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What is something in an old car that most people wouldn't recognise today
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over a year ago
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A cassette player  |
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dip and high beam switch on floor |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A thing to restrict air flow on start up, that definitely rhymes with broke, , baroque and woke.
But is that thing that happens when you don't chew food properly.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Choke |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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An Arial… had an old car drive past me yesterday and the arial almost took my eye out… almost turned to my son and said - do you know what that does? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Choke"
God “Choke” went out in the 80s.. that is a blast from the past |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Window winder. Everyone still seems to know the hand signal for winding down a window but when was the last time you had a cat with them in ? |
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over a year ago
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8 track player |
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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago
Castle Douglas |
"Window winder. Everyone still seems to know the hand signal for winding down a window but when was the last time you had a cat with them in ? "
Anything that isn't a top spec or exec brand car still has winders in the back... |
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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago
Castle Douglas |
Bench seats to the front, think you only see them in big American pick up trucks now, rare sight here at least. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"An Arial… had an old car drive past me yesterday and the arial almost took my eye out… almost turned to my son and said - do you know what that does?"
My car has an aerial  |
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We used to have a car that you had to pump the windscreen washers with your foot.
Also had one with a starting handle that went in through a funny little slot in the front. |
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"Bench seats to the front, think you only see them in big American pick up trucks now, rare sight here at least."
Column gear stick |
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"An Arial… had an old car drive past me yesterday and the arial almost took my eye out… almost turned to my son and said - do you know what that does?
My car has an aerial "
So does mine.
It also has a cassette player. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"An Arial… had an old car drive past me yesterday and the arial almost took my eye out… almost turned to my son and said - do you know what that does?
My car has an aerial
So does mine.
It also has a cassette player. "
wow… |
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'Points' Against the electronic ignition we have today.'Starter handle' 'Drum brakes' 'Road maps and Tax disk' |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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An A-Z. Tin of travel sweets. My grandad. |
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A starting handle and a buxom wench to operate said implement.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"An A-Z. Tin of travel sweets. My grandad."
Oh the sweets, the smell, the fact they'd all stuck together into one big lump, despite all the pretend cocainum haha. |
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Little florescent indicators that stuck out at the side |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"8 track player"
I remember them well.
Archaeological artifact now.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"An Arial… had an old car drive past me yesterday and the arial almost took my eye out… almost turned to my son and said - do you know what that does?
My car has an aerial
So does mine.
It also has a cassette player. "
Lmao mine doesn't
It's not an old car I just think the manufacturers like to put aerials on their cars |
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Not just in old cars but it seems a lot of people don't know what indicators are  |
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Fuel filler cap that requires a key to unlock |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ashtrays, usually overflowing.
Maybe some still do but I haven't owned one that did for around 20 years. |
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An umbrella handbrake. Don’t see those in modern cars. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Fuel filler cap that requires a key to unlock "
Mine’s got one of those… |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Not just in old cars but it seems a lot of people don't know what indicators are "
Mainly occurring in BMW, Mercedes and Audi cars  |
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Frost on the inside of the windscreen (Eeeey it were cold back then ! ) - or was it just my car? |
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
Titz Towers, North Notts |
Hi, I'm Tina Titz and I think a few people would be flummoxed by the presence of a sunroof. Hopefully they'll figure it out before going through a carwash.
My Magic Flying Carpet has a sunroof. A great big one.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Frost on the inside of the windscreen (Eeeey it were cold back then ! ) - or was it just my car?"
No I had to de-ice my old fiesta from the inside out. It was hilariously naff considering it was an N reg. |
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"Frost on the inside of the windscreen (Eeeey it were cold back then ! ) - or was it just my car?
No I had to de-ice my old fiesta from the inside out. It was hilariously naff considering it was an N reg."
Hillman Imp my first.
Then Mk 1 Escort.
Both suffered the same.
The Imp, you had to pump the ch*ke before starting if I remember correctly |
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Only having 4 gears, some of them non-synchro. Or the aroma of unburnt petrol that follows you around |
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"Frost on the inside of the windscreen (Eeeey it were cold back then ! ) - or was it just my car?
No I had to de-ice my old fiesta from the inside out. It was hilariously naff considering it was an N reg.
Hillman Imp my first.
Then Mk 1 Escort.
Both suffered the same.
The Imp, you had to pump the ch*ke before starting if I remember correctly "
evening my friend
I had an imp shit of a shovel but use to overheat for fun.  |
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Handles to wind down the windows
No headrests
No mirror on the passenger door |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Coat hanger as an ariel.
No power steering.
Oh the joys... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Frost on the inside of the windscreen (Eeeey it were cold back then ! ) - or was it just my car?
