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.
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
@@deanfarr3249 My great uncle basically owns our city's 1923 Model T Fire Engine. He drives it around quite often and he also takes it to festivals. If it's close enough, he drives it all the way there
I'm very glad that every car manufacturer uses the same standard for either stick shift or autmatic. Imagine if every different brand would use completely different controls for driving.
@@namenamename390Some Model S Teslas including the "Plaid" performance edition. Rectangular "yoke" like an aircraft instead of a round wheel. Reviews are quite negative.
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
This is how my grandfather took me fishing . . . Seven decades & some ago. He had another one that had been converted to a tractor. I remember the smell of the gas, the throttle & spark levers and the sound of the engine. And the smile on his face when we rode down the dirt roads around Kersey, Pennsylvania going to his favorite fishing spot. Thanks for the memories.
Thanks for sharing the story 😁 precisely what I love about the internet is how we can feel more connected to history because of the availability of first hand accounts
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.
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.
My dad learned on a T, and his description of the methods for starting, driving and stopping are identical to what's shown here. (1) Thumb position. (2) Spark up, gas down. (3) Emergency stop with all three pedals.
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.
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...
They don't seem as complicated as I thought they'd be. Nevertheless, it's pretty cool though. What a lot of folks don't realize is that these little Tin Lizzies are incredible vehicles to get around in on rough terrain and in snowy conditions. They were great off road vehicles remember they were driven primarily back in the day when there wasn't a lot of road ways. Most of these things were driven on old wagon trails and cow paths and farmers fields until roads were built.
@@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.
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...
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'm a millennial that got to figure out how to make one of these run and drive after it sat for decades. One of my favorite memories of my old job. I wish more people in my generation were into this stuff.
I am Gen Z, my father and I recently purchased a 1919 Model T Roadster in moderately good condition. I've been working day and night restoring each and every part, removing all the rust and ancient enamel. Hopefully going to have the engine running by the end of next month, and have everything repainted in about 2 weeks.
It's interesting isn't it? I'm a gen X and my first car had a 3speed manual column shift. It surprises me how many youngsters can't even drive a modern stick.
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.
this is awesome. its funny how people will look at this and just think its an old 'outdated' car but the reality is this thing is over 100 yrs old and still running. there isnt single car made now that will ever start or run at that age. these are the original all terain vehicles. you could drive them anywhere. on road. off.they weren't built for looks. they were built to work. those days are gone.
tacos mexicanstyle these were workhorses. they went wherever the driver pointed them even with the lack of power steering. there's tons of old videos of these things traversing roads that a lot of newer cars wouldn't be able to. snow. dirt. mud. whatever. power steering is a luxury. like plush seats or ac.
clock143 I think you should try driving something without power assisted steering and thick tyres designed for grip. trust me these old cars are a huge struggle off road because even if they'll "go" where you point it, good luck being able to point it anywhere!
Dude, there are tones of videos of people back in the day driving these through some really dang rough terrain, like jeep level stuff, thus you are wrong.
Actually it has ärmstrong"power steering like my splittie kombi, lots of leverage from the large diameter steering wheel and steering box reduction gears gives a mechanical advantage.
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.
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.
Sounds more like unusual and unfamiliar rather than actually difficult to drive, it just needs practice. Being just two gears plus reverse probably makes it less complicated than it could be though.
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.
My uncle has a model t powered boat. In his new house there was a shed with a destroyed model t inside. He took the engine out and used it to power his old motorboat
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!
Someone who drove the Model T would probably feel it was all intuitive and that we’re very skilled to go as fast as we do and work all the controls in our modern cars 😉 the push button start would probably be a pretty big wow factor, along with enclosed, climate controlled cabins.
@@georgemartin5980 I was once waiting next to a Model T and waiting for its start, but was disappointed to discover that it had no crank start. I asked the driver and he told me it was a later Model T, with key-start
My grandfather of age 90’ recently passed away and left my step grandmother a 1927 Ford T coupe and she doesn’t know how to drive it and I told her I would look it up and get back with her one day so we can get the ol gal going again
Older folks told of how harrowing a quick stop in a Model T could be. "Flivvers" were equipped with two wheel mechanical brakes. Dodge came out with four wheel hydraulic brakes in 1927. Dodge drivers spent a lot of time extracting their teeth from the dash board because they could figuratively "Stop on a dime." Henry Ford would never admit that someone else designed a car better than he could. Subsequently, Fords weren't equipped with hydraulic brakes until 1939. That was because Edsel Ford, Henry's only son, insisted on the improvement. Ford's advertising "Nothing but steel from pedal to wheel" resulted in a brake system that left more skid marks in the drivers shorts than on the pavement. Loved this demo.😁
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!
