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01-20-2015, 07:22 AM | #21 |
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I did my first engine swap at 10.... driving was a breeze
my dad was on the running board and it was in the yard. I didn't drive on the roads until I got my permit, but I always did the maiden voyages in all the restoration projects I also drank from the hose instead of going to the kitchen for water. didn't wear a helmet. had a bb gun. had a go kart..... different times my son has been on a power wheel a tractor and a model a already and he is 6 tk
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01-20-2015, 07:23 AM | #22 |
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"Can nothing make old guys happy?"
Board sometimes reminds me of the movie Grumpy Old Men with Mathau and Lemon...... get your crankster on! |
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01-20-2015, 07:33 AM | #23 |
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I will chime in on this one also. I was shocked when he put the spark lever all the way down as well as the throttle? Couldn't figure that out and the shifting both up and down you could tell he wasn't double clutching which his tranny won't last long. I love to see young people interested and driving the Model A's, but he would be awful tough on the car and I would certainly be in the front seat beside him. It certainly wasn't his first time driving this A. Just my 2 cents
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01-20-2015, 10:39 AM | #24 |
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Great video! Reminds me of the first time Dad let me drive the truck. I was 11, and I don't think I got out of first gear - but couldn't wait to try it again!
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01-20-2015, 11:55 AM | #25 |
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I liked that the dad didn't chew on his son's driving skills. Let the kid have fun and get the feel for the car. He can have his talk about some things to improve after the grin wears off his face. I didn't do that good when I was learning and my dad was very calm about the ride. Made me want to keep trying instead of being scared.
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01-20-2015, 12:01 PM | #26 |
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01-20-2015, 12:39 PM | #28 |
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Congratulations to that young man. I know I felt the joy just watching the video, the kid must have been ten times more excited. Wish I could have had that opportunity at his age!
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01-20-2015, 01:12 PM | #29 |
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I agree 100%. We need to teach these kids responsibility and confidence and too appreciate the hobby. The look on this kids face, it will be a week before that smile goes away. Good on you.
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01-20-2015, 01:55 PM | #30 |
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Yup, that kid was eatin' it up. Experiences like that are what will keep this hobby going.
I would have felt better with dad in the front seat but the kid appears to have driven before and Dad was convinced he could handle it. Many of today's adult Model A drivers scratch the gears harder than the kid did. As they used to say years ago, "If you can't find 'em, grind 'em ..." |
01-20-2015, 02:41 PM | #31 |
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I liked it. I thought the kid done pretty well, with a little more driving he will be a good Model A driver. I started driving a tractor and hay truck when I was 7 on the farm. When I was 9 my dad was in the hospital all summer and I made 22 acres of corn all by myself. When I was 11 I bought my first car, a 25 "T" that I still have. I taught my son in about the same way. My grandson was a little different, I didn't think he was ever going to take interest in driving. I bought him an old jeep to drive and work on and was the best money I've ever spent. He's learned to fix anything on it and has repaid me all I spent buying it. I feel blessed.
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01-20-2015, 03:17 PM | #32 |
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Good for that kid to have the opportunity to learn. My strict and paranoid mother would not even let us use the gas powered lawn mower when we were 12 years old. A terrible way to grow up.
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01-20-2015, 03:50 PM | #33 | |
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01-20-2015, 04:19 PM | #34 |
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That's what I thought. At one point, the father tells the boy to pull the lever down. That means it MUST have been retarded. Throttle was up also.
The boy will learn quickly how to do quiet changes. The first time he changed down, he tried for 1st gear but had a good enough "feel" for the car that he stopped when he heard the gears grinding. I think just a few miles will see him driving like a pro. Besides, people like this are the future of our movement.
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