Remember when

Remember when your Grandpa's car had "curb feelers" on it? Wasn't cool to have them on your car.
I think I had a boyfriend in college that had those same feelers. They must have made a comeback in the 80s or 90s. :facepalm:
 
Remember the huge diameters of the old steering wheels? Also, remember how thin they were? I always preferred the thin rims over the big, thick steering wheel rims we have these days.
 
That gas cap hidden behind the license plate.

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this is the best and I'll add: remember when you couldn't put more than about 8 gallons in your 72 Nova because its rear springs were shot which sagged the rear end just enough to allow the gas to pour back out through the license plate when you stepped on the gas pedal or were going up hill because, GM engineering :rolleyes::oops::p?

By the way, does anyone remember when they called car dealerships 'agencies'? Or was that just my dad
 
Remember when a new car was $2,295.00? My first new car, a 1973 green VW Super Beetle: The regular Beetle was $1,995.00
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Payment was $66.00/mo for three years...:neng2kb:
When I got out of the service on Nov 1972, I went to the VW dealer and bought a 1973 Yellow "Super" Beetle for $1,800. It only had a few miles on it because it was their demo so I got it a little cheaper.
 
Remember swamp coolers? I have the 12-volt version, new, still in the box. Okay, I think I have a problem with collecting "stuff"...
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And of course, there's the grand daddy of swamp coolers...
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I remember as a kid coming across Arizona, we would have to stop once in awhile and put ice cubs in the car's a/c so you would have cool air coming out of it.
 
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Alright, first I got to say, I'm only half way through this 10 hour/6 page thread.

How about the venerable Ford 4.9L 300 straight six engine, mated to a four-speed manual transmission with a granny gear?

Then I have to say, How many remember when engines made in the USA were never referred to in litres? Ahh... the good old days of that 300 six, the 258 and the slant six.
 
Remember when moonies actually screwed into the wheel?
Man I loved this truck
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Man, I don't go back nearly as far as most of yall, but I do remember when Chryslers had the cars in the 80's that tried really hard to use new high tech "voice alert" systems that would annoy the piss out of you when your door was open to tell you that the door was "ajar".