The Model T has a front-mounted 177-cubic-inch (2.9 L) inline four-cylinder engine, producing 20 hp (15 kW), for a top speed of 42 mph (68 km/h). According to Ford Motor Company, the Model T had fuel economy on the order of 13-21 mpg
@@bobman717 You can die at 6 miles an hour in a car if you don't wear a seatbelt, and say, hit a wall straight on. No airbag will release at that speed, and without the seatbelt you can get such a hit in the head that you don't make it...
Fun fact: Henry Ford was actually strongly against ending production of the model T and replacing it with something newer, and better. But eventually demand got so low from a lack of buyers who either already had one, or had something better, he was later forced too stop making it.
That sucks i bet we could sell these bad boys for sport today lile hotcakes. Tbe global market way bigger. We go to aluminum wheels though im not a fan of his horsecarriage wood spoke old man tech. Get rid of the luggage on the side because we have too many carriage robbers these days. Bigger trunk
@@TheOriginalJphyperI have read lots of books about the early years of the auto industry. Many people say basically the same, Henry was a mechanical genius, but a lousy businessman. He was also a minimalist, he wasn’t interested in flashy or extravagant designs. if Henry had anything to say about the styling, it would look today exactly as it did then. As far as Henry was concerned, the had already built the perfect car. It was cheap to build, cheap to buy, reliable, and easy to maintain and fix. It was only until his stubbornness started hurting the bottom line that he finally decided to update his product.
My grandfather took his father for a ride in a Model T in North Dakota. They got up to the unheard of speed of 25 MPH. My great grandfather said the fence posts were going by like teeth on a comb!
You wouldn't want big tires, that thing would struggle with those. Not just the weight of them, but also it already has so little HP it needs all the cutting ability it can get through mud and snow
@@Red-Magic those were in the mid 20 HP range so what really mattered was rolling resistance... and the right gears in the transmission. That engine also had a lot of torque for its size so worked out well. BTW, they came with a variety of rim sizes over the years... 21 - 24 inch as I recall. The tread was 3" - 3.5" depending on front or rear and the year. These were called "ballon tires" because they had an inner tube to hold the air, which gave a much better ride than wooden carriage wheels.
Everyday at the Henry Ford Museum in Deerfield MI , the set out the parts to build a Model T. Visitors can work on putonghua it together. You don’t need to be a member of the UAW either! 😊
@@strana6875 not sure about diesel but in the T, you have to make sure the tank is empty but if gas is too much, you can put Kerosene, Ethanol, or Benezene.
The design is actually quite clever. For example it doesn't require a fuel pump because the carb is fed by gravity. It is ultra easy to work on too,* by necessity since there were very few repair shops at the beginning. Blacksmiths around the country gradually converted to repair shops and/or dealerships since the number of horses being used began to steadily drop after the introduction of the automobile. * Driving it, however, is quite an experience! One does not just jump in the driver's seat and take off like you can in a modern car. Many things do not operate automatically such as timing advance, and the gear shifting is weird.
Then the pedals in the wrong order and half way up for one gear? and oh and the brake lever which i think was also neutral. And choke in the grill ! Advance timing is on the steering. How so many people drove them is a mystery.
It was the pedal on the right was the brake, the middle was the reverse and the one on the left is how you moved in for 1st, out for second and in between would be neutral. Pulling the hand brake halfway would also put it in neutral.
This description of Ts were early Ts, my 26 T roadster has 2 doors, gas tank up front under the windshield, electric start and hand crank, no speedometer. Drive em!
Yep, trans cable. Now if I can just convince my mechanic to get under there and reconnect it after the tranny work. 🙄 Good thing there's an app for speed.
Model T was actually available in several vibrant colors from the factory. Black was the only color available for only a portion of its 11 years of production.
@@Lights_of_Silver I believe that year it was only available in black. From what I remember, they started out with colors but then went to all black for several reasons and only offered colors late in production again to help drive the failing sales. I don't remember well what years were the transitions.
The floor is also wood and will turn into flaming sticks :edit (on most years of model T the entire body structure behind the metal and the seat frames is also wood) they started making the body with a metal structure the year they decided that having the tank be above your knees was better than under your butt! (1926-27)
@@AnarexicSumoNot really true though. In the T you're quite literally sitting _on_ the fuel tank, whereas most modern cars have the tank located between the rear wheels, although there's some variation. But it's no longer located directly underneath the driver's seat or any seat really, as the tank tends to be closer to the trunk or hood rather than the middle where the seats are.
