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Smokin72on20s · 10-06-2004, 12:43 AM

that button that is mounted on the floor in the pic, is that the light dimmer switch?

skokie · 10-06-2004, 12:44 AM

Yep it is.

longhorn71 · 10-06-2004, 12:45 AM

sure is

Putter · 10-06-2004, 08:52 AM

I remember the first car dad drove that had the dimmer on the steering column......dang-near killed us all trying to get his foot up that high to dim the lights. Finally figured out that you have to take your shoe off first!

ACES · 10-06-2004, 09:32 AM

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I remember the first car dad drove that had the dimmer on the steering column......dang-near killed us all trying to get his foot up that high to dim the lights. Finally figured out that you have to take your shoe off first!

LMAO, I love to start off the day with a good laugh. Thanks Putter.

Tx Firefighter · 10-06-2004, 09:58 AM

I can tell we have some people who have never driven a car old enough to have the dimmer switch on the floorboard.

I'm sure you haven't ever driven a vehicle with the starter switch on the floor then.

cdowns · 10-06-2004, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

I can tell we have some people who have never driven a car old enough to have the dimmer switch on the floorboard.

I'm sure you haven't ever driven a vehicle with the starter switch on the floor then.

i'm sure there's even less who've had to crank one started

Lippyp · 10-06-2004, 11:59 AM

I drove one that had a wash/wipe button on the floor. You wouldn't have heard of it though 1972 Mk III Ford Cortina.

**StingRay** · 10-06-2004, 12:25 PM

My Dad had cars that had foot controls for the wonderbar radio. They were fun! We used to have a Land Rover when I was a kid that had a push button starter below the dash but not quite on the floor. I did also have a hand crank for emergency starting. That was a neat old truck. The windshield wipers were just motors above the windshield and had to be turned on independantly. You could even operate them manually by hand. Lippyp I bet you've seen lots of old Land Rovers like that over there heh?

Lippyp · 10-06-2004, 01:58 PM

I owned a 1965 Series IIa 88" Landrover for a while, that still had the starter crank hole but no handle with it as the later starters were more reliable but the front pulley still had the dogs to engage the handle in, I think you could still operate the wipers by hand though. The floor panels weren't bolted down, the seats were I think from a Volvo and there was about half a turn of play in the steering box, the brakes used to play a little game called "guess which way am I going to pull today?" and it had an interesting home made exhaust but it was good fun.

**StingRay** · 10-06-2004, 02:32 PM

Yah with ours the floor boards were removeable too. You could also just lift up the seat cushions and see the drive shaft below and the ground whizzing by. I recall being out in it with my dad one time and we hit a big snow drift in 4 wd and snapped a back axle. It happened more than once too. It was long drive home locked into 4 wheel drive dragging ourselves home because you couldn't drive it very fast like that. At least it had full floating axles and so no wheels fell off

Lippyp · 10-07-2004, 05:05 AM

I would Imagine that there would have been quite a lot of Land Rovers in Canada at one point what with your connections to the UK. I'm currently toying with getting a newer one as I need something large and four wheel drive to drag stuff down to our holiday home in France as you currently can only get to it in a 4x4. Just not sure about how comfortable it would be on a 900 mile journey each way

sneakysnake · 10-07-2004, 02:25 PM

Now days they put so much stuff on the column I have a 99'jeepGC and it has a console shifter and every time I drive it I nearly tear the wiper switch off trying to put it in gear.LOL

**StingRay** · 10-07-2004, 02:45 PM

Lippyp actually the old Land Rovers were not all that common but there were a few around. Even today I still see one every so often. Then as now it was much more likely to see a Jag, MG or Triumph. As for today I can go find a new Land Rover over at the Ford dealer a couple of blocks from where I work. I suspect They are a fine vehicle but can't say first hand. We personally own a 3rd gen 4Runner and couldn't be happier. It's a 1998 SR5 with the TRD options group so it has the electric locking rear diff and the big wheels and tires. You can take that thing anywhere and know you will make it back. It is very off road capable. It has good highway manners and I have personally taken it on 500 mile highway road trips with no complaints about comfort or ride. The best thing is you can find them now for under $20K Canadian with 100,000 Km or less on them. A Runner is hardly even broken in at 100,000 K

franko72 · 10-07-2004, 08:23 PM

its the high beam switch

longnlow72 · 10-07-2004, 08:26 PM

i love the brights switch down there good for a lazy man while hes drivin

67ChevyC10Stepside · 10-07-2004, 09:13 PM

i like the floor operation better for the fact that when im going around a turn and someone meets me i have to take my hand off the wheel to operate the lights on a normal car..

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 10-07-2004, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyC10Stepside

i like the floor operation better for the fact that when im going around a turn and someone meets me i have to take my hand off the wheel to operate the lights on a normal car..

True, but if you're shifting gears, the other guy's gonna have to wait till you have a spare foot. Sometimes they don't understand and think you're the @$$hole. Oh well *&^$'em if they can't take a joke.

purple gas · 10-10-2004, 09:52 PM

if you find a truck old enough not only is the dimmer on the floor,, but the starter switch as well... and no,,they didn't come with MP3 players

jimfulco · 10-10-2004, 10:20 PM

Then there's the big rubber floor button for the windshield washers.

