Vintage Things That Have Disappeared In Your Lifetime?

[countryclubjoe]

My unit does Holiday Patrol in the shopping districts. We spend most of out time on foot and we find that there is a greater decrease in crime than having the officers drive along the same areas.

An added benefit to the community is the presence of a person who knows the area to whom they can feel comfortable asking questions.

If you ever need to know the best places to eat just ask a cop. It works for more than doughnuts.

LOL

Hi kiwilrdg
I come from a long line of police officers. In my day the local beat cop/officer knew everyone in the neiborhood and he was respected by the local kids, heck he would even stop and play some stick ball or hopscotch with us. Wow, I just came up with a couple more things that have disappeared in our life time, STICK BALL, HOPSCOTCH And sadly, RESPECT FOR THE UNIFORM OR PLAIN OLD RESPECT IN GENERAL.
Stay safe out there Kiwilrdg and thank you for your service.
Best regards
CCJ

 

[Dan Allen]

I haven't seen jeans stretchers since the early fifties. They probably went the way of the cloths line and cuffed jeans with creased legs.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

It was that way in the town where I grew up. One officer would even sit and eat lunch with us at school every few weeks or so. In my dad's business, he dealt a lot with law-enforcement, so they've been a major part of my life and I have a ton of respect for them.

LOL

Hi kiwilrdg
I come from a long line of police officers. In my day the local beat cop/officer knew everyone in the neiborhood and he was respected by the local kids, heck he would even stop and play some stick ball or hopscotch with us. Wow, I just came up with a couple more things that have disappeared in our life time, STICK BALL, HOPSCOTCH And sadly, RESPECT FOR THE UNIFORM OR PLAIN OLD RESPECT IN GENERAL.
Stay safe out there Kiwilrdg and thank you for your service.
Best regards
CCJ

I remember my parents replaced their 1970's JCPenney set we had had all my life for something that looked a bit more 'up to date' when the put the house on the market. The new ones were junk and never did nearly as good of a job.

Mine must be about ten years old. I was surprised they still had parts for it.
3 years old?! Geez, it should still be like new. Piece of junk. I once had a dryer from the 1970s that was still going after I replaced the heating element. Geez the color of that thing was awful!

That's how we did ours on the farm, sadly not as practical living in a downtown apartment lol

Tsk. I've had the same clothes dryer my entire adult life, three twenty-foot lengths of good old American-made rope. They're kind of stretched out and have turned grey, but then so have I.

 

[jamespowers]

I remember my parents replaced their 1970's JCPenney set we had had all my life for something that looked a bit more 'up to date' when the put the house on the market. The new ones were junk and never did nearly as good of a job.

Well, not many people want a harvest gold dryer. lol lol I am glad the dryer was int eh garage at the old house. It worked great but it definitely wasn't a fashion statement.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Would work just fine for me. I remember my parents had harvest gold appliances for years.

Well, not many people want a harvest gold dryer. lol lol I am glad the dryer was int eh garage at the old house. It worked great but it definitely wasn't a fashion statement.

 

[jamespowers]

Would work just fine for me. I remember my parents had harvest gold appliances for years.

Ah, the 1970s. The appliances were made to last but you didn't want them after about ten years.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Considering that I was a kid in the 90's and those appliances were still going as good as ever sure says something about the build quality, doesn't it?

Ah, the 1970s. The appliances were made to last but you didn't want them after about ten years.

 

[jamespowers]

Considering that I was a kid in the 90's and those appliances were still going as good as ever sure says something about the build quality, doesn't it?

In the 1970s, I think they did it by accident.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I dunno, just because the auto industry at the time was having some major problems coping with changing rules and technologies, that doesn't mean the same was happening with other appliances.

In the 1970s, I think they did it by accident.

 

[jamespowers]

I dunno, just because the auto industry at the time was having some major problems coping with changing rules and technologies, that doesn't mean the same was happening with other appliances.

Well the auto industry just stunk. My father's brand new 1970 Mercury came from the factory wihout having its heads torqued down correctly. It leaked like a sieve. Then again it was a Ford. Figures. lol lol

I think it was by accident because by then the whole planned obsolescence was in full swing. Planned ugly was on purpose.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I've had good luck with my fords. Have a '72 and it runs like a top. My Caddy's been headache city, though.

Well the auto industry just stunk. My father's brand new 1970 Mercury came from the factory wihout having its heads torqued down correctly. It leaked like a sieve. Then again it was a Ford. Figures. lol lol

I think it was by accident because by then the whole planned obsolescence was in full swing. Planned ugly was on purpose.

 

[1961MJS]

Hi

My parents bought a Maytag washer and drier (gas) and put them in the basement before 1970. In 2004 or so, they build on to the house and put in new Frigidaire upstairs. The washer and drier still worked, but their knees were going. I installed a lot of Harvest Gold appliances, a bunch of Poppy, and even a few of the avocado ones. Green refrigerators are icky looking.

