Do you remember when . . . . .

[Taz]

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

 

[Jasey]

Tax discs

 

[Swiftly]

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]

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

 

[Toe-side]

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]

Chrome spoke wheels. 8)

 

[skelters]

These hateful things....

 

[firebobby]

Ribbon speedo

 

[paulgs1000]

Ribbon speedo

Vauxhall Viva! Oh yes . . . . dreadful car :lol: Had 3 of them - slow learner

 

[paulgs1000]

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

 

[paulgs1000]

Fake bullet holes for side windows . . . .

 

[jimbo1958]

Vinyl Roof Kits for sale in the back of Exchange & Mart.

Not forgetting the Sun Roof kits that required you to cut a hole in your PAJ's roof.

 

[ZermattV]

My Mother's Fiesta Popular did not have a passangers sun visor - you had to get the popular plus for that.

I knew this due to the large Ford brochure I used to acquire every month from the Local Ford dealership which is now a Hairdressers.

 

[paulgs1000]

Wind up windows . . . . . .

Key locking . . . . . .

Power steering!

 

[Citation 650]

No seat belts.

 

[sars]

Webasto sunroofs 8)

 

[Rally]

Cars that were partly made from wood.

 

[Swiftly]

Cross ply tyres

 

[jimbo1958]

Whip Aerials.

 

[ZermattV]

T-Cut