@KRA I LOVE THIS CHANNEL, so many memories. I was born in 1960 to a then 44 year old Dad (born 1916) who grew up in rural North Georgia. At age 17 Grandpa threatened to run Dad off from the farm because his cows couldn't get from the barn to the pasture and back for all the Model T's, pieces & parts!! My father was a notorious tinkerer all his life but these 3 he kept until he passed in 1983: a 1925 Model T with a pickup bed he rebuilt and my uncle painted in the late '40's, looked awesome; a 1931 Model A 4-dr sedan (4 cyl) & 1932 Model B pickup (V8) both 100% original and definitely showed their age. All ran and were driven. I can't recall a single time any one of them failed to start. : )

@robertbrawley5048

3 жыл бұрын

One of my bosses purchased purchased a new Ford right after the late war . A 46 , I believed he said and he was a tinker himself at one time installing a steering gear on a Case rubber tire Loader from another machine where the driver had to steer in the opposite direction to get it to go in the right direction. And he said That brand new Ford was a dog and got rid of it in 6 months

Vielen Dank, habe schon etwas Schlafend können ..........................! Nach holen kann...............! Mache ich trotzdem weiter......

Thank you Henry Ford.

@tobynobel5671

3 жыл бұрын

Horace Dodge and the Dodge Brothers designed and built the Model T

I'm not to impressed with today's Ford products but I would certainly like to have a Model T in my garage.

A brilliant man and so amazing to see original footage. I can hardly believe my eyes...

thanks for posting this classic series.

The way that Ford grew that company was incredible. And remember, his youth was behind him when he started. He was 45 when the Model - T came out.

@ericmuschlitz7619

4 жыл бұрын

Not entirely true that as may you suggest he was a late bloomer. He had proved himself an engineer and designer as a bicycle manufacturer, that led him to motorization. Then was responsible for the start ups of Dodge and Oldsmobile, failing only because of an unwillingness to forfeit proprietorship. Considering he was in his early forties, had learned enough hard lessons about business through several ventures, had confidence to make a successful go.

@bigstuff52

3 жыл бұрын

servicarrider...A millionaire at 40 with no college degree...amazing....

@servicarrider

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericmuschlitz7619 I never suggested in any way that he was a late bloomer. The only portion of your statement that has anything to do with my statement, is your last sentence, in which you essentially agree with my premise, "The way that Ford grew that company was incredible. ."

@servicarrider

3 жыл бұрын

@@bigstuff52 All billionaires, all without a degree and some with no formal education at all. Bill Gates, Thomas Edison, Richard Branson, Michael Dell, Steve Jobs, Walt Disney, Ray Kroc, Simon Cowell, Coco Chanel, Barry Diller, Andrew Carnegie, Mark Zuckerberg, Ted Turner:, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Milton Hershey, Frank Lloyd Wright, Paul Allen.

@tobynobel5671

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericmuschlitz7619 Henry Ford was not responsible for the Start Up of Dodge, Henry was a 2 time failure with 2 companies and was going on a 3rd failure before the Dodge Brothers helped save him.

Skips a lot of Ford history, and a few mistakes, but still a great video. The frame was just carbon steel, but the rear axle was "chisel steel" a vanadium alloy. In those days, all cars broke rear axles.The cold chisels were made of vanadium steel and didn't break, the heads just mushroomed. Probably the most expensive part of the car, but Ford cars didn't break rear axles. That was a huge part of the Model T's success. As late as the 1960s, many rural mail carriers in Texas kept a Model A or Model T to drive on the un-paved roads in bad weather Mud, ice, or snow didn't stop the mail. One part of the Selden patent was for the wishbone configuration of the steering axle. The wishbone ends fastened to the front axle at the wheel and the frame under the transmission. This allowed the front wheel axle to remain in position and to flex up and down at the wheels. Ford used this system on trucks until the 1970s.

@KingRoseArchives

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clarification. I'd love to do a video where I could have people comment as it's being made. Would save me from making as many mistakes. Although, I'm sure I'd find a way.

I have one great fun, bought it last spring always wanted one

At 4:25 the Quadricycle is described as having a 4 cylinder engine, it was in fact a 2 cylinder engine.

@jeffambrosia5678

5 жыл бұрын

Two cylinder,four cycle.

I know these films were made in the early 2000's. I just enjoyed the 24 minute mark where you mention Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Volvo all being owned by Ford. Meanwhile in 2018: Aston Martin is owned by Prodrive, Jag and LR are owned by Tata, and Volvo is owned by Geely. So AM is back to being British, Jag and LR are Indian, and Volvo is Chinese. I guess we can check back in 15 years to see who owns all of these companies.

@billylozito5790

5 жыл бұрын

Tim ah the good ol days wish I could go back in time!

@millomweb

4 жыл бұрын

I thought AM was now owned by a Malaysian company ! Better check just who 'Prodrive' actually are (owned by) !

I'd rather be driving one of these than the overpriced, cheaped-out, emission-choked, rolling tupperware-clad computers we're forced to drive today. This is a REAL car! Can go just about any place a modern ATV can go, and can be repaired easily with an adjustable wrench, flat screwdriver, and pliers, instead of $30,000 in scan tools and oscilloscopes that are outdated every 3 years. I sure missed out on the best times of this Nation! Born 50 years too late. Great video. Thanks!

