Words that our grand children won't know.
 

This evening I was thinking about all of the innovation that has occured in the automotive world and how things have changed since we were kids. Just for a chuckle I got to thinking about some of the parts and terms connected with cars that we knew that our children and grand children won't ever hear about.

Just for the fun of it I thought I'd start a list. So, here are some of the things that I don't think our children and grand children will ever know. Please add to it as you think of them.

Carburator
Distributor
Points
Condensor
White wall tires
Traffic circle
Eythel
8 track tape player
FM converter
Bias ply tires
Drive in movie
Car hop
Beauty rings

Necker knob
Vent windows (wind wings)
Free air
Inner tube
Non-permanent anti-freeze (alcohol)
Flat-head/L-head
Straight eight
90-day, 4000-mile warranty
Grease job, Zerk fitting
Three in the tree

Moon caps
Three on the tree
Tri-power
Four barrel
CFM
Hurst shifter
Cheater slicks
traction bars
Hi-jackers (shocks)
Mickey Thompson tires
Submarine race watching

Manual transmission.
Push button radio.
Optional air conditioner.
Full service spare tire.
Station wagon.
Parking meter.


and then in not too long we'll see obsolete:
post mark by midnight.
broadcast television.
paper checks.
cash.....

"The more things change, the more they stay insane."

V8
V6
I4
Gas engines...
halogen headlights
drum brakes
bakelite
steel dashboards
live axle rear end
chopped and channeled
lap belts
engines w/o OBD hookups
vacuum and mechanical gauges
horsehair padding (had it in an old MB)
full service gas station

Four on the floor

General Motors
United Auto Workers Union
Body By Fisher

My granddaughter is 2 and she already knows all of those.

These are just now coming into vogue in this part of the country. There's a reason we're a red state! ;) :LOL:

As long as municipalities see a financial gain, these will sadly never go away.


I do suspect that we'll eventually have credit card based meters - I'd love these in Chicago (rather than going through 2 rolls of quarters to park on the street for an afternoon! :rolleyes: ).