No I had to de-ice my old fiesta from the inside out. It was hilariously naff considering it was an N reg.
Hillman Imp my first.
Then Mk 1 Escort.
Both suffered the same.
The Imp, you had to pump the ch*ke before starting if I remember correctly "
Does the thought of how much that mk1 is worth now still haunt you |
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"Frost on the inside of the windscreen (Eeeey it were cold back then ! ) - or was it just my car?
No I had to de-ice my old fiesta from the inside out. It was hilariously naff considering it was an N reg.
Hillman Imp my first.
Then Mk 1 Escort.
Both suffered the same.
The Imp, you had to pump the ch*ke before starting if I remember correctly evening my friend
I had an imp shit of a shovel but use to overheat for fun. "
Mine burnt oil for fun. (two rings were gone - so I was told)
Moved on from traffic lights or junction & it was like an old Flash Gordon space ship.
Aluminium engine was in the back for those not in the know about these shit heaps! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Overdrive |
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By *91kMan
over a year ago
Maidstone |
"A V8 or V6 engine  "
Less common nowadays but still exist. An inline 8 on the other hand... |
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Sadly, not many hydraulic citroens left now- but the level adjuster would blow some peoples mind! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My first car had no power steering
Don't know if I could go back to that now... |
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"A V8 or V6 engine
Less common nowadays but still exist. An inline 8 on the other hand..."
There are still lots around. I only have one car that’s less than six cylinders!
Before anyone says that’s boasting. I’ve not said how many cars I have read into it how you wish |
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Well I wrote what its called but it got flagged haha so I'll try this way the ch()ke lol |
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Two horses at the front. Kids these days and their internal combustion engines! |
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"Well I wrote what its called but it got flagged haha so I'll try this way the ch()ke lol"
Same here lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The ashtray that pops out of the door |
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A double dip clutch.
Headlamps on gimbles.
No seatbelts on the back seat.
If you were lucky enough to own a volve estate, rear facing seats in the boot - without a seat belt |
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By *iggy5Man
over a year ago
Northamptonshire |
CB radio and an 8 track. |
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Wing mirrors, mirrors that were actually half way down the wings |
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By *oo..Woman
over a year ago
Boo's World |
Choke
Window door winders
Cassette player
Aerial you had to lift up and down
Hub caps
Lifting the little bit up to unlock the passenger door
Gear knob that randomly fell off every so often
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Lol I am 30 years younger than my husband. He bought me a 69 Camaro SS . One night I couldn't figure out the high beams. He laughed an told me the button is on to he floor. |
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"Little florescent indicators that stuck out at the side "
Trafficator’s they were called |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Lol I am 30 years younger than my husband. He bought me a 69 Camaro SS . One night I couldn't figure out the high beams. He laughed an told me the button is on to he floor. "
lol 20 typo
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Opening quarterlights |
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"Little florescent indicators that stuck out at the side
Trafficator’s they were called"
or semaphores |
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Depending on how far back you go ?
Picnic basket on the boot lid, running board, spare wheel or fuel can on the running board or boot lid , advance and retard on the steering wheel |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Choke
Window door winders
Cassette player
Aerial you had to lift up and down
Hub caps
Lifting the little bit up to unlock the passenger door
Gear knob that randomly fell off every so often
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That's a perfect description of my car!
And my knob falls off sometimes  |
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A man with a red flag walking in front of the car |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It's a daft one but wind up Windows. Makes me feel old saying it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Points... |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"Window winder. Everyone still seems to know the hand signal for winding down a window but when was the last time you had a cat with them in ? "
My current and last 2006/7 models, at the back mind! |
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By *91kMan
over a year ago
Maidstone |
"A V8 or V6 engine
Less common nowadays but still exist. An inline 8 on the other hand...
There are still lots around. I only have one car that’s less than six cylinders!
Before anyone says that’s boasting. I’ve not said how many cars I have read into it how you wish "
Cylinder count isn't necessarily a boast... Got an old XJ with a V12 in it, but it's the slowest car I have  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I tried to mention the thingy that starts with a 'C' and ends in an 'E', five letters... But apparently you are not allowed to use that word in the forum's in any context... |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"Not just in old cars but it seems a lot of people don't know what indicators are "
Audi! |
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By *htcMan
over a year ago
MK |
"An Arial… had an old car drive past me yesterday and the arial almost took my eye out… almost turned to my son and said - do you know what that does?"
Alot of cars are still built with a aerial on the roof instead of in the side of windscreen ? |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"A double dip clutch.
Headlamps on gimbles.
No seatbelts on the back seat.
