[54-11]

Sharp metal parts everywhere - if you did something wrong, it hurt! Nowadays, people are cushioned, air-bagged, safety belted and there are no consequences for bad choices.

 

[krissym7304]

Dipswitch on floor, column change

 

[Carolyn T]

The light dimmer button on the floor

 

[Fayaway]

A transistor Radio Hanging from the Rear Vision Mirror

 

[Placid]

A transistor Radio Hanging from the Rear Vision Mirror

Excellent answer. I used to do that.

 

[Vinylted]

OMG a purple Valiant owner!.....

 

[Fargs]

Not so much ON the car... but when I started driving there were still some traffic lights that weren't lights. They were like a clock that the arm rolled around on through the colours Red.. Amber and Green on the face so you could see when it was about to change colour. Also instead of Stop and Giveway signs, it was red and yellow flashing lights.

 

[Vinylted]

That brings back memories, in the late 50's we still had few of these around Melbourne. A couple were on the Nepean Hwy (Point Nepean Road back then) in Aspendale & Chelsea shopping centres. The chap I was working with actually installed those in his young working life.

 

[Ricci]

Cigarette lighter, bench seats in the front, quarterlight windows, indicator switch on the dashboard and fluffy dice.

 

[Rob Price]

A wooden mixing spoon

 

[Merv.]

A carburettor and a distributor.

 

[Mags]

Only very ancient cars had those Ron hehehehe oops

Not so, I still drive a car with one.

 

[Fat&fancy]

... or even the headlight dipswitch on the floor.

Yep, my first car, a valiant ranger VJ sedan had a dipswitch on the floor for high beam.

 

[Fat&fancy]

Still have one somewhere in an overfilled back shed!!

OH the old club lock! the memories!

 

[Ricci]

... or even the headlight dipswitch on the floor.

As a kid I had a very important job. I used to sit in the middle on the bench seat and if we were ever driving at night Dad gave me the job of pressing the dipswitch when there was an oncoming car. I also had to press it again when the car had passed to put up the full beam.

 

[Soozi Q]

Yes definitely the window winder, but, what about the quarter window

Yes our 68 Pontiac has a winder for the quarter window too

 

[Bettygraeme]

A dip switch on the floor also an advance & retard lever un the column so that it did not kick back when you turned the crank handle to start the car

 

[Ian52]

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A Valve Radio.

 

[LadyD]

Wow, there were some amazing memories there. Thank you everyone. My Mum and Dad use to drive in old A Fords!!

 

[Unicorngal59]

H gear shift on the steering wheel.