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What is something in an old car - most people would not recognise today?

Bench seat Front and rear ashtrays

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srxwat4 · 70-79, M

Drivers with a brain.

bowman81 · M

Vent windows

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@bowman81 must not forget on how to lock them, which nobody really did! 😊

eyeno · M

Carburators, Choke, Generators, Drum brakes, Distributor including components, Mechanical Fuel pump, bumper jacks, bumper guards, manual column shift, sealed-beam headlamps, To name a few

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@eyeno wasn't a hotrod buff yet I was very upset when mom totaled the Ford falcon. It was to be my car. 😭

eyeno · M

@DeWayfarer Oh No..,! My friend on the Island of Kauai still has his, though all rusted and under covers. He refuses to get rid of it.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@eyeno yeah, what she brought after was a huge gutless wonder! 😖

A 4 cylinder Volvo 144. I was totally put off. 🤷‍♂️

Bigbass77 · M

Light dimmer switch in the floor

EuphoricTurtle · 41-45, M

manual choke

PerfectionOfTheHeart · 46-50, F

All the answers I could think of are already listed so going to go off the mark a little and say suicide doors.

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PerfectionOfTheHeart · 46-50, F

@Stereoguy 😍. The most important detail though...what color was it?

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PerfectionOfTheHeart · 46-50, F

@Stereoguy Beautiful!

Pinkstarburst

8-track cassette player

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Raine · F

A wire coat hanger for an aerial

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Eddiesolds · 61-69, M

@Raine This is so funny.Ive never heard of that kind of car.Could it have been a , Comet?

Raine · F

@Eddiesolds no a commer. I think they were before the VW kombi vans

Eddiesolds · 61-69, M

@Raine oh that's cool.Id never drive one of those. Lmao! Thankyou for showing me Raine!

Raine · F

A push button radio

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FurryFace · 61-69, M

@Raine oh yeah the Austin Mini

Raine · F

@Stereoguy yes and you pull the buttons out to preset the stations and then push them back in.

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LunarOrbit · 56-60, M

Gas cap behind license plate

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LunarOrbit · 56-60, M

@Stereoguy Yup. 73 Amc Hornet.

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senghenydd · M

trafficators

My old Dad had a Morris 1000 with them laughable today a passenger walked into one of them and snapped it.

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senghenydd · M

@stratosranger Yes a very interesting function, they wouldn't be any good in car parks where people brush by cars without looking I think they had to go and go they did.

srxwat4 · 70-79, M

@senghenydd They were only extended when in use,when not in use they would just fold out of the way.I think they look good and should come back.

senghenydd · M

@srxwat4 My Dad had one break someone walked into it and it was an expensive to get replaced I remember there was a fuss about it.

CestManan · 46-50, F

Some automatics had the gear selector on the steering column.

My dad's 79 Thunderbird had the high beam switch as a button on the floor board.

That thing was a living room on wheels.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@CestManan neighbor had the 1960 version. Same color.

Teslin · M

High / Low beam headlight foot switch

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Teslin · M

@saragoodtimes Yes, I agree. That blind spot warning is great!!

saragoodtimes · F

@Teslin that's all I look for in the mirrors. if they ever fail I'm screwed

Teslin · M

@saragoodtimes oh know!!!

My car has a passenger side camera. I wish it had the same on the driver side.

cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

Wings on the front windows to keep the wind from blowing your hair and in your face as you drive down the road with the windows rolled down.

Synyster · 51-55, M

Side pipes
The GT500

Hurst 4 speed shifter

M22Z Muncie transmission
Listen to that humming transmission, it overpowers the engine sound.

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGmQzXhp2IM]

Adstar · 56-60, M

Do they make cars with manually wind up windows anymore?

FreeSpirit1 · 51-55, F

High beam button on the floor.

saragoodtimes · F

@FreeSpirit1 find guys love when a girls headlights are on

Eddiesolds · 61-69, M

Alot of chrome and stainless steel.lol

SW-User

Cigarette lighter

malizz · 70-79, M

@SW-User They still have them but they are mostly used for satnav power nowadays.

SW-User

@malizz my vehicle doesn’t
They don’t have the heating elements inside for cigarette lighter. Only true power points

NerdyPotato · M

The turn handles to move the windows up and down.

saragoodtimes · F

never see fuzzy dice anymore

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MarineBob · 56-60, M

Bobbing dog on the back dash

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@MarineBob dachshund! 😊

Dolimyte · 41-45, M

Curb feelers. A pontiac arrowhead.

JoePourMan · 61-69, M

Light dimmer switch on the floor

sunrisehawk · 61-69, M

Column shifter

PrivateHell · M

8 track deck

HootyTheNightOwl

The *Clunk* of the antenna breaking because you went into the car wash and forgot to get out and manually push it down... closely followed by your parents swearing because they've now got to replace it...

malizz · 70-79, M

Crank handle.

GunFinger · F

The locks

SubstantialKick · 31-35, M

A carburetor.

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

Push button Auto Transmission selector.

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Shannon27 · M

@Stereoguy Love the Lincoln dash layout everything is right at your fingertips. It took me a couple of times to find a few settings when you scrolled down but figured them out. I don't know about the piano key shifter on the 21 Nautilus have seen them in the showroom but haven't driven one yet.

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

Radio presets! Heck most didn't know how to set them back in the day!

Double clutch! Would love to see most now double clutch up a hill! 🤣

Any seatbelts at all! 🤷‍♂️

No head rest!

No driver side or passenger side outside rear view mirrors.

No cup holders!

Outside Radio antenna that slides up a down.

Seen them only. Rumple seat!

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@CestManan my fist car that I bought in 1979 was a 72 Datsun B110. Bought it cheap because of all the hail damage.

It was the precursor to all the Datsuns later.

CestManan · 46-50, F

@DeWayfarer Typical early 70's styling.

My 81 Aries was actually my third car. Long story about the first two, but the Aries was the first one I owed for any amount of time.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@CestManan my second was a practical tank! Traded my Datsun for a 72 Mercury monarch station wagon! Even trade.

What a total beast that was! 440 V8. 🤣

All solid steel.

4meAndyou · F

Wing windows. Rear seat door locks, (an optional add on), so children can't open their doors by themselves.

Nimbus · M

Jimmy Hoffa decaying in the boot (trunk).

stratosranger · M

@Nimbus Plenty of old mobsters or their kids know exactly how Jimmy Hoffa was whacked. Problem is every story is different!

Nimbus · M

@stratosranger Good point.

I love those Mafia movies :)

stratosranger · M

@Nimbus Me too!

Virgo79 · 61-69, M

Points, a lot of parts guys dont even know what they are

PhoenixPhail · M

@Virgo79 Yep, it was always, plugs, points and condenser.

Virgo79 · 61-69, M

@PhoenixPhail changed alot of those.
Sometimes an old condenser can be alot of fun when its charged and handed to someone that doesn't know what it is🙂.
Not that I would do that😂