I drove a 29 ford roadster once with a cadillac 365. I tapped on the gas and i was already spinning the tire. I think these classic car reviews are great. Its important to appreciate the history and the roots of our car culture. Keep these going!
The pops and static are not camera vibration. Your camera audio electronics are picking up the ignition coil and spark plug leads from the distributor that have no shielding to prevent electrical scatter which was the norm back then because it didn't matter. This became a big problem when they decided to put radios in cars, and then technology improved to better harness ignition electricity and thus you would not hear this popping in the radio. Sometime open the hood on a damp evening and watch the occasional spark jump from the spark plug leads and distributor to the block. Perfectly normal for the time. Today's electronics have so much more sensitivity and they pick up all of this kind of environmental electricity. You did a great job driving the old girl, great car!
Clutch, clutch again, hand signal because no turn signal, turn hard because no power steering, adjust the spark, clutch, clutch again. Jesus Christ lol
This is nothing the model T was even worse with the early ones not even having electric start. Took someone with a set and fast reflexes to start their cars by turning a shaft on the end of the engine. Funny I bet I can explain the audio pops as I've driven a few of these. The coil pack thing (it's more like a modern coil pack than a distributor) actually buzzes if everything is set like it's supposed to be. I've seen those things interfere with radios on the other cars around them because they weren't under any kind of regulations when they were made and they were made to last over 100 years. I'd be willing to bet with improper tuning it would cause all kinds of interference that would appear like we get in this video.
I have a 1931 Tudor Sedan and you are correct, ... There is nothing quite like it. #1 general rule, ... NEVER lean against the doors when driving. You never know when they will open up which can be quite thrilling.
id like to contact him. i want him to show off the 50 buick when the resto is done. i want to see his surprise when he feels "power steering" in a car with no power steering. they had been developing the steering since 1923 and implemented almost 30 years later{cant say that about new cars}
All the comments like this have me rolling. It's amazing how used to that you actually get. I've had so many people tell me it's a pain to get a CDL because you have to learn it and even transmissions with syncros I do this with even though it's hell on a clutch. Honestly I'd be willing to bet my transmissions actually outlast most because they just don't have the wear inside due to how I shift because I'm taking the load off the transmission. Of course I wouldn't drive like this if it weren't for my truck. I developed the habit intentionally for a truck that doesn't even run right now because you can't get parts for it
Still better to wear out the clutch than the synchros. If the clutch goes (probably won't) then it will be alot easier and cheaper to replace than worn synchros.
@@TheRguru1 I can float gears literally blind flooded without scratching a gear on my 13 speed Eaton transmission. The only time I touch the clutch is to get in first and to reverse.
In the 1930s it used to take americans 40 days to drive across country, this was why the highway construction in the 1950s was sutch a game changer for the united states
@Dagwood DogwoodWhy, walking is good exercise, especially if you are old, have bad legs or the weather is lousy. What are you talking about?! Trains are the way to go. You get on, there may be a drunken bum next to you, or someone talking on the phone the whole time, or someone really fat and smelly. The train could also get stuck in a tunnel for some time, giving everyone the opportunity to get acquainted really well. What could be more enjoyable?!
during my mechanics course our teacher who was a old hot rodder, brought in a old seized model A four cyl, and boy was it simplistic compared to the V-6's and straights we were rebuild before, also turned out to be completely rusted solid, so not much could be done to save it, more a demonstration of how far we have come
Love these types of vids where Dave is himself and enjoys the oppurtunities life gives him. A youtuber who shows real emotions instead of faking it for views. Keep up the good work david. 👍
The oldest car I've ever driven was a 1928 Buick Sedan. It also had double clutch. I drove it for the first time almost two years ago in Los Angeles and it took me two tries to get the hang of double clutching. Despite how difficult it was driving a vintage double clutch automobile at first, the Buick was so much fun to drive once you get the hang of it.
When I was younger I was friends with an old guy who used to have a fleet of old cars and trucks like that. Except for starting out, he NEVER used the clutch. He floated the gears. He explained that once the vehicle is moving, you can easily shift gears by matching engine and gear speeds without pushing in the clutch. My dad said that is what they used to do with the old farm truck that they had when he was a kid in the early 1940s I've tried it with my 1965 Chevy PU and my 1993 Ford F150. It is actually quite easy: Once the truck is moving, I wind out the gear I'm in. Then as I momentarily let off the gas, I'm able to pull the shifter into neutral. As the RPM descends, with a some pressure on the shifter, it should pop into the next higher gear with no grinding. Downshifts are a little tricky, but easy once you learn how. First you push and the quickly let off the gas to take the load off the gear. The transmission should easily pop into neutral. Here's the trick. While in neutral, you rev the engine way up and let off the gas. As the RPMs fall, there will be a sweet spot when with some pressure on the stick it will pop into the lower gear. The trick here is learning to REV the engine high enough to match the descending gear so it'll pop in. It takes some practice. That is what people used to shift back then before synchromesh was invented.
My dad taught me match speed to eliminate 95% of the double clutching so long as you use correct heavy transmission gear oil. You shift early and slowly and will get sense of timing your shift. Mitchel Transmission in California rebuilds original gear boxes with synchros. Nurex has an automatic spark advance accessory based on a 85 year old design that eliminates manual spark advance. High compression heads and B cams with new rear gear ratios will make Model A an easy cruiser at 50 mph. Join a club and find how others have found solutions to problems like radiator spitting coolant.
One of the Model A's failings was the OEM water pump and leather seals, that don't if you push 50 (with a low rear axle ). I understand somebody is making a modern type seal replacement water pump for them. With about a 3.30 rear-end, they'll cruise 50 pretty easy. If you have the "four and a dime" ratio, she'll pull but strain at 50 MPH. A friend has a Model AB 50HP dually stake bed one-ton truck, and I think it has a 5-something axle in it! 40 MPH is about all you want to try in it. With 1500 lbs of watermelons in the back, 30 MPH was probably as fast as you wanted to go.
