Old Memories -

[Dynamo69]

I guess this relates to all motoring, but today's Porsche drivers are bound to be more enthusiastic than 'general drivers'.

- floor mounted full beam
- wing mirrors as opposed to 'folding door mirrors'
- fuel reserve tank
- double fuel tanks on Jaguars
- webasto soft sunroof
- full size spare tyre
- sliding windows / push button starter / door opening chord in original Mini

[barchetta_boy]

Pulling out the "choke" hande to just the right amount to get the damn thing to start and run...

[phib]

The two girls in my 993 that didn't go home until the morning ... Oh sorry is that the wrong type of memory

Phib

Edited by phib on Thursday 16th August 11:08

[marky911]

Some good ones above! God, remember remoulds!

Vinyl roofs.
Rear speakers that sat on the rear shelf, rather than being sunk into it.
Chrome rims on rostyles.

Edited by marky911 on Thursday 16th August 08:42

[Crimp a Length!]

0 to 60 in 15 secs

[Diesel130]

Crossplys
Fumes from the 2-stroke engine in front
Vinyl seats
Aftermarket headrests
Seatbelts like the ones in aircraft
No rear seatbelts
5-speed gearboxes being special
8-track tape players
Linear speedos (like a thermometer)
Wind up windows handles
Overriders on bumpers
Horns that played tunes

[Dan911]

Chrome
Metal door handles
Non power steering
No ABS
Bumper over rider
Coat hanger aerial

[graemel]

When an 8 second 0 - 60mph was quick.
When you could open the bonnet and actually see the engine.
When a spark plug change took minutes.
Free parking

[Ian_UK1]

Carburettors
Points (as in ignition)
Pushrods
Drum brakes
Steel wheels
Wire wheels
Hub caps
Motorola radios
'Fighter plane' dashboards (XJ6, Jensen Interceptor)
3-speed auto boxes
Overdrive switches
Grease nipples
Steering boxes
Hydrolastic suspension
Oleo-pneumatic suspension (Citroen DS)
Lever-arm dampers
Friction dampers
Quartic steering wheels (All Agro)
Gas turbine engines (Rover, some Indycars)
Lethal, zero-grip, 155-section Michelin ZX radials

Edited by Ian_UK1 on Thursday 16th August 11:00

[Dan911]

Fish net headrests
No airbags
Rubber boot spoilers (non painted)
Glass headlights

[Prof Beard]

Cars without computers.

[supersport]

No speed cameras.
Empty Roads.
Pot holes that got filled.
Cheap petrol.
Sensible car tax.
Sensible car insurance - especially for the young, I think my first car a MK2 Escort in powder blue cost £100 to insure.
911s cost more than a house - Doh not so good.

[boxsey]

Dan911 said:

Coat hanger aerial

and replacing it by fitting your own electric power aerial that used to sound like a washing machine as it went up and down when turning the radio on.

[993AL]

Starting handles
Radiomobile radios
8 track stereo
Whip aeriels
Cibie spot lights
"you-fit" vinyl roof
Cataloy

[Dan911]

When you took your car into a garage and heard 'we can repair that' not 'its going to need a new one'
Rubber floor mats
'Stick on' rear window de-mist
Wooden steering wheels
Metal badges (not stuck on plastic)
Side stripes
Peco exhaust
AA badges screwed to the front grill

[stuttgartmetal]

[993AL]

And

[Mutt]

phib said:

The two girls in my 993 that didn't go home .... Oh sorry is that the wrong type of memory

Phib

I'm not sure if you intended to sound like a serial killer...?

[Prof Beard]

993AL said:

And

I had one of those on an Allegro

[Ian_UK1]

Rust stains on the drive that used to be Alfasuds....

(But weren't they a cracking car to drive in their day)?