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Originally Posted by RiCharlie Funny how some dont even know what I am talking about when I mention that button on the left hand side of the floor ..and yes

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Old 05-17-2012, 07:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Funny how some dont even know what I am talking about when I mention that button on the left hand side of the floor
..and yes I once had a car with push button transmission! It was an old car given to me by my wife's grandfather but it was a Nash Rambler with push button transmission.. Quite the high tech wonder!
We lived through many things...

Like once you can drive and corner cars with Bias Ply tires, No traction control, and manual Steering, all this new technology is just a bonus...

Many don't know how good they have it... I learned on really old technology and all this new stuff just makes me a better driver..

Paddle shifters, ect...way cool stuff...Traction control I only use for daily driving..When I get on it, I like to have full power...i have had the car sputter into hard turns due to the slip light on the 350Z, and that was the last time I did that.

I come from the land of drifting, way before they called it drifting..We just called it getting sideways...

Older cars are so primitive..But I still love to drive both of my Z's...Two different animals..Both hard to tame..Just the way i like it.

And yes, my 1971 Z/28 has a dimmer switch...
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Old 05-20-2012, 07:31 AM   #2 (permalink)
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And yes, my 1971 Z/28 has a dimmer switch...
And my '76 'vette!

We knew how to drive back then (and still do) especially if you lived in a winter climate.
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Old 05-20-2012, 09:19 AM   #3 (permalink)
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My 1978 280Z was the first car I'd had without a floor mounted dimmer switch.
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Next we are going to be talking about the 64 dart with a push button transmission..

I am older than dirt, and we used to drive on square tires (Bias Ply).. Before we had Radial tires..

But I haven't seen dimmer switches on Cars/Trucks since 1987..
I bet some here dont even remember ash trays and can you even get a car without power brakes and steering?
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Hey, I'm only 22 and I knew what you were talking about! The "couple years ago" did throw me off, though
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First time I have ever heard a high beam switch referred to as a "headlight dimmer switch".
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First time I have ever heard a high beam switch referred to as a "headlight dimmer switch".
As I Get older, I get "Dimmer"...True they are a high beam activation switch...
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+1...... Never heard of this before either.
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say... what happened to them steam powered cars they had a couple years ago
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say... what happened to them steam powered cars they had a couple years ago
Not not being sarcastic are you? No.. i didn't think so.. must be my imagination....

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say... what happened to them steam powered cars they had a couple years ago
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Just wondered if anyone knows why they took the headlight dimmer switch from the floor a couple of years ago? Just curious..
They were a bad design for northern climates. Within a couple of years, they would be so corroded and jammed from salt and water coming off your snowboots that you'd end up with your high beams stuck on.

How about the pull out knob on the dash to turn the lights on? Those were pretty cool. Or even way back in the stone ages when the speedometer indicated miles per hour...oh wait....nevermind.

I guess next we can discuss attempting to fast forward to a particular song on your 8-track.
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what about opening your hood and being able to see the ground through the engine bay
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what about opening your hood and being able to see the ground through the engine bay
Yes and My aunts had a car and you could see the ground through the hole in the floor in the back! ( I dont think it was designed that was ..they were just poor folks) It had a shift on a very long handle that went into the floor in the front and I think there was a hand break there as well..
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