My grandfather has a pristine 1929 International truck I've driven a couple times now. His father bought the truck brand new and my grandpa learned how to drive in it on their farm. It certainly is an experience to drive.....or even start up for that matter lol. Brakes are horrifyingly almost non-existent, it really doesn't like warm days (steams out the radiator cap), and finding the sweet spot on the ignition timing lever is always a trick. Really enjoyed this one David! And that's really cool you got to experience something that old. Can't really say there's anything quite like it...
Next do a Model T. I've heard it described as trying to drive a car that uses cruise control all the time. The transmission/reverse/brake pedal set up totally messed me up.
@@joshuabrown3525 Starting a Model A with the crank was a BEAR! It is MUCH easier to crank the Ford High Performance V-8 in a Sherman tank. Even if your "T" had an electric starter, the tiny 6 volt battery was good for maybe four tries, then crank it brother! Any Ford you cranked, you learned the "palm facing up" on the crank to keep a "kick-back" from breaking your arm. Timing needs to be fully retarded, very little hand throttle, choke on unless it was hot...
The T is way more difficult to handle. As a 21st century citizen you will have to re- program yourself just to take off with it. The A is very conventional by modern standards. One day practice is all it takes.
I had my farmer buddy try driving my T today and it absolutely freaked him out. Mr farm boy drive anything you throw at him didn't like the T. he did okay driving it, but I get it. it's a whole different beast than most
Yeah, a self-driving car, in its early form lol. It had a hand throttle that was manually control, but nothing like a "pressure throttle pedal" (if that's even a term) that we have to do. At least it had a steering wheel: if you combined that driving style with a steering till (the earliest driving mechanism for the first cars) plus the weak brakes that early Model T's had and wow...would have a great car for getting into crashes lol we've come a LONG way when it comes to car safety since then.
My Dad restored a 1930 model A just like this one. I think that it was called a "Super Sport" model it had the side tire mounts. We had a lot of fun with it and it was a beautiful restoration.
You don't actually need to double clutch into second. If you wait a little bit before putting it into second, you can put it in with no grinding. I've never had any issues going into third either. Spark only needs to be adjusted when you are starting the car. Put it up, push the starter button and when you hear it fire, put it all the way down. Cool that you got to drive one in such good condition, though! I'm glad you got to experience this car that I love!
Loved this video. It just proves that there's more to driving cars than what's fastest or what corners best. Driving itself is a pleasure that too many take for granted
Great Video! Love the fact of a young guy trying out old tech and liking it! I drive Big Trucks for a living and STILL running 1930's tech on the transmissions lol
You don’t have to keep moving the spark adjust while your driving. You use the spark adjust when you start it. When you start it you pull the spark advance down about three notches, once it starts you can advance the spark all the way down. You don’t have to adjust the spark every time you stop. You make it look a lot harder than it really is.
I've heard all the way down isn't even the best with it unless you adjust your spark advancement to only go to a certain point. Beyond 30 degrees of advancement, the engine becomes less efficient, and provides no real gain. 30 degrees of advancement is all your need, so whatever point after that the lever can go isn't necessary to ever use. He definitely makes it harder to drive than it is, but it's because he doesn't know much of the Ford Model A.
Had a wonderful time meeting you David! Hopefully Colin’s car wasn’t too difficult to drive haha. Can’t wait until you can review the mustang some time! It’s been under the axe recently but it’s almost running again
Good stuff. My great grandparents took an A from South Carolina to California and back on an epic vacation across the southwest in 1932. To the best of my knowledge, they had no troubles at all.
Yeah seriously. I drive a 3 on the tree to work every day, only one synchro, manual choke, manual steering, single reservoir manual brakes. But even to me that Model A looks a little tough to drive if you're new to it.
Awesome to see you getting behind the wheel of a true oldie! My grandfather had and worked on multiple Model T’s and that is where my passion for cars started
I have owned, and driven, a Model A since 1976. Fun car to drive, but you have to pay attention. The car does not turn signals. Sometimes when I use my arm to signal a turn, people think I am waving at them. Nice video.
Yup, efficency when done right leaves no room for style. I am in the "hate every single unnecessary electric system" kinda guy. The fact my gas pedal is controlled by a circuitboard scares me, and do not get me started on automatic gear shift. There is no larger fiend in this world. I am a truck driver.
just got a 31. love it. dont think it goes much above 40 though. my dad had a 30 in the 80s that would go 55. it got squirrely though after around 45. im happy with my top speed. nothing beats putting down the road in one of those things, you are right. i dont go much above the 45 mph zones though. and usually when you break down like you did, all it takes is advancing the timing or lowering the fuel rate. if you really screw up, replace some points. those things were made to work on in a garage with very limited supply of tools on hand. in fact, the origional tool kit that came with them had just about every tool required to rebuild one of their engines. im 53 and ive loved the a since i did a book report on the ford road when i was around 9 or 10. great video.
I might not be a typical of your viewers but I love vehicles of all ages. This having the history makes it more important story to tell. Its a cool car.
Yaaaasssss! I've been waiting for this video ever since you mentioned it in your livestream! - even though I'm 17, classic cars are where it's at for me! You've just made my day... Also, to answer your question, *yes!* You should definitely drive more classic/vintage cars! P.S How could you drive a Model A without trying the "Arooga" horn?! Missed. Opportunity...
Jimmy Grant Why not?! It's an Alfa! Right, that's it... I'll have to shout at him in the comment section of every video until he does! We gotta see that Alfa! ;)
I never met my grandfather, but that's all he ever drove and what my dad learned to drive on.Model A's are big in my family and it's cool to see you do a video on one.
Very cool that you are experiencing a Model A. I sold mine in 1979 (also a '30 Coupe) to pay for my last semester in college so I wouldn't have to take out a loan. The Model A is easy to drive. Try a Model T. And thanks for the video, brought back some fun memories of mine!
Yes Thatdudeinblue, I drove a 1937 Chevy 1 1/2 ton truck. Double clutching took a little getting used to but not difficult. What gets me is today young adults can drive a vehicle with 3000 different buttons and touch screen controls but can't figure out how to drive a manual transmission equipped vehicle with manual steering and brakes.
