Top 10 Vintage Car Features No Longer Seen Today | Decades Of History
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Күн бұрынJoin us as we take a thrilling ride through history, uncovering 10 old car features that are now extinct. From the innovative swing-away steering wheel first seen in the Ford Thunderbird to the stylish but now-gone hood ornaments, we explore the quirky and luxurious elements that once defined automotive design.
Each feature, from the practical vent windows to the fun pop-up headlights, tells a story of a bygone era where cars weren't just a mode of transport but a canvas of creativity and luxury. Look into the tales of these features that turned from everyday norms to vintage memories.
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⏰Timestamps:
00:57 - Swing-away steering wheel in 1960s Ford Thunderbird.
01:28 - Traffic light viewer from the 1940s and 1950s.
02:00 - Manual window cranks highlight the hands-on design.
03:28 - Hood ornaments as symbols of artistry.
04:24 - Vent windows for natural vehicle ventilation.
04:56 - Bench seating for social car experiences.
05:24 - Pop-up headlights showcase innovative design.
06:25 - Car phones as early communication technology.
07:27 - Cassette player's impact on car culture.
08:25 - Ashtrays and lighters as societal reflections.
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Car Design History
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@leeduncan3000 4 ай бұрын
Floor mounted headlight dimmer switch.
@13dma1rz 4 ай бұрын
We had a '63 Pontiac station wagon with third row rear-facing seats. Not exactly safety first but we survived.
@glennredwine289 10 күн бұрын
Yes, had a '67 Chrysler Town & Country wagon also had a rear facing 3rd seat.
@glennredwine289 10 күн бұрын
The lighter port was also very useful for a hand held spot light too!!, Great for looking @ a campsite,especially when it was cold out which I've been to many a time.
@memorimusic420 3 ай бұрын
Another great one; Duesenbergs from the 30s had a "tripcomputer" that told you to change the oil after so many miles. Very cool!
@dancingwiththedogsdj 3 ай бұрын
Loved it! 😊🌎❤️🕺🏻🚗
@dadsrustorations5103 4 ай бұрын
Under the dash vents was another great thing before a/c
@bextar6365 4 ай бұрын
Air vents in side kick panels.
@dadsrustorations5103 4 ай бұрын
@@bextar6365 yes worked very well!
@ultrasometimes8908 4 ай бұрын
Wood panels, foot activated high beams,
@DecadesOfHistory20 4 ай бұрын
Those are som good ones as well. Thank you for watching!
@burkestorti4586 4 ай бұрын
You forgot the lap blanket hanger, a horizontal rope mounted on the back of the front bench seat. It began in the early era of mostly open cars (1900-1930's) during the preheater era. A lap blanket would fend of the cold of winter driving. I think they disappeared in the 1960's.
@ozzietadziu 3 ай бұрын
Carburetors. manual choke and throttle. Also radio aerials and curb feelers. Not to mention adjustable spotlights and Continental spare tire kits. And then there were Bermuda chimes on many sport cars.
@skifusya2814 4 ай бұрын
The "charm" of rolling down a window is only surpassed by the potentially life-saving convenience of being able to open said window, if one's vehicle should ever end up in the water.
@debeeriz 4 ай бұрын
with no seat belts, internal padding or air bags you would probably too injured to roll down the window anyway
@skifusya2814 4 ай бұрын
@@debeeriz Maybe in some circumstances but certainly not all. You'd have a much better chance to get out quickly with a roll-down window than an electrically-operated one that has been put out of commission. And, vehicles existed with both seat belts (even in the air bag era) and roll-down windows for decades.
@andybreglia9431 4 ай бұрын
Bench seats; They were great for parking on Sawyer Camp Road, scrunching together with your girlfriend and making out. The back seat was also a bench seat, this was useful for things I'll leave to your imagination. Manual window cranks; A safety feature that should be returned on new cars and retrofit devices for cars with only electric windows. Read too many stories of people trapped in cars after accidents when electrical system went 10-7. Wing windows: great when the air conditioning goes 10-7. In the early sixties when I spent eleven months stationed in the Mojave (Fort Irwin), they did a great job without an accessory that stopped up extra gasoline. Change drawers and CB radio plug-ins; Holding parking meter change was all I ever used automotive ashtrays for. The lighter plug-in was what I used to plug in a portable CB rig.along with the CO-AX to the antenna.
@rayspencer8872 3 ай бұрын
Bring they back, vent wing windows. ❤❤❤
@JohnHernandez-ld4st 2 ай бұрын
Miss that swing away steering !
