afriqueart
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I got an email the other day with all kinds of things from the past.
I'd forgotten about the button on the floorboard!
I'd forgotten about the button on the floorboard!
Remember the headlight dimmer on the floorboard?
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cass
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Yea, I remember it - it was located on the other side from the starter button.
Grayfox
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I grew up with the dimmer switch on the floor board. I was on about my 4th, maybe 5th vehicle before getting one with the switch in the turn signals.
I do remember that there was quite a a fuss about safety concerns when the first dimmer switches were moved to the steering column.
It seems that blonds kept getting their foot caught in the steering wheel!
I do remember that there was quite a a fuss about safety concerns when the first dimmer switches were moved to the steering column.
It seems that blonds kept getting their foot caught in the steering wheel!
Jst1mr
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I had an old Ford pickup equipped like that. The rust and corrosion of the floorboards would cause the switch to stick....but it stuck in a manner that turned the lights OFF! Quite an eye-opener on a dark road at night.
My 1929 Chyrsler had a lever in the center of the steering wheel for the lights as well as for the spark advance and throttle. The next 4 or 5 cars had the dimmer on the floor board.
How many here had a windshield you could crank up or push out for a bit of ventilation?
LTC
How many here had a windshield you could crank up or push out for a bit of ventilation?
LTC
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ljmvaw124
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The column mounted high beam switch was definitely easier to use in a manual trans car .... especially when you wear size 13's !
m1gunner
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Remember? Heck, 2 of my trucks are that way. Much more robust (and cheaper to fix) than the steering column switch.
BigRich315
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Remember it? I still use it!
Though I haven't had a car with a floor switch in many a year, I much prefered it there. Seems just about every time I hit the stalk mounted switch I turn on/off something else. In this case I am not a fan of the newest technology.
Be safe.
Be safe.
klondike
Member
My '57 Dodge had a push button transmission. Why did that go away? It worked great.
Remember it? I still use it!
Yeah, my '81 F- 250 still has it there. Oops, come to think of it '81 was a while ago.
darmtn1917
Member
And what happened to the "wing windows" - you could use them for "natural air-conditioning" Funny how things just seem to disappear while your going thru life!
And do you remember the "autronic eye" that GM put on the dashboard of its high end cars about 1958? It looked like a little outward pointing ray gun mounted over to the left of the driver's side. It was supposed to sense oncoming headlights and automatically dim your headlights as a courtesy to the other driver. I think this feature lasted about one year, because there were implementation bugs. I remember tales of cars going down streets with no traffic, but shifting dim-bright-dim-bright-dim with every passing street light.
LAKOTA169
Member
My car still has the floor mounted dimmer switch, and the starter button. also has vent windows, cowl vent and a crankout windshield. Vacuum wipers, and a flathead 6 motor. Don't forget about running boards.
bmcgilvray
Member
Yep, and I prefer it that way.
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