Young model A Driver.
 

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here are my thoughts::::
they are lucky that he didnt drive into a tree or through the house... the adult is in the back seat unable to grab the steering wheel, e-brake or in any position to take control of the vehicle in the event of an emergency. its easy to tell the whole situation was not in control. my favorite part was when he floored it to shut it off....
cool dad is no rocket man for sure.....NUTS

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I was a young Model A driver once,.. Weren't you?

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He needs someone to teach him how to shift without grinding the gears. I'm not sure the instructor knows how to drive an A.

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Agree with Mitch on this one. I was teaching my daughter to drive my Tudor but I was beside her the whole time. No power steering in these things.

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Can nothing make old guys happy? This kid driving the Model A is awesome. Sure, he could use some pointers and practice. Did you do everything perfect when you were 12 years old? Doubt it.

This is exactly the kind of kid we should support and keep him interested in driving that Model A. Brought a big smile to this young guy's face.

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I think the kid did pretty good. I would have been in the seat beside him, though. John

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The kid did good as far as I'm concerned.
I think dad or gramps in back seat had the boy driving on private
Property the whole time .looked to be a ranch.

Lucky kid to have the oprutunity. Myself I have driving since 12years old
And at many times alone.

Fredski

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Well my almost 12 year old son will not be driving Ms. Daisy anytime soon. Hard to tell from the video -less I missed it whether or not he was on public road but surely there should have been someone in the front seat. Clearly it was not the first time the kid drove the car. I drove my Dad's Ford 8N when I was 14 and that was in corn field --big difference. Still the kid did fine job though not too wise without a co-driver beside him.

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He did great! ive seen mode lA for sale videos driven by adults that were worse !! what were you doin when you were 12?

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That's a great video, kinda looks like it was a private road sorta. I remember when I was a kid my dad and I would take out our 13 Model T to the Grave Yard and I would practice while he watched. Didn't have the A back then.

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Noticed how he started the car - full spark advance and throttle level down fully

Also noticed how he shut off the engine after he had moved the throttle level down full and the motor was overreving.

Not very good for the starter and the motor.

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For a 12 year old he did a pretty good job, better than I did at 12, that's for sure.

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Love to see young kids learning to drive a stick shift. I thought he was doing great!

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Mailboxes along the road would suggest a public road
But the kid did GREAt

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Kid did good. My son learned how to drive a farm tractor at about 8, by 10 he was better than most adults, even backing a hay wagon. My 7.5 yr old grandson can drive my 55 HP New Holland very well, haven't let him drive alone yet but he is following in his dad's footprints. As to the model As it won't be long before he is driving them around the farm.

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Learned to drive the model a around age 8 in a parking lot. I was driving alone with my brother in car games by age 12. I'm 21 now and have driven a model A to Canada & back and people are STILL telling me how to drive a model a... Can't make everyone happy.

I think he did fine. The dad obviously had faith in his child... I don't think thats a bad thing.

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After watching the video I must chime in on this one. I think the joung guy did just fine! Did you notice the smile on his face? He was grinning from ear to ear.
It reminded me of when I taught my daughter how to drive and she was about the same age as this young man. My daughters very first driving experience was driving our 1930 Town Sedan. Later in live after getting her licence she would drive our standard four speed Jeep Wagon to school and friends would ask her how do you know how to shift? She would answer I learned from driving my Dad Model A. All I can say is teach the kids how to drive your Model A because some day they might own it.

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The more youngsters involved the better :)

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I would be a very proud father if I had a son like that. Not sure if he was on private property or not but other traffic wasn't a problem so safety should not have been an issue.
I learnt to drive at the same age driving a 1956 F100 truck. My father had a milk delivery business and we would be out helping with deliveries at 3 o'clock in the morning and would drive on a regular basis with a full load of milk on the truck. No other traffic to worry about in a small country town.
Police on patrol would often pull up to have a chat and turn a blind eye to our underage driving and give us a pat on the back and tell us what a great job we are doing. That was in the good old days. Times have certainly changed.

