My daughter tries driving my 3 on the tree..

[Merc Cruzer]

Originally Posted by rjlester

Thanks so much guys for your kind words! I just never know what to expect in regards to viewers reactions to my videos. Glad to hear you guys enjoyed it! If you want to watch my other daughter drive a 69 VW bug, watch this one too, it's pretty funny:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8RQSo2THyg

Kirkf, I used a GoPro, with a homebuilt suction cup mount on the windshield. Made it from an old Garmin GPS mount, and I like it better than the official GoPro suction mount. I just wish I could find a decent microphone, the built in mic is pretty good, but you may have noticed some of the vocals were difficult to hear in this video. That's after I tweaked the audio in editing too. Just having a window open in the car while driving messes up the sound.

I have more videos coming this winter in regards to repairs to the 54 Meteor. New exhaust valves, Borg Warner Overdrive install etc. Not working on cars right now so I have time to edit!

Thanks again you guys, I appreciate your comments!

You might want to go with clip on Microphones. Or clip one to the headliner above you. They are cheap enough and you can find them on craigslist. My old Black Hero 3+, has a jack on the side. If you have a newer one, you will have to go another route to get the jack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_ZRKEnLlu4

As to wind noise, you can always wrap the mic's in a "dead cat microphone cover". When I did my movie, on the highway, in a convertible with the top down, I used a mic, wrapped in a dead cat, attached to a suction cup,stuck to the lower trunk deck lid of the car. (I sent you PM with the utube address.) The camera mount is just two suction cups from Harbor Freight with PVC pipe ans hose clamps.

Love the movies. Hopefully you have started something, where we will see more movies of their kids driving their cars!

PS

You could always clip the mic's to the sun visors, they will still be out of the camera shot, yet close to you for better sound quality.

[rjlester]

Yeah I'm thinking of getting the Rode Videomicro for my GoPro 7, might have to wait until after Christmas as I'm buying others gifts right now. Found a couple videos demonstrating the difference with those mics and it's amazing how well they work. I think part of the problem with the built-in mic, is it amplifies a lot of sound through the camera body, and camera mount. The windshield probably absorbs a lot of sound and the mic just amps it up. I have a bigger camera with a dead cat mic on it and it's fantastic, and totally eliminates wind noise so I can't wait to upgrade the GoPro.

[VeryTangled]

Epic share! Thanks for the hard work that's part of posting it up. Butt pucker mode ENGAGED!

[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by PeteVS

The only thing I have left with stick is my '63 Chevy "4 window coupe".

I guess THIS would be your "4-W COOP"? What a cool personalized license plate that would make! We just sold our '65 3-W COOP" after owning for 35 years.

Coop

[CHuDWah]

I already knew how to drive automatic. My aunt taught me to drive stick in my grandma's 53 Ford 3-on-the-tree 6-banger. Rabbit-hopped it a couple times before I got the hang of it. The thing about stick is each one is a little different.

[RalphG]

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I guess I learned to drive on a jailbar Ford with four on the floor. I remember my dad referring to the "H" pattern for the gears. Its been a long time and I don't recall it being all that difficult. Of course any serious down shifting involved 'double clutching'. Regulating your foot on the gas with the one on the clutch to take off without staling the engine or slipping the clutch too much took some practice. Later on I graduated to "three on the tree" on a neighbour's Dodge pickup. It seems funny having to teach someone how to do a task that I can do myself without even thinking.

[baceves]

Wonderful video. Such a beautiful family. Love that your girls are interested in the old bucket lol. I have a 47 Ford along with 2 daughters both 15 and 11. I hope one of them takes interest in the 47 as it was passed down from my dad to me. I would love to pass my 47 to one of my daughters so that it stays in the family.

[Brendan]

Originally Posted by Jack E/NJ

Ever'body who is anybody knows a floor stick is where it's at.

i miss driving a Colum shift, i drove a 51 Merc, 51 F1 a 62 Falcon and a 63 Ranchero all in high school

[rjlester]

Thanks again guys, I'm glad you enjoyed this video.

I'm still new to this forum, do we have a place to post off topic posts? I have other videos you guys might enjoy, but I don't want to do something that isn't in the rules.