90(!) Horses OMG how did they keep all that power under control?
@pcno2832
3 жыл бұрын
It was probably a realistic number for the early 1950s and would have been again in the late 1970s. They'd have to at least double it now, but even with a 35 HP VW, people still got into plenty of trouble.
@chinabluewho
3 жыл бұрын
In the mid 70's my uncle took a 61 hp engine from VW bus and put it in a old Beetle and he ran around town with a hot rod, it really is hard to describe how underpowered vehicles were in those days, I remember so often in those older 50's and 60's cars having to come to a stop on the side of a steep hill and letting newer cars with V6's and V8's go by as they didn't have to slow down to a crawl in low gear to get up the hill.
@TheCatOfAges
Жыл бұрын
@@chinabluewho 50s v8 cars made plenty of power
@101Volts
Жыл бұрын
@@chinabluewho Even the 1984 Caprice with a 305 V8 that I had, it probably never got a spark plug change until after I got it. At first and in 2012 or so, it couldn't go past 35 up a steep hill even when the pedal was mashed to the floor. Changing the plugs and plug wires fixed that.
@russelljohnson1303
Жыл бұрын
Let's be honest 70% of Americans couldn't control 150 HP without electronic assistance, along with drum brakes no ABS no traction control, no air bags and crumple zones, no seatbelts, I own and drive a 1953 Plymouth. It's a beautiful elegant car with a floating cloud suspension zero road feel. But it also handles like a tugboat going 75 mph. On the interstate, it's maxed out on power with poor brakes. Cars in the 50s are not a Land yachts. They are land ships. It's like driving a piece of industrial equipment at highway speeds. But damn do they look sharp.
@55Ariz
13 жыл бұрын
Amazing .... the sound those big ole cars made when they crashed into each other!! Heavy metal on heavy metal for sure!!
@bobbyheffley4955
3 жыл бұрын
And the screeching of bias-ply tires
@geoben1810
3 жыл бұрын
My goodness, 90 horses! It should be against the law! 😲
@geoben1810
3 жыл бұрын
Even before I learned to drive, my father rest his soul, would consistently stress that when sitting behind the wheel of a car you're in control of a LETHAL weapon! 😲
@K-Effect
3 жыл бұрын
I love looking at all the old cars in these old real to reel's
@geoben1810
3 жыл бұрын
They should've had dashcams! Then we'd know for sure who's fault it was! 👍🏻😉
@kingdededelicious
5 жыл бұрын
14:20 Thanks, now I can parallel park.
@pcno2832
3 жыл бұрын
There are lots of good safety tips in this clip. One other habit I've picked up in recent years is to roll down a window before backing up; I've never had to react to anything I heard through said window, but if I ever do, it will justify that habit. You just can't tell what might have crawled behind you car, into the blind area, a small kid or maybe an animal, while you were watching to keep your fenders away from the cars on either side.
@osopardo76
14 жыл бұрын
great video... and in colour! thank you very much for posting it.
@johnnyhawkins43
4 жыл бұрын
I can dig it! I don't need much horsepower to hurt myself!!!!!!!
@portsidebear
Жыл бұрын
What I wouldn't give to have some of those cars in this film!
@scratchdog2216
4 жыл бұрын
Been a motorcyclist for many years. I ride like every cage out there wants to run me down. Driving is a privilege, not a right. Drive safe!
@abevigoda3149
2 жыл бұрын
Diary article @1:58 I remember my mother telling us about that coal truck accident that was big news back then, mothers blocked the street in protest, it happened on Valentine's day 1949 in East Harlem, when the three girls went to buy candy during school lunch hour, one of the sisters and a friend died.
@hep2jive
14 жыл бұрын
thanks for posting!
@mookins45
4 жыл бұрын
@30:00 nice involuntary stunt-work by little girl- swung if front of the fender by nonhuman stuntwoman, she keeps ahold of her teddy bear- wonder how many takes that took
@jasoncarpp7742
11 жыл бұрын
We tend to blame the car when something bad happens. But that's not true. If we know how to handle the car, and we're responsible enough to drive a car, however many horsepower is under the hood, we can protect those around us, especially those we love.
@I967
13 жыл бұрын
@nashtwin8 You mean, Tucker wasn't strong enough when entering the market? Or he didn't have the power (financial, legal, know-how) to sustain his automobile? From what I read, Tucker went down because the Big Three didn't want to upgrade their cars to keep up with the Torpedo, so they shut him down. Fill me in if i'm wrong, I'm interested. Thanks.
