Old Cars

[Glenn]

What's something in an old car that most people would not recognize today?

[Jmontgomery87]

Carburetor, wing window, clutch, brights switch on the floor

 

[throttleplate]

high beam/low beam foot activated switch on the floorboard. My 1966 ford galaxie 500 had it.

[AlabamaSpothunter]

I'm a late millennial...but a clutch/5 speed/manual transmission

 

Window cranks 

 

5 CD rear mounted CD players

 

8 Track 

 

 

[12poundbass]

Dolly Partons ?

 

Flipping the license plate down to fill your gas tank

 

 

[throttleplate]

having 2 different keys to access ignition and doors.

Changing the oil in the air filter housing.

[PourMyOwn]

Points ignition. I've bought a lot of tractors off of young guys. Their father (or father in law) give them a 1970s machine, then in year two it doesn't magically work and they want it gone. I file points and drive it on the trailer.

[Bird]

3 - speed on the column

Ash tray

Vinyl seats 

[MN Fisher]

Wiper switch on the dash.

[GaryH]

Suicide knob, gas fill behind tail light, rumble seat, manual choke

[Mike L]

Everything…

 

 

 

[A-Jay]

Transmission selection buttons on the dash ~

btw - I hate not having an emergency brake pedal to mash at the boat ramp.

New truck has a dash button.

But after going on two years I'm still stomping on the floor looking for it !

A-Jay

[Deleted account]

Cigarette lighter and ash tray.

[Scott F]

Bench seats, AM only radio. Antenna. Chrome bumper, chrome trim

[Mobasser]

A push button transmission.

[Catt]

[volzfan59]

Vent windows and crotch coolers. You know, the little side vents on the kick plate by the pedals on the driver's side, just on the kick plate on the passenger side. I've had several old Chevy and Ford pickups that had them. Middle of the summer in the south, no A/C, no big deal. Roll the windows down, open the vent windows as far as possible and open the crotch coolers. The breeze shot straight up your legs!

[TOXIC]

6 volt ignition system. Flathead 8. 

[Mobasser]

An AM radio

[TnRiver46]

13 minutes ago, Mobasser said:

An AM radio

I listen to that everyday in my 2019 work truck haha 

 

my buddies kids think it’s hilarious to roll my windows up and down with the crank handle 

[gim]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

my buddies kids think it’s hilarious to roll my windows up and down with the crank handle

Could you even buy a vehicle anymore that has manual windows/locks?

 

My first truck had those.  Way back in the year 2000.  Lol

[Deleted account]

7 hours ago, Scott F said:

Bench seats

Dad had a 4 door Monterrey, lot of room back there...

[TnRiver46]

32 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Could you even buy a vehicle anymore that has manual windows/locks?

 

My first truck had those.  Way back in the year 2000.  Lol

I’m sure you can, mine is 2007 I think. Probably have to special order it plain haha. 

[PourMyOwn]

32 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Could you even buy a vehicle anymore that has manual windows/locks?

 

My first truck had those.  Way back in the year 2000.  Lol

My 07 Tundra has crank windows, manual locks and a vinyl floor.

 

I had an 86 Toyota pickup with more options!

[gim]

9 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Probably have to special order it plain

I'm sure you would.  They don't roll em out on the factory line with cranks anymore.

 

"Can I get that 2022 GMC Sierra Denali with manual crank windows?" said no one, ever.