What I Miss About Old Vehicles

[68 Ford Stepside]

Feeling kind of melancholy this morning. Thinking about the past & those people & vehicles whose features I miss. Everytime I use the step on the old flareside it reminds me of running boards. Also I miss the vent windows very much.



I also miss my Dad a lot. I'm the one in the photo with the ears sticking out. Probably got that way from my Mom pulling on them when I didn't pay attention. LOL

[sargentrs]

When my mother passed away, 3 years ago last Mother's Day, all she had in her personal belongings was a plastic tub of old photos. I loved going through those. Brought back a lot of memories. Thanks for sharing that with us.

[ScottT80]

Thanks for sharing with us. I miss my Pa... he was the first one to ever let me drive. He gave me a love of classic cars and tractors.

As far as things on cars go... I couldn't agree more... I really miss vent windows. I hate that they quite putting them on cars. I guess they expect everyone to use air these days.

[cowbay]

For me it is also a connection to the past as strange as it sounds. In addition I just love the simplicity in engineering on the old vehicles. For me my daily driver is my 69 Ford I drive it more than my 07 Ford F350 just love the feeling of driving down the road

[Kurt Combs]

I miss the vent windows and I hate sitting in a car that has so much glass over my body that I must run the A/C. In my bump I get by with just vent windows, kick panel vents and an opening rear window most of the summer in always 90+ degree temperatures. My wife's 2013 Hyundai will cook you on the same day if you are not running the A/C. Of course most of me isn't sitting in the direct sunlight in the bump.

[69Ford]

I like the old stories brings back memories. Seeing an original 50's 60's vehicle really brings back memories. Thanks for the pics.

[BudsTruck]

I miss the vent windows too. I also miss the simplicity and the ROOM...

[Kurt Combs]

Yes, and trunk space. I had a 38 Chevy two door coupe that you could lay down and sleep in the trunk.

[72BahamaBlue]

I always thought the reliability of newer cars often meant not needing to know anything about maintenance or care. I routinely check all the fluids, tires, wipers, carefully warm up the vehicle before driving,etc. For me, I still like the servicing aspect of my vehicles, but so many have no idea of how all the basic systems work. On older cars, maintenance was so much more important. I would always attract some veteran car guys in the neighborhood when the hood was up, I like the comraderie of that.
One feature I really like about my 1st truck, a 1950 GMC, was the cowl vent. That would really cool down the cab!

[68 Ford Stepside]

Yes, and trunk space. I had a 38 Chevy two door coupe that you could lay down and sleep in the trunk.

I think those trunks were designed so you could sneak your friends into the drive-in theater.

[1982 flareside]

I'm the same too. I miss my papaw he thought how to drive in my 1962 dodge d100 with a 3 on the tree and old big block 318 poly also show me how to work on trucks. He would drive me and brother fishing in his old dodge with a stick and everything he would go to shift he would grab my knee and shifting my knee I really miss him

[91Bear]

Feeling kind of melancholy this morning. Thinking about the past & those people & vehicles whose features I miss. Everytime I use the step on the old flareside it reminds me of running boards. Also I miss the vent windows very much.

1939 Dodge?

[68 Ford Stepside]

1939 Dodge is correct. About half of the '39 Dodge, Plymouth & a few Desotos had round headlights & the other half had rectangular headlights. I guess the models designated which headlight they wore.

[SoCalExile]

Yes, and trunk space. I had a 38 Chevy two door coupe that you could lay down and sleep in the trunk.

I think those trunks were designed so you could sneak your friends into the drive-in theater.

I briefly had a '65 Fury 4 door. People talk about making out in the back seat of old cars; well I think you could fit a whole squad of cheerleaders between the back bench, the front bench, and the trunk of that Fury.

[Nitekruizer]

No comparing them. New vehicles just don't have the charm.