One common way for police officers to catch speeders back in the day was to stand by a milestone, pocket-watch in hand, and keep an eye on the previous milestone. If an approaching motorist covered this distance too quickly, the officer would signal for him to stop, and then write a ticket.
The fuel level of commercial airliners are often confirmed with a dipstick before takeoff. The dipstick measure is still considered more reliable than a float measure, it's just less convenient.
But. Back in the day, that was the latest in technology. It would be a blast cruising around in one of those. My nephew in Florida works as a mechanic at a dealership. An old man brought in an original '34 Chevy for a trade in. He went to the bank on his lunch break and bought it. Drove it home after work that day. LMAO
Last time I saw a car like that the owner told a kid if he could start it from the driver's seat he can have it. I had to hold back a laugh as the kid searched for a keyhole and the guy twirled a crank handle.
About six decade back, a friend was selling his car. He advertised it as having four disc brakes, a four on the floor and bucket seats. People were surprised to see one of these.
They sold for under $5,000 in today's money. Brake lights were optional. There were kits where you can jack up the car, remove the wheel that would spin, hook a pulley belt to it and another device such as a table saw.
Early on you could get dark blue or dark green. Ford found out black was 10 dollars less per drum. Next year they were all black. Check the facts on that, it was printed as trivia in an ad for the Henry ford museum in Detroit. I do not swear it is a fact. If you get a chance it is worth the trip. Check 1st, the rest of Detroit is closed.
Another fun fact: if I rememebr correctly, the only control it has in common with a modern car is the steering wheel. None of the pedals or levers are anything like what you are used to.
A fun fact: in 1908, a Model T cost $850. That’s about $25,000 in today’s money, the going price for an average economy car. The Model T lives on in spirit today, in the entire economy car market.
And it had only a parking brake on the transmission that was a pseudo brake that led to many fatal accidents. Wet weather and downhill journeys were, hmmm. 😵
@@blazeorangeandcamo you can get model T era kits ….. i know one guy who made a steamer from a kit ….. he hauls around a kettlecorn cooker trailer with it
@@MrSheckstr I've only seen kits to build a T bucket. But as far as any kit car goes, I'd rather not invest a lot of time and money into a project only to end up having to deal with titling and registration and insurance woes after it is complete. I am thinking something more along the lines of the Shay Model A. A factory built era vehicle ready to drive.
There are lots more crazy features. The Model T also didn't have a battery or starter. You started it with a crank and the spark plugs were powered by a magneto. It had three pedals, none of which were the gas pedal (one brake, one reverse, one for 1-2 shifts). As for the speed limit, 20-30 mph was pretty much the max, making the speedometer mostly useless.
"Sorry officer. I know I was going 26 in a 25. I was really seeing what she could do."
These can actually go 45 mph I believe
The Model T has a front-mounted 177-cubic-inch (2.9 L) inline four-cylinder engine, producing 20 hp (15 kW), for a top speed of 42 mph (68 km/h). According to Ford Motor Company, the Model T had fuel economy on the order of 13-21 mpg
@@whatta7793sounds like my neighbor’s civic
@@spudwickthrockmorton2112what did they do to their civic??
@@whatta7793A 2.9L making 20 horse is hilarious
Going 45 miles an hour in that would be terrifying.
People used to die at 15 in those
Ironically, 45 was the claimed top speed for the mid 20s model ts
@@bobman717 You can die at 6 miles an hour in a car if you don't wear a seatbelt, and say, hit a wall straight on. No airbag will release at that speed, and without the seatbelt you can get such a hit in the head that you don't make it...
You realize you walk at 6 mph right@@katho8472
Lmao, no you won't. Smh
Fun fact: Henry Ford was actually strongly against ending production of the model T and replacing it with something newer, and better. But eventually demand got so low from a lack of buyers who either already had one, or had something better, he was later forced too stop making it.
I believe his wife and son were the ones to finally sway him and thus, the Model A was born.
I wonder what it would look like if it had remained into production today.
That sucks i bet we could sell these bad boys for sport today lile hotcakes. Tbe global market way bigger. We go to aluminum wheels though im not a fan of his horsecarriage wood spoke old man tech. Get rid of the luggage on the side because we have too many carriage robbers these days. Bigger trunk
@@TheOriginalJphyperI have read lots of books about the early years of the auto industry. Many people say basically the same, Henry was a mechanical genius, but a lousy businessman. He was also a minimalist, he wasn’t interested in flashy or extravagant designs.
if Henry had anything to say about the styling, it would look today exactly as it did then. As far as Henry was concerned, the had already built the perfect car. It was cheap to build, cheap to buy, reliable, and easy to maintain and fix. It was only until his stubbornness started hurting the bottom line that he finally decided to update his product.