10-06-2004, 12:43 AM	#1
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10-06-2004, 08:52 AM	#4
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10-06-2004, 11:59 AM	#8
Lippyp English Chevy Owner Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France Posts: 1,848	I drove one that had a wash/wipe button on the floor. You wouldn't have heard of it though 1972 Mk III Ford Cortina. __________________ Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission

10-06-2004, 12:25 PM	#9
StingRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Saskatoon,SK,Canada Posts: 2,476	My Dad had cars that had foot controls for the wonderbar radio. They were fun! We used to have a Land Rover when I was a kid that had a push button starter below the dash but not quite on the floor. I did also have a hand crank for emergency starting. That was a neat old truck. The windshield wipers were just motors above the windshield and had to be turned on independantly. You could even operate them manually by hand. Lippyp I bet you've seen lots of old Land Rovers like that over there heh? __________________ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada

10-06-2004, 01:58 PM	#10
Lippyp English Chevy Owner Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France Posts: 1,848	I owned a 1965 Series IIa 88" Landrover for a while, that still had the starter crank hole but no handle with it as the later starters were more reliable but the front pulley still had the dogs to engage the handle in, I think you could still operate the wipers by hand though. The floor panels weren't bolted down, the seats were I think from a Volvo and there was about half a turn of play in the steering box, the brakes used to play a little game called "guess which way am I going to pull today?" and it had an interesting home made exhaust but it was good fun. __________________ Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission

10-06-2004, 12:44 AM	#2
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,354	Yep it is.

10-06-2004, 12:45 AM	#3
longhorn71 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 1,681	sure is

10-06-2004, 09:58 AM	#6
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	I can tell we have some people who have never driven a car old enough to have the dimmer switch on the floorboard. I'm sure you haven't ever driven a vehicle with the starter switch on the floor then.

10-06-2004, 02:32 PM	#11
StingRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Saskatoon,SK,Canada Posts: 2,476	Yah with ours the floor boards were removeable too. You could also just lift up the seat cushions and see the drive shaft below and the ground whizzing by. I recall being out in it with my dad one time and we hit a big snow drift in 4 wd and snapped a back axle. It happened more than once too. It was long drive home locked into 4 wheel drive dragging ourselves home because you couldn't drive it very fast like that. At least it had full floating axles and so no wheels fell off __________________ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada

10-07-2004, 05:05 AM	#12
Lippyp English Chevy Owner Join Date: May 2002 Location: Shropshire, UK/ Lot, France Posts: 1,848	I would Imagine that there would have been quite a lot of Land Rovers in Canada at one point what with your connections to the UK. I'm currently toying with getting a newer one as I need something large and four wheel drive to drag stuff down to our holiday home in France as you currently can only get to it in a 4x4. Just not sure about how comfortable it would be on a 900 mile journey each way __________________ Phil '67 C10 long fleet. 350/TH350, 4 bbl Carter, K&N, Dual exhaust, loads of stuff coming soon 2001 S10 Blazer Daily Driver, bone stock 4 door 4x4 with manual transmission

10-07-2004, 02:25 PM	#13
sneakysnake It's a catastrophic success. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,077	Now days they put so much stuff on the column I have a 99'jeepGC and it has a console shifter and every time I drive it I nearly tear the wiper switch off trying to put it in gear.LOL

10-07-2004, 02:45 PM	#14
StingRay Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Saskatoon,SK,Canada Posts: 2,476	Lippyp actually the old Land Rovers were not all that common but there were a few around. Even today I still see one every so often. Then as now it was much more likely to see a Jag, MG or Triumph. As for today I can go find a new Land Rover over at the Ford dealer a couple of blocks from where I work. I suspect They are a fine vehicle but can't say first hand. We personally own a 3rd gen 4Runner and couldn't be happier. It's a 1998 SR5 with the TRD options group so it has the electric locking rear diff and the big wheels and tires. You can take that thing anywhere and know you will make it back. It is very off road capable. It has good highway manners and I have personally taken it on 500 mile highway road trips with no complaints about comfort or ride. The best thing is you can find them now for under $20K Canadian with 100,000 Km or less on them. A Runner is hardly even broken in at 100,000 K __________________ Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada

10-07-2004, 08:23 PM	#15
franko72 Franko72 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cincinnati,Ohio Posts: 471	its the high beam switch __________________ 1972 C20 cheyenne Super 402 BB/400 turbo LWB A/C Tilt, Cruise Control, Saddle tanks, Tach My Home Page Better to burn out than it is to rust

10-07-2004, 08:26 PM	#16
longnlow72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: SW Washington Posts: 947	i love the brights switch down there good for a lazy man while hes drivin __________________ 72 Chevy lwb, cowl hood, shaved antenna, shaved bedrails, blazer tank, sidemarker fill, 1pc windows, flowmaster 40's, alpine deck, infinity 6x9's, infinity 4"ers, 2 jl audio 10w0's, grant wheel, keyless entry and alarm, more waiting to be done...

10-07-2004, 09:13 PM	#17
67ChevyC10Stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Butler PA Posts: 3,032	i like the floor operation better for the fact that when im going around a turn and someone meets me i have to take my hand off the wheel to operate the lights on a normal car.. __________________ 67 c-10, 400 SB, TH350, 4.10 gears, Blazer tank,camaro tach, sidemarker fuel fill (soon) WTB: stepside parts, 67 front end parts, 67 small window cab. posi for 3.73 or 4.10 for 12 bolt and 10 bolt.



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10-10-2004, 09:52 PM	#19
purple gas Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: saskatoon, planet earth Posts: 694	if you find a truck old enough not only is the dimmer on the floor,, but the starter switch as well... and no,,they didn't come with MP3 players

10-10-2004, 10:20 PM	#20
jimfulco Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shreveport LA Posts: 3,170	Then there's the big rubber floor button for the windshield washers.

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