I toured the Saint Louis GM Plant back in 1976 or 1977 (I was a sophomore in H.S.). I've since been a lots of bars, but I've never been around more drunks. The was a fat old dude asleep in a pile of 4 barrel carburetors. He had a copy of Playboy across his face to shut out the lights. I watched a guy who resembled the pictures of Jesus, but wearing an olive drab jump suit have lunch (a bag of chips and a pint of cheap Vodka) (Not a half pint either). I couldn't live like that. I also toured the F-4 line at McDonnell Douglas the year before, Caterpillar and Chrysler (StL Vans) my junior and senior year respectively. No drunks in any of the other places.

Later

 

[jamespowers]

I've had good luck with my fords. Have a '72 and it runs like a top. My Caddy's been headache city, though.

See, I have the complete opposite. lol lol The Mercury was a pile but the Eldorado has been just fine---better than the newer Escalade too.

 

[jamespowers]

Hi

My parents bought a Maytag washer and drier (gas) and put them in the basement before 1970. In 2004 or so, they build on to the house and put in new Frigidaire upstairs. The washer and drier still worked, but their knees were going. I installed a lot of Harvest Gold appliances, a bunch of Poppy, and even a few of the avocado ones. Green refrigerators are icky looking.

I toured the Saint Louis GM Plant back in 1976 or 1977 (I was a sophomore in H.S.). I've since been a lots of bars, but I've never been around more drunks. The was a fat old dude asleep in a pile of 4 barrel carburetors. He had a copy of Playboy across his face to shut out the lights. I watched a guy who resembled the pictures of Jesus, but wearing an olive drab jump suit have lunch (a bag of chips and a pint of cheap Vodka) (Not a half pint either). I couldn't live like that. I also toured the F-4 line at McDonnell Douglas the year before, Caterpillar and Chrysler (StL Vans) my junior and senior year respectively. No drunks in any of the other places.

Later

There must have been some drunks on the Ford lines out here because they sure didn't finish the engine in the Mercury.

My grandmother's 1960 Maytag lasted quite a while here too. I replaced it because I just couldn't get a new burner assembly to replace the old messed up one. Otherwise, it would have been fine. Interestingly enough, a few years after that, I found the neighbor across the street had an old pink one that would have had the part I needed.:eusa_doh:[huh]

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Hi

My parents bought a Maytag washer and drier (gas) and put them in the basement before 1970. In 2004 or so, they build on to the house and put in new Frigidaire upstairs. The washer and drier still worked, but their knees were going. I installed a lot of Harvest Gold appliances, a bunch of Poppy, and even a few of the avocado ones. Green refrigerators are icky looking.

I toured the Saint Louis GM Plant back in 1976 or 1977 (I was a sophomore in H.S.). I've since been a lots of bars, but I've never been around more drunks. The was a fat old dude asleep in a pile of 4 barrel carburetors. He had a copy of Playboy across his face to shut out the lights. I watched a guy who resembled the pictures of Jesus, but wearing an olive drab jump suit have lunch (a bag of chips and a pint of cheap Vodka) (Not a half pint either). I couldn't live like that. I also toured the F-4 line at McDonnell Douglas the year before, Caterpillar and Chrysler (StL Vans) my junior and senior year respectively. No drunks in any of the other places.

Later

Sounds like my Dad's stories about working at the GM plant in South Gate, CA back in the '50s.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

It's luck of the draw with used cars and that's a vintage thing that hasn't disappeared lol

When I bought the Squire, it came with piles of receipts. Anything that fails from normal wear and tear had been replaced.

The Caddy was the complete opposite, but I got it for a song. I'm paying now, though lol

See, I have the complete opposite. lol lol The Mercury was a pile but the Eldorado has been just fine---better than the newer Escalade too.

 

[jamespowers]

It's luck of the draw with used cars and that's a vintage thing that hasn't disappeared lol

When I bought the Squire, it came with piles of receipts. Anything that fails from normal wear and tear had been replaced.

The Caddy was the complete opposite, but I got it for a song. I'm paying now, though lol

Speaking of such, I am going to look at this over the weekend:

A grand or so ought to do it.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I want one, but a 2-door preferably. That is a beauty. If you can get it for a grand, send it my way

Speaking of such, I am going to look at this over the weekend:

 

[jamespowers]

I want one, but a 2-door preferably. That is a beauty. If you can get it for a grand, send it my way

Well, the radio is missing and the hood and trunk clear coat is flaking but it is ok. The stupid thing they did then was use aluminum deck hoods. They could not get the paint to stick right and just to save some weight. Stupid.
The good thing is that it is a d' elegance with the leather button tuft interior, reading lights etc. I remember when they fuirst came out. I wanted one then.

 

[dnjan]

I remember that there was a period when buyers of new, American-made cars would look at the day of the week it was assembled, and avoid both Monday and Friday cars. Perhaps assembly day is contributing to the differing, brand-related experiences reported above.