3:16 Roll down windows were replaced simply because it’s cheaper to just make all your models the same verses stocking two different assemblies. 5:52 Compared to finding a pay phone, one in your car was much more convenient. 7:39 Running boards were just holdover from horse drawn carriages, and not needed as cars got lower to the ground. But on trucks and SUV’s even now, running boards can be ordered as an option. - I never adjusted my radio antenna, plus some weren’t adjustable. They mainly were retracted to prevent damage at car washes. We could use more tail fins. 😁
Vent windows were nice, and ashtrays I don’t smoke anymore but I used to put fuses and small items in them too keep them handy. T tops were fun I never had any noise problems with them but did have a small leak problem once
Imagine a time when you were happy to simply have a car that works. Time passes, and suddenly you are 60+, watching a video telling you what features were on cars that you drove, and the reason why these features changed.
The Mercedes hood ornament was spring loaded to render them safe. As for roll down windows both of my vehicles have that in the back. My newest vehicle is 14 years old, though...
I n the seventies and eighties business owners used the phone to call their employees. The vw bug was the last vehicle to use running boards. It also had a jack up area to change the tires.
You didn’t bother telling the kid nd folks why the wood grain was there in the first lace. It is because early state wagons actually were made from wood. And when they changed and started making them with all steel construction during the 1950s, p expletive missed the beauty of the wood, so I. The 60s for nostalgic reasons they started to use simulated wood. Like ok at any station wagon before the 1950s and you will see that they are all made from real wood.
2:05 wraps up the discussion of hood ornaments with the wreck of a car (a 1963 or 1964 Oldsmobile) that didn't have one! Eh? And in-car phones were never commonplace, even for the rich.
I get that. But the idea or notion of the hood ornament is missed. I know almost every car manufacturer has a front logo. But it’s not the same without a hood ornament. It’s too bad there isn’t a company out there that does custom design hood ornaments on vehicles. Because I would put a aztec warrior as a hood ornament on my current vehicle. @@petermerchant4439
All we need is like bicycles tho more simplier made the less to go wrong I miss the front door with the small vent windows I never did like air conditioner units on motors honestly as I know it born may nine 1946 July 1965 age 19 I first started to learn how to drive when cars had one rectangular inside rear view mirror second was a mirror on the left door outside rare then was there an outside mirror on the right side door some cars had mirrors on fronts top of fenders mucho of which were small ones round first when I drove or even sat by a steering wheel the transmission shifting lever was on the steering column forward of the wheel only recently heard it called 3 on a tree we had for your left foot on the floor drivers used their left foot on left pedal when shifting dears donot rest it then there after woods right foot used for brake or gasoline pedal there was no cruise control but left foot used for vertical round switch to turn on off your front high beam lights seen on this I pad cars about in photos 1958 1961 windows all around 4 side of your cars mucho less blind blind spots several times past I have mentioned there were cars with curb feelers on the right side bottom edge to let drivers know close to curb I never owned a checker car mucho well known for New York taxi cabs tho I was once doing my business walking around seeing a re-recorded thing a fellow who privately owned a checker car let me sit in it very nice soft seats plenty of leg room now from myself only as I see things about cars automobiles for one our motors are mucho too big in size from below windshields to motor hoods too long too powerful it will never be or happen nothing ever made impossible to drive over sixty miles per hour or as boat motors once you set speed it stays there until operator driver changes it on cars wbe have cruise control why not like boats less to go wrong when I never ever even sat in a car behind a steering wheel tho first time was going no where in a hurry 1st you sit down feel around you learning forward or back proper seat poison so your feet reach the pedals ok then seeing where all things are for lights shifting gears horn are you able to see out the windshield over the motor hood between the streets w nite lane lines I had to use something on the seat so I could sit higher up to see ok for this Now I am 78 age if I were to drive I remember steering column shifters my last automobile was shifter on dashboard right side of steering wheel my mini four speed vw station inside front was driver passenger four speed shifter manual transmission always letter h on the floor by the two front seats hand brake was between these two seats I have never seen a drivers seat left front go up down only forward or back my vw eurovan had heated driver seat mucho hot donot ever get me wrong age 19 since then driving or first try besides my times at auto shops cleaning them doing scrap metal paid I have seen mucho all of volks disasters how cars are made volks using them nicely or bad ways or waiting until it is really bad like a human beings health medical care donot wait well sometimes for parts or other reasons only I am truthfully speaking from my experience of years seeing things life would be mucho nicer if we all did things in better ways quit being cry babies complainers doing things mucho senseable taking life somewhat easier slower haste makes waste one day at a time now believe me or not ever once at five am I was outside to drive my vw van to go to business parked in my dads home driveway it would not shift into reverse I had to put four speed in nutural roll backwards drive across property front of home drive out neighbors driveway to street to auto shop where I was told a big amount of ice was frozen when all melted no more troubles how it happened donot ask me true I have see any cars all over the world made have problems just as all of us humans beings are never ever perfect cars also tho a real shame is mucho are not made like the very first vws were it is not what we do but how done vw would have never quit their first cars if not for our government requirements for volks safety cleaner air and all more besides true most volks drive unnecessarily mucho often when things could be nicer done walking less trips driving bicycle riding car pooling neighbors helping neighbors yet most volks are addicted to their cars they donot always use at best times of days why call it rush hour when no one really rushes or if possible go shopping when parking lots are less crowded or park away from stores walking a bit more will not kill you get it done stop wasting time gasoline driving around to park closer money saved enjoy your day
These features were somewhat bulky and difficult to work with but that was the beauty of them, you could work on them. Now, there are very few things that an owner can do to keep their vehicle up and running other than watch the mileage and take it back to the dealership for servicing. 😮
Luggage racks? Take a look at any new sport utility thing. Side rails for roof racks are almost universal because the blasted things have insufficient cargo space inside. Around here, the 24th of May weekend and Labour Day weekend will show you hundreds, if not thousands of vehicles with roof racks in use. Modern cars have increased cargo space? Are you totally out to lunch? A 1990 Volvo 240 wagon had more cargo space than a new Volvo V90, the big wagon. The difference is almost 10 cubic feet. Oh, the design of the 240 first hit the market in 1967 as the Volvo 145S. The vent window was a very useful item. They were an optional extra on Ford Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis sedan and wagon models through the end of 1991 production.
