Do you know how to drive...

[Demon-Xanth]

Enjoy.

 

[BW86]

a spark advance lever? wow

 

[Bignate603]

The weird foot controls for gearing were because Henry Ford didn't think the average person was smart enough to deal with a normal clutch and shifter. Some days I think he was right.

 

[Squisher]

If I ever got the car started I'd likely drive it into the nearest wall.

 

[Arkaign]

Originally posted by: Squisher
If I ever got the car started I'd likely drive it into the nearest wall.

x2

 

[zerocool84]

I had never driven a 3 on the tree vehicle before so a friend with an old chevy truck opened the door and told me to drive off. I had no idea how to even get it in gear without him telling me but this is a million times worse.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Cool.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It's a hell of a lot easier and less maintenance than driving a horse drawn carriage.

And honestly, it's not that much different than some older motorcycles. They have petcocks, no fuel gauge, a manual choke, it wasn't until the early 1970s that they had starter motors and even far more recently that they've had fuel injection. They've always had hand controls for the throttle, clutch and braking system.

 

[HannibalX]

Jay Leno did a better video some time back...

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: iFX
Jay Leno did a better video some time back...

His steam car is awesome.

 

[HannibalX]

Yeah, he's got a few. Cool old cars!

 

[RU482]

Ahh, there was a guy how lived up the street from us when I was a kid that had a Model T.
I remember riding around town in the car with him. Damn, he's still alive and still has the car. I should go talk to him and see if he'd sell it

 

[makken]

top gear also did a segment before on how to drive those old cars.

I would search for it for you guys, but im in beijing right now and china has youtube blocked T_T

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
It's a hell of a lot easier and less maintenance than driving a horse drawn carriage.

And honestly, it's not that much different than some older motorcycles. They have petcocks, no fuel gauge, a manual choke, it wasn't until the early 1970s that they had starter motors and even far more recently that they've had fuel injection. They've always had hand controls for the throttle, clutch and braking system.

Fuel injection came about a lot sooner than you think. Diesels as early as the 1920's used fuel injection. The 1st electric fuel injection (EFI) was in the late 50's.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
It's a hell of a lot easier and less maintenance than driving a horse drawn carriage.

And honestly, it's not that much different than some older motorcycles. They have petcocks, no fuel gauge, a manual choke, it wasn't until the early 1970s that they had starter motors and even far more recently that they've had fuel injection. They've always had hand controls for the throttle, clutch and braking system.

Fuel injection came about a lot sooner than you think. Diesels as early as the 1920's used fuel injection. The 1st electric fuel injection (EFI) was in the late 50's.

I said motorcycles, Harley Davidson just started putting fuel injection in their Sportsters only a couple years ago, the bike I have got fuel injection in 2003, prior to that they were all carb'd, and I've never even heard of a diesel motorcycle.

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
It's a hell of a lot easier and less maintenance than driving a horse drawn carriage.

And honestly, it's not that much different than some older motorcycles. They have petcocks, no fuel gauge, a manual choke, it wasn't until the early 1970s that they had starter motors and even far more recently that they've had fuel injection. They've always had hand controls for the throttle, clutch and braking system.

Fuel injection came about a lot sooner than you think. Diesels as early as the 1920's used fuel injection. The 1st electric fuel injection (EFI) was in the late 50's.

I said motorcycles, Harley Davidson just started putting fuel injection in their Sportsters only a couple years ago, the bike I have got fuel injection in 2003, prior to that they were all carb'd, and I've never even heard of a diesel motorcycle.

here you go...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_motorcycle

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: RU482

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
It's a hell of a lot easier and less maintenance than driving a horse drawn carriage.

And honestly, it's not that much different than some older motorcycles. They have petcocks, no fuel gauge, a manual choke, it wasn't until the early 1970s that they had starter motors and even far more recently that they've had fuel injection. They've always had hand controls for the throttle, clutch and braking system.

Fuel injection came about a lot sooner than you think. Diesels as early as the 1920's used fuel injection. The 1st electric fuel injection (EFI) was in the late 50's.

I said motorcycles, Harley Davidson just started putting fuel injection in their Sportsters only a couple years ago, the bike I have got fuel injection in 2003, prior to that they were all carb'd, and I've never even heard of a diesel motorcycle.

here you go...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diesel_motorcycle

Ever see one IRL? I think you'd have better odds of seeing a unicorn.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I said motorcycles, Harley Davidson just started putting fuel injection in their Sportsters only a couple years ago, the bike I have got fuel injection in 2003, prior to that they were all carb'd

Yeah, but isn't that just because HD is way behind the times? Haven't other makers (Honda, Yamaha, etc) been doing FI in bikes for a while now?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I said motorcycles, Harley Davidson just started putting fuel injection in their Sportsters only a couple years ago, the bike I have got fuel injection in 2003, prior to that they were all carb'd

Yeah, but isn't that just because HD is way behind the times? Haven't other makers (Honda, Yamaha, etc) been doing FI in bikes for a while now?

Many have both FI and carbed. The Japanese Ninja 250 has FI while the US gets a carb.