He refused to innovate which allowed GM to takevoer as the number 1 auto manufacturer. Alfred Sloan was a Thorn in Henry Ford's side
You can probably build one of these today with some metal, springs tires and an engine from harbor freight.
I think you probably can honestly
It'd probably be better too
Model T was only 22hp. Harbor freight has that twin cylinder 24 hp... yeah I could see this working.
Tony Stark built one from a BOX OF SCRAPS
My single cylinder Craftsman Riding mower has 21 HP, it's very possible.
My grandfather took his father for a ride in a Model T in North Dakota. They got up to the unheard of speed of 25 MPH. My great grandfather said the fence posts were going by like teeth on a comb!
Lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Memories...Smile at the Sky..
Teeth on a comb
The narrower-than-some-bicycle tires will always be the strangest part to me
there were no fat bike tires back then.
They came straight from wagons to automobiles, and this is a carry-over of the time.
My emergency tire on my '99 Toyota looks about the same. just all metal in the middle and no spikes :D
You wouldn't want big tires, that thing would struggle with those. Not just the weight of them, but also it already has so little HP it needs all the cutting ability it can get through mud and snow
@@Red-Magic those were in the mid 20 HP range so what really mattered was rolling resistance... and the right gears in the transmission. That engine also had a lot of torque for its size so worked out well. BTW, they came with a variety of rim sizes over the years... 21 - 24 inch as I recall. The tread was 3" - 3.5" depending on front or rear and the year. These were called "ballon tires" because they had an inner tube to hold the air, which gave a much better ride than wooden carriage wheels.
Cooking down the road at 25mph , bumping on 24's
Jebediah isnt going to believe this worldly heathen futurism transportation
Not wrong
Original coka cola recipe sippin, wood wheels grippin
@@Eralen00The damsels won’t catch me slippin’ 😎
“I’m rollin’, they hatin’.
Everyday at the Henry Ford Museum in Deerfield MI , the set out the parts to build a Model T. Visitors can work on putonghua it together. You don’t need to be a member of the UAW either! 😊
My favorite flex of the T is that it can use any fuel as long as it's not mixxed.
What, like switch from diesel to normal gasoline? Or just different levels of octane?
@@strana6875 not sure about diesel but in the T, you have to make sure the tank is empty but if gas is too much, you can put Kerosene, Ethanol, or Benezene.
@@Seriona1 ohh, that's cool!
@@Seriona1 and that's another feature I wish cars still had today
@@Seriona1If it ran on kerosene, it should run on diesel...
The design is actually quite clever. For example it doesn't require a fuel pump because the carb is fed by gravity. It is ultra easy to work on too,* by necessity since there were very few repair shops at the beginning. Blacksmiths around the country gradually converted to repair shops and/or dealerships since the number of horses being used began to steadily drop after the introduction of the automobile.
* Driving it, however, is quite an experience! One does not just jump in the driver's seat and take off like you can in a modern car. Many things do not operate automatically such as timing advance, and the gear shifting is weird.
Grandma Walton told Olivia, “slow down, you’re doing 22mph”
Those rims are huge! Way ahead of the trend.
I've got to get my '29 Model A running again, such a beautiful car ut it's way
Still better than a cyber truck
Thats a little bit of an overstatement
underrated comment
Absolutely
@@Seriald359 nah, that car is 100 years old and has less rust than some cybertrucks lol
@@CreeplayEU true, and I’m not gonna try to argue about it cuz I’m too tired
You actually dip the tanks to see how much fuel you have
Me, a commercial pilot: haha yeah guys so primitive hahahahaha
Then the pedals in the wrong order and half way up for one gear? and oh and the brake lever which i think was also neutral. And choke in the grill ! Advance timing is on the steering. How so many people drove them is a mystery.
It was the pedal on the right was the brake, the middle was the reverse and the one on the left is how you moved in for 1st, out for second and in between would be neutral. Pulling the hand brake halfway would also put it in neutral.
I wish I could disconnect my speedometer... what a great feature!
Just disconnect the abs sensor lol
This description of Ts were early Ts, my 26 T roadster has 2 doors, gas tank up front under the windshield, electric start and hand crank, no speedometer. Drive em!
You can if you don't mind doing actual work on your car. In many older cars it's cable driven from the transmission, just pull the cable.
