Remember when

Remember vacuum wipers, or the windshield washer on the floor that you had to pump?
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on our Cortinas there was a ring around the rubber pump which would start the wiper ... wow this one is for sale on ebay for $500.

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I don't remember that. I do remember when you had vacuum wipers, when you accelerated fast, the wipers would slow down.
yeah I don't remember that either but I DO remember the vacuum wipers...they seemed to work opposite to how they should haha
(on my Herald the wipers would move half way then give up)
 
I don't remember that. I do remember when you had vacuum wipers, when you accelerated fast, the wipers would slow down.
On most, but not all makes. Rambler ran theirs off the fuel pump, so it relied on the diaphragm rather than off straight manifold vacuum. It was a much better system. My '65 Classic never had an issue, and I could dial those puppies down to a crawl across the windshield!
 
Remember seeing AMC, Plymouth, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac dealerships? Wasn't all that long ago, and yet it seems like they've been gone forever...
 
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Am I remembering this correct, that the rear bumper on a pickup truck was an added cost option if you wanted it?

I remember seeing lots of trucks with bumpers that had the dealers name and city/state stamped into it.
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yeah, back then a bumper was often not even included. But the step bumper with a hitch ball was a top dealer installed option.