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Pawpaw wrote:I know that was the reason given, but there's no doubt that eliminating them saved money for the auto makers.WildBill wrote:Pawpaw wrote:I still miss the old vent windows.I think this was due to looks over function.
The dollar is king!Pawpaw wrote:I still miss the old vent windows.
I think this was due to looks over function.Texas_Blaze - You have a very impressive work ethic and extraordinary self-control.Texas_Blaze wrote:first car was a 1987 silver toyota supra, i was in high school in mid 90s. saved 1.5 years sacking groceries. paid 4k cash, i was 17 yrs old.
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I had a friend who owned a Norton Commando. He couldn't keep it running long enough to worry about the lights.Pawpaw wrote:In the motorcycle world, or at least where Nortons were concerned, Lucas was known as the company that invented darkness. You couldn't keep the lights working on those old double-thumpers.WildBill wrote:You're welcome. I am sure they were Lucas running lights. I don't think the Brits used anything else on their cars.Oldgringo wrote:YES! Except that mine had big Lucas (?) running lights on the bumper. Flip that switch and oncoming cars most definitely dimmed their lights. Thank you!
You're welcome. I am sure they were Lucas running lights. I don't think the Brits used anything else on their cars.Oldgringo wrote:YES! Except that mine had big Lucas (?) running lights on the bumper. Flip that switch and oncoming cars most definitely dimmed their lights. Thank you!
Like this one?Oldgringo wrote:This was before mandatory seat belts. I hit the windshield....but it wasn't my time to die. I walked away unscathed - but without a car.The Annoyed Man wrote:I have a nice scar on my left forehead acquired while riding shotgun in an Austin Healey 3000.Oldgringo wrote:I looked, but couldn't find a picture of a black 1960 Austin Healy 3000 that I could copy and paste. I bought it in 1962 with my own money when I was 20. My new wife of 5 days and I worked on opposite sides of Nashville in 1963. I was on my way from Old Hickory to Hillsborough to pick her up after work when a '56 Chevy coupe pulled out in front of me on Shelby Avenue. I T-boned the Chevy and totaled my Healy.
(How can I remember these details when I can't remember what, or if, I had lunch today?)