If you were lucky enough to own a volve estate, rear facing seats in the boot - without a seat belt "
Montego estates had the same setup! |
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By *htcMan
over a year ago
MK |
"Fuel filler cap that requires a key to unlock "
Still alot of brands have this. Watch at the fuel station |
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A key that unlocks the doors, boot and starts the engine with a little turn to the right And it didn't need a battery. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Window winder. Everyone still seems to know the hand signal for winding down a window but when was the last time you had a cat with them in ? "
and when we click the electric button we still say ‘winding’ the window down?!  |
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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago
In my happy place |
"An Arial… had an old car drive past me yesterday and the arial almost took my eye out… almost turned to my son and said - do you know what that does?
My car has an aerial "
I think they mean the pull up long chrome ones |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Umm 3 speed on the tree. |
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago
Titz Towers, North Notts |
Oakley stickers on windows |
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"A thing to restrict air flow on start up, that definitely rhymes with broke, , baroque and woke.
But is that thing that happens when you don't chew food properly.
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The chøke?! |
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By *viatrixWoman
over a year ago
Redhill |
"8 track player
I remember them well.
Archaeological artifact now.."
My dad’s ‘72 Ford Maverick had an 8-track player! one of my very first memories was pulling the tape off the cartridge and he freaking out, haha! Obviously I was a toddler sitting on my mum’s lap at the front, no baby car seat, no seatbelt…
*goes back to her prehistoric cave* |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Lockable glove compartments
Steering wheels with no airbags
Leaf-spring suspension
Radios that only picked up MW or LW |
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"Oakley stickers on windows "
"On a mission", what was that all about? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Spark plugs |
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
Morden |
"Bench seats to the front, think you only see them in big American pick up trucks now, rare sight here at least."
They stopped doing bench front seats when the gear shift/hand brake move down to the floor from the steering column. |
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
Morden |
"Frost on the inside of the windscreen (Eeeey it were cold back then ! ) - or was it just my car?"
I had frost on the inside of the windscreen during last winter |
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dial radio before the 8 track tape
mirrors as they didnt have any on old cars |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Pop up head lights. They are just awesome. |
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"dial radio before the 8 track tape
mirrors as they didnt have any on old cars"
There are a lot of cars round my way don't seem to have mirrors. |
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By *dy-ukTV/TS
over a year ago
Alcester |
Fishnet recarro seats
(Ford capri, with fury dice on the mirror) |
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Positive earth
dynamo instead of alternator
Plastic wind deflectors on wipers
Static strap
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Cigarette lighter |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ash trays |
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Temperature control lever on the switch consol |
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Those petrol coupons to trade in for a yo-yo of something |
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chromed metal/yellow enamel AA membership shield shaped plaque attached to the front grille (which the AA patrols were expected to salute when driving past.) |
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By *dy-ukTV/TS
over a year ago
Alcester |
"Cb antenna"
I've still got one on my car, and amateur radio aerials
"Those petrol coupons to trade in for a yo-yo of something"
Green shield stamps |
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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago
Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe |
Trunnions that needed greasing regularly, otherwise your front wheels would fall off! |
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By *lynJMan
over a year ago
Morden |
"chromed metal/yellow enamel AA membership shield shaped plaque attached to the front grille (which the AA patrols were expected to salute when driving past.) "
The AA patrol wouldn't salute if the police were in the area in order to warn the motorist. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Not just in old cars but it seems a lot of people don't know what indicators are "
Ha ha |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A good driver |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A slot that you put key in to open and lock in back door of the boot . |
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Chrome door handles with push buttons to open the door. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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An goat horn hanging under the back bumper . |
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By *ozapperMan
over a year ago
Lancashire |
Side flick out indicator arms, vacuum driven winscreen wipers, a starting handle and manual advance and retard ignition control on steering wheel... oh and a full crash gearbox, no synchromesh.
Geez I'm getting old! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Manners! |
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Manual pull out choking device
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Furry steering wheel cover |
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A different key for every lock on the car.
Opening the bonnet without pulling a lever inside the car (Austin 1100/1300) |
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By *xydadbodMan
over a year ago
Milton keynes |
A tape deck.. I still got my old one in my car.. would get rid of it but I like it.. no idea if it works mind lol |
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Car made of metal rather than the flimsy tin on today. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Sliding heater controls |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
carrbrook stalybridge |
"Window winder. Everyone still seems to know the hand signal for winding down a window but when was the last time you had a cat with them in ? "
just sold one 11 plate kia rio absalout poverty spec wind up windows no central locking cloth seats no aircon but guess what no stupid gadjets and gizmos to go wrong .40k of driving and never let us down only replaced as we needed bigger
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By *ndiiiMan
over a year ago
Paisley Scotland |
"dip and high beam switch on floor"
Yip big rubber button that switched on and off with your foot |
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By *ndiiiMan
over a year ago
Paisley Scotland |
"We used to have a car that you had to pump the windscreen washers with your foot.
