1922 Ford Model T Roadster How to Start & Engine Sound & Ride on My Car Story with Lou Costabile 

Next year ( 2022 ) it will be 100 years old! And still driving on a regular basis, amazing, Nice car and owner.

Beautiful car. It’s absolutely amazing that these cars have lasted over 100 years and are still in very good working condition.

Oh man! My dad told me about how his dad always had him laughing as he would rock in the drivers' seat going uphill as if he was helping the old Model T along its way up the grade. Grandpa died before I was born, but I've seen his pictures and can now fully visualize him doing just that. Getting to know this Model T through you is a blast! Twas a gorgeous work of art when new, obviously - and a little bit complicated, while simple to maintain. Awesome! Dad never said if Grandpa's T was a roadster or not - I am assuming not. In fact it just now occurred to me that Dad passed 4 years ago today. So my visit here is entirely coincidental. Thank you, Lou, for having done this! I always appreciate your content and efforts providing it.

This is so cool! I love how he isn't all mean about it, he is okay with explaining what everything does, oh my goodness

These cars look fragile but they ware made to be tough and reliable

That was a treat. I love to see people who can drive these cars well. It takes a knack to drive them smoothly. Thanks.

Tom Greifhahn is a lovely man. Nice Roadster, it is very good in condition. Beautiful to see Tom drive it around. All best wishes to Tom Greifhahn.

I have a few of these myself, mostly older. I must compliment the gentleman on the quality of his restoration, it really looks great and correct for date. I have the exact same tool box next to me - I was restoring it this week, The only thing wrong is the spokes were painted black. I like natural better myself. I'm doing a 1917 roadster this year - which involves a lot of searching.

The Model "T" started the whole movement of cars, first in the States, then, all over the world, including my country Costa Rica! I have big respect for Mr. Henry Ford and his great idea of making cars for the common man!!! Indirectly, all of us car fans exist somehow because of this simple, reliable and honest cars, so, we owe to all Model T's a reverence! This car is the most influential car in history!

No wi-fi, touch screens, cameras, rain sensors or heated seats. How did people survive??? This car is a time capsule back to the normal working class guy who had a family and a mortgage. The simplicity of this car is incredible. I love the fact that the owner was also the primary mechanic. Certainly not blinding fast, but this simple little car is an icon of the early auto industry. Interesting video and well done, Lou.

This one was AWESOME Lou. I always wanted to know how to actually drive one of these things because I never knew how the 3 pedals worked, as I knew the weren't the same as today's cars LOL. If I wake up in the morning, it's a good day, if I learn something in that day, it's a GREAT day, and you just made it a GREAT day and I thank you for that.

T's are magical machines. I never get tired of them. Close enough to St. Celestine to hear the bells 😀 I haven't ridden my bike in the area since I was 13, and haven't lived in Chicago since '81. I used to ride my bike everywhere. It's nice to see that the area is still nice. That T is right at home there.

What a remarkable car, with simple design and it has wonderful history!

Another great car & ridealong, Lou! You really can see the elegance of the car in the simplicity of how it operates.

Every single thing about this is beautiful.

This video was invaluable to me as an author--my latest book is set in 1933 and my main character drives a 1922 Ford Model T (I will make it a roadster and use this video as reference!) I had no idea how these cars worked and am so glad to see this detailed video of a running one! Thank you for taking such good care of this car and for sharing it with everyone!

This video is so good that I had to watch it a second time 3 years later!!

The owner explaining the floor pedals was like Abott & Costelo's 'Who is on first'! Great video as always!

Note the spokes are round, only car to ever do that, but they were turned an a lathe. All others were oval, formed by shaving. Took one of these apart, 100% in 1967. Rebuilt everything and back together. You can tear down and reassemble in about a day if you want to.

Great video Lou, the older gentleman was great also.

It sounds a lot better than I thought. Imagine having more of these on the roads now then they are now

David R Lentz, USA At first I was going to say, “Well, that was interesting” (and it was, as far as that goes), or something to that effect. In truth, it was both delightfully enjoyable (short of experiencing it in person) and immensely instructive. I enjoy building model kits, including vehicles in certain categories; 1) private passenger cars from round the 1920s through to the early 1940s, stock, showroom new and pristine, original parts and paint colour scheme, Mr. Greifhahn, your black 1922 Ford Model T Roadster fits that to a T! 2) tractor trailer rigs and large, work-related trucks, generally from round the 1970s and the 1980s, 3) construction, excavation, etc., vehicles (bulldozer, cement mixer); 3) emergency response conveyances (fire truck, police cruiser, ambulance), all of standard design, with routine wear, road dust, etc. So I like the opportunity to have a close look at the real vehicles (I am very myopic), to find the myriad details-the four small, metallic rings that open the hood, the spark plug wiring-that no amount of book learning can convey. Thank you, Mr. Costabile and Mr. Greifhahn. Perchance would either of you, or anyone you know, have a 1920s Duesenberg, Lincoln, Packard, Cord, Auburn, Oldsmobile touring car, or the like? I know of kits of these that I would like to build more accurately.

