Took rattles out on a 50 mile picnic with the Nation's Capital Model T Ford Club. It ran great didn't overheat and I only stalled it once!!
https://youtube.com/shorts/IquASmhuXO4
Left turn!
Got it up to 40.6 on the straightaway!!
We were the first one there.
Some cool video of the trip.
https://youtube.com/shorts/r3DqbXLwm-c
At the end is one of my better shifts.
https://youtube.com/shorts/v8HIUrBpwPw
Took Rattles out on it's first long trip.
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Re: Took Rattles out on it's first long trip.
Excellent, Robert! Careful with those hand signals. Not only do very few these days know what they mean, they interpret them to mean other things. 

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Re: Took Rattles out on it's first long trip.
So true every time I used them people thought I was waiving. Ha!!Sean Butler wrote: ↑Sun Aug 17, 2025 11:04 pmExcellent, Robert! Careful with those hand signals. Not only do very few these days know what they mean, they interpret them to mean other things.![]()
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Re: Took Rattles out on it's first long trip.
Or when pointing to the left, they figure you're saying, "Go around me over here". Nooooooooo!
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