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DURHAM D

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32. Your trip down memory lane makes me smile. nt

Reply to FuzzyRabbit (Reply #25)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 09:13 PM

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What was your last car that had the dimmer switch on the floor? [View all] DURHAM D 21 hrs ago OP

1972 Pontiac Catalina. n/t LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #1

What percentage of DUers do you think even know what we are talking about? nt DURHAM D 21 hrs ago #2

I would say at least 75%! LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #10

Really? DURHAM D 21 hrs ago #12

Well, I'm 67 years old... LuckyCharms 21 hrs ago #14

I am as well. My 80 CJ 5 had the dimmer switch on the floor. chicoescuela 21 hrs ago #19

I miss it being on the floor. LuckyCharms 20 hrs ago #30

I do as well especially when driving a manual transmission. chicoescuela 20 hrs ago #33

65 Impalas were sweet. We had one when I was a kid. chicoescuela 20 hrs ago #34

I had completely forgotten about that. hvn_nbr_2 5 hrs ago #45

85 CJ7 Shellback Squid 21 hrs ago #3

It's been a long time! Diamond_Dog 21 hrs ago #4

1972 Nova SS Dave in VA 21 hrs ago #5

Interesting - I have never seen one of those. DURHAM D 21 hrs ago #9

It was something that we picked up at an auto parts store Dave in VA 21 hrs ago #13

1973 BigMin28 21 hrs ago #6

1965 VW Beetle buzzycrumbhunger 21 hrs ago #7

I had a '62 Beetle. DURHAM D 21 hrs ago #11

Seriously. buzzycrumbhunger 21 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 20 hrs ago #36

1969 Dodge Dart Sport Onthefly 21 hrs ago #8

'69 Ford Galaxy SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #15

'74 dart indigoth 21 hrs ago #17

Still have this car! ABC123Easy 21 hrs ago #18

My 1st car was a '68 Mustang. SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #27

Cool! ABC123Easy 19 hrs ago #40

1952 Chevrolet Bel Air WmChris 21 hrs ago #20

Sounds sweet chicoescuela 20 hrs ago #35

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

What are these cupholders of which you speak? FuzzyRabbit 20 hrs ago #25

Your trip down memory lane makes me smile. nt DURHAM D 20 hrs ago #32

1958 Ford Fairlane 500 - 292 gab13by13 21 hrs ago #22

1981 Toyota pickup. FuzzyRabbit 20 hrs ago #23

1986 F150 Bavorskoami 20 hrs ago #24

1970 C10 Chevy Suburban. I can see it from here in my driveway. School bus yellow. Thing of beauty. FadedMullet 20 hrs ago #26

1941 Chevy.. Permanut 20 hrs ago #28

I think a 1974 Ford Bronco. nt doc03 20 hrs ago #29

55 chevy....57 Chevy....back when the US made good automobiles that you could work on walkingman 20 hrs ago #31

1976 AMC Hornet Eugene 20 hrs ago #37

1980 Pontiac Indy Pace Car Trans-Am FoxNewsSucks 20 hrs ago #38

70's Chrysler Newport duckworth969 20 hrs ago #39

1970 Olds 442 W30. kacekwl 19 hrs ago #41

The earliest car I ever owned was from 1976. Aristus 18 hrs ago #42

1967 Jeep CJ6 justaprogressive 6 hrs ago #43

Not my car. My boyfriend at the time had a 74 or 75 Olds Cutlass Supreme Niagara 6 hrs ago #44

1976 AMC Pacer LogDog75 3 hrs ago #46