Off roading in 1911

[rusty ol ranger]

I found this hilarious...maybe the music? But also kinda impressive

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Then i run across this...

 

[Blmpkn]

Everything was off road in 1911 lol

 

[CrabGuy]

Great! I love the bump steer the driver had to overcome on the rocks. It also appears it was mandatory for all men to have a moustache.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Great! I love the bump steer the driver had to overcome on the rocks. It also appears it was mandatory for all men to have a moustache.

You imagine getting your thumb jammed in one of those steering wheel spokes? Lol

 

[Sharky]

who needs 4 wheel drive.............

 

[SenorNoob]

FLEX!

Seriously, I think that had more suspension travel than anything built today.

 

[Snoranger]

FLEX!

Seriously, I think that had more suspension travel than anything built today.

Most of that is the frame bending and twisting in ways that it really shouldn’t.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Most of that is the frame bending and twisting in ways that it really shouldn’t.

Flex is flex

 

[Snoranger]

Flex is flex

Until you pull the 396 out of your buddy’s ‘79 Malibu and the left front wheel picks up itself up off the ground. Frame twist and flex are VERY different in terms of chassis lifespan.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Until you pull the 396 out of your buddy’s ‘79 Malibu and the left front wheel picks up itself up off the ground. Frame twist and flex are VERY different in terms of chassis lifespan.

Id say that model T has had a very long lifespan as is.

 

[ekrampitzjr]

This was a bigger deal in 1911 than you would think. Ben Nevis is the highest mountain peak in Britain at 4,413 feet (1,345 meters), there were no roads up the rugged mountain, and the Model T was the first automobile to make it to the peak. The trip up took 5 days. Coming back down took just one day.

Movie footage of the Ford's descent was thought lost for many years, but was rediscovered in 2015.

If you want to visit, Ben Nevis is in the Scottish Highlands near Fort William. It's a popular tourist destination. Climbing it by foot is easier today because a trail goes to the peak, but parts of the mountain have snow year-round.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I noticed that at least part of the footage he's on a track/road.

 

[ekrampitzjr]

I noticed that at least part of the footage he's on a track/road.

The way up had to be cleared in areas to allow the car to get through, so it was left that way for the return trip. The Model T came down on the same route it took to go up. There was also a meteorological station on the summit and the building supplies were carted up somehow. The station has been abandoned, but is still there.

Few people ventured up Ben Nevis then. The mountain had been overlooked because explorers thought a different Scottish peak was the highest point in Britain until just a few decades before the Model T journey.