Car phones where expensiv. They cost around 4000 dollar at the time, and u had to sub which cost 20-30 dollar per months. Cost per minute talking was 70 cents... No wonder why they are not at cars anymore.
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BRING back vent windows . I would use them a LOT more than my AC on days that weren't blistering hot
Who's banging on that fecking piano?
3:16 Roll down windows were replaced simply because it’s cheaper to just make all your models the same verses stocking two different assemblies.
5:52 Compared to finding a pay phone, one in your car was much more convenient.
7:39 Running boards were just holdover from horse drawn carriages, and not needed as cars got lower to the ground. But on trucks and SUV’s even now, running boards can be ordered as an option.
- I never adjusted my radio antenna, plus some weren’t adjustable. They mainly were retracted to prevent damage at car washes.
We could use more tail fins. 😁
Vent windows were nice, and ashtrays I don’t smoke anymore but I used to put fuses and small items in them too keep them handy. T tops were fun I never had any noise problems with them but did have a small leak problem once
The reason vent windows disappeared was cost, cheaper to make a larger glass window than vents with the additional cost and labor.
Imagine a time when you were happy to simply have a car that works. Time passes, and suddenly you are 60+, watching a video telling you what features were on cars that you drove, and the reason why these features changed.
I’d like to imagine a time when I could watch these videos without having to hear “Imagine this or imagine that!”
Hood ornaments were often stolen by young people wanting to use them as necklaces.
Hood ornaments and radio antennas were broken off and stolen a lot of the time unless you had power antenna or in the windshield
Bring back triangular window vents,they make the perfect ash trays.
The last huge tail fin was in the early 70s the MoPars 🤗
HOOD ORNAMENTS Bring them BACK Please but only on LINCOLNS and CADILLACS
The Mercedes hood ornament was spring loaded to render them safe. As for roll down windows both of my vehicles have that in the back. My newest vehicle is 14 years old, though...
Can't believe US Jags still have a bonnet mascot (impaler). They're not on European models. Bench seats were appreciated by youngsters!
I n the seventies and eighties business owners used the phone to call their employees. The vw bug was the last vehicle to use running boards. It also had a jack up area to change the tires.
Hood ornaments sporting a bulldog figurine still can be seen on the front of Mack trucks.
You didn’t bother telling the kid nd folks why the wood grain was there in the first lace.
It is because early state wagons actually were made from wood. And when they changed and started making them with all steel construction during the 1950s, p expletive missed the beauty of the wood, so I. The 60s for nostalgic reasons they started to use simulated wood.
Like ok at any station wagon before the 1950s and you will see that they are all made from real wood.
Literally every car made today has a luggage rack...yeah they aren't metal anymore, either are the cars.
2:05 wraps up the discussion of hood ornaments with the wreck of a car (a 1963 or 1964 Oldsmobile) that didn't have one! Eh?
And in-car phones were never commonplace, even for the rich.
2 cars in particular
You could loose the music and silly sound effects , it’s distracting
Not to mention the fake film glitches - and the AI narration.
Especially annoying for us that have sensory disabilities & get sensory overload easily, I usually have to turn sound off on videos.
Vent windows, when it hot and you children or pets in car in summer
To me, wood paneled cars Chrysler PT Cruiser only looked good with it.
Hood ornaments! “Bring them back!”
The hood ornament went away because people would steal them.