We have a 31 A coupe, 100 point show car and it's always a blast to drive. You had mentioned planning trips accordingly. Otherwise the rumble seat is a wet seat if it rains, but there is a canvas cover that you can clip in and keep from the rain. kinda rare to find. Also when double clutching let the transmission find the gear and not force it even though you've double clutched, your waiting for the gears to slow down in neutral so your next gear isn't spinning still. If timed right there should be no grinding and you'll float right to 3rd. also 3rd can be driven to like 10-15mph. sometimes we dont even stop just coast and let the 55lb flywheel keep you lugging along. Glad you enjoyed the A.
Yeah… you need to try a Model T, if you think the Model A is bad (difficult). Lol No throttle pedal… just a spark advance and the throttle on the column. Oh, n you should never need to put the spark advance all of the way down. If so, adjustments are necessary. Nice vid :)
My Dad found one of these all original in a barn in North Carolina and drove it 45 miles to a place to ship it home in S Fl. Factory black paint and cloth interior etc. After we put new tires and brakes I drove it all around Miami and thought it was great, not difficult at all, yes hand signals and adjust the spark to start but that just adds to the experience! The rumble seat was cool too.
Shifting up you Don't need to double declutch. To shift up, you press the clutch, listen to the engine revs die down then put it into the next higher gear. Shifting down to do have to double declutch essentially to raise the engine speed to slip it into gear.
Funny you mention the Bug in this video. My grandpa (who's 92 and doesn't drive anymore) had a 1930 Model A and a 1957 Beetle. My uncle got the Model A and I got the Beetle. Love these cars! The 36 horsepower Beetle is a hell of a lot easier to drive, however...it's awesome!
Steam powered cars were ridiculously complicated to start, it took from 15 minute to half an hour, and you had to allocate another 5 minutes to shut it down properly so it didn't develop scale.
4:52 This Footage shows how Modern Cars went lower and lower to lower the center of gravity to prevent rollovers which is easier to happen if made a sharp turn at high speed in older higher cars!
You should definitely do more classic cars, they are the most fun and I would pick them over current cars any day. So if you have the opportunity to do one take it with both hands! Now a little real talk. I really enjoyed the video because Model A, but as a fellow TH-camr I am well aware of the 10 minute mark. Hit or exceed it and you can load up the video with ads. This was the first time I noticed sections of just black screen at the tail end. Yes, when I watch your videos I watch it ALL. You placed a total of 8 seconds of just black screen there. You can blame it on lazy editing, but given the total time of the video and the length of the actual footage shown it is too close to be a coincidence. I believe you use premiere like I do. It won't render just black screen at the tail end unless you put it there. Do not fall in this pitfall David. If you can't make it to 10 minutes deal with it. Don't try to stretch it out using these tactics because it is very obvious.
You are probably right. But since I am a TH-camr myself I can't stand for tactics like that. I understand it is his livelihood, but if you can't make it to 10 minutes don't put blank sections in your video just so you can. For the record, I am a long time subscriber and David has inspired me in a great way. But it is not going to stop me from calling him out on it. To me it brings down the quality of video. If it comes back in future videos it could drive me to unsubscribe. Not because I am a hater, but because David turned into something I can not allign myself with. Fake.
The Dutch Texan yeah, im not saying that its a good thing and id rather not ser it either. But tou gotta do what you gotta do. Maybe some of his footage was unusable and he had no other option. Hes still the best automotive channel imo, but you're right that doing that is wrong.
Old design gearboxes wasn't equipped with synchronizers so You have to match engine revolution with revolutions on gearbox each time You want to change Gear, also u can perform a clutchless shift ups but it needs some expierence to do cuz u have to shift up in the exact moment and take of throttle for a bit, also You can try clutchless downshift but instead of taking throttle off You need to add some to match higher revs on lower gear but that needs hell of expierence to do. Also all the gearboxes in motorcycles are non synchonious today
I have a 1929 Model A Murray Fordor. It was a barn find that sat for over 20 years. My brother had it running in under an hour. Driving it is an adventure and just so much damn fun. I'm 6'3 and my brother 6'2. We make it work. Per the previous owners daughter..."her dad drove the car from NJ to South Dakota and back half a dozen times to see his war buddies". So much more fun to drive than my 500hp heads/cam C5 and his Viper Rt/10. Nothing like a cruise at 35 mph in a Model A.
I have gone from Tampa Fl to Vegas and back in a 29 Model A Phaeton, and only overheated when I got there. your A has the same colors as mine, save my rims are black. Phaetons are bigger, but i had no problem hitting 70 on the freeway. everything rattled, and i lost a mirror, but it was awesome.
ThatDudeinBlue not as hard as you would think actually. If you're used to the technology it would be pretty natural and it's the racers of the that specific time that we really have to thank for everything cars had in the 50s and 60s from the factory. Those original hot rodders probably had potential to understand more about how a car worked and many of our modern engineers have the potential to today. Thing is they just didn't know exactly why what they were doing worked only that it did. Those guys were doing more than 100 miles per hour with that technology on the salt flats. To think it was roughly 20 years before was the first time someone reached 90mph. Of course a lot of people died trying to go fast and a lot of people died because they made something that couldn't work. That actually how Hooker got started was a man in a small shed building parts just to go fast from nothing
hahahaha maybe they had races between other Model A's, kinda like today's NASCAR, where all the cars are roughly equivalent and have either "Ford, Chev or Toyota" names applied to them, with fake paint schemes to slightly resemble actual current passenger cars. And there were "hot rodders" in the old days who modified the little engine to increase the power far beyond the stock engines.
TheUnlimited001 My family used to have a 1930 Model A, which we recently sold. Belonged to my grandpa, who was a mechanic and racecar driver. His Model A was hotrodded out as much as possible while staying true to the car, no real engine swaps. He started with a 1928 block and worked his magic. I miss that car a lot.
Double clutch actually becomes subconscious... my Dad's 1939 International truck was very easy because the gears were so big . The only thing was downshifting could get rather nerve racking with a heavy load 😮 but the Red Diamond engine had a huge torque range you could just lug it along... all those old cars were torque monsters 😅 as was the 4 inch stroke in the Model A
Wonderful video! Tons of fun and charm in experiencing the wonderful, legendary Model A thru your eyes. Definitely do more classic car videos. SO nice to see young folks stepping back in time and enjoying the trip.
