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Do you remember when cars had (I do)
August 05, 2019, 10:02 AM
George43Do you remember when cars had (I do)
6 volt batteries.
Ash trays.
Cigarette lighters
Vent windows.
Generators.
Tube tires.
Tube radios.
Radio ariels.
Running boards.
Chrome bumpers.
Rear fins.
Analog radio dials.
Choke knobs.
Overdrive levers.
Column shifters.
Starter pedal on the floorboard.
Hand crank windows.
Carburators.
No seatbelts.
External sun visors.
Stash areas behind the rear seat.
Oil bath air cleaners.
Non adjustable seats.
Flathead engines.
White sidewall tires.
Portawalls.
Rumbleseats.
External gas caps.
So how old are you?
A gun in the hand is worth more than ten policemen on the phone.
The American Revolution was carried out by a group of gun toting religious zealots.
August 05, 2019, 10:07 AM
RogueJSKYou forgot curb feelers.
August 05, 2019, 10:14 AM
BigSwedeI knew what all of them were except portawalls, had to look it up. Some of these are before my time
August 05, 2019, 10:17 AM
Balzé HalzéWhat about the dimmer switch on the floorboard?
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August 05, 2019, 10:33 AM
zipridersonI'm 43 - I remember tape players. And the of course CD players, and 5 disc changers. .
August 05, 2019, 10:35 AM
George43quote:
Originally posted by RogueJSK:
You forgot curb feelers.
Yes I did.
A gun in the hand is worth more than ten policemen on the phone.
The American Revolution was carried out by a group of gun toting religious zealots.
August 05, 2019, 10:38 AM
coloradohunter44Fancy Cadillac had auto dimmer on dash.
"Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am."
looking forward to 4 years of TRUMP!
August 05, 2019, 10:41 AM
sns3guppySome of my vehicles still have most of those things.
August 05, 2019, 10:41 AM
BBMWA few of those, but not all. I started noticing cars in the '70s
August 05, 2019, 10:42 AM
Oz_ShadowPositive grounds on some
August 05, 2019, 10:55 AM
Hamden106All the above and.....Castiron hemi, Push button Powerflight trans (dash lever in 1955), heel and toe trans, Columbia rearends, exhaust heat source for cabin, Continental kit, PTO winch, left hand lug nuts, fender skirts, wishbone suspension, opening cowl vents, V12 and straight 8 motors, dual antennae, record players, rear AC units (with side scoops), ...............70
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August 05, 2019, 10:57 AM
Hamden106Here is one, not on a car, ....gear driven implements on a road grader (not hydraulic)
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August 05, 2019, 10:57 AM
ARmanI'm 50 years old, yet I knew, seen and used, worked on or been around all of them and more.
But I'm a gear head, and been around cars (vintage, classic, muscle, exotic, custom, collector cars all my life. I came home in a '64 Chevy Impala SS. I was one year old my first ride in a Street Rod.
Been going to car shows since my first birthday. I have forgotten more than most people ever know about cars....
ARman
August 05, 2019, 11:00 AM
1s1kquote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
What about the dimmer switch on the floorboard?
I actually liked that better. I also like vent windows.
August 05, 2019, 11:25 AM
ggileDo they still have bench seats? I can't remember the last time I saw a car with bench seats.
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August 05, 2019, 11:34 AM
bigdealHow many of you characters have ever driven a car with a 'Spark Advance' lever on the steering column? Now we're getting back in time....
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August 05, 2019, 11:35 AM
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August 05, 2019, 11:42 AM
Pale HorseMy truck still has manual windows. I gave a kid a ride home from football practice one night and he was looking at the door for several minutes, then finally asked me how to roll the window down.
Of course I don’t blame him for not knowing. But it was still pretty funny.
“Everybody wants a Sig in the sheets but a Glock on the streets.” -bionic218 04-02-2014
August 05, 2019, 11:46 AM
fpuhanquote:
Originally posted by 1s1k:
quote:
Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
What about the dimmer switch on the floorboard?
I actually liked that better. I also like vent windows.
This. And clutch pedals (manual transmission).
You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless.
NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member August 05, 2019, 11:56 AM
229DAKAnalog clocks that always stopped working.
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