I drive a 50 year old vehicle most every day and sometimes (if I can't avoid it) in heavy traffic. A few things I have learned: 1 Don't try to keep up or drive like a modern vehicle. Drive at a speed that is right for the car regardless of what everyone else is doing. If you do not do this you will soon find your brakes cannot cope. 2 Fit the best brake components you can get, its OK for the engine to be a bit tired but your brakes must be 100%, drivers of modern cars assume you can stop like they can and leave you no space to stop. 3 Fit the brightest LED rear lights and indicators, the lights on old cars are small and the reflectors (if there are any!) are dull. You need to be seen from way off, especially if you are going slower then everyone else. If you can fit some side repeater turn indicators. You can use small LED motorcycle ones and make them detachable. Most old cars don't have side indicators and cyclists assume you are not turning and cut up the inside. 4 Fit good convex mirrors as people are always trying to overtake and you need to see them. And of course, enjoy the slower speeds!
@@HorsepowerDashcam Philips has some legal LED replacements, they got 5W5, P21W, R5WE and R10W. all 12V but that's not a too big problem in a time where boost converters and cheap mosfets exist
@@FabiaLp yes, Osram too, but they are only allowed in certain already after-certified H4-headlights which means only cars equipped with already tested headlights are allowed to use them. Model A headlights are most definitly not on the list.
I have. 1952 Packard and you are right you almost need to plan every stop and turn in advance. I’ve found that most drivers just assume that your car is exactly like theirs in terms of stopping and acceleration, which puts the burden even more fully on the classic car driver.
I'll be honest, I haven't had someone cut me off too many times, but one certainly has to trust into others alot more that they know what they're doing ;)
To be honest, i have that feeling every day. People in other cars (doesn't really matter how old or "advanced" it is) don't really care for other cars. I have to be constantly on the watch if i have cars behind me or if i make a turn. And i don't drive a car from 1930, just a car from 1990 (without ABS, ESP, Airbag or any advanced electronic besides the Fuel Injection and Radio). Most Drivers nowadays just don't care for anything but themselves, not even the rules ("StVO", as the call it here in Germany).
I felt as though I was in my 1926 Model T, while watching this. It is exactly the same in modern traffic. I never have any problems, since it will keep up with the 60km/h speed limit. I think it makes you a better driver by constantly being aware of the surrounding traffic and planning ahead. Totally agree about modern cars isolating people from each other.
I drive my 1035 Oldsmobile thru downtown Toronto. And, as long as Im thinking 10 steps ahead, it’s possible and also fun! Old cars are a visceral experience!
Very well said. That is how I was taught to drive. Watch what is going on around you and be aware of everyone. Defensive driving not aggressive driving.
Ich mag viele Annehmlichkeiten moderner Autos wie LED-Licht, integrierte Navis oder Sitzbelüftung. Aber so einen Ausblick auf die eigene Fronthaube... (schmacht...)
Wow, so many traffic lights on green! That would NEVER happen here in UK, nope, the default is red with the view of stopping traffic as much as possible & making it as hard as possible to move about, a lot of bonkers people in charge of decisions here. My 1934 Austin 7 is my regular driver, it makes people smile, they wave & take pictures - older cars bring about a positive attitude in many people, still those drivers that are impatient, but they will be whatever is in front of them. Thanks for sharing, now "green" with envy!
Very cool that you took a path that ran under the Schwebebahn. Getting to ride on the Kaiserwagen on the Schwebebahn is definitely on the top of my bucket list.
At least with a large car people can see you. I drive my M.G. Midget around Vancouver, where other drivers can't seem to notice anything smaller than an suv. Fitted very loud air horns. ..
I’m down in Florida with my ‘67 MGB and I might as well be at The Daytona 500 on the rare occasion I drive it. Truly a frightening experience, rather an enjoyable one anymore.
I love your room! Full of vintage steam toys, typewriters and scientific books and instruments. Great car! I used to have a 1967 Morris Minor. I used it daily until my mother forced me to sell it for something modern. D’oh!
Such a wonderful journey through your city. The sound of your car is joyous. Thank you for the glimpse of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn. I hope one day you take us on a tour of this marvel of engineering. 👏👏👍😀
Brilliant to see someone using a classic car and not just on the weekends always a pleasure when your videos come out. I'm heading to Belgium Kortrijk for the pre war days car show on the 1st to the 3rd of December only having a look on the 1st though taking my 1970 Rover P6 from Wales not as vintage as your lovely example model A but i still enjoy driving it as much as i can.