I’ve tried this... My impression was, this will take some practice. Oh, and this is terrifying 😄 But just Imagine how difficult it must have been to transition into a Model A.
Thank you for this video. Very interesting to see how the driving experience actually works. I feel like you can hear memories of your Grandpa teaching you how to drive this and then relaying that on to us at various points during this video.
I found 1 with a metal detector buried 4 ft underground. I dug it up and am currently piecing it together. I did get the engine and trans unstuck. It's close to being able to try starting, last driven in 1930. Thanks for the demo,saves me from ending up in the hospital!
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.
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
This reminds me of the startup of early airplanes. It's so crazy how those two technologies basically used the same engineering when it comes to the motor. Nowadays things are different due to jets and all, but it's still cool to think about.
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.
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!
I just went to Greenfield Village in Detroit a few days ago. They some truly beautiful Model T’s you can ride in. It was a great experience watching someone else drive. And the sound of a well-tuned Model T was delightful.
Thank you for this. My Father in law has 2 1915, and one 1916, and I have driven the 15. I need to watch these from time to time, as I know sometime soon, I'll need to to drive them for him.
In engineering these controls, Henry was inspired by popular farm tractors of the 1906-07 period. He figured that most sales would be to rural families -- which was sensible, given the demographics of the country; in addition, as salt-of-the-earth types, they were his "favorite people". Characteristically, the simplicity and intuitiveness of the user interface, adherence to any kind of emerging technical standards (here or in Europe), and the relative ability of women to take the wheel never entered his mind. Note the narrow foot/shoe one had to have to use all those pedals adroitly. Adult men were noticeably shorter and more wiry on average back then than we are today, due to a combination of lower nutrition in childhood, lack of hormonal additives in food, the much greater amount of exercise (physical work) they performed, and the then-pervasive habit of tobacco smoking. The "T" put America on wheels, all right, but after WWI it became more and more obsolescent when compared to the competition it had inspired, eventually reaching the point of a "negative status symbol" -- after about 1923, to be seen in a "T" was frequently taken to mean that one was a hayseed, a fuddy-duddy, and/or could not afford anything better. With improvements in technology or styling largely off the table, prices had to be cut to the bone to maintain sales, eventually imperiling the viability of FoMoCo itself, -- which company suffered from almost non-existent financial management, anyway.
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 :)
Thank you for the video! My dad's old Volkswagen Jetta Mk1, 1982 model, bought from Brussels, had the same distributor. When i saw i was like this looks familiar. Then you said it haha. Thank you. Amazing to see how these machines worked, great trip to the past.
Thank you very much for this instruction. Well done! I always heard about how the Model T was a different driving experience because it was the transition from horse-drawn buggies to automobiles.
Well, it may look like a complicated starting but you don't do this all the time. Most T's had electric starter or have it now, standard buzz coil ignition works extremely fine... And it's not harder than starting a motorbike. One more thing: carbureted cars have much easier start in our frezzin'-cold conditions.
I took driving test in a old 1950s right hand drive, sliding door postal Jeep. I loved it. I drove it for two years until I bought my Chevy II. It was a fun car.
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!
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.
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!
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
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
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.
Thank you Cadillac, for inventing the stick shift.
Thank you Austin, your making it popular enough that we didn't all have to do this for 100 years.
@@davwht9 horse takes an ungodly amounts of maintenance
and has major limitations
@@davwht9 if a horse dies you can't exactly rebuild it and ride some more
@@davwht9 waiting for a horse to mature takes a year and a lot of resources to feed it
rebuilding an engine takes a week or two
@@davwht9 tf
@@davwht9 Are you seriously arguing that a *horse* is a better means of transportation than a car in the year *2022?* This has got to be a joke.
No wonder you see in those old black and white tv show people crashing those into a barn saying it won't stop!
😂😂😂
Anyone remember old gangster flicks where the stickup guy going into the bank tells the wheel man to "keep it running" ? Now you know why.👍😉
"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.
