long way. From possibly breaking a limb starting the car, to just pushing a button from the comfort of the driver's seat!
Later ones had a starter.
One of the finest peices of American reasons I didn't go to bed on time.
In Brazil, this car was nicknamed "ford moustache". The nickname became so popular Ford of Brazil made this Tue official car's name.
Thank you for sharing this amazing piece of history.
Please don't brake with the reverse and low bands. That's what the brake pedal is for. When you slow the car down with the reverse drum you risk cracking the drum which is already pretty fragile as it is. Low gets enough abuse just driving the car. Every time I take a transmission apart either the low drum, the reverse drum or both are cracked. It looks like you have rocky mountain brakes so there's really no reason to do it anyway.
Good points. I don't think I ever had to use reverse but I remember riding with grandpa once when a semi pulled out in front. He mashed about every pedal down there getting a car full of us stopped. Wouldn't recommend it under any normal circumstances.
He did say only if you really get into trouble.
Hey Todd, just wanted to say you really explained this well. Thanks dood.
Thank you, now I need a Model T to try it.
It must have been a pain learning to drive a car like this back in the day, can only imagine all the yelling from a dad and the frustration.
Once you got the hang of it, Model Ts were actually very easy to drive.
Looks like the left foot is the primary foot with the Model T, instead of the right.
you got it!
Thanks for the info I’ll make sure to remember when time machines come out
Thanks so much for this explanation! I've never understood anyone's attempt to explain it before 🙂
My head almost exploded trying to build new neural pathways.
I m wqtching this and I dont even have a car but its fun watching a classic masterpiece and how it works,
I came late in this video but I’ll have to say that it’s amazing!!! I had never seen this!!! I had no idea that these cars were driven like this!!! Thanks!!!
Youngsters today learn how to drive an automatic, shy away from learning how to drive a stick, too difficult. Driving a T makes ya wonder why we're not still on horses!
In Europe most of us still drive a stick. I've never driven an automatic actually and I'm 24.
I've driven some 15 cars in my 10 years since getting a license and not a single time an automatic. ;)
You Europeans are lucky! None of you are missing anything with an automatic. OK maybe they shift faster now but who cares when you're having fun lol
Frichie68 manual is so easy lol
Im 16 and I have driven automatic and manual but I preffer manual more satisfying.
I laugh at today's newer drivers that can't back up without a camera, or park without parking assist that does it for you. I can parallel park the biggest 70's stations wagons, K -turn on a tight street and back into the driveway using only the side view mirror, but this... I don't think even I get it. You have a real skill!
This looks so much more complicated than my Model A, haha.
It is. Henry wasn't happy about having to move away from the planetary transmission to a dry disc clutch and sliding gear transmission, but the handwriting was on the wall. Strangely, there were a LOT of T owners who wouldn't buy a Model A because they felt Henry betrayed them.. And for what it's worth, the T trans is a lot like an automatic transmission with the driver/operator acting like the valve body... Think about it!
Great video! Glad I don't have to put up with all that! BTW, I think the reason Henry made the model T left-hand drive was because he was left-handed, and wanted to use his strong hand on that handbrake!
where is the ipod hookup
darrell l up your ass
darrell l what???
Blair Aquilia ours is on the floor, to the right of the driver.
Don’t bother looking for one because Apple didn’t even exist back then.
I think I finally understand the Hand Brake Clutch Pedal connection.
What are all the switches that look like organ pedals under the steering wheel?
They were many horns that he'd use during parades. He could play a little tune when they all worked.
Thats NOS
Pee Diggy thats a carillion. those time they didnt have a car stereo so there was a little tower on the roof of the car with bells weighing in total about 130 tons, which were used to play tunes during long boring rides. now car stereo is much lighter.
"i miss the old days when cars were simpler, these kids dont know what its like with all their fancy features and smart phones" def hearing someone scream this rn. pretty funny. awesome car man tho its really cool to see such a well preserved one
Thats a lot to start/drive a car🤯
The later ones had a starter.
Reminds me of driving an old tractor, so many similarities
I read a book that described this procedure. It wasn’t an important part of the book, but it described it perfectly, including a comment on how they wouldn’t be able to recreate the procedure consistently without forgetting something.
imagine trying to get away from someone chasing you and you hop in this to get away and you have to go through the instructions to start it like a LEGO set
2020s action movie:
Chased by attacker, starts vehicle with proximity sensor, escapes in time
1920s action movie:
Dies
Considering how complicated automobiles were at that time, this thing is remarkably simple. Nice design!
This is probably something I’ll never do, but I enjoyed the video.
