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REMEMBER EARLY AIR CONDITIONING?

Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:35:15 GMT

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AuntG — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:41:39 GMT

Can hear my dad saying "crank the wing".

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Estellee — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:42:35 GMT

Thankfully, we've come a long way lol

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beckyb1012 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:46:16 GMT

I loved those little windows and liked to keep my hand just outside of it. Those were back in the days when we did not wear seat belts and some of our children stood up in the middle of the front seat.

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Beammeupscotty — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:50:41 GMT

I remember my mom saying her car had air conditioning called WD40...

...Window down, go 40!"

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tansy — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:18:12 GMT

My mother would insist that the windows were not to be rolled down because her hairdo would get mussed.

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lgfan — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:43:15 GMT

@beckyb1012 wrote:
I loved those little windows and liked to keep my hand just outside of it. Those were back in the days when we did not wear seat belts and some of our children stood up in the middle of the front seat.

I remember seeing women in the front seat nursing their babies. This was before car seats. I also remember being on the back of my uncle's truck and holding on for dear life while he drove through the freeways.

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chessylady — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:10:50 GMT

One family vacation we drove 2,000 miles cross country. My dad had aftermarket air conditioning put in the car. But driving in the desert, it barely worked. The car would overheat and dad would turn off the air conditioner. When the car cooled off, he would turn the AC back on. 4 whiney kids, hot in the desert.

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haddon9 — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:05:16 GMT

Getting air conditioning in a new car was an expensive luxury or option! I don't remember what year it became standard across the board to have it but I'm glad those days of not having it are long gone!

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VanSleepy — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:47:42 GMT

This is the first time I am hearing the term wing window. We called it the vent.

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Biftu — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:21:45 GMT

I remember driving with all the windows down with hair flying and screaming at each other so we could hear above the road noise.

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We rescue cats — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:50:22 GMT

The wing window was often used by smokers!

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Jo1313 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:59:21 GMT

I can remember DH paying extra for a car heater!(1971)..In NY..we needed a heater more than AC!

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Still Raining — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:34:21 GMT

I do remember. Seems like there was no radio either. Remember old VWs with no gas gauge? Fun times.