Very cool. At least you don't have to worry about it being stolen

Makes you appreciate how easy cars are to drive nowadays.

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.

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

This actually looks really fun to drive. I'd love to experience this one day, what a crazy piece of technology

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!

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.

the best airbag is the steering column

I am so robbing a bank with one of these babies. Good luck copper.

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.

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.

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.

Fantastic demonstration!

I've been a mechanic my entire life. Everything about this made me smile

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.

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.

This is like a mixture of a car, an airplane, and a bench engine. This is awesome and also seems like hell to learn

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

This is the most detailed video of how to drive one of these that I have seen. Thank you for uploading.

my father still has his model A. it was his first car he bought it at 14 and paid 500$

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.

This really made me appreciate my car with a button push-start ignition

Thank the Lord of KZfaq!! I just picked up my 1915 today and had some questions but this answered them all.

this is all far too complicated! im just going to stick with my trusty horse and buggy.

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. 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.

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.

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.

That is genius, pure genius.

Considering how complicated automobiles were at that time, this thing is remarkably simple. Nice design!

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.

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!

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.

I am impressed, I had no idea what was involved to drive this amazing machine. Great demonstration.

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.

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.

There really is a KZfaq video for every single car out there. Great video 👍

I had no idea it was this complex. Driving was actually a skill then. Thanks for the education! 👏👏👏

I didn't know Vince Vaughn drove a model T

Best video before you take your first ride on a model t. Thank you very much. This helped a lot!

watched the whole thing knowing I will never see a mode T in my life, let alone drive it. Great video!

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.

Best explanation of the Model T I have seen. It actually makes sense now. I'd love to try one!

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.

Best drive instructor ever I can now have a go in one if I'm lucky enough. Thank you well done. Jason

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!

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

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 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!

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.

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

Man, that is so easy! No playing with the clutch and synchrones. Car for anyone.

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!

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

I guess it was an improvement over the horse. LOL

Awesome video and instructions, thank you for a piece of history that could have been lost

Wonderful illustration of American History & Ingenuity. LOVE IT!!

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.

Great video, I am glad things are a bit more simplified now.

Great running machine and outstanding presentation.

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.

No Aux jack, so im out.

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

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.

Good lord that is equally amazing and complicated.

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.

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 sharing this amazing piece of history.

Very good, I didn't know all of the steps to driving one. Looks like fun. Thx

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.

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.

Swear I can drive it now with your instructions. you explain perfectly

Best instructive video ive seen on driving a 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!

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 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.

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 doesn't sound very hard, it's just different and takes some of getting used to

Don’t worry about this getting stolen because they won’t even know how to drive it.

Awesome I'm ready! Looks like fun!!

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.😁

I love cars and actually prefer manual transmissions. However, I've never driven a Model T. It would be really cool to try!

This looks so much more complicated than my Model A, haha.

Wow. The car that started it all. Fascinating video.

Excellent video and explanation. Outstanding. This might be fun! Congrats from a Brazilian Model 'Aer,

Thats a lot to start/drive a car🤯

Model T "dance" !! All you need to know !!

After a horrible day, thank you I needed this, going to sleep. Going to dream of driving this classic now💤😴

Thanks so much for this explanation! I've never understood anyone's attempt to explain it before 🙂

Looks like the left foot is the primary foot with the Model T, instead of the right.

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.

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 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!!!

where is the ipod hookup

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.

I Enjoyed This Video...Wow Makes You Appreciate The Easy Drivability Of Cars Today

this is extremely informative for the 12 people on Earth who still have a road-legal Model T in working condition