I get that. But the idea or notion of the hood ornament is missed. I know almost every car manufacturer has a front logo. But it’s not the same without a hood ornament. It’s too bad there isn’t a company out there that does custom design hood ornaments on vehicles. Because I would put a aztec warrior as a hood ornament on my current vehicle. @@petermerchant4439
All we need is like bicycles tho more simplier made the less to go wrong I miss the front door with the small vent windows I never did like air conditioner units on motors honestly as I know it born may nine 1946 July 1965 age 19 I first started to learn how to drive when cars had one rectangular inside rear view mirror second was a mirror on the left door outside rare then was there an outside mirror on the right side door some cars had mirrors on fronts top of fenders mucho of which were small ones round first when I drove or even sat by a steering wheel the transmission shifting lever was on the steering column forward of the wheel only recently heard it called 3 on a tree we had for your left foot on the floor drivers used their left foot on left pedal when shifting dears donot rest it then there after woods right foot used for brake or gasoline pedal there was no cruise control but left foot used for vertical round switch to turn on off your front high beam lights seen on this I pad cars about in photos 1958 1961 windows all around 4 side of your cars mucho less blind blind spots several times past I have mentioned there were cars with curb feelers on the right side bottom edge to let drivers know close to curb I never owned a checker car mucho well known for New York taxi cabs tho I was once doing my business walking around seeing a re-recorded thing a fellow who privately owned a checker car let me sit in it very nice soft seats plenty of leg room now from myself only as I see things about cars automobiles for one our motors are mucho too big in size from below windshields to motor hoods too long too powerful it will never be or happen nothing ever made impossible to drive over sixty miles per hour or as boat motors once you set speed it stays there until operator driver changes it on cars wbe have cruise control why not like boats less to go wrong when I never ever even sat in a car behind a steering wheel tho first time was going no where in a hurry 1st you sit down feel around you learning forward or back proper seat poison so your feet reach the pedals ok then seeing where all things are for lights shifting gears horn are you able to see out the windshield over the motor hood between the streets w nite lane lines I had to use something on the seat so I could sit higher up to see ok for this Now I am 78 age if I were to drive I remember steering column shifters my last automobile was shifter on dashboard right side of steering wheel my mini four speed vw station inside front was driver passenger four speed shifter manual transmission always letter h on the floor by the two front seats hand brake was between these two seats I have never seen a drivers seat left front go up down only forward or back my vw eurovan had heated driver seat mucho hot donot ever get me wrong age 19 since then driving or first try besides my times at auto shops cleaning them doing scrap metal paid I have seen mucho all of volks disasters how cars are made volks using them nicely or bad ways or waiting until it is really bad like a human beings health medical care donot wait well sometimes for parts or other reasons only I am truthfully speaking from my experience of years seeing things life would be mucho nicer if we all did things in better ways quit being cry babies complainers doing things mucho senseable taking life somewhat easier slower haste makes waste one day at a time now believe me or not ever once at five am I was outside to drive my vw van to go to business parked in my dads home driveway it would not shift into reverse I had to put four speed in nutural roll backwards drive across property front of home drive out neighbors driveway to street to auto shop where I was told a big amount of ice was frozen when all melted no more troubles how it happened donot ask me true I have see any cars all over the world made have problems just as all of us humans beings are never ever perfect cars also tho a real shame is mucho are not made like the very first vws were it is not what we do but how done vw would have never quit their first cars if not for our government requirements for volks safety cleaner air and all more besides true most volks drive unnecessarily mucho often when things could be nicer done walking less trips driving bicycle riding car pooling neighbors helping neighbors yet most volks are addicted to their cars they donot always use at best times of days why call it rush hour when no one really rushes or if possible go shopping when parking lots are less crowded or park away from stores walking a bit more will not kill you get it done stop wasting time gasoline driving around to park closer money saved enjoy your day
These features were somewhat bulky and difficult to work with but that was the beauty of them, you could work on them. Now, there are very few things that an owner can do to keep their vehicle up and running other than watch the mileage and take it back to the dealership for servicing. 😮
Luggage racks? Take a look at any new sport utility thing. Side rails for roof racks are almost universal because the blasted things have insufficient cargo space inside. Around here, the 24th of May weekend and Labour Day weekend will show you hundreds, if not thousands of vehicles with roof racks in use.
Modern cars have increased cargo space? Are you totally out to lunch? A 1990 Volvo 240 wagon had more cargo space than a new Volvo V90, the big wagon. The difference is almost 10 cubic feet. Oh, the design of the 240 first hit the market in 1967 as the Volvo 145S.
The vent window was a very useful item. They were an optional extra on Ford Crown Victoria and Grand Marquis sedan and wagon models through the end of 1991 production.
My '88 Dodge Daytona has pop-up headlights and an ashtray with lighter mounted in the center console which I use only for putting spare change.
Car phones where expensiv. They cost around 4000 dollar at the time, and u had to sub which cost 20-30 dollar per months. Cost per minute talking was 70 cents... No wonder why they are not at cars anymore.
Vents windows