Yep, trans cable. Now if I can just convince my mechanic to get under there and reconnect it after the tranny work. 🙄 Good thing there's an app for speed.
ABS sensor or the driveshaft speed sensor, depending on what vehicle you have
One door. One color.
" they can have any color they like...as long as its black".
Model T was actually available in several vibrant colors from the factory. Black was the only color available for only a portion of its 11 years of production.
@@danielhomant2832 but this one is 109 years old so it probably is from 1915, did they only have black as a option in that period? Genuinely curious
@@Lights_of_Silver I believe that year it was only available in black.
From what I remember, they started out with colors but then went to all black for several reasons and only offered colors late in production again to help drive the failing sales.
I don't remember well what years were the transitions.
@@danielhomant2832 oh thanks!
The implication that you could even get one of those things fast enough to even get a ticket is hilarious.
Hit the horn!!!!!
Aroogah
do the roar
I love that not only are you sitting on an eight gallon bomb but that you’ve also got a flaming stick on the floor too. Awesome videos.
The floor is also wood and will turn into flaming sticks :edit (on most years of model T the entire body structure behind the metal and the seat frames is also wood) they started making the body with a metal structure the year they decided that having the tank be above your knees was better than under your butt! (1926-27)
Not really different than modern cars except it lacks a fuel gage and modern cars the fill is off the side.
@@AnarexicSumoNot really true though. In the T you're quite literally sitting _on_ the fuel tank, whereas most modern cars have the tank located between the rear wheels, although there's some variation. But it's no longer located directly underneath the driver's seat or any seat really, as the tank tends to be closer to the trunk or hood rather than the middle where the seats are.
The Fiero had a 9 gallon tank between the seats!
@@derekheim8172 I’d rather be hit in the model t than a fiero
In the 1990s..I saw an " Old Guy " driving one...He was laughing his arse off ..with Memories..
How fast was I going? Umm, I dunno, seven?
"Officer there used to be a time in this country when there was no speed limit gestapo"
I mean, thank you for your service officer
I love it! The gas gauge!! Awesome, they were learning while they were going.
Best looking car I’m my opinion
Na, that's the Citroen DS. Sorry :D
Or maybe a caddilac convertible.
This car is number 3, though :)
Followed by the volvo 240.
With a top speed of 38mph in second gear high, you're not getting pulled over.
Because nobody could catch you?
@@IndependentfellowLolz
They could never catch up to you.
25 in the school zone...
Police would probably only rely on visual estimation. Moving radar wasn't a thing until the 40s
One common way for police officers to catch speeders back in the day was to stand by a milestone, pocket-watch in hand, and keep an eye on the previous milestone. If an approaching motorist covered this distance too quickly, the officer would signal for him to stop, and then write a ticket.
Honestly those cars look cool. B)
Are those tires original😂
Words cannot describe how much I would love to just have one of these in good condition to just drive around
Always wanted a model T or model A!
Wow!
Cars have come so far since then!😮
60 mph.....
🇺🇸🍻🇺🇸 Old Henry would be proud, thing is still running & was quite ahead of it's time IMHO.....
So many interesting details! It’s my dream to own a car like this one day.
The fuel level of commercial airliners are often confirmed with a dipstick before takeoff. The dipstick measure is still considered more reliable than a float measure, it's just less convenient.
Don't forget getting a" free start" once in a while
Nice quirks and features
Yes. Really CRAZY features.
An old boy once told me that if you welded up the epicyclic gearing the engine was dandy for use in a boat.
We beating Jeremia in the horse race with this one 🔥🔥🔥
My father, who was spoiled, was given and burned out three of these when he was sixteen in 1934. They were old and used cars by then, but still!
Awesome!!!
I had a t bucket and it had no doors and no gas gauge so I had the stick and learned fast every 100 miles on road trips to look for a gas station!
But. Back in the day, that was the latest in technology. It would be a blast cruising around in one of those.
My nephew in Florida works as a mechanic at a dealership. An old man brought in an original '34 Chevy for a trade in. He went to the bank on his lunch break and bought it. Drove it home after work that day. LMAO
Definitely buying one 🔥
Bruh would love to have one of these in GTA, and shooting the fuel tank in the seat sends pedestrians flying
And its beautiful
Also came in any colour you wanted
The good Ole days.
Last time I saw a car like that the owner told a kid if he could start it from the driver's seat he can have it.
I had to hold back a laugh as the kid searched for a keyhole and the guy twirled a crank handle.