94 year old man that live down the street from me has one of these. Or should I say had one of these. He told me I could drive it one day but I got all confused on how to operate it, ran into a school bus and smashed it all to hell. Then he has the nerve to get mad at me. He's the one that told me to take it for a test spin
I've always been able to adapt to driving new vehicles in a couple minutes or less. I learned to drive on a manual transmission Yugo at age 12, now I can drive anything. I actually want to try driving one of these now that I know how all the controls work. Sadly there probably aren't any to drive unless you know a collector that has one. Also, I think a lot of them have been modified with more modern parts to automate some of it.
A lot of them got converted with model A tansmissions as I understand it. You also COULD fabricate parts to convert it to gear lever/clutch/brake/gas. I don't recall why they where made this way, but at the time there wasn't really a standard (The way we have manual cars now comes down to a company called Stanley Motors IIRC, it's their control scheme but it worked very well).
@@DFX2KX Yeah...it's like looking at an N64 contorller and saying "why does it have such a weird layout"? Because noone had ever made a controller for 3D games before, they were inventing it as they went along. (It wasn't the first analog controller, but it was the first console controller designed from the ground up to play 3D games). When there isn't a standard, you make up your own. At the time, this probably seemed quite logical. It's only now, with the benefit of hindsight and more intuitive systems, that we can say it was a bit clunky.
It looks very easy once you'll put yourself in the shoes of 1910 person who's never driven any automobile before. There's giant brake lever like all horse carriages have and it even disengages the clutch for you, you can just fiddle with gas levers until it sounds right (you'd have a lot of time for that on 1910s roads) and once you'd panic and need to stop right now, your first habit would be to pull that nice brake lever and/or mash whatever pedal your foot will find. Left throws you into lower gear, making engine brake force stronger, middle is secondary brake and right is primary brake. You literally can't screw it up even if you'll somehow forget about brake lever and you'll press all three pedals, hoping for the best.
If you think about it this really wasn't that long ago. Technology today makes it seem a lot longer. Life was all about work back then. Those ethics are gone for the most part. Wish I was around for that era.
I’ve been dreaming of riding an old car like this one for a long time 😊
Wow impressive, thank you for the schooling. I never knew that. It's a lot to it
Best instructive video ive seen on driving a model t!
Nice brassy you got there. My dad had a 21 pickup and every summer we took it on the parade circuit across the Iron range here in MN. didn't know you could use a VW distributor we always had the old wood coils and I miss the buzzing sounds they made.
Watching this in case I'm ever in a weird movie-style museum heist and need to make a surprise getaway using a historical vehicle
I couldn’t imagine trying to learn one of these back then xD
Thanks, my Tesla broke down so I picked up one of these for my daily commute.
It is a lot easier in the ones with buttons because all you have to do is the spark and throttle and turn on the battery and push a button.
Very very compliments...the one ford production..fantastic...!!
What ? No back-up camera ?
Don't worry, they had an early form of that, too! You just shouted back to whoever was riding in the mother-in-law seat (a sometimes-seen extra rear seat, often outside of the cab) to let you know when you were about to hit something.
My first thought was 'this is absolutely bonkers', but after seing a drawing of how the gearbox is build, I understood why it has to be like this. But I guess this goes for a lot of old machinery: It helps to know what is going on inside when you use it.
This will be handy when I travel back in time
For neutral, pull the hand brake only half way back. Pulling the hand brake all the way back locks the brakes on the rear axle for parking and starting the engine. I know as I have been driving Model T Fords for 74 years.
9 steps involved if you do somethin wrong break yer arms and if something goes wrong just do everything all at once great car!
When you consider how new the technology was and how much you had to know just to operate the car, must’ve been quite the learning curve.
Why would you not have magnetos
Not as fun
His buzzbox seems modified too.
Grandpa's car. I think it ran poorly on magnetos. Converted to battery and distributor in the 90s.
Same reason all distributor engines don't have them, they don't need em. Only benefit is having a back up ignition in case the distributor ignition fails but since its a Model T and not a daily driver it's not worth the extra parts and wiring. Maybe if it was a fire truck or emergency vehicle it would make sense but not for a hobby car.
I had no idea there was so much to driving a model T I will watch this over a few time just incase I plan to rob a bank.
Thanks for the video
4:40 good clutch for the idiots that drive with their feet on the clutch pedal constantly
I don’t own a model T but this still interests me as a teenager.
If you get a good-paying unionized job, save your money and get one. Most of them are not that expensive. And NO smog checks!
To much work, fuck a bunch of that!
lar4305 I bet you drive an automatic
No, my jeep is a 5 speed manual.
this is legit what your ECU does for you... if its “too much” dont get a model t then?
Ok i won't .
lar4305 Not as much work as a horse.