You know you've been a car nut for a long time if you remember....

Floor and wing vents. Didn't need A/C back then, plenty of flow-thru ventilation.

FM adapters: There was only AM radio for decades, so when FM radio came along people bought a little adapter about the size of a deck of cards, plugged it into the back of your AM radio, and voila, you had AM/FM radio,

When oil came in cardboard cans and you needed a bottle opener to change oil.

Granny/creeper gears: A very low 1st. gear in your average work truck. Not seen since trucks have been wussified.

Carburetors: Really don't miss those fussy things at all.

Three-on-the-tree shifters: Not on the floor, where God intended them to be, but on the steering column for some silly reason.

Bias-ply tires: Horrible in the snow. Horrible in the rain. Just plain horrible.

Manual steering and brakes: About the time men turned wimpy(late 70s/early 80s) all vehicles featured power steering and brakes.

That's all that comes to mind right now. Please feel free to add your own.

four wheel drum brakes!

rear engine, rear drive, for those times when steering wasn't that important.

dimmer switch on the floor

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Originally posted by waywardson

dimmer switch on the floor

My dump truck still has that, it's a 76

And ya, I'm old, I remember all that stuff

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Originally posted by waywardson

dimmer switch on the floor

HIGH OCTANE was at least 105...and not AV GAS...or how about Tachometers ....from sun or the like not installed as a standard item ....no one uses them for what they were intended ...so the question "What was a tachometer used for ?" no cheating and to know what your engine RPM was doesnt count either DUH!!!!

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Originally posted by beez60

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HIGH OCTANE was at least 105...and not AV GAS...or how about Tachometers ....from sun or the like not installed as a standard item ....no one uses them for what they were intended ...so the question "What was a tachometer used for ?" no cheating and to know what your engine RPM was doesnt count either DUH!!!!

when to shift

When "posi-traction" was a new and "bitchin'" feature.

when you could order a car that was a base model. no carpet, raideo delete, and other options that you did not need...

leded fuel

Ram Air

Do you remember white-wall tires?

3 on the tree, love that one, also push button trannies.

Going into the dealer and ordering the color you want and the options you want and special ordering your car the way you want it.

Dual Speed (his and hers) Transmissions.

power glide auto tranny (low and drive)

anyone remember these???

or these??

Gas Cap behind the license plate

manual locking 4wheel drive hubs

Crank engines.

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Originally posted by tallguy1979

Gas Cap behind the license plate

They made those fairly recently, I think. YJ Wranglers had them, and they were produced up until 1995.