I love the videos where you just take us along for a ride. It's probably the closest I'll ever get to a ride-along in a Model A. I have to say, I don't miss driving in the mornings and evenings at this time of year that much. The number of times that the sun has been at just the right angle to make driving West an "experience are too numerous to mention (especially living on the 53 parallel!) Nice to see green grass and dry pavements too. We've already had enough snow to make it obvious which people are still driving on their summer "racing slicks". Every damn year! I see you also have two seasons: Winter and Road Construction! 8:22 Wow! That's the Wuppertaler Schwebebahn! Cool! I wish we had that here. The level crossings for our Light Rail system are annoying at best and chaotic at worst. There's one near a downtown hospital that we call "Malfunction Junction"! 9:45 "Shboom-Shboom"? Interesting radio station you have there! I would say that driving a Model A in this day and age is the polar opposite of the automated full self-driving cars that are being promoted. It puts the responsibility for the actions of the car on the driver, where it should be in my opinion. An older car requires a lot more driver input, which (at least in theory) result in much less driver distraction. Hard to see how you can maneuver a Model A in traffic AND fiddle with your phone! I really enjoyed this video. You completed your task of "hitting the greens" quite successfully. The only thing that would have made it complete would be to hear you singing along with the radio! 🤣
The low sun can be quite annoying at this time of the year - vertical glass panes make for a great mirror cabinet xD There's no radio in the car, that's just my music collection on the phone. Had I sung, you'd probably not have stayed for long ;P
Thanks for the response. I watched several videos of Schwebebahn. Wow, so much more peaceful ride compared to a bus or train. It slinks down the river like a graceful snake. German engineering is the best. My VW beetle outlasted three other American vehicles. 🙂 @@AstraWerke
I've had people tell me I can't or shouldn't drive my 58 Amazon in modern traffic because it supposedly can't keep up. I find it to be a very strange argument considering the speed limits are getting lower every year (in Norway), and people in general tend to drive at least 10 km/h below the speed limit. Urban areas tend to have 40 km/h or lower, and outside urban areas most roads are 60 km/h now. I find it to be very comfortable speeds for the car. Even the motorway closest to me (a stretch of about 13 kilometers) has a speed limit of 90 km/h, which the car can handle fine too. You have an even older car, and still managed to flow through traffic just fine. Thank you for yet another interesting video!
I think the main caveat is it would probably be a death trap in a collision like most old cars, though it IS a very cool & iconic car, so i get why it'd be a lot of fun to drive around 😁
Clearly those people that told you that have never driven a classic car themselves. A man without drivers license won't even be able to drive a modern car in modern traffic, after all..
@@AstraWerke Very much agree😁 I live in an area with a lot of classic cars and motorcycles around, so I always try to be a considerate driver and give them a bit of extra space whenever possible, even though most other aren't that nice 😰
FWIW: I'd just like to add that, the fatal accident rate(per 100K vehicles) in India is *20 TIMES* higher than it is In Germany or 4.5 times higher(per 100K inhabitants). Please forgive me if I'm not keen to swap anytime soon 😅 *- Source: "Road deaths in the European Union 2020- ETSC" & ' WHO Global Status Report on Road Safety 2015-2018'
I like your car, I like the stuff keep behind you during tape, I like the abajour and I like your blue shirt (I also liked some things not related to you, like some old edifices I saw).
Ich will auch mal ein Model A haben! Ich musste jetzt auch an diese Episode von Hagerty denken, wo sie jemanden das Model A das ganze Jahr über fahren lassen haben.
...Just like when I drove the U-Haul. Never drove anything that large for 40 years. I took it easy, and kept distance between me and other drivers, and it went well.
The Green Wave was instituted on Queens Boulevard for the 1963 New York World’s Fair. I don’t know if it was used elsewhere before this. It used a computer the size of a room. The programming favors traffic going towards Manhattan in the morning, and away beginning in the afternoon. Unfortunately this means you get a “Red Wave” if you are traveling the wrong direction!
@@allareasindex7984 This film from '37 already mentions green waves! Probably not adapted through the daytime, but I don't think our traffic lights here take that into account.
Kleiner Englisch-Tipp: "Whatsoever" im Englischen bedeutet nicht das gleiche wie "whatever", also nicht "was auch immer". Es bedeutet eher sowas wie "überhaupt" oder "gar" - bspw. "On Benbecula, there are no traffic lights whatsoever" - "Auf Benbecula gibt es überhaupt keine Ampeln". Ansonsten aber fehlerfrei 😊
@@mikeparkercreative5136 Sounds like there's something loose inside your carburetter! Isn't it smoking like hell and smelling like unburnt gas out the exhaust?
Dear @@AstraWerke If I calculated correctly, this means round about 15 litres per 100 km. I don't know if this is good or bad for a Model A. But mikeparkercreative's vehicle uses almost 38 litres per 100 kilometres (he wrote 6mpg). That's ridiculously high and therefore almost impossible. Maybe he's not real and "someone else" is answering!? Sincerely yours.
It's hard to describe for me because I'm used to it from my birth on, but I'm pretty sure it's a fun experience to fly over other cars and the river in a tram! That was the choke rod squealing, the car had acted a little funny and I thought a jet may have been clogged.
Well Sir, I am giving your 50 cents back to you. Driving ANY car can be fun but that depends on 1) car or truck being driven and 2) degree of traffic congestion vs time you have to get to your destination. "Swimming" your vehicle in traffic is never appropriate in fact, I found your driving aggressive, unsafe at the speeds you were at and what's the hurry? Just to see if you can continually change lanes and speed up to catch a green light especially when most of the time you were driving with sun blinding your eyes, driving in construction zones and business district? Driving is not a race. Your description of using your car horn is ridiculous. There should be rarely a case to use your horn when driving. Take lots of good photos of your Model A. I predict you will not have it long if you continue your immature driving attitude.
I'll take the bet and have you know, should I end up in a crash. On honking, I don't mean blowing each other's eardrums out, just a quick and friendly notification.
Have a, 'Free Speech' Middle Finger. You can communicate, AMERICAN STYLE. Thanks for the walk on the wild-side. (It goes into your upper left breast pocket.)
Muy lindo,yo disfruto a diario también de manejar los modelo A,saludos desde Argentina Sos usuario de Instagram?nunca te encontré,es la única red que uso, gracias