AMEN and Hallelujah! Model A's have four wheel mechanical brakes, but you can adjust them to really stop you. The Model T had BRAKE ON THE FLYWHEEL!!! Like a really old John Deere or lots of lawn tractors used to use. BREATHE on the steering wheel of a Model T going 30 MPH and RUN OFF THE ROAD! Not kidding...I got the "T" I drove up to about 17 MPH and chickened-out. Three feet off the ground in a 1200 lb (including two ol' fat f*rts) "car" on bicycle tires...It's getting dark? Get out and pour water into the acetylene generator on the running board and light the "Headlights". I've seen two lightning bugs gettin' friendly put out more light.... He ain't felt SHAKE until he's in a "T-Model".
2 years ago, I was going back home from school, and have seen a bunch of vintage cars following each others(according to their shapes, I would say they are from the 30-60's) , one of them was exactly like this one, I can't say the name of all the models I have seen since I don't know anything about these, but it was really wonderful to watch.
I wold LOVE to drive this lovely little thing around, makes me a better driver, forced to double clutch, heel toe just makes the experiance so much better!
Put in a 84-87 F150 transmission. three speed with overdrive. This makes the car a lot easier to drive. Add a high compression head and reduce the weight of the flywheel, and you can zip along with traffic. You're no longer a hazard. Add Bendix self energising brakes with self adjusters for modern traffic. There are other things, like 12 volt alternator, and electronic ignition that add to reliability. Great fun to drive
Thanks for watching my experience guys!
Have you ever driven something like this?
ThatDudeinBlue nope, but I would love to drive and review one for my channel very soon
Never, but I should put it on my list!!
I drove a 29 ford roadster once with a cadillac 365. I tapped on the gas and i was already spinning the tire. I think these classic car reviews are great. Its important to appreciate the history and the roots of our car culture. Keep these going!
Thicc Boi Totally agree! I have a new appreciation for these early production cars now.
Haven't yet but I might as I have worked on before while volunteering at my local car museum
The pops and static are not camera vibration. Your camera audio electronics are picking up the ignition coil and spark plug leads from the distributor that have no shielding to prevent electrical scatter which was the norm back then because it didn't matter. This became a big problem when they decided to put radios in cars, and then technology improved to better harness ignition electricity and thus you would not hear this popping in the radio. Sometime open the hood on a damp evening and watch the occasional spark jump from the spark plug leads and distributor to the block. Perfectly normal for the time. Today's electronics have so much more sensitivity and they pick up all of this kind of environmental electricity. You did a great job driving the old girl, great car!
I just realized that. It goes with the exact firing of the engine.
Thanks for the clear explanation. It made the pops less annoying knowing the cause.
I thought my headphones were broken lol
exactly!.... took a video of a airplane magneto on a test stand, same thing happened.
TheSuperiorGolem same bruh
Clutch, clutch again, hand signal because no turn signal, turn hard because no power steering, adjust the spark, clutch, clutch again. Jesus Christ lol
Sergio Ruelas this is a manly mans car
This is nothing the model T was even worse with the early ones not even having electric start. Took someone with a set and fast reflexes to start their cars by turning a shaft on the end of the engine. Funny I bet I can explain the audio pops as I've driven a few of these. The coil pack thing (it's more like a modern coil pack than a distributor) actually buzzes if everything is set like it's supposed to be. I've seen those things interfere with radios on the other cars around them because they weren't under any kind of regulations when they were made and they were made to last over 100 years. I'd be willing to bet with improper tuning it would cause all kinds of interference that would appear like we get in this video.
You don't have to double into second, just when downshifting.
Power steering isnt too bad.
@@rapidrrobert4333 Sadly you do in a Model A, it doesnt have anything to prevent Gear scrubbing, so you put it in neutral to die down the RPMs.
Honestly the audio pops complement the era of the car and the music
This review should have been done in black and white with you in a tux lol
Next time!
still a great video, thanks for sharing that piece of history
ThatDudeinBlue I have a 65 mustang coupe with a 302 somewhat restomod with a 4 speed hurst if your ever in Vero beach Florida and want to do a review
justin hendrickson god that sounds beautiful I really hope he does go down to you for a video
I have a 1931 Tudor Sedan and you are correct, ... There is nothing quite like it. #1 general rule, ... NEVER lean against the doors when driving. You never know when they will open up which can be quite thrilling.
Please do many more cars like this. This was awesome
TheCarPassionChannel welllllll hello my dude
Valhalla hi
id like to contact him. i want him to show off the 50 buick when the resto is done. i want to see his surprise when he feels "power steering" in a car with no power steering. they had been developing the steering since 1923 and implemented almost 30 years later{cant say that about new cars}
The crackles actually give it a nice antique sound to match the car imo
12 year olds "Weld the diff and drift it"
Hoopties Limited "slam it on tarmacs and daily it XDD"
I hate being twelve
"LS swap it"
"Widebody it and put it on bags"
"Stance the fuck out of it"
Best video I’ve seen on showing what it feels like to drive such a key vehicle from history!
RevMatchTV try Subaruwrxfan April fools tractor :)
Granny shifting, not double clutching like ya should!!
Layne White Literally the very first thing I thought of as soon as he mentioned double clutching.
...Too soon, junior.
All the comments like this have me rolling. It's amazing how used to that you actually get. I've had so many people tell me it's a pain to get a CDL because you have to learn it and even transmissions with syncros I do this with even though it's hell on a clutch. Honestly I'd be willing to bet my transmissions actually outlast most because they just don't have the wear inside due to how I shift because I'm taking the load off the transmission. Of course I wouldn't drive like this if it weren't for my truck. I developed the habit intentionally for a truck that doesn't even run right now because you can't get parts for it
Still better to wear out the clutch than the synchros. If the clutch goes (probably won't) then it will be alot easier and cheaper to replace than worn synchros.
A stock Model A transmission doesn't have any synchros.
@@TheRguru1 I can float gears literally blind flooded without scratching a gear on my 13 speed Eaton transmission. The only time I touch the clutch is to get in first and to reverse.