@PearComputingDevices
3 жыл бұрын
Might be 10 years here but no your absolutely right and they used the halls of government to help accomplish that.
@pcno2832
3 жыл бұрын
It might have been a little of both. Most of the government planning agencies that took control of the economy during the New Deal and WWII were still in place in the early 1950s (Ike got rid of them starting in '53), so getting the steel, aluminum and even the plant itself involved a lot of lobbying, so the Big 3 had an opportunity to stop Tucker at every corner. But I doubt his Torpedo would have been competitive for long; it was expensive to build and catered to sort of a niche market. Just like the Corvair and every rear-engine VW except the Beatle, it would have been at a disadvantage, especially in the USA. VW gave up trying to push larger rear-engine cars fairly early, even in Germany where they couldn't sell enough 411s to make a profit.
@PearComputingDevices
3 жыл бұрын
@@pcno2832 You got a lot of good point, hard to disagree. No doubt the big 3 have and always had a competitive edge over say Tucker, AMC.. but still a lot of it came from lobbying the government. Think about seatbelts and other safety devices. Sure they cost consumers because the automakers just pass that cost on to them, but not every auto manufacture could brunt the cost of red tape and regulations. It's why AMC eventually merged with Chrysler and Chrysler themselves are not doing too hot these days. Not only are buying cars more expensive for the consumer but it's costly to design and manufacture let alone support the cars they make. To design and produce a new car costs billions, and most small companies couldn't dream of competing. This helped the big 3 for a long time, but I think that has ran it's course. New cars are insanely expensive and that's why most consumers can't afford to buy new cars. But the small production like Tucker had probably made it too expensive and impractical to start with. Still it would be nice to see a major disrupter come in today and shake things up. I just don't see that happening. We got Tesla, but that's far out of reach of most consumers. We need a low cost, decent quality kind. But this is modern America. I just don't see it.
@I967
13 жыл бұрын
@nashtwin8 Thank you. I saw the movie and was interested in the story further, as the car with all its innovations was a remarkable concept for the time, despite all of the side-drawbacks. Just the shape of it...Thanks again.
@I967
13 жыл бұрын
There wouldn't be so many injured and dead people if they let Tucker make safer cars.
@unconventionalideas5683
2 жыл бұрын
Tucker was unfortunately trying too hard to convince people he was further along than he was.
@polymetric2614
Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they used the Bell car with the bad driver examples. You'd think they'd want to avoid that. I'm sure nowadays they would
@postersm7141
5 жыл бұрын
Is it bad that I watch this video while driving over 300 horses
@CarminesRCTipsandTricks
5 жыл бұрын
But 465 Horsepower makes my Mustang GT MUCH more fun!! A difference..... I'm 54 years old. I can enjoy that Rush WHEN IT'S SAFE!! That's the thing about High Performance Vehicles. They have this thing called a *THROTTLE.* You see, when conditions are not ideal, when there's even a CHANCE that a Person - or a CHILD, could pop out of anywhere..... You can actually use LESS of that Throttle!! Fast Cars can do 30mph too. Even 15mph in School Zones! I was a Professional Racecar Driver for many years. To some idiots today, they believe that they can do 150, just because they've done it on a Track! More of us used to be of a mindset that it doesn't matter WHAT you've got under the Hood.... It's the *Loose Nut behind the Wheel* that makes ANY Car Safe or Dangerous!! Some Bird Brain could potentially Kill someone, in a 40hp VW Bug!!!!
@jcirvine38
5 жыл бұрын
I had a V8 w 290 horses standard, and it was like flying a jet! I'm not complaining, of coarse, but a hundred is really all is needed.
@johnazhderian5734
4 жыл бұрын
@InfiniteMushroom You need at least 797 hp for normal Michigan driving.
@anthonyevich3836
4 жыл бұрын
@@johnazhderian5734 agreed. Dodge Demon is the the lowest recommended horsepower car that one should get if they are looking to move to Michigan XD LOL
@bobbyheffley4955
3 жыл бұрын
Drive as if your life depended on it. It does!
@luisinbetochiperez3354
3 жыл бұрын
Al observar el vídeo, imagino vivir en aquella época.
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