@davinp 4 ай бұрын
That the device was on the 1955 Chevy Nomad which was on the '90s sitcom Home Improvement
@blitzroehre1807 4 ай бұрын
Foot operated wash/wipe function
@redemptionjack4657 3 ай бұрын
I mean you can easily add a crank window if you are michnicaly inclined as well as hood ornaments.
@joebator9858 4 ай бұрын
Full size spare tire; not the donut given today. Metal bumpers. The swing away steering wheel & traffic light viewer, side vent windows should come back.
@TheCaptainSplatter 3 ай бұрын
Manual transmission starting to go away. Sure will always be a thing with race cars, but anywhere else it's dying out.
@lesklower7281 4 ай бұрын
Another thing is that the quarter (vents) finished in 2003 on the Toyota Hilux
@larrymelton4750 4 ай бұрын
You didn’t cover, 8 Tracks, record player leaded gas, and steel instead of plastic
@ericdonner7199 3 ай бұрын
Both of my chevy s10's pickup has pushout vent windows behind the front seat. One is a 1996 the other is a 1999.
@marguskiis7711 3 ай бұрын
Huge spoilers, car pillows, police radar detectors, designed gear shifters, funny stickers etc
@TheCaptainSplatter 3 ай бұрын
Bring back the the crank window
@geraldgrieve4106 4 ай бұрын
My 2012 Hyundai Veracruz has a factory installed lighter and ashtray.
@philipethier9136 4 ай бұрын
Why would you show the traffic-light prism without showing a car with a windshield visor?
@DecadesOfHistory20 4 ай бұрын
good call, that also is a lost gem. Thank you for watching!
@eagle7267 4 ай бұрын
He's oblivious... 7:47 Showed a CD/cassette unit during cassette segment too
@307pug205 4 ай бұрын
Leaping panther on Jaguar cars, it’s not a panther, it’s a Jaguar, the clue is in the name
@Woodcademy Ай бұрын
Modern tilt steering wheels are not much different than the swing away. They serve the same purpose.
@ruipereira1143 4 ай бұрын
Nice channel my friend.
@aaronveeser8925 4 ай бұрын
Ahhh .. can't say window cranks are completely gone. Drive a 2018 e450 bus for work every day that has them.
@gingergoat6832 4 ай бұрын
My days have gone 😢
@lesklower7281 4 ай бұрын
My 1997 Toyota Hilux has manual windows quarter (vent) windows ashtray cigarette lighter and a cassette player and manual windows are still available in a couple of commercial vehicle's sold in Australia and a vehicle sold in Australia and other countries the Toyota Land Cruiser 79 series have a lot of these items manual windows ashtrays and cigarette lighters and are expensive
@rayspencer8872 3 ай бұрын
Most of all prices, I don't need all the Electrical Fancy this and Fancy that.
@glennso47 4 ай бұрын
Grind it till you find it.
@georgegbalzano9239 4 ай бұрын
The things I miss the most about older cars is the vent or "wing" windows, and the ignition switch in the dash (pre-1968). Also cassette players, and NOW even CDs have gone the way of the dinosaur... Drive-in movies were also "cool", being all but gone by the late 70's.... Ahhh, the good old days...
@DecadesOfHistory20 4 ай бұрын
Good old days indeed. Thank you for watching!
@philipethier9136 4 ай бұрын
My 2011 Porsche has the ignition switch in the dash.
@user-ot5rn3zm3p 4 ай бұрын
what about 1969 buick wildcat
@Dave-tm8rp 4 ай бұрын
LOL I have a 2015 chev truck that has crank windows
@theprinceofsnj 4 ай бұрын
Push button automatic transmissions.
@ultrasometimes8908 4 ай бұрын
4wheel drive push button exist
@OldsVistaCruiser 4 ай бұрын
They're back!
@joeneri150 3 ай бұрын
Colors that ain't black, white, blue, red, and gray. New cars these day don't have interesting colors and the one that do are limited edition versions like Scat Pack Chargers or TRD Tacomas.
@joeneri150 3 ай бұрын
A good design that doesn't feel like your driving the same car. Car have gone lazy and cheap with their designs.
@GMCTIM 4 ай бұрын
This clip proves the Facts how U.S. cars have went DOWN ! Never see these again on today's cars ! 👎
@DecadesOfHistory20 4 ай бұрын
Cars may have gone down, but at least gas prices are going up! ;) Thank you for watching
@morgunstyles7253 4 ай бұрын
Todays cars are the same crap. Look the same. Comes in either , some kind of white, silver, black, ....very few other colors.
@stefanmzenhardt2891 4 ай бұрын
In the 20s the cars looked alike to
@ferencgobor749 4 ай бұрын
Interaction. 😄
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