It’s the vintage style solid state spark plug wires that messed up the audio. Great job man.
braydensdeals no its not he says in the video its the vibrations
RabbidPotatoe Gaming well he’s wrong, dipshit
@@rabbidpotatoegaming4514 lol You know nothing about old vehicles.
They are not insulated and straps.
There are no wires, they are brass straps going to the spark plugs.
I love how the fenders and running boards are dark blue, it looked black at first glance.
You are right. At first they do appear black. BTW, they originally were black.
In the 1930s it used to take americans 40 days to drive across country, this was why the highway construction in the 1950s was sutch a game changer for the united states
Who cares? Americans should still be taking the trains.
@Frankie Basile what
@@tommytruth7595 Nothing like sharing a trip with other people, especially considering how civilized everyone is these days. What a putz!
@Dagwood DogwoodWhy, walking is good exercise, especially if you are old, have bad legs or the weather is lousy. What are you talking about?! Trains are the way to go. You get on, there may be a drunken bum next to you, or someone talking on the phone the whole time, or someone really fat and smelly. The train could also get stuck in a tunnel for some time, giving everyone the opportunity to get acquainted really well. What could be more enjoyable?!
@@tommytruth7595 are you stupid? Foreign jealous bitch
during my mechanics course our teacher who was a old hot rodder, brought in a old seized model A four cyl, and boy was it simplistic compared to the V-6's and straights we were rebuild before, also turned out to be completely rusted solid, so not much could be done to save it, more a demonstration of how far we have come
Love these types of vids where Dave is himself and enjoys the oppurtunities life gives him. A youtuber who shows real emotions instead of faking it for views. Keep up the good work david. 👍
David is always genuine. It’s the secret of his success!
A truck driver would be right at home driving this!
chrisjamesr77 I would shift without the clutch, which is how I shift my 10spd.
chrisjamesr77 yup!
The way the transmission is designed you could theoretically float the gears
Yes.
The oldest car I've ever driven was a 1928 Buick Sedan. It also had double clutch. I drove it for the first time almost two years ago in Los Angeles and it took me two tries to get the hang of double clutching. Despite how difficult it was driving a vintage double clutch automobile at first, the Buick was so much fun to drive once you get the hang of it.
When I was younger I was friends with an old guy who used to have a fleet of old cars and trucks like that.
Except for starting out, he NEVER used the clutch. He floated the gears. He explained that once the vehicle is moving, you can easily shift gears by matching engine and gear speeds without pushing in the clutch.
My dad said that is what they used to do with the old farm truck that they had when he was a kid in the early 1940s
I've tried it with my 1965 Chevy PU and my 1993 Ford F150. It is actually quite easy:
Once the truck is moving, I wind out the gear I'm in. Then as I momentarily let off the gas, I'm able to pull the shifter into neutral. As the RPM descends, with a some pressure on the shifter, it should pop into the next higher gear with no grinding.
Downshifts are a little tricky, but easy once you learn how. First you push and the quickly let off the gas to take the load off the gear. The transmission should easily pop into neutral. Here's the trick. While in neutral, you rev the engine way up and let off the gas. As the RPMs fall, there will be a sweet spot when with some pressure on the stick it will pop into the lower gear. The trick here is learning to REV the engine high enough to match the descending gear so it'll pop in. It takes some practice.
That is what people used to shift back then before synchromesh was invented.
I would drive one of these babys just for the style alone, beautiful
My grandfather had the model A with a rumble seat for his first car! This makes me happy, I like videos like this!
My dad taught me match speed to eliminate 95% of the double clutching so long as you use correct heavy transmission gear oil. You shift early and slowly and will get sense of timing your shift. Mitchel Transmission in California rebuilds original gear boxes with synchros. Nurex has an automatic spark advance accessory based on a 85 year old design that eliminates manual spark advance. High compression heads and B cams with new rear gear ratios will make Model A an easy cruiser at 50 mph. Join a club and find how others have found solutions to problems like radiator spitting coolant.
One of the Model A's failings was the OEM water pump and leather seals, that don't if you push 50 (with a low rear axle ). I understand somebody is making a modern type seal replacement water pump for them. With about a 3.30 rear-end, they'll cruise 50 pretty easy. If you have the "four and a dime" ratio, she'll pull but strain at 50 MPH. A friend has a Model AB 50HP dually stake bed one-ton truck, and I think it has a 5-something axle in it! 40 MPH is about all you want to try in it. With 1500 lbs of watermelons in the back, 30 MPH was probably as fast as you wanted to go.
My grandfather has a pristine 1929 International truck I've driven a couple times now. His father bought the truck brand new and my grandpa learned how to drive in it on their farm. It certainly is an experience to drive.....or even start up for that matter lol. Brakes are horrifyingly almost non-existent, it really doesn't like warm days (steams out the radiator cap), and finding the sweet spot on the ignition timing lever is always a trick.
Really enjoyed this one David! And that's really cool you got to experience something that old. Can't really say there's anything quite like it...
Next do a Model T. I've heard it described as trying to drive a car that uses cruise control all the time. The transmission/reverse/brake pedal set up totally messed me up.
Oh, and don't forget starting a Model T ether. Early ones had a hand crank that if done wrong could break your arm. No joke.
@@joshuabrown3525 Starting a Model A with the crank was a BEAR! It is MUCH easier to crank the Ford High Performance V-8 in a Sherman tank. Even if your "T" had an electric starter, the tiny 6 volt battery was good for maybe four tries, then crank it brother! Any Ford you cranked, you learned the "palm facing up" on the crank to keep a "kick-back" from breaking your arm. Timing needs to be fully retarded, very little hand throttle, choke on unless it was hot...
The T is way more difficult to handle. As a 21st century citizen you will have to re- program yourself just to take off with it. The A is very conventional by modern standards. One day practice is all it takes.
I had my farmer buddy try driving my T today and it absolutely freaked him out. Mr farm boy drive anything you throw at him didn't like the T.
he did okay driving it, but I get it. it's a whole different beast than most
Yeah, a self-driving car, in its early form lol. It had a hand throttle that was manually control, but nothing like a "pressure throttle pedal" (if that's even a term) that we have to do. At least it had a steering wheel: if you combined that driving style with a steering till (the earliest driving mechanism for the first cars) plus the weak brakes that early Model T's had and wow...would have a great car for getting into crashes lol we've come a LONG way when it comes to car safety since then.
