Reminiscent - Or How I make You All Feel Young.

Submitted: Thursday, Jun 08, 2006 at 22:00
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Talking to a young fella about the old days and one thing lead to another. I have started to think of some car related inventions I have seen - No doubt some of you could add more - - It also makes me wonder how we stayed alive (I could really give some hair raising stories on that one):-

Tubeless tyres
Safety rims
Cross tread tyres
Radial tyres
Puncture plugs.
Disk Brakes
Seat belts
Air bags
Syncho on first gear
Four on the floor with synchro
Indicators
Airconditioning
Electric windows
Electric mirrors
Elimination of quarter windows (retograde step that - they were great airconditioners)
False leather (I fondly remember the beautiful smell of an old Austin 90)
Lights that worked.
Lights that went on when you opened the door
Computers
Non metal materials (Old cars were designed to kill in an accident)
Laminated window screens etc
(Does anyone remember the old vacuum wipers that went slower as you increased speed)
(I won't go into mechanicals - take too long)
Slipping bands (that started the abovementioned conversation)
Traffic calmers
Humps
Roundabouts (I do remember one)
Give way signs
Speed limit in the country (70-80 MPH was standard in the chev ute between Adelaide and Ceduna on the old dirt Eyre Highway.) 80mph = 128KPH and blowouts were common (I always drove one leg even though I was only 14 or 15) -( I think that is why I am a little confident in a 4X4 on dirt - How easy is that! )

etc etc etc

We really are progessing aren't we.

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