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02-29-2012, 11:00 PM | #1 |
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What ever you do do not touch these levers
My good buddy went down to the coast and pick up a 31 coupe, Typical 80 year old car needs a lot but does run and should make him a good driver what was funny was when he trailer it by my house and was telling me that the last owner fix a overheating problem and the car should be OK now. But before James (my buddy) loaded it up on the trailer the guy lean over and said what ever you do do not touch these levers.(spark and gas levers) hard to stop laughing on that one.
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02-29-2012, 11:48 PM | #2 |
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Yep, Henry Ford liked to play practical jokes by putting on levers that shouldn't be touched!
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03-01-2012, 01:01 AM | #3 |
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I bought a car once from a guy who had put a Mallory distributor on it because he couldn't figure out how to time it. Said he never used "those lever things." Didn't know what they were for.
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03-01-2012, 06:08 AM | #4 |
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Nice early morning chuckle....
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03-01-2012, 06:25 AM | #5 |
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When I first got my first "A" I drove it 55 miles down highway 101 in California to Santa Barbara with the spark lever fully retarded. What a nightmare as the car backfired and hissed all the way. I stopped at a garage where, fortunately, a guy who knew about the levers showed me the proper way to drive a Model A. The return trip was quite delightful-----60 mph and not a hiccup.
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03-01-2012, 08:08 AM | #7 |
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I remember the first national meet I went to. I was amazed when I saw several of the Model A's had homemade instruction cards taped to the dash/windshield area listing step by step on how to start their Model A. That was about 20 years ago. I have seen this over and over ever since. Not sure what it means.......but was interesting to me.
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I had to do this for my boss' dad. His "A" is the one I get to work on and he only drives it once or twice a year and usually forgets what to do. I'm also not sure he completely understands the timing advance yet either, but hes getting there. |
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03-01-2012, 08:38 AM | #11 |
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I like the look of a cherry red muffler.
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03-01-2012, 08:38 AM | #12 |
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That's not all, most people these days can't drive a manual transmission, they have no idea what to do. I also have a 1949 Chevy with a column shifter which leaves 99% of people scratching their heads, I guess it's a great theft deterrent.
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03-01-2012, 08:48 AM | #13 |
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A year ago on the Mpls news it was reported the a carjacker had to run away without the car because it was a stick shift.
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03-01-2012, 08:50 AM | #14 |
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My wife can drive a manual though she doesn't seem to think so. A few years back she started going ATV riding with me. The ATV she rides is a 6 speed manual.
If only she would realize a car is the same thing with slightly different controls. |
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When I got married in 1970 my wife took a job 10 miles away in Miami and needed a reliable car. I asked her if she could handle my 428 cu in Mach I 4-speed and without hesitation said "sure". Pitched her the keys, said a prayer, and off she went. At 18 yrs old she had lots of double takes on her way to work and handled the car like a pro. Found out she learned how to drive in a Corvair 4-speed. Still have the car and the 18 year old wife (plus 42). |
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03-01-2012, 03:58 PM | #16 |
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Hardest thing 27 t having never drove one did have to learn quicky
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03-01-2012, 09:00 AM | #17 |
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Recently I was at Les Schwab for tires and I had handed the tire monkey my 1957 Ranchero's keys so that he could drive my car onto his lift. He came back to me and explained that i would have to drive the car onto the lift because he didn't know how to drive "three on the tree". I would hate to see him to have to try and drive a Model A Ford. Our world is changing quicker than we have noticed.
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Our world is changing quicker than we have noticed??? When was the last time they manufactured a "three on the tree" 1972? I don't think anything has changed very fast in that regard, however I was born in 1980 and I'll give it a shot. Towards you and up is reverse, towards you and down is 1st, away from you and up is 2nd and away from you and down is 3rd. I'm guessing its a standard 3 speed pattern but sideways and vertical. Just a guess.... |
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03-02-2012, 02:00 PM | #19 |
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[QUOTE= Our world is changing quicker than we have noticed??? When was the last time they manufactured a "three on the tree" 1972?....]
Ford made a F150 in the 80's that still had three on the tree. Learn to how drive on one of these. People aren't use to using three pedals ( think about it, only have two feet . lol ) and being coordinated enough to multitask.You have to do some thinking while driving a manual transmission. It just easier for most to drive something with an automatic, IMO. |
03-01-2012, 09:19 AM | #20 |
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MrTube: # gold stars.
I think one reason for the taped instructions and sometimes many of the questions here are that many people never had a model A, many, now retired with a little mad money, are "getting a hobby". Many always wanted "something" and now that maybe the kids are gone, starting retirement.etc are fulfilling a longtime dream. I had them as a kid and then gravitated into street rods (before they were st/rods), sold everything in 72 and had wanted to get back into it, but the only thing I could afford (wife still not happy) was an A as a T-bucket not practical, but I'm starting to re-think that. Many fellows may just not be able to remember the specifics, may not be mechanically inclined, "rocket scientists" with money. JMO Paul in CT I'm not "knocking" anyone here, just an observation. |
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