The car owner TOM had me thinking about my Great Grandpa Roy Bennington from Vermont. I only have a weak b/ w copy of him yet Tom looks like him down to the hat and dimple chin. I'll bet Great Grandpa Bennington was just as neat as Tom. THANKS Lou for a terrific hosting venture !

Cool how chilled this man is. It must be a great experience driving this machine!

Great video. Very entertaining AND informative. Beautiful car👍👍👍

What a neat Rida along Lou! I love the old model t car. I have a whole outfit that my great grandpa used to drive his car like this back in the day. The leather gloves and had and the glasses and the long coat he wore back in the day for those cars with no windshield. First time I got to see how you shift and drive a car like this. Thanks for sharing Lou!

This is great! My buddy had a 1914 Model T Depot Hack that I helped him restore and rebuild back to as original as could be. Those tools are wonderful also.

Terrific Video…always wanted to drive. Model T…looks complicated…great host and the car owner was informative…

This is so cool! We have a couple of model A's so I really appreciate the guys that are willing to keep cars that are even older than ours going!

This is a wonderful video, very informative, thank you so much for sharing. 😊

Love this!! I drove a Model A, but never drove a Modrl T. Looks so cool!

VERY in depth walk around! KUDOS!

GREETING, from Venezuela, . < Model T, TOP LESS CONVERTIBLE> It really looks better than new. Mr. Lou, Thank you for taking us on a journey through time and having the pleasure of riding a CLASSIC JEWEL with you.

Thanks for this superb video on Model T Ford. Great passenger trip and driving lesson on America's original legendary car. Congratulations!

So much ❤️ those times & ppl et al were very real So beautiful car!!

Beautiful, thanks for sharing

Stunning motor... Shame the steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car! But that's what makes you yanks a wee bit special lol!

Nothing short of incredible

Hi Lou, I really enjoyed seeing this video. Being able to see firsthand how to operate the car was priceless. Thanks again.

I never had the car, but I do have a complete set of the tools. When I bought my 1st house it was full of the former resident's stuff. The Old Woman specifically dug out the old tool box to tell me what I had there. Some great stories came with them as well. Still have them, my Grandfather looked at them back then and knew exactly what they were and more importantly how to use them. Said he made a few temporary connecting rod bearings and main bearing repairs out of old harness leather. Didn't last long but beat walking or messing with horses which he wanted no part of.

Thanks to both of you .

9 times out of 10 if you own a model T even in this day and age you still are your own mechanic.

what a beautiful machine

Greeting`s Lou from Tennessee.Thank you for sharing this because I have found many MODEL T`s on line but this is the first 1922 which was the same year FORD MODEL T.I don`t know if the Roadster that you commented on was larger that a Coupe? My dad & mom moved from Orange City Iowa in 1925.In my dad`s car were my parents,my Uncle Al,my Aunt Hilda.And with all their belonging were also my 3 brothers and one year old sister!! They moved to Grand Rapids,Michigan a distance of 653 miles! I sent this true story to the READERS DIGEST for possible publishing in the LIFE IN THESE UNITED STATES because when they tool Route 20 east to Dubuque,Iowa it had been raining hard all day and when my dad got close to Webster City my da saw a road sign but could not read with the heavy rain,so he stopped the car and my Uncle got out and walked back to read what rhe sign read and it read,WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS MORTON SALT! Memorable trip to say the least!

What a nice and iconic car! Thanks

tom is a great sport. i"ve seen a few functioning original model 'A's , but a 'T' driving around, with its thirty year owner is a treat. functional as ever, and pretty frugal on fuel, as well. he's sporting an optional full spare on the back, wow! tax tags from '22..

Great video. Just purchased a unrestored, 1924 Model T Touring, show car, that was in the same family from day one, plus enough parts to build another T.

Very good presentation. These cars are something to marvel at.

Thanks for taking a bit of time detailing and good vid. Engines are the best and most interesting imo.

Wonderful car ! Congratulations !!

Great Video & ... Amazing Car

I could listen to Tom all day. Thanks 🙏.

Great video. Thank you.

great video--I lived in Oak Park for a while and I could be wrong---but I've seen this guy over in Elmwood Park--great seeing the car and the old Hood...!

Beautiful! You are the best, thank you

Awesome video Lou, well done

Good video about the mechanical funtion of this Ford T, is very conplicated but very interesting for drive in the street. Congratulations from Peru and I wait see other Ford T.

