What exists on an old car that most people wouldn't recognise today?

[st13phil]

I saw this link on another forum, and while it's heavily oriented towards American cars, there are some fascinating devices / features listed, some of which a few of us in the UK might recognise:

What is something in an old car most people would not recognize today?

Michael Kay's answer: Question: “What is something in an old car most people would not recognize today?” OK. Answers to this question are filled with references to dimmer switch pedals and vent windows and cigarette lighters…things everyone knows about. Let’s look at some things that were more i...

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[Stratman]

Very nostalgic reading

I still have a Gunson's glass spark plug, it came in very useful for setting the carbs on my old BMW R75/7. Included in the kit was a plastic tube with a mirror on the end which fitted over the plug, so you didn't have to put you eyes directly in line with it in case the cement let go and turned the spark plug into a bullet.

Something else you don't see these days are advance/retard levers for ignition timing.

 

[Teego]

Rusty chassis stuffed with old newspapers and oily rags.

 

[bes1110]

set of ignition points.

 

[Phil1968]

Choke. Foot operated dip switch that I had in my Vauxhall Cresta PB.

 

[JHS]

An engine.

 

[LTD]

Wing mounted electric aerial

 

[ToeKnee]

Wing mirrors on wings!
Front bench seats
8 track stereo

 

[SpikyMikey]

Vinyl roof.
One of these:

 

[bes1110]

Column change gear stick.

 

[SpikyMikey]

prematurely-corroding subframes.........oh, hang on

 

[Bellow]

Skilled driver.

 

[Dryce]

Choke knob to use when starting.

Wind up windows.

Opening windows between A and door B pillar.

Pneumatic button to manually dispense screenwash.

Dipstick

Overdrive stalk.

 

[DoberMan]

Semaphore turn signals.

 

[DoberMan]

Parking Light.

 

[DoberMan]

Map reading light.

 

[DoberMan]

Toolkit.

 

[DoberMan]

Badge bar.

 

[davymead]

A starting handle. Dad swearing after a kick back would render him lame

 

[bes1110]

Ashtray