My Dad restored a 1930 model A just like this one. I think that it was called a "Super Sport" model it had the side tire mounts. We had a lot of fun with it and it was a beautiful restoration.
If people had to control the spark manually still, they would understand how a car actually runs much better.
EXACTLY!
You don't actually need to double clutch into second. If you wait a little bit before putting it into second, you can put it in with no grinding. I've never had any issues going into third either. Spark only needs to be adjusted when you are starting the car. Put it up, push the starter button and when you hear it fire, put it all the way down. Cool that you got to drive one in such good condition, though! I'm glad you got to experience this car that I love!
something quite different from the normal car reviews. Need more of this, this was awesome!
Loved this video. It just proves that there's more to driving cars than what's fastest or what corners best. Driving itself is a pleasure that too many take for granted
I love the older cars you've been reviewing. More classics!
The only way that happens is if he can get in touch with people who have older cars. Like Jay Leno has.
Classy asf
I love your videos man! Glad to see other college kids into cars!
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Is that my heart thumping or is there an audio problem on David’s Vid ?
I have the same thing not just you
@Mike Arredondo Yes, he said it in the video. The popping comes from the vibrations.
I wonder if it's from the spark
Mike Arredondo it's how shows were in the 30s with that pop
He addressed it at 02:03
Great Video! Love the fact of a young guy trying out old tech and liking it! I drive Big Trucks for a living and STILL running 1930's tech on the transmissions lol
You don’t have to keep moving the spark adjust while your driving. You use the spark adjust when you start it. When you start it you pull the spark advance down about three notches, once it starts you can advance the spark all the way down. You don’t have to adjust the spark every time you stop. You make it look a lot harder than it really is.
I've heard all the way down isn't even the best with it unless you adjust your spark advancement to only go to a certain point. Beyond 30 degrees of advancement, the engine becomes less efficient, and provides no real gain. 30 degrees of advancement is all your need, so whatever point after that the lever can go isn't necessary to ever use. He definitely makes it harder to drive than it is, but it's because he doesn't know much of the Ford Model A.
Historic footnote. There was a big push or fad in the early to mid 70's to restore model A's
Jared D it’s interesting how 70s cars are as old now as this thing was then
The classic and antique vehicles are my favorite. Please continue to do them.
Had a wonderful time meeting you David! Hopefully Colin’s car wasn’t too difficult to drive haha. Can’t wait until you can review the mustang some time! It’s been under the axe recently but it’s almost running again
Good stuff. My great grandparents took an A from South Carolina to California and back on an epic vacation across the southwest in 1932. To the best of my knowledge, they had no troubles at all.
Super interesting to see a "Tuner car guy"s perspective on a 30s car
Yeah seriously. I drive a 3 on the tree to work every day, only one synchro, manual choke, manual steering, single reservoir manual brakes. But even to me that Model A looks a little tough to drive if you're new to it.
Yeah "it's got no power steering"
Awesome to see you getting behind the wheel of a true oldie! My grandfather had and worked on multiple Model T’s and that is where my passion for cars started
When these Fords were built, driving was selecting a gear and going not traffic lights and stops signs every mile.
Yeah, that is why it is more complicated than it should be nowadays.
I have owned, and driven, a Model A since 1976. Fun car to drive, but you have to pay attention. The car does not turn signals. Sometimes when I use my arm to signal a turn, people think I am waving at them. Nice video.
I thought that my computer was breaking because of the pops. This was fun to watch though
I had a 1967 Chev 4X4 six cylinder and I had to double clutch it was so low geared. Once you get the hang of it its great . Never got stuck .
I swear moderns cars have lost their personality this looks so classy and unique, now most cars look like the modern Subaru Impreza.
Buricrats have regulated variation out of car design
Judgey19XX : Or electric shavers.
Harrison Ashley all the companies are copying eachother. They’ve been doing that since the start of automobiles
Yup, efficency when done right leaves no room for style. I am in the "hate every single unnecessary electric system" kinda guy. The fact my gas pedal is controlled by a circuitboard scares me, and do not get me started on automatic gear shift. There is no larger fiend in this world.
I am a truck driver.
just got a 31. love it. dont think it goes much above 40 though. my dad had a 30 in the 80s that would go 55. it got squirrely though after around 45. im happy with my top speed. nothing beats putting down the road in one of those things, you are right. i dont go much above the 45 mph zones though. and usually when you break down like you did, all it takes is advancing the timing or lowering the fuel rate. if you really screw up, replace some points. those things were made to work on in a garage with very limited supply of tools on hand. in fact, the origional tool kit that came with them had just about every tool required to rebuild one of their engines. im 53 and ive loved the a since i did a book report on the ford road when i was around 9 or 10. great video.
Double clutch and first is down towards your thigh? Congratulations, you just learned how to drive a big rig. We still use this process today.
I might not be a typical of your viewers but I love vehicles of all ages. This having the history makes it more important story to tell. Its a cool car.
Drive some 60's and 70's muscle cars.
I wanna see him in a gasser
thank you people who keep their old stuff forever so the next generation can appreciate it later down the road. You guys are legends
Yaaaasssss!
I've been waiting for this video ever since you mentioned it in your livestream! - even though I'm 17, classic cars are where it's at for me!
You've just made my day...
Also, to answer your question, *yes!* You should definitely drive more classic/vintage cars!
P.S
How could you drive a Model A without trying the "Arooga" horn?!
Missed. Opportunity...
Of course he should do more vintage cars. Nissan 350z's get old after a while.
Brodie Bennett That'd be dope to spice things up
I've tried he won't review my Alfa Romeo.
Jimmy Grant
Why not?! It's an Alfa!
Right, that's it... I'll have to shout at him in the comment section of every video until he does!
We gotta see that Alfa! ;)
The way I see it only true car guys can respect automotive history and appreciate what was once cutting edge.
