[KEVIN & JOSIE]

Originally Posted by mac9

My first car was a 1949 black Plymouth Deluxe. It was a 3 on the column manual and sat almost as high as a city bus! I loved (and still do) that car. The oddest thing on it was the venting system. It was a handle located under the radio area that you pushed down. A V-shaped vent located on the hood under the windshield would pop up and you had instant fresh air. To close the vent, you pushed the handle back up. My father bought it for me in 1963 and I drove it for nearly 6 years.

The old cars had some unique features.
The thing I remember most about my Buick, the antenna was in the center of the roof right above the windshield. There was a knob that you used to move the antenna around for reception. Also, the old Sonomatic AM radio which was tube. When you turned it on, it would hum while the tubes warmed up.....and then the music would start. To start the car, you pulled out the choke, turn the key to on, and pressed down on the accelerator pedal.