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Classic Features in Cars You Won’t See Today

Who knows what kids will reminisce about years from now about their first car. Heck, there’s a chance vehicle won’t run on gasoline anymore, and that is something they will look back on and find nostalgic. Vehicles can start with the push of a button on your keychain, you can open the hatchback with the swipe of your foot, and heated seats (my personal favorite) are just a few features you can find in cars today. Here are a few classic features you won’t see today but were the best.

Oldies and Goodies

One of my favorites, bench seats. For some reason, I always thought they were fun as a kid, but looking back now, I realize how horrible they really were. Being squished between two adults was actually uncomfortable during long rides. I guess as a kid, you feel the front seat was larger than it really was, and sometimes you had it all to yourself- that’s fun. I’m sure several teenage boys took advantage of the seat design while driving with a female companion; a quick, unexpected sharp turn made with his right arm resting on the seatback sent the lady sliding right into his embrace.

The floor-mounted dimmer switch was a great feature. Now, I have a hard time trying to figure out where the high beam lever is. At least the button was in the same general area, and it only did one thing. It was fun growing up, my grandpa would turn it on for us kids so we could play on the floorboard at night while he drove.

Control knobs were so much easier to use. You either needed to pull, push, slid, or twirl these solid knobs and levers, and they were pretty much in the same place in every car. It’s more difficult to fiddle with a touch screen, taking your eyes off the road, trying to finding a “button” on the screen. You could keep your eyes on the road and still find the knob by memory.

Vent windows were another fun feature I miss. They looked like wings and always made it feel like the car was going faster when they were open. Vent windows were enough to circulate the air without running the A/C and was appreciated by smokers because they were able to flick their ashes out the “no-draft” without the fear of them flying back inside the vehicle. I appreciated that feature as well, can’t count the number of times I had ashes flick in my eyes while riding in the back seat.

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Kids today will never understand why you need two keys for one car or never experience what it meant to ‘roll down the window.’ I’m happy to know what it meant and have fond memories of long car rides with my family.

At Williams Group Auto, we want to help you make fond memories with your family by offering fair prices, superior service, and treating every customer's right. Come by and visit one of our three locations or visit our virtual showroom at www.williamsgroupauto.com today if you are in the market for a used car in Abilene.

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