Also had one with a starting handle that went in through a funny little slot in the front. "
Blast from the past. Less things went wrong then. Maybe took you hours and not comfortable but they tended not to break x |
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By *ndiiiMan
over a year ago
Paisley Scotland |
Swivel ashtrays. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Car made of metal rather than the flimsy tin on today. "
Rust!
Doors a different colour to the car because they rusted and fell apart. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Tax disc
Wood trim
SHARON ...... DARREN .... windscreen sticker |
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By *enonlyMan
over a year ago
Stoke On Trent |
A manual fuel mixture nob that you pull so the car will start when cold |
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By *9alMan
over a year ago
Bridgend |
Bonnet mascots! I have an Austin A 35 with a lovely art deco A sticking out of the bonnet. not allowed on modern cars as they damage pedestrians when you run them over |
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Cigarette lighter
Handbrake
Cassette player
Manual wind down windows
Choke
Leaded petrol
No ABS
No Power Steering
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An Ammeter and Oil pressure Guage.
They were in nearly every car, mainly chrome and black 'smiths' clocks. Looked lovely. |
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Indicators that came out of the side of the car but weren't lit up.
Also hand signals........ |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Fluffy dice. |
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Tartan travel rugs on back seat, them little strips that hung off the back bumper that were supposed to stop car sickness or to stop build up of static electricity I think |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Indicators on Audi's, Range Rovers and BMW's?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Heavy steering as it has no power steering |
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"A thing to restrict air flow on start up, that definitely rhymes with broke, , baroque and woke.
But is that thing that happens when you don't chew food properly.
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Yup - and we all knew just the right combination of this thing and the number of presses on the gas pedal to make the car start in the morning.
This was a different combination depending on time of year and time of day ! |
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The burning hot vinyl seats and the smell of EP90... |
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On the other hand - when you lift the bonnet on my Spitfire, you reveal three fuses and two relays! And that’s it !! |
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over a year ago
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Stick on heated rear screen elements |
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Little triangular vent window, erm, and a nodding dog |
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over a year ago
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Crossply tyres, remoulds, |
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By *ndiiiMan
over a year ago
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"Indicators that came out of the side of the car but weren't lit up.
Also hand signals........ "
I give plenty of hand signals, well gestures to be honest!!!!! |
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By *ortyairCouple
over a year ago
Wallasey |
My fella, he hasn't aged well at all haha x |
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"Car made of metal rather than the flimsy tin on today. "
I would have said that but the other way around.
When I started driving (and for a good while after) a 10 year old car was a rust bucket and ready for the scrap yard.
These days a 12 plate is classed as nearly new. |
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over a year ago
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"Bonnet mascots! I have an Austin A 35 with a lovely art deco A sticking out of the bonnet. not allowed on modern cars as they damage pedestrians when you run them over "
And they have a massive A imprinted on them so you know whodunnit. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Just men drivers.
Women drive them too these days. Disgraceful. |
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Volt meter, oil pressure gauge, opening quarter lights, ch()ke (manual or auto) after market undersealing, sealed beam headlights, metal dashboards, column change gears, front bench seats, that's about all I can think of but I'll probably remember a few more.
Under the bonnet: Points, condenser, coil (no it didn't stop the car getting pregnant ) glass domed mechanical fuel pumps, dynamo (as opposed to alternator) and OHV engines with adjustable tappets.
Suspension/brakes Etc: Front drum brakes, steering box, king pins, and leaf springs come to mind. |
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Beaded seat covers. Were they meant to massage you?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Beaded seat covers. Were they meant to massage you? "
I always got my bum hair caught in them. |
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Getting a handbook with instructions on servicing your own car instead of now where the handbook warns you not to drink battery acid 
Services every 3,000 miles with a cylinder head removal for a de-c0ke every 12,000 miles |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Getting a handbook with instructions on servicing your own car instead of now where the handbook warns you not to drink battery acid
Services every 3,000 miles with a cylinder head removal for a de-c0ke every 12,000 miles"
Redex additive was supposed to help keep engines from this. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Manual windscreen washers that you had to punp like a water pistol ! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Like others have said got to be manual ch oke , had to know that sweet spot to get it started
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"Pop up head lights. They are just awesome."
My Dad had a red Mazda 323 with pop up headlights. H reg. We loved it |
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