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Dynamo69
Original Poster
98 posts
59 months
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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
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barchetta_boy
1,012 posts
101 months
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Pulling out the "choke" hande to just the right amount to get the damn thing to start and run...
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phib
2,496 posts
128 months
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The two girls in my 993 that didn't go home until the morning ... Oh sorry is that the wrong type of memory
Phib
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tyinsky
444 posts
28 months
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Overdrive.
Opening quarter light windows.
Quartz clocks.
Remolds.
Cherry Bombs.
Driving lights.
Seat covers.
Cassette players.
British car manufacturers and industry.
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marky911
2,357 posts
88 months
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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.
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Crimp a Length!
4,730 posts
92 months
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Diesel130
1,546 posts
81 months
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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
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Dan911
1,913 posts
77 months
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Chrome
Metal door handles
Non power steering
No ABS
Bumper over rider
Coat hanger aerial
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graemel
4,581 posts
86 months
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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
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Ian_UK1
1,035 posts
63 months
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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
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Dan911
1,913 posts
77 months
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Fish net headrests
No airbags
Rubber boot spoilers (non painted)
Glass headlights
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Prof Beard
6,541 posts
96 months
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supersport
1,568 posts
96 months
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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.
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boxsey
1,646 posts
79 months
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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. 
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993AL
1,368 posts
87 months
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Starting handles
Radiomobile radios
8 track stereo
Whip aeriels
Cibie spot lights
"you-fit" vinyl roof
Cataloy
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Dan911
1,913 posts
77 months
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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
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stuttgartmetal
6,380 posts
85 months
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993AL
1,368 posts
87 months
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And 
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Mutt
1,034 posts
60 months
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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...?
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Prof Beard
6,541 posts
96 months
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993AL said: And I had one of those on an Allegro 
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