This actually looks really fun to drive. I'd love to experience this one day, what a crazy piece of technology
Right? It has cruise control before cruise control was invented.
Nowadays this old of cars seems like it could be used only more for like farm equipment or like a yard or golf cart or something of that nature.
@@deanfarr3249 My great uncle basically owns our city's 1923 Model T Fire Engine. He drives it around quite often and he also takes it to festivals. If it's close enough, he drives it all the way there
I took my drivers test in a 1921 Model T. Passed with flying colors. I was born in 76. 19, not 18 ;-) Its easy once you get used to it. AWESOME cars!
Legend
Siiiick
I want to see someone try taking a drivers test in one of these today lol
I always think people are being sarcastic until I check their profile and they're actually legit. legend for taking your drivers test in a model T.
Epic.
I'm very glad that every car manufacturer uses the same standard for either stick shift or autmatic. Imagine if every different brand would use completely different controls for driving.
It took me awhile to not press the reverse pedal (middle) instead of the brake. So used to having the brake in the middle with a modern stick shift.
@@dalebertdurando1496😂😂
Some Teslas don't even have a "wheel" to steer with. And no physical tactile control to change forward/reverse direction.
@@haweater1555 Honest question, which Tesla doesn't have a steering wheel?
@@namenamename390Some Model S Teslas including the "Plaid" performance edition. Rectangular "yoke" like an aircraft instead of a round wheel. Reviews are quite negative.
the best airbag is the steering column
I am so robbing a bank with one of these babies.
Good luck copper.
Oh , I get it ! " We - rob - banks ! "
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
This is how my grandfather took me fishing . . . Seven decades & some ago. He had another one that had been converted to a tractor. I remember the smell of the gas, the throttle & spark levers and the sound of the engine. And the smile on his face when we rode down the dirt roads around Kersey, Pennsylvania going to his favorite fishing spot. Thanks for the memories.
Thanks for sharing the story 😁 precisely what I love about the internet is how we can feel more connected to history because of the availability of first hand accounts
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!
I've been a mechanic my entire life. Everything about this made me smile
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.
This is like a mixture of a car, an airplane, and a bench engine.
This is awesome and also seems like hell to learn
Fantastic demonstration!
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.
This is the most detailed video of how to drive one of these that I have seen. Thank you for uploading.
Thank the Lord of CZcams!! I just picked up my 1915 today and had some questions but this answered them all.
my father still has his model A. it was his first car he bought it at 14 and paid 500$
so full of shit
ill make a video of it today buddy. its sitting in my shed lol.
Spyder Death videos posted on both my accounts if you wanna see it
haha fk Pwned dude, he did a Video
Spyder blown the fuck out.
My dad learned on a T, and his description of the methods for starting, driving and stopping are identical to what's shown here. (1) Thumb position. (2) Spark up, gas down. (3) Emergency stop with all three pedals.
Love how he explains it like he really wants us to be able to drive off
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.
watched the whole thing knowing I will never see a mode T in my life, let alone drive it. Great video!
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
They don't seem as complicated as I thought they'd be. Nevertheless, it's pretty cool though. What a lot of folks don't realize is that these little Tin Lizzies are incredible vehicles to get around in on rough terrain and in snowy conditions. They were great off road vehicles remember they were driven primarily back in the day when there wasn't a lot of road ways. Most of these things were driven on old wagon trails and cow paths and farmers fields until roads were built.
That's also part of why they'd break down so frequently, causing roads to be commissioned to help cars quit taking so much damage.
Except they were one wheel drive, so they got stuck easily. You also had to go uphill backwards.
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.
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...
Considering how complicated automobiles were at that time, this thing is remarkably simple. Nice design!
That is genius, pure genius.
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!
There really is a CZcams video for every single car out there. Great video 👍
I'm a millennial that got to figure out how to make one of these run and drive after it sat for decades. One of my favorite memories of my old job. I wish more people in my generation were into this stuff.
I am Gen Z, my father and I recently purchased a 1919 Model T Roadster in moderately good condition. I've been working day and night restoring each and every part, removing all the rust and ancient enamel. Hopefully going to have the engine running by the end of next month, and have everything repainted in about 2 weeks.
@@paladinbirdy6032 you should youtube the process!
