Remember when

[05 Blue Unlimited]

I remember all of those except adding only one speaker in the back. For me it was always AM radio until I saved up enough money to go to RadioShack for a stereo and TWO, yes TWO, 6 x 9s. Actually, now that I think about it, my very first car never even had an AM radio from the factory so it took a little longer to save up the extra money to also get an antenna.

My first car was a 67 chevelle with AM only. The first mod was a AM/FM converter by Audiovox.

 

[TomT509]

My first car was a 67 chevelle with AM only. The first mod was a AM/FM converter by Audiovox.

Oh geez, forgot about those. Yes, I had those in a couple of cars... worked well.

 

[Chris]

Remember when a smoke was a smoke, and groovin' was groovin'?

 

[Boinked]

Time to bring this back from the dead

 

[lowranger]

Time to bring this back from the dead
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Oh yeah....."The ash tray". Don't see those around much anymore.

 

[lowranger]

Remember A&W? You drove up in your car. They take your order and come out and hang the tray on your window that you roll up slightly. Loved the cold root beer in those cold mugs!

 

[Kiwi TJ]

Remember A&W? You drove up in your car. They take your order and come out and hang the tray on your window that you roll up slightly. Loved the cold root beer in those cold mugs!

We get A&W root beer in a can here...but its not the same. Last time I was the US the people I was staying with made some homemade stuff in a big plastic rubbish (garbage) bin...it was sooooo good.

 

[glwood]

Oh yeah....."The ash tray". Don't see those around much anymore.

Or cigarette lighters in cars. They got replaced by 12v 'outlets' & usb port chargers.

 

[lowranger]

I want the dimmer switch back on the floor board! Why can't that be an option??

 

[lowranger]

Remember the Lava lamps?

 

[glwood]

How about those steel steering wheels, like @Squatch mentioned, with the separate horn you had to push, not one hidden behind a plastic panel, in front of an airbag with something called a clock spring...

When you pushed that sucker, people knew you were coming. You could also stick things to the dash with magnets.

 

[glwood]

Space Invaders

 

[MountaineerTom]

Here's one I didn't see. Fender top turn signal indicators.

A friend of mine had a Plymouth Grand Fury, but the bottom of the y was broken off. We called it the Grand Furu. It had the signal indicators.

 

[dangjalopy]

Or cigarette lighters in cars. They got replaced by 12v 'outlets' & usb port chargers.

My Jeep still has the cigarette lighter though I use it as a USB plug. Haha

 

[tworley]

Remember when a smoke was a smoke, and groovin' was groovin'?

Big John Couger fan here!

 

[59 wagon man]

you actually had to know how to drive a car - steer by yourself ,crank open the windows ,open the vent windows,stop in the rain ,check the air in your tires,etc

 

[dla]

Put a tiger in you tank...

 

[jgaz]

Here's one I didn't see. Fender top turn signal indicators.

A friend of mine had a Plymouth Grand Fury, but the bottom of the y was broken off. We called it the Grand Furu. It had the signal indicators.


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On the Dodge Charger somewhere mid to late 70’s the left front indicator was also used to remind you to drive with a light, right foot. It was wired to a vacuum switch that would illuminate the light when the manifold vacuum dropped to a certain level. I don’t remember all the details.

Some owners thought it was an intermittent wiring issue that was turning on the light. Try trouble shooting that complaint as a newbie, independent mechanic, until you realize what’s happening