I want one of these!
Okay, I want to see the other guy that commented build one from harbor freight parts.
About six decade back, a friend was selling his car. He advertised it as having four disc brakes, a four on the floor and bucket seats. People were surprised to see one of these.
there were no brakes on the front wheels
@@rupe53, hey, it was sixty years ago.
They sold for under $5,000 in today's money. Brake lights were optional. There were kits where you can jack up the car, remove the wheel that would spin, hook a pulley belt to it and another device such as a table saw.
I mean I didn't know anything about this car, but still enjoyed this info anyway lmao
My grandpa's first car was a model T
We need this to come back
The floorboard is the crate the transmission was delivered to the factory in
5: that any still existed
You can disconnect the speedo cable on any car that has a mechanical speedometer.
I want people to make car like this, but actually drivable like with a normal manual and works
Don't forget that there's no lie gear, you would have to use the reverse gear
Early on you could get dark blue or dark green. Ford found out black was 10 dollars less per drum. Next year they were all black. Check the facts on that, it was printed as trivia in an ad for the Henry ford museum in Detroit. I do not swear it is a fact. If you get a chance it is worth the trip. Check 1st, the rest of Detroit is closed.
#5,only color black:)
Thin Lizzy - The boys are back
That is one flammable stick
And it's available in any color, as long as it's black
This is a good video
Man i miss these days. Never lived in them but seem like better times
Imagine getting a speeding ticket in a Ford Model T 😂
The best hyper car ever
You say that like she’s capable of even reaching the speed linit
I really wouldn't call these um "features"
Another fun fact: if I rememebr correctly, the only control it has in common with a modern car is the steering wheel. None of the pedals or levers are anything like what you are used to.
Well the clutch is on the left at least, even though it works differently...
@@katho8472 OK - well I was repeating hearsay 😁
speeding 0.8 kilometers over the speed limit🔥
im drivin 30.8 kilometers per hour🔥
A fun fact: in 1908, a Model T cost $850. That’s about $25,000 in today’s money, the going price for an average economy car. The Model T lives on in spirit today, in the entire economy car market.
What are the logistics of engine swapping one of these with a high performance bike engine? Then adding a turbo
Don't forget the wooden wheels ❤️
None of us have a model T to know these features
my grandpas tractor uses a stick too, it has a gas gauge, but i think it’s broken
Airbags, Apple Car Play, GPS, Lane Change Warning
Yep i had one.
I knew 3 out of 4.
As long as it has apple carplay, im chillin
They are great off roads, good ground clearance and the thin tyres cut through the mud and snow to the firm surface.
Yes, in fact many were converted to tractor use.
Optional... I'd forgotten
But what about “AWOOOGA!” car horn?
Did it come in other colors other than black ?
Where is the cigarette lighter?...
That's not crazy, that's common sense.
@@Planeet-Long In the 1950's maybe, snowflake.
The match you use at night to see how much gas you have left
@@MrSheckstr Match? Ok Boomer!
@@richlo8887 “ok boomer” how original
And it had only a parking brake on the transmission that was a pseudo brake that led to many fatal accidents. Wet weather and downhill journeys were, hmmm. 😵
Fantasic car
It's also needs skills akin to patting your head and rubbing ya stomach to actually drive it. 😂
Where did you get that???
I wish Ford would bring these back. I would buy one.
You can buy one now though..
@@AI.Overlord.X You mean an original?
@@blazeorangeandcamo you can get model T era kits ….. i know one guy who made a steamer from a kit ….. he hauls around a kettlecorn cooker trailer with it
@@MrSheckstr I've only seen kits to build a T bucket. But as far as any kit car goes, I'd rather not invest a lot of time and money into a project only to end up having to deal with titling and registration and insurance woes after it is complete. I am thinking something more along the lines of the Shay Model A. A factory built era vehicle ready to drive.
❤
There are lots more crazy features. The Model T also didn't have a battery or starter. You started it with a crank and the spark plugs were powered by a magneto. It had three pedals, none of which were the gas pedal (one brake, one reverse, one for 1-2 shifts). As for the speed limit, 20-30 mph was pretty much the max, making the speedometer mostly useless.
Another Video Shows How Difficult It Was To Operate!
Would Be No Need For Any Anti Theft Device!
Even if it were easy to operate, nobody is taking that 😅
IDK.....those tires look kinda thin...
I mean the threads..
Look cool, though
Yeah safe to say cars didn't have "features" back then it was just enough to make it functional and thats it