It's interesting isn't it? I'm a gen X and my first car had a 3speed manual column shift. It surprises me how many youngsters can't even drive a modern stick.
@@paladinbirdy6032 your the last gen z with a iq higher then 4, like the rest of gen z's got no mind
We are on this stuff! My daily driver is a 1965 fiat 1500L
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.
this is awesome. its funny how people will look at this and just think its an old 'outdated' car but the reality is this thing is over 100 yrs old and still running. there isnt single car made now that will ever start or run at that age. these are the original all terain vehicles. you could drive them anywhere. on road. off.they weren't built for looks. they were built to work. those days are gone.
Wouldn't say you can drive them anywhere... no power assisted steering makes driving these impossible unless you're on a smooth road
tacos mexicanstyle these were workhorses. they went wherever the driver pointed them even with the lack of power steering. there's tons of old videos of these things traversing roads that a lot of newer cars wouldn't be able to. snow. dirt. mud. whatever. power steering is a luxury. like plush seats or ac.
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I think you should try driving something without power assisted steering and thick tyres designed for grip. trust me these old cars are a huge struggle off road because even if they'll "go" where you point it, good luck being able to point it anywhere!
Dude, there are tones of videos of people back in the day driving these through some really dang rough terrain, like jeep level stuff, thus you are wrong.
Actually it has ärmstrong"power steering like my splittie kombi, lots of leverage from the large diameter steering wheel and steering box reduction gears gives a mechanical advantage.
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.
Best drive instructor ever I can now have a go in one if I'm lucky enough. Thank you well done. Jason
Best video before you take your first ride on a model t. Thank you very much. This helped a lot!
Man, that is so easy! No playing with the clutch and synchrones. Car for anyone.
Best explanation of the Model T I have seen. It actually makes sense now. I'd love to try one!
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.
Sounds more like unusual and unfamiliar rather than actually difficult to drive, it just needs practice.
Being just two gears plus reverse probably makes it less complicated than it could be though.
It's easy to drive. Now add in some aux transmissions, and you've got a bit more work, but it's still not hard.
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.
My uncle has a model t powered boat. In his new house there was a shed with a destroyed model t inside. He took the engine out and used it to power his old motorboat
Wow, that's amazing!
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!
this is extremely informative for the 12 people on Earth who still have a road-legal Model T in working condition
I had no idea it was this complex. Driving was actually a skill then. Thanks for the education! 👏👏👏
@Doctor Whowhotheowl some people just dont deserve to be on the road
Someone who drove the Model T would probably feel it was all intuitive and that we’re very skilled to go as fast as we do and work all the controls in our modern cars 😉 the push button start would probably be a pretty big wow factor, along with enclosed, climate controlled cabins.
@@georgemartin5980 I was once waiting next to a Model T and waiting for its start, but was disappointed to discover that it had no crank start. I asked the driver and he told me it was a later Model T, with key-start
I didn't know Vince Vaughn drove a model T
My grandfather of age 90’ recently passed away and left my step grandmother a 1927 Ford T coupe and she doesn’t know how to drive it and I told her I would look it up and get back with her one day so we can get the ol gal going again
Older folks told of how harrowing a quick stop in a Model T could be. "Flivvers" were equipped with two wheel mechanical brakes. Dodge came out with four wheel hydraulic brakes in 1927. Dodge drivers spent a lot of time extracting their teeth from the dash board because they could figuratively "Stop on a dime." Henry Ford would never admit that someone else designed a car better than he could. Subsequently, Fords weren't equipped with hydraulic brakes until 1939. That was because Edsel Ford, Henry's only son, insisted on the improvement. Ford's advertising "Nothing but steel from pedal to wheel" resulted in a brake system that left more skid marks in the drivers shorts than on the pavement. Loved this demo.😁
As standard, the Tin Lizzie didn't even have 2 wheel brakes. It had only a brake band in the transmission!
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!
I’ve tried this...
My impression was, this will take some practice.
Oh, and this is terrifying 😄
But just Imagine how difficult it must have been to transition into a Model A.
feels like u first time drive a manual car?
Thank you for this video. Very interesting to see how the driving experience actually works.
I feel like you can hear memories of your Grandpa teaching you how to drive this and then relaying that on to us at various points during this video.
