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36. My dad drove a red VW Beetle and I learned to drive when I was in high school..graduated in '65 so don't know what year

Reply to buzzycrumbhunger (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 10:23 PM

Feb 28

But the dimmer was on the floor, had a manual transmission and no gas gauge..it had a lever that was actually a reserve of fuel so when the car needed gas, ya just turned the lever and had plenty until ya filled up. Had to remember to turn the lever back so the whole tank got gas!

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What was your last car that had the dimmer switch on the floor? [View all] DURHAM D Feb 28 OP

1972 Pontiac Catalina. n/t LuckyCharms Feb 28 #1

What percentage of DUers do you think even know what we are talking about? nt DURHAM D Feb 28 #2

I would say at least 75%! LuckyCharms Feb 28 #10

Really? DURHAM D Feb 28 #12

Well, I'm 67 years old... LuckyCharms Feb 28 #14

I am as well. My 80 CJ 5 had the dimmer switch on the floor. chicoescuela Feb 28 #19

I miss it being on the floor. LuckyCharms Feb 28 #30

I do as well especially when driving a manual transmission. chicoescuela Feb 28 #33

65 Impalas were sweet. We had one when I was a kid. chicoescuela Feb 28 #34

I had completely forgotten about that. hvn_nbr_2 Mar 1 #45

85 CJ7 Shellback Squid Feb 28 #3

It's been a long time! Diamond_Dog Feb 28 #4

1972 Nova SS Dave in VA Feb 28 #5

Interesting - I have never seen one of those. DURHAM D Feb 28 #9

It was something that we picked up at an auto parts store Dave in VA Feb 28 #13

1973 BigMin28 Feb 28 #6

1965 VW Beetle buzzycrumbhunger Feb 28 #7

I had a '62 Beetle. DURHAM D Feb 28 #11

Seriously. buzzycrumbhunger Feb 28 #16

My dad drove a red VW Beetle and I learned to drive when I was in high school..graduated in '65 so don't know what year Deuxcents Feb 28 #36

My red 1964 VW bug had a gas gage. love_katz Mar 2 #47

1969 Dodge Dart Sport Onthefly Feb 28 #8

'69 Ford Galaxy SheltieLover Feb 28 #15

'74 dart indigoth Feb 28 #17

Still have this car! ABC123Easy Feb 28 #18

My 1st car was a '68 Mustang. SheltieLover Feb 28 #27

Cool! ABC123Easy Feb 28 #40

1952 Chevrolet Bel Air WmChris Feb 28 #20

Sounds sweet chicoescuela Feb 28 #35

What's that? My first car was 1991. I had to roll the windows down manually and IcyPeas Feb 28 #21

What are these cupholders of which you speak? FuzzyRabbit Feb 28 #25

Your trip down memory lane makes me smile. nt DURHAM D Feb 28 #32

1958 Ford Fairlane 500 - 292 gab13by13 Feb 28 #22

1981 Toyota pickup. FuzzyRabbit Feb 28 #23

1986 F150 Bavorskoami Feb 28 #24

1970 C10 Chevy Suburban. I can see it from here in my driveway. School bus yellow. Thing of beauty. FadedMullet Feb 28 #26

1941 Chevy.. Permanut Feb 28 #28

I think a 1974 Ford Bronco. nt doc03 Feb 28 #29

55 chevy....57 Chevy....back when the US made good automobiles that you could work on walkingman Feb 28 #31

1976 AMC Hornet Eugene Feb 28 #37

1980 Pontiac Indy Pace Car Trans-Am FoxNewsSucks Feb 28 #38

70's Chrysler Newport duckworth969 Feb 28 #39

1970 Olds 442 W30. kacekwl Feb 28 #41

The earliest car I ever owned was from 1976. Aristus Mar 1 #42

1967 Jeep CJ6 justaprogressive Mar 1 #43

Not my car. My boyfriend at the time had a 74 or 75 Olds Cutlass Supreme Niagara Mar 1 #44

1976 AMC Pacer LogDog75 Mar 1 #46

Some cars had the window washer squirter on the floor too. hunter Mar 3 #48

I forgot all about being able to start a car DURHAM D Mar 3 #49