@iflick7235

6 жыл бұрын

There was a running joke in the twenties "What does a Model T and a bathtub have in common?. You don't want to be seen in the street in either one" I live not far from The Henry Ford, (Greenfield Village) one of the world's great museums. There are classic Model T's in the Village, carrying tourists. They have Model A running gear or that wouldn't be possible. You mention ATV's. The simplest ATV would run circles around a Model T. Can you imagine commuting to work in an ATV? You would be light years ahead of a T. Henry Ford felt the T was the perfect car, the only car America or the world would ever need. As they tried to tell Henry at the time, there is nothing wrong with the creature comforts of a heater, windshield wipers, a radio, the ability to travel faster than 35 mph.

@SmittySmithsonite

6 жыл бұрын

To each his own. I just want to be able to get to work and back without any bullshit. The T does that. My grandfather always had one in his garage, and demonstrated how absolutely simple these vehicles are to keep running. I suppose if you have to pay someone to do mechanical work for you, this isn't the car for you ... but for me, it's the ONE!

@VinnyDaQ

6 жыл бұрын

I'd rather have the Model T's successor, the 1928 Model A. It operates like a modern manual - transmission equipped car, unlike the T.

@SmittySmithsonite

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, given a choice I'd probably take the A, too, just for that reason. To be honest, any vehicle built prior to 1973 suits me just fine. :)

@VinnyDaQ

6 жыл бұрын

True - 1973 was the year that all the smog equipment (which robbed horsepower) was mandated for all cars in the U.S.

Realmente el Ford T sigue siendo un vehiculo de vanguardia, su costo hoy es muy elevado en la venta y es muy buscado por los coleccionista. FELICITO a la Flia Ford por seguir haciendo un auto de prestigio como hasta ahora!!! Muy buen video, gracias por compartirlo !!

I grew up just down the road from the Henry Ford birthplace and farm. It is now the location of the Henry Ford Village retirement home.

The first best-selling car ever built!

@ericmuschlitz7619

4 жыл бұрын

If you stand to calculate per capita income, inflation, duration, and economy, it will be unchallenged for a long time to come. I believe the Volkswagen Beetle can only rival, and possibly excede. That due mostly for sheer longevity during an increasing population.

Henry Ford himself was bummed out by what he caused the world to become with his automobile.

Sorry I sold my T! What a fun car to own and drive! Someday I’ll own another!

1:22, HA! The old guy's got a 110 film camera. I have the exact same thing!

Como que nofuera sierto que algo tanlido fue grsias por que aun podemo verlos chile linares

The Quadracycle did NOT have a four cylinder engine (4:25)! It was a two cylinder, four stroke, four horsepower engine.

4:10 Yes, Ford literally broke down the door and smashed the side of the door frame with an axe because the quadricycle wouldn't fit!

The mother from my Ford Fiesta

Actually, I’m rather fond of Ford‘s writings

Es gibt noch vieles Sache Einfacher Not Helfen müssen...........................................!

$800 is Craigslist price for today's cars

Even today Ford's technology is 3 to 5 years ahead of the competition

I really don't think Ford's "Quadricycle" had a four cylinder engine!

So ford won the race - but they didn't say how far ahead he was at the finishing line. A head, a neck or what ?

@KingRoseArchives

4 жыл бұрын

The "999" car is in the Henry Ford Museum. They have a contact link on their website. You should ask them. And let us know what they say. www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/122837/

the Henry Ford motor company was first he built the model A. He gave the company away it changed its name to Cadillac. Henry started the Ford motor company that is the company today

@bobhoward6676

4 жыл бұрын

He built the Model T first.

@tobynobel5671

3 жыл бұрын

Haha! Henry Ford did not "give the company away" it was originally the Detroit Automobile Company where they went out of business for being known for their poor quality cars. After going bankrupt, Ford was let go. The intent was to just sell the factory, but William Murphy and Henry Leland were convinced to keep everything. Then it was them who named it after Detroit's founder Antoine Cadillac. Then Henry started the 'Henry Ford Company' which also failed due to poor quality cars. His third company was the FoMoCo company that we all know today, which was only saved because of the Dodge Brothers coming on board and designing and building the Model T for Ford.

Olds first with assembly line.

@troyadamson8618

4 жыл бұрын

Uhhhhhhhh WHAT?!!!!! I don't know what you're smoking, but pass it this way. Don't Bogart.

@tobynobel5671

3 жыл бұрын

@@troyadamson8618 Ransom E. Olds had patented and used the first automotive production line in 1901 with the Curved Dash Oldsmobile. 13 years later after "being inspired" by a conveyor system at a Chicago meatpacking plant, Henry Ford got his employees to implement a *moving* production line.

22:58 a. BUICK was the same price as the Chevrolet which was $150 more than the Model T at $290 [in 1924 I better listen to that again so I can get it right. Uh hum yes, "the Buick had more features, comfort and status" Charles Burwell's father. Famous for purchasing Carter Hall , Millwood Va., inherited $660,000 in 1906 and Charles said they always, his father always, bought Buicks Is that the best they could do? Apparently that was good enough

One of my pet hate Ford should be spelt Frord rust buckette ,they rust out for a past time

He was a socialist and a philanthropist, but as he got old and calcified, he became a bitter old greedy capitalist.

@joedirt6212

5 жыл бұрын

Landrew0 so what

@dco956

4 жыл бұрын

so you want a handout !

Henry Ford will always be famous for creating the Model T. However, he stuck with that design for way too long. Changes needed to be made during the production run. He didn't make those changes and it costs him dearly.

Plow rig, crooked by 6 inch. Pizza cutter wheels.

@kingjeremysircornwell7847

4 жыл бұрын

PTO was a package option