I found 1 with a metal detector buried 4 ft underground. I dug it up and am currently piecing it together. I did get the engine and trans unstuck. It's close to being able to try starting, last driven in 1930. Thanks for the demo,saves me from ending up in the hospital!
Whered u find that
how in the world do you find a whole car in the ground to dig up, thats so cool
Good lord that is equally amazing and complicated.
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 😜
@@user-eu5wv8gw6p I only speak and read English.
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
After a horrible day, thank you I needed this, going to sleep. Going to dream of driving this classic now💤😴
This reminds me of the startup of early airplanes. It's so crazy how those two technologies basically used the same engineering when it comes to the motor. Nowadays things are different due to jets and all, but it's still cool to think about.
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?
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!
Awesome video and instructions, thank you for a piece of history that could have been lost
I just went to Greenfield Village in Detroit a few days ago. They some truly beautiful Model T’s you can ride in. It was a great experience watching someone else drive. And the sound of a well-tuned Model T was delightful.
I guess it was an improvement over the horse. LOL
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.
Swear I can drive it now with your instructions. you explain perfectly
Thank you for this. My Father in law has 2 1915, and one 1916, and I have driven the 15. I need to watch these from time to time, as I know sometime soon, I'll need to to drive them for him.
In engineering these controls, Henry was inspired by popular farm tractors of the 1906-07 period. He figured that most sales would be to rural families -- which was sensible, given the demographics of the country; in addition, as salt-of-the-earth types, they were his "favorite people". Characteristically, the simplicity and intuitiveness of the user interface, adherence to any kind of emerging technical standards (here or in Europe), and the relative ability of women to take the wheel never entered his mind. Note the narrow foot/shoe one had to have to use all those pedals adroitly. Adult men were noticeably shorter and more wiry on average back then than we are today, due to a combination of lower nutrition in childhood, lack of hormonal additives in food, the much greater amount of exercise (physical work) they performed, and the then-pervasive habit of tobacco smoking. The "T" put America on wheels, all right, but after WWI it became more and more obsolescent when compared to the competition it had inspired, eventually reaching the point of a "negative status symbol" -- after about 1923, to be seen in a "T" was frequently taken to mean that one was a hayseed, a fuddy-duddy, and/or could not afford anything better. With improvements in technology or styling largely off the table, prices had to be cut to the bone to maintain sales, eventually imperiling the viability of FoMoCo itself, -- which company suffered from almost non-existent financial management, anyway.
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 :)
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.
Thank you for the video! My dad's old Volkswagen Jetta Mk1, 1982 model, bought from Brussels, had the same distributor. When i saw i was like this looks familiar. Then you said it haha. Thank you. Amazing to see how these machines worked, great trip to the past.
Same distributor for Volvo 240
Thank you very much for this instruction. Well done! I always heard about how the Model T was a different driving experience because it was the transition from horse-drawn buggies to automobiles.
Well, it may look like a complicated starting but you don't do this all the time. Most T's had electric starter or have it now, standard buzz coil ignition works extremely fine... And it's not harder than starting a motorbike. One more thing: carbureted cars have much easier start in our frezzin'-cold conditions.
I took driving test in a old 1950s right hand drive, sliding door postal Jeep. I loved it. I drove it for two years until I bought my Chevy II. It was a fun car.
Awesome I'm ready! Looks like fun!!
I love cars and actually prefer manual transmissions. However, I've never driven a Model T. It would be really cool to try!
In Brazil, this car was nicknamed "ford moustache". The nickname became so popular Ford of Brazil made this Tue official car's name.
Wonderful illustration of American History & Ingenuity. LOVE IT!!
Very good, I didn't know all of the steps to driving one. Looks like fun. Thx
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
It doesn't sound very hard, it's just different and takes some of getting used to
Great running machine and outstanding presentation.
My mom had to drive a Model-T 250 miles on the highway without any brakes, back in 1942. Can't imagine doing that today!
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.
Don’t worry about this getting stolen because they won’t even know how to drive it.
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 absolutely love the whining sound of the low gear.
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!
Model T "dance" !! All you need to know !!
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
This makes old timey gangster getaways and car chases a lot more intense
Looks like the left foot is the primary foot with the Model T, instead of the right.
you got it!
Thats a lot to start/drive a car🤯
The later ones had a starter.
Best instructive video ive seen on driving a model t!
Great video. Much appreciated and great job.