I never met my grandfather, but that's all he ever drove and what my dad learned to drive on.Model A's are big in my family and it's cool to see you do a video on one.
The audio pops kind of add to the style add of the video :D Love it, nice seeing something extraordinary!
That's so funny, I totally was thinking that to myself as a joke while editing this!
ThatDudeinBlue Works out perfectly for me! :D
I wish I could say the same, they were annoying to me. Still a cool car though
Don't blame you friend, thanks for sticking it out anyways!
Gázser Márk I was thinking the same thing!
Very cool that you are experiencing a Model A. I sold mine in 1979 (also a '30 Coupe) to pay for my last semester in college so I wouldn't have to take out a loan. The Model A is easy to drive. Try a Model T. And thanks for the video, brought back some fun memories of mine!
When cruising around at like 20+mph the spark should be about 3/4 the way down
Yup! He'll soon burn the points. (Ask me...)
David I love that you review these old classic cars too. Really can tell you're just a car guy who loves this stuff. Keep up the good work
Great video! But ragtime music in the background? Wrong time period...
Yes Thatdudeinblue, I drove a 1937 Chevy 1 1/2 ton truck. Double clutching took a little getting used to but not difficult. What gets me is today young adults can drive a vehicle with 3000 different buttons and touch screen controls but can't figure out how to drive a manual transmission equipped vehicle with manual steering and brakes.
Hey my grandpa has a couple of these and I've learned to drive them. Took a lot of arguing and yelling to get the hang of it
We have a 31 A coupe, 100 point show car and it's always a blast to drive. You had mentioned planning trips accordingly. Otherwise the rumble seat is a wet seat if it rains, but there is a canvas cover that you can clip in and keep from the rain. kinda rare to find. Also when double clutching let the transmission find the gear and not force it even though you've double clutched, your waiting for the gears to slow down in neutral so your next gear isn't spinning still. If timed right there should be no grinding and you'll float right to 3rd. also 3rd can be driven to like 10-15mph. sometimes we dont even stop just coast and let the 55lb flywheel keep you lugging along. Glad you enjoyed the A.
Great content :)
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Yeah… you need to try a Model T, if you think the Model A is bad (difficult). Lol
No throttle pedal… just a spark advance and the throttle on the column. Oh, n you should never need to put the spark advance all of the way down. If so, adjustments are necessary.
Nice vid :)
Hey, I was talking with Ed when I was on vinwiki and he was saying you might enjoy driving my Yugo!
Also I have a 1967 Oldsmobile delmont 88 you would enjoy.
Yes this needs to happen
My Dad found one of these all original in a barn in North Carolina and drove it 45 miles to a place to ship it home in S Fl. Factory black paint and cloth interior etc. After we put new tires and brakes I drove it all around Miami and thought it was great, not difficult at all, yes hand signals and adjust the spark to start but that just adds to the experience! The rumble seat was cool too.
Shifting up you Don't need to double declutch. To shift up, you press the clutch, listen to the engine revs die down then put it into the next higher gear.
Shifting down to do have to double declutch essentially to raise the engine speed to slip it into gear.
Funny you mention the Bug in this video. My grandpa (who's 92 and doesn't drive anymore) had a 1930 Model A and a 1957 Beetle. My uncle got the Model A and I got the Beetle. Love these cars! The 36 horsepower Beetle is a hell of a lot easier to drive, however...it's awesome!
You don't double clutch 1 to 2. Get rolling on 1, off gas let RPMs match instantly then go right into 2nd.
The steps it takes just to start a Ford Model A is it's anti theft device. LOL
You need to drive an SRT-10 sometime, you've done all the Ford muscle truck now do the Dodge and Chevy (454ss or Callaway if you can find it)
I loved this one. You should do some more cars like this. I love diversity in cars when watching your reviews man!
The steam powered was easier after you got it hot!
After you stop, add wood/coal,and water to go some more..lol..
Or just take the horse.
Steam powered cars were ridiculously complicated to start, it took from 15 minute to half an hour, and you had to allocate another 5 minutes to shut it down properly so it didn't develop scale.
4:52 This Footage shows how Modern Cars went lower and lower to lower the center of gravity to prevent rollovers which is easier to happen if made a sharp turn at high speed in older higher cars!
See. You can't text and drive while driving this. I say we bring back simplicity. We'll have safer drivers.
this vid was awesome david! props to colin!
You should definitely do more classic cars, they are the most fun and I would pick them over current cars any day. So if you have the opportunity to do one take it with both hands!
Now a little real talk. I really enjoyed the video because Model A, but as a fellow TH-camr I am well aware of the 10 minute mark. Hit or exceed it and you can load up the video with ads. This was the first time I noticed sections of just black screen at the tail end. Yes, when I watch your videos I watch it ALL. You placed a total of 8 seconds of just black screen there. You can blame it on lazy editing, but given the total time of the video and the length of the actual footage shown it is too close to be a coincidence. I believe you use premiere like I do. It won't render just black screen at the tail end unless you put it there. Do not fall in this pitfall David. If you can't make it to 10 minutes deal with it. Don't try to stretch it out using these tactics because it is very obvious.
The Dutch Texan I prefer that over youtubers that just put boring parts in the middle of their videos, most people wont even notice the black screen.
You are probably right. But since I am a TH-camr myself I can't stand for tactics like that. I understand it is his livelihood, but if you can't make it to 10 minutes don't put blank sections in your video just so you can.
For the record, I am a long time subscriber and David has inspired me in a great way. But it is not going to stop me from calling him out on it. To me it brings down the quality of video. If it comes back in future videos it could drive me to unsubscribe. Not because I am a hater, but because David turned into something I can not allign myself with. Fake.
The Dutch Texan yeah, im not saying that its a good thing and id rather not ser it either. But tou gotta do what you gotta do. Maybe some of his footage was unusable and he had no other option. Hes still the best automotive channel imo, but you're right that doing that is wrong.
"Turn the key and go" a phrase that we'll look back on with nostalgia as keyless ignitions become the norm.
