They're actually quite a bitch to drive, but I know of a dude (he's a hipster) who daily-drives his Model T. Even in the winter, but he lives in warmer climes. He lives in Ohio, so his winter isn't too bad. You've gotta do things like adjust spark advance (timing) on the fly. Shifting isn't what you're expecting, either. I don't know how to drive one, but I'm sure I could figure it out.
I do kind of remember my grampa driving the Model T and he did have to do a whole lot of extra lever movements and things while he was driving it. He had to wind up the crank at the front of the car just to get it to start!
Yeah... I don't own one. I don't actually have any strong desire to own one.
Then again, if I did want to own one, I'd probably already own one. It probably would have been one of my first collector pieces.
Yeah, I am sure if you wanted one you would already have one. They made Millions of them!
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