Do you remember when . . . . .

Swiftly · Post by **Swiftly** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:36 pm

Steering wheel horn rings

skelters · Post by **skelters** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 7:51 pm

There'll be some on here that remember a man walking in front of the car with a flag!

rossonr · Post by **rossonr** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:04 pm

mr wilks wrote:Eeeeerrrr no but can remember unclipping the front of radio/cd player & taking it with you

Didn't realise 8 tracks did that

Swiftly · Post by **Swiftly** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:05 pm

skelters wrote:There'll be some on here that remember a man walking in front of the car with a flag!

Grumpyowl · Post by **Grumpyowl** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:08 pm

Paddy Hopkirk Stick on heated rear window elements.

Vinyl roofs

Clip on head rests

8 track stereo, take apart boil the the elastic band drive belt , to shrink it so it would play in tune.

Huggy bear seat covers.

Colonel Bogey air horns

Taz · Post by **Taz** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:11 pm

i recall petrol going over £1 a gallon, if only it was that now

Jasey · Post by **Jasey** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:12 pm

Tax discs

Swiftly · Post by **Swiftly** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:15 pm

Starting handles, my first car when I was 17 was a 1964 Hillman Imp. It had a dodgy battery and I remembee the starting handle came in very useful when the battery was flat

Toe-side · Post by **Toe-side** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:19 pm

Wind screen wipers slowed down when the engine slowed down...........vacuum wipers

Toe-side · Post by **Toe-side** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:35 pm

Slipping on ice in the footwell of my ex Rediffusion MkII escort estate (2 door) during the winter because the car leaked to badly.

Rediffusion Remember when people used to rent their TV's..............................

http://www.rediffusion.info/vans.html

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:41 pm

Chrome spoke wheels.

skelters · Post by **skelters** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:42 pm

These hateful things....

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:55 pm

Ribbon speedo

paulgs1000 · Post by **paulgs1000** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 9:03 pm

firebobby wrote:Ribbon speedo

Vauxhall Viva! Oh yes . . . . dreadful car

Had 3 of them - slow learner

paulgs1000 · Post by **paulgs1000** » Sat Apr 02, 2016 9:05 pm

What about carrying spare spark plugs, points and fan belt - often needed

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