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Love your story about the company be proud ❤️🏆🇺🇸

It is rare 4wd ford T!

@@Seregium VERT rare! I have never before or since this video seen or heard of a 4WD Model T.

@@snowrocket "Jesse L. Livingood had a better odea. Seeing the need for four-wheel drive on the terrible roads of the day, he sought to develop a system at a cost more people could afford. In 1914, at the tender age of 20, he perfected a four-wheel-drive conversion kit for the Model T. What better rig than the T? It was light, readily available, solid, and simple."

@@snowrocket "The kit consisted of a front axle (converted from a standard Model T rear), a revised front spring, a transfer case, a front driveshaft, and some miscellaneous pieces. The first kits used a single-speed, chain-driven transfer case with an in-out lever for the front output. The later conversion incorporated a Warford auxiliary transmission, which was a two- or three-speed box, and had full-time four-wheel drive with a lockable center differential. The two-speed unit had an underdrive, to aid the T's rip-snorting 20 horsepower engine on rough terrain, and a 1:1 ratio for flat ground. In the three-speed Warford, an Overdrive was added and the later engines almost had the power to handle it."

That's impressive: "full-time four-wheel drive with a lockable center diff". That's AWD back in the 1920s! Since it essentially doubled the mechanical complexity of the car, and likely the price, that explains its lack of popularity. I'm sure on bad/low-traction roads it was far superior to anything else out there. Being an AWD enthusiast, THAT'S the Model T I want! Great granddaddy to the 1980 AMC Eagle and Audi Quattro coupe.

it is not a point of opinion it is reading real research that should have been taught in public school. virus biology epidemiology microbiome historic virus epidemic patterns. that is the result of falling 400 feet. no argument.......... In the end, your body will essentially believe that your innate immune system has failed, which means it must bring in the backup cavalry. In essence, your body is now overreacting to something that isn’t true. You’re not actually infected with a virus and your innate immune system has not fmmmmailed, but your body is forced to respond as if both are true. THE END

it is not a point of opinion it is reading real research that should have been taught in public school. virus biology epidemiology microbiome historic virus epidemic patterns. that is the result of falling 400 feet. no argument.......... In the end, your body will essentially believe that your innate immune system has failed, which means it must bring in the backup cavalry. In essence, your body is now overreacting to something that isn’t true. You’re not actually infected with a virus and your innate immune system has not fmmmmailed, but your body is forced to respond as if both are true. THE END

Skinny tires in snow are great

What do you mean "weak"; a T only has around 20 horsepower. A 2WD Ford Model T only tops out at 30-40 MPH.

@@snowrocket ? I said good

Just wrapping w rope works really well, too!

The Ford Model T (1908--1927) was know to go 'anywhere'! This car changed the world.

Is her name famous? Is there a connection?

@@PeterLawton Nothing famous. Mary Livingood's brother was Jesse Livingood who had a grandson Jesse F Livingood (1894-1961) who was the inventor. Jesse F attended machinist in Kansas City. The four wheel drive was first installed on a model T in February of 1914. He had a special model T that was stolen in Chicago never to be found again. He invented a steam car in the 1920s. He drove a 1918 model T with four wheel brake system until 1941.The list goes on. I have a copy of a picture with 1919 written on it. It's a four wheel drive Model T. I assume this is from a local history of some sort. It is not an obituary.

Part are really pretty easy to find. Unless it is a real early T the parts are reasonable

FWD in this context refers to the American "Four Wheel Drive" car and truck company. My understanding is they were the first American company to make 4WDs that were commercially successful. They made cars at first, later switching to trucks exclusively.

FWD technology is still out there with marmon herrington transfer case and front and rear differentials and they can always come in handy from other manufacturers as well rockwell and dana spicer axle and there transfer cases as well and there products are very good

I bet at least one guy in the early days of cars accidentally discovered doing doughnuts in his model t and started charging people 2 cents to go for a ride and go do doughnuts on the frozen lake

7 years late but did you restore it?