Sounds like a high-powered sewing machine. I kid. I loved it awesome time capsule of a car.

I saw another video before this one where the guy had to use rhe crank outside of the car to start it. In this case it had an electric start, that was much easier. The driving operation was still the same. Cars today are much easier. In my family my uncle talked about my grandfather having a Model T pickup truck. I never saw that it or knew my grandfather. A guy that was a parent of one of my wife's daycare kids had a shop behind his house where he restores Model Ts and Model As. He gave me a tour of his shop and showed me his personal Model T. It was quite interesting. Beyond that the closest I came to owning one was building a plastic1:30 scale Model kit.

Always nice to see a video of your old hometown and a beautiful classic car!

O wow I do like Model T a lot . The good old days only you can get a car in black lol . What a wild ride :}. Thank you for showing this !!!

Still want a T Lou...One day!

A great piece of Americana!

This car changed everything. Before the Model T, cars were like private jets. Only the ultra-rich had them, and they were almost like a novelty. They were expensive to manufacture, and awful to maintain. The Model T made cars cheap to manufacture, and affordable to the emerging middle-class. Now having a car was an achievable goal for most people. They also revolutionized mass production and changed how we made things. It is a marvel of engineering in many, many more ways than one.

My 3rd car was a 27 T pickup. Fun truck!!! I was 15 when I bought it. Got my first car when I was 10. Mom was indulgent, what can I say.......

Hi LOU , this such a sweet car. Congratulations Tom for having one of a kind Classic. It's so nice that I wish if I can take it for a test drive and a ride next to Tom. Thanks LOU for sharing this beautiful One of a kind classic. Please have a lovely weekend . Kind Regards HISHAM ELFIKI

you really know your mechanics Lou

Wonderful car

My grand father told me about my great grand father, he owned a car but never drove it, always rode a bike to his work at the rail road..

Fantastic!

¡Gran vídeo!

Thanks!

Interesting explanation

Hey Lou. Another awesome video. Nice looking hat Tom Greifhahn is wearing. I have a similar hat of my own. I've seen Model T Fords before. I remember one year there was a rally here in Seattle, Washington, where a convoy of Model Ts drove through every city and town in the country. Whether the rally *started in* Seattle, or whether Seattle was simply one of the places they drove through, I cannot remember. But I remember seeing these vehicles driving through town. I would give drivers either a thumbs up, or sometimes the "peace" sign. For being over 100 yrs old, they seem to run good. :)

I gotta get one of those.

Reminds me of 1947 Fordson tractor engine. I like the term 'backspin' for kick-back.

Great video.

I drove past a wooded area and noticed an old black car.. I think I will take a look to see what it is this winter when there are no bugs and leaves on the trees.

Excellent restoration! I'm glad to see someone who knows how to drive one. With modern gasoline, that car will never ping because it has 4.5:1 compression. Start it at retard, then put it to full advance. That is how you get the most power out of it. I had a '26 Coupe for a while. It was a lot of fun for a Saturday cruise.

that's so cool, beautiful car , so nice to see them restored and preserved :)

Very funny....the headlight frightened the horses 😆😁😁😁😁because the the horses of those days were illiterate and the horses of to day were educated and they also eat cake and iceream😁😁😁

1912 was the first year of electric start. Cadillac was the first manufacture to do so. The Model T was outfitted in 1919.

Amazing

When I was young my uncle from Phoenix, he restored cars this era, he came to visit and ending up buying a 1922 Model T. It was what they called a Doctor's coupe. Doctors made house calls back then and behind the seat is where they travelled with their bags. Normally the gas tank is behind the seat but not on this car. Even had what they called a fat man's wheel. Completely original car.

Very cool!!

I loove flathead engines

that be so fun to ride in

All this T needs now is a Ruckstell Two Speed axle!

America's first true car they cost $500 brand new and back in the day that kind of money was nothing to sneeze at but still very affordable.

Model T made from 1909-1927. It was the most mass produced car; the only thing to surpass it was the VW beetle in the 1950’s and over 75 million of those have been made

Sweet T

For a 20 hp engine this baby screams real furiously!

Спасибо за видео! Благодаря интернету, можем познакомиться с автомобилями со всего мира!

NICE

Love the scenery and all the brick homes too. Would they be Craftsman (Sears & Roebuck) Homes?

That’s Chicago. I can tell in 2 seconds into the film background buildings and the accents of the guys. Lol

My grandmother told me she would have to take a pie tin with kerosene soaked corn cobs and put it under the oil pan and light it to warm the oil in the winter so their Model T would start.

I love this because of laurel and hardy xxx

Awesome

Cool :)