I think that was the standard for most cars pre-80s?
C-D-W on
Can always tell the youngins!
Bjarki56 on
Most of the cars I drove until 1990 had them.
twohedwlf on
Really? THIS is a surprise? Goddamn kids these days.
OneTreePhil on
Where’s the button turn them into brilliant blue laser searchlights and aim directly into my retinas? When did that start showing up on cars?
heidi_abromowitz on
What kind of boots are those?
dingdongdolly on
I had many vehicles with that. Mud would get caked around from work boots and jam it up.
Coffee4Life613 on
They used to all be like that. We had an old Chevy pickup with the starter button on the floor.
Garage-Hobbyist on
Growing up my dad would press my nose to activate the high beams…
Bot_Fly_Bot on
My ‘73 Opel GT has a foot pedal you have to pump for the windshield washers.
beachie11 on
My first truck had a button on the floor that you pressed to start the engine.
marcushalberstram33 on
As it was for MANY cars…..
Rolling_Beardo on
I used to drive a bus that had two switches on the floor. One was for high beams and the other was the air horn.
ADamnSavage on
aboredmutt on
Why NSFW?
Raa03842 on
Yeah and every other vehicle made during that period.
Lonely-Greybeard on
I was driving down some dark back woods roads Saturday night and thought about how much easier it would be to turn my brights on and off if they still put the switch on the floor like that. Having to reach for something on the steering column is much less efficient. My left foot is sitting doing noting, put it to work. That way I can keep both hands on the wheel.
Edit to add: The window washer used to be on the floor too and you pumped it with your foot.
PFirefly on
Just wait till you find out there’s little plastic rectangles you can stick in the slot under the radio to play music lol.
TangoDeltaFoxtrot on
I’m lost, what’s the interesting part?
niels0827 on
This is not unusual for the time period. I’ve owned 19 cars from between 1963 and 1978 and I believe every single one of them had the high beam switch on the floorboard.
azvitesse on
LOL, many of us drove cars like this in our youth.
ThunderVamp9 on
Yeah, that was pretty standard on most cars through the 80’s.
And why is this NSFW?
Akimbojoe on
40 and I never heard of this. Some in comments saying it was still common in the 80s, but I never saw it on any of our old cars (we had a Chevy Readi-Camp van and my dad had a truck from the 70’s up till the 90’s).
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Interesting.
vanishingpointz on
A lot of cars had them through to the 60’s
wabashcanonball on
That’s the way the all used to be.
Raegnarr on
Just about all vehicles used to be on the floor
mpf1949 on
Most cars all had the button on the floor til modern times.
BlockIron on
Down voted for unnecessary NSFW tag
Paganigsegg on
Yeah, this was pretty common up through the 80s.
Jamesonwordcraft on
I had a 76 Dodge truck with that. Told my siblings it was voice activated.
BeardedHoneydew27 on
The 88 Bronco I learned to drive on had this too. Loved it.
j101112p on
That was common on cars into the 80s
Vanrainy1 on
When I was a kid they all came like that, lol…
johansugarev on
What are those!
pinhead-designer on
And the twirly thing on the door rolls the windows down.
Moto_Vagabond on
Now I feel old
Gajax on
I feel….. old.
No-Agency69420 on
And the knobs on the doors that spin, are the window buttons.
yamaha2000us on
This was for all cars up until the 80’s
Basic-Lee-No on
“BACK IN MY DAY”……
mikeg5417 on
I’m old enough to remember cars with this feature.
morecusionforpushen on
What brand of Chelsea’s are those?
ocpms1 on
Yeah. Every vehicle I drove had that until about 1990.
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I think that was the standard for most cars pre-80s?
Can always tell the youngins!
Most of the cars I drove until 1990 had them.
Really? THIS is a surprise? Goddamn kids these days.
Where’s the button turn them into brilliant blue laser searchlights and aim directly into my retinas? When did that start showing up on cars?
What kind of boots are those?
I had many vehicles with that. Mud would get caked around from work boots and jam it up.
They used to all be like that. We had an old Chevy pickup with the starter button on the floor.
Growing up my dad would press my nose to activate the high beams…
My ‘73 Opel GT has a foot pedal you have to pump for the windshield washers.
My first truck had a button on the floor that you pressed to start the engine.
As it was for MANY cars…..
I used to drive a bus that had two switches on the floor. One was for high beams and the other was the air horn.
Why NSFW?
Yeah and every other vehicle made during that period.
I was driving down some dark back woods roads Saturday night and thought about how much easier it would be to turn my brights on and off if they still put the switch on the floor like that. Having to reach for something on the steering column is much less efficient. My left foot is sitting doing noting, put it to work. That way I can keep both hands on the wheel.
Edit to add: The window washer used to be on the floor too and you pumped it with your foot.
Just wait till you find out there’s little plastic rectangles you can stick in the slot under the radio to play music lol.
I’m lost, what’s the interesting part?
This is not unusual for the time period. I’ve owned 19 cars from between 1963 and 1978 and I believe every single one of them had the high beam switch on the floorboard.
LOL, many of us drove cars like this in our youth.
Yeah, that was pretty standard on most cars through the 80’s.
And why is this NSFW?
40 and I never heard of this. Some in comments saying it was still common in the 80s, but I never saw it on any of our old cars (we had a Chevy Readi-Camp van and my dad had a truck from the 70’s up till the 90’s).
​
Interesting.
A lot of cars had them through to the 60’s
That’s the way the all used to be.
Just about all vehicles used to be on the floor
Most cars all had the button on the floor til modern times.
Down voted for unnecessary NSFW tag
Yeah, this was pretty common up through the 80s.
I had a 76 Dodge truck with that. Told my siblings it was voice activated.
The 88 Bronco I learned to drive on had this too. Loved it.
That was common on cars into the 80s
When I was a kid they all came like that, lol…
What are those!
And the twirly thing on the door rolls the windows down.
Now I feel old
I feel….. old.
And the knobs on the doors that spin, are the window buttons.
This was for all cars up until the 80’s
“BACK IN MY DAY”……
I’m old enough to remember cars with this feature.
What brand of Chelsea’s are those?
Yeah. Every vehicle I drove had that until about 1990.
Most pre 80’s cars and trucks are like that.