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I did my first engine swap at 10.... driving was a breeze
my dad was on the running board and it was in the yard. I didn't drive on the roads until I got my permit, but I always did the maiden voyages in all the restoration projects
I also drank from the hose instead of going to the kitchen for water. didn't wear a helmet. had a bb gun. had a go kart.....
different times
my son has been on a power wheel a tractor and a model a already and he is 6
tk

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"Can nothing make old guys happy?"

Board sometimes reminds me of the movie Grumpy Old Men with Mathau and Lemon......

get your crankster on!

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I will chime in on this one also. I was shocked when he put the spark lever all the way down as well as the throttle? Couldn't figure that out and the shifting both up and down you could tell he wasn't double clutching which his tranny won't last long. I love to see young people interested and driving the Model A's, but he would be awful tough on the car and I would certainly be in the front seat beside him. It certainly wasn't his first time driving this A. Just my 2 cents

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Great video! Reminds me of the first time Dad let me drive the truck. I was 11, and I don't think I got out of first gear - but couldn't wait to try it again!

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I liked that the dad didn't chew on his son's driving skills. Let the kid have fun and get the feel for the car. He can have his talk about some things to improve after the grin wears off his face. I didn't do that good when I was learning and my dad was very calm about the ride. Made me want to keep trying instead of being scared.

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I say Quit cutting the father and son down.....He is learning and a fine job.. How did you do when you learned to drive?? .Big John....

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Looked like to me the spark was fully retarded.

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Congratulations to that young man. I know I felt the joy just watching the video, the kid must have been ten times more excited. Wish I could have had that opportunity at his age!

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I agree 100%. We need to teach these kids responsibility and confidence and too appreciate the hobby. The look on this kids face, it will be a week before that smile goes away. Good on you.

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Yup, that kid was eatin' it up. Experiences like that are what will keep this hobby going.

I would have felt better with dad in the front seat but the kid appears to have driven before and Dad was convinced he could handle it. Many of today's adult Model A drivers scratch the gears harder than the kid did. As they used to say years ago, "If you can't find 'em, grind 'em ..."

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I liked it. I thought the kid done pretty well, with a little more driving he will be a good Model A driver. I started driving a tractor and hay truck when I was 7 on the farm. When I was 9 my dad was in the hospital all summer and I made 22 acres of corn all by myself. When I was 11 I bought my first car, a 25 "T" that I still have. I taught my son in about the same way. My grandson was a little different, I didn't think he was ever going to take interest in driving. I bought him an old jeep to drive and work on and was the best money I've ever spent. He's learned to fix anything on it and has repaid me all I spent buying it. I feel blessed.

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Good for that kid to have the opportunity to learn. My strict and paranoid mother would not even let us use the gas powered lawn mower when we were 12 years old. A terrible way to grow up.

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Just because he's 12 doesn't mean he can't drive. My niece's son is 12. He drives a dragster at Epping NH. And he's pretty dammed good at it!

That's about how old I was when I began driving dad's cut down '31 Chev doodlebug. How old were you?

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That's what I thought. At one point, the father tells the boy to pull the lever down. That means it MUST have been retarded. Throttle was up also.

The boy will learn quickly how to do quiet changes. The first time he changed down, he tried for 1st gear but had a good enough "feel" for the car that he stopped when he heard the gears grinding. I think just a few miles will see him driving like a pro. Besides, people like this are the future of our movement.

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did i say anything about the kid being a poor driver, should not be driving, ETC<ETC<ETC<ETC.... reread my post because MORE than ""3/4"" of ya's got it wrong.... all i said was the dad should have been in more control by being in the front seat, not in the back videotaping. thats fine if you dont agree with that we all have opinions.. the kid actually did a great job IMO.
i am not a grumpy old man because i am not old
at 12 years old i was driving also