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Dave in VA

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13. It was something that we picked up at an auto parts store

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #9)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 08:18 PM

23 hrs ago

It had a matching gas pedal, too!

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https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway-Barefoot-Gas-Accelerator-Pedal-Dimmer-Cover-Kit,340072.html?utm_medium=CSEGoogle&utm_source=CSE&utm_campaign=CSEGOOGLE&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23022589191&gbraid=0AAAAAD8-Mcl-iLWC6jV05TgwFTxUxKKzw&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwYrNBhDcARIsAGo3u30flJ0ZPWnAm4XmZjPJLZr2qv2PzvWhgiTeGiHwW_BqnJzFofcuvGkaAuKyEALw_wcB

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What was your last car that had the dimmer switch on the floor? [View all] DURHAM D 23 hrs ago OP

1972 Pontiac Catalina. n/t LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #1

What percentage of DUers do you think even know what we are talking about? nt DURHAM D 23 hrs ago #2

I would say at least 75%! LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #10

Really? DURHAM D 23 hrs ago #12

Well, I'm 67 years old... LuckyCharms 23 hrs ago #14

I am as well. My 80 CJ 5 had the dimmer switch on the floor. chicoescuela 23 hrs ago #19

I miss it being on the floor. LuckyCharms 22 hrs ago #30

I do as well especially when driving a manual transmission. chicoescuela 22 hrs ago #33

65 Impalas were sweet. We had one when I was a kid. chicoescuela 22 hrs ago #34

I had completely forgotten about that. hvn_nbr_2 7 hrs ago #45

85 CJ7 Shellback Squid 23 hrs ago #3

It's been a long time! Diamond_Dog 23 hrs ago #4

1972 Nova SS Dave in VA 23 hrs ago #5

Interesting - I have never seen one of those. DURHAM D 23 hrs ago #9

It was something that we picked up at an auto parts store Dave in VA 23 hrs ago #13

1973 BigMin28 23 hrs ago #6

1965 VW Beetle buzzycrumbhunger 23 hrs ago #7

I had a '62 Beetle. DURHAM D 23 hrs ago #11

Seriously. buzzycrumbhunger 23 hrs ago #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 22 hrs ago #36

1969 Dodge Dart Sport Onthefly 23 hrs ago #8

'69 Ford Galaxy SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #15

'74 dart indigoth 23 hrs ago #17

Still have this car! ABC123Easy 23 hrs ago #18

My 1st car was a '68 Mustang. SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #27

Cool! ABC123Easy 21 hrs ago #40

1952 Chevrolet Bel Air WmChris 23 hrs ago #20

Sounds sweet chicoescuela 22 hrs ago #35

What's that? My first car was 1991. I had to roll the windows down manually and IcyPeas 23 hrs ago #21

What are these cupholders of which you speak? FuzzyRabbit 22 hrs ago #25

Your trip down memory lane makes me smile. nt DURHAM D 22 hrs ago #32

1958 Ford Fairlane 500 - 292 gab13by13 23 hrs ago #22

1981 Toyota pickup. FuzzyRabbit 23 hrs ago #23

1986 F150 Bavorskoami 22 hrs ago #24

1970 C10 Chevy Suburban. I can see it from here in my driveway. School bus yellow. Thing of beauty. FadedMullet 22 hrs ago #26

1941 Chevy.. Permanut 22 hrs ago #28

I think a 1974 Ford Bronco. nt doc03 22 hrs ago #29

55 chevy....57 Chevy....back when the US made good automobiles that you could work on walkingman 22 hrs ago #31

1976 AMC Hornet Eugene 22 hrs ago #37

1980 Pontiac Indy Pace Car Trans-Am FoxNewsSucks 22 hrs ago #38

70's Chrysler Newport duckworth969 22 hrs ago #39

1970 Olds 442 W30. kacekwl 21 hrs ago #41

The earliest car I ever owned was from 1976. Aristus 20 hrs ago #42

1967 Jeep CJ6 justaprogressive 8 hrs ago #43

Not my car. My boyfriend at the time had a 74 or 75 Olds Cutlass Supreme Niagara 8 hrs ago #44

1976 AMC Pacer LogDog75 5 hrs ago #46