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My ride in a 1926 Ford Model T:

This video is of me riding in a 1926 Ford Model T "Doctor's Coupe" on February 17, 2013, with Peter Smith, President of the Four Seasons Model T Association.  The engine was loud, like a tractor engine.  The T is powered by a 20 horsepower engine with a top speed of around 45 with a tailwind.  It doesn't run as smoothly as cars do today, but as Mr. Smith said, "the horse and buggy people back then probably viewed it much differently."  There are three pedals - high/low speed, reverse and brake pedals, but no gas pedal.  The throttle is a stem off of the steering column.  Drivers need to stay very focused when controlling this car. There is no heater, so a February drive in a T in Connecticut was very cold.
This video is from inside the T.
Another video from February 17, 2013.
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