People still drive around double clutching. Most heavy trucks, like a manual transmission semi truck needs to be double clutched
Old design gearboxes wasn't equipped with synchronizers so You have to match engine revolution with revolutions on gearbox each time You want to change Gear, also u can perform a clutchless shift ups but it needs some expierence to do cuz u have to shift up in the exact moment and take of throttle for a bit, also You can try clutchless downshift but instead of taking throttle off You need to add some to match higher revs on lower gear but that needs hell of expierence to do. Also all the gearboxes in motorcycles are non synchonious today
I have a 1929 Model A Murray Fordor. It was a barn find that sat for over 20 years. My brother had it running in under an hour. Driving it is an adventure and just so much damn fun. I'm 6'3 and my brother 6'2. We make it work.
Per the previous owners daughter..."her dad drove the car from NJ to South Dakota and back half a dozen times to see his war buddies".
So much more fun to drive than my 500hp heads/cam C5 and his Viper Rt/10. Nothing like a cruise at 35 mph in a Model A.
Wouldn't have been right without the music, and for some reason I pictured this in black and white
Yeah? The music was decades old and Scott Joplin was long gone too when this car was new.
I have gone from Tampa Fl to Vegas and back in a 29 Model A Phaeton, and only overheated when I got there. your A has the same colors as mine, save my rims are black. Phaetons are bigger, but i had no problem hitting 70 on the freeway. everything rattled, and i lost a mirror, but it was awesome.
Absolutely 😎 would love to see more like this
Love that you are expanding your horizons. You are now becoming an automotive historian!
There were probably great racers from that time
I couldn't imagine how much skill it took to race stuff like this!
paulo dimabayao no Dodge Brothers built way better cars.
ThatDudeinBlue not as hard as you would think actually. If you're used to the technology it would be pretty natural and it's the racers of the that specific time that we really have to thank for everything cars had in the 50s and 60s from the factory. Those original hot rodders probably had potential to understand more about how a car worked and many of our modern engineers have the potential to today. Thing is they just didn't know exactly why what they were doing worked only that it did. Those guys were doing more than 100 miles per hour with that technology on the salt flats. To think it was roughly 20 years before was the first time someone reached 90mph. Of course a lot of people died trying to go fast and a lot of people died because they made something that couldn't work. That actually how Hooker got started was a man in a small shed building parts just to go fast from nothing
hahahaha maybe they had races between other Model A's, kinda like today's NASCAR, where all the cars are roughly equivalent and have either "Ford, Chev or Toyota" names applied to them, with fake paint schemes to slightly resemble actual current passenger cars. And there were "hot rodders" in the old days who modified the little engine to increase the power far beyond the stock engines.
One of your better reviews, honestly you were happy, excited + learning things. Great video David
Did this come with the Ford performance pack?
I'm worried people aren't going to know this was a joke 😖
No, this is the eco boost model.
It has the coyote ecoboost running a gallo 24
Awesome vid, David! Nice to see something different like this posted!
My Dad restored a 1930 Model A. It’s definitely a special car.
TheUnlimited001 My family used to have a 1930 Model A, which we recently sold. Belonged to my grandpa, who was a mechanic and racecar driver. His Model A was hotrodded out as much as possible while staying true to the car, no real engine swaps. He started with a 1928 block and worked his magic. I miss that car a lot.
Double clutch actually becomes subconscious... my Dad's 1939 International truck was very easy because the gears were so big . The only thing was downshifting could get rather nerve racking with a heavy load 😮 but the Red Diamond engine had a huge torque range you could just lug it along... all those old cars were torque monsters 😅 as was the 4 inch stroke in the Model A
You only have to double clutch when downshifting
So cool! I’ve driven a Model A fire truck once so I remember the controls, fun vehicles but not so fun in modern traffic is all...
My favorite ep. by far
Wonderful video! Tons of fun and charm in experiencing the wonderful, legendary Model A thru your eyes. Definitely do more classic car videos. SO nice to see young folks stepping back in time and enjoying the trip.
Model A's are easy to drive,try driving a model T those are harder to drive
Exactly...
Yeah.
AMEN and Hallelujah! Model A's have four wheel mechanical brakes, but you can adjust them to really stop you. The Model T had BRAKE ON THE FLYWHEEL!!! Like a really old John Deere or lots of lawn tractors used to use. BREATHE on the steering wheel of a Model T going 30 MPH and RUN OFF THE ROAD! Not kidding...I got the "T" I drove up to about 17 MPH and chickened-out. Three feet off the ground in a 1200 lb (including two ol' fat f*rts) "car" on bicycle tires...It's getting dark? Get out and pour water into the acetylene generator on the running board and light the "Headlights". I've seen two lightning bugs gettin' friendly put out more light.... He ain't felt SHAKE until he's in a "T-Model".
It's really not all hard to drive. But definitely keeps you busy and makes it really fun to cruise around
drift it.
ROKR FILMS I think you're on the wrong channel...this isn't TheSlapTrain 😂
LMAO I know just doing my daily trolling.
ROKR FILMS LMFAO ur a god
No car deserves to be humiliated by drifting it.
😂😂
2 years ago, I was going back home from school, and have seen a bunch of vintage cars following each others(according to their shapes, I would say they are from the 30-60's) , one of them was exactly like this one, I can't say the name of all the models I have seen since I don't know anything about these, but it was really wonderful to watch.
David, will you be at Caffeine and Octane on sunday?
I wold LOVE to drive this lovely little thing around, makes me a better driver, forced to double clutch, heel toe just makes the experiance so much better!
It looks rather Bonnie and Clyde. But they liked the Ford V8 Sedan.
Indrid Cold correct! they loved the Ford flathead V8! it truely held up to tons of abuse on the non paved roads.
@@trentwheeler6161 Letter from Clyde Barrow to Henry Ford: "I always try and get away with a V-8 Ford whenever I can steal one...."
Put in a 84-87 F150 transmission. three speed with overdrive. This makes the car a lot easier to drive. Add a high compression head and reduce the weight of the flywheel, and you can zip along with traffic. You're no longer a hazard. Add Bendix self energising brakes with self adjusters for modern traffic. There are other things, like 12 volt alternator, and electronic ignition that add to reliability. Great fun to drive
granny shifting, not double clutching like you should. xD