".............Ahhh yes, - back when cars were cars and not hooded roller skates.........."
Yup,
And no disc brakes so you had to worry about brake fade during high speed stopping, or keeping them dry in heavy rains. Tires that were more prone to blow-outs at high speed and hydroplaned if you hit puddles at over 50 mph, and the best ones were usually worn out after about 20,000 miles.
No seat belts. No AC, or tinted glass, so you cooked in summer. The heaters and defrosters were poor, or non existant, so winter driving was a real challenge.
AM radio only. Plastic switch knobs and vinyl seat/dash covers that cracked from the sunlight after a few years.
Doing valve jobs at 50,000 miles. Oil changes every 1500 miles, and having to add a quart of oil every 500-800 miles. Plus, if you go back before the mid 60's, many vehicals didn't even have oil filters. And you were lucky if spark plugs and points didn't wear out before 20 k miles, or clutches, starter motors, and generators needing to be replaced at 60-70,000 miles.
And now, with each year that goes by, parts for a given car are going to get more expensive and tougher to find.
Yup, those "cars from the good old days" paid alot of my bills, and still do !!!!! Of course if you had a car that is well built, lightweight, simple, and easy to maintaine you'll avoid the worst of the antique car head aches....... something like a '33 Austin 10-4 saloon.
Paul.
