1930 Model A Ford Cold Start - 15 Degrees Fahrenheit

This is a video from the morning of January 29, 2011 after sitting outside all night. The temperature is about 15 degrees at the time I fired up the Mighty Model A. Cold weather has yet to phase it!

Follow along in my yearlong journey in a 1930 Model A Ford at www.365DaysOfA.com.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Cold start
• Model A
• Ford
• classic cars

[CaptainZeek]

Loved following your adventures. I, too, am a thirtysomething who's into old cars. I'm actually going to sign up with Hagerty next year when my current policy runs out. Chalk three Model A's and an Oldsmobile to your promo work.

[Autorat81]

@CaptainZeek Awesome to hear about another "young timer" into these old cars! Post videos of your cars at some point!

[Autorat81]

@TheSupervincent It isn't smoke...just vapor from it being so cold outside. Just like any car starting in the cold, it goes away after the engine warms up.

[VictrolaJazz]

I think a lot of people don't appreciate how large that four-cylinder engine is--it's 200 cubic inches (3.2 litres), bigger than the six cylinder engines in Chevy, Plymouth or DeSoto. I think that's what gives it its great sound and also its ability to loaf along with a 3.78 axle when other cars of that era had 4.5 or higher.

[pasifsc]

you have really great looking car there. I love those old timers.

[Horst508]

Haha, even better than a standard 1989 - communist Skoda 125l :-)

[TheSupervincent]

wow, first time i see so many smoke from a car :/

[postmann1000]

mine start at 30-

old ford is hybrid and its modern..

[deserteagle1010]

wish I had such a car :D

For all the times my modern car brokes down I could use that one hehe

[elixdragon11]

WAU