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Heck, I remember when a 'child restraint' was my mom throwing her arm up to catch me as she slammed on the brakes. 
In a lot of ways, this world has become a lot safer for kids. At the same time, it has lost a lot of its sparkle and snap; that's been replaced by video games and smartphones. Sometimes I am torn as to whether it's really 'better'.
Not me.
mad_machine wrote: I also remember we had a BIG fold out foam sofa that fit perfectly into the bed of our chevy custom deluxe 10. I remember quite a few trips sitting back there with legos and stuff while the cap kept out prying eyes and kept me safe from flying objects and wind.
It used to be pretty common to see a family on vacation in a pickup camper with the kids sitting on the bunk above the cab, looking out the front window as they went down the road. I imagine it was a great view from up there, but probably not such a good place to be in an accident.
My mother rearended a '56 T-bird with her 1952 Austin A-40 Dorset. I had a good view of it as I was standing on the hump in the back seat! I also got an instantaneous view of the gas pedal from the front hump immediately after impact ! So, the parents bought a "car seat" for me. One of those 1950's pressed steel seats that hooked over the front seat with two hooks and had its own steering wheel, mounted on a pressed steel post to keep me amused.Probably lucky that they hadn't bought that before the accident or I would never have had children of my own !
Me and my friends in college like to just jump in a car and take road trips. My favorite thing was in my friend's stealth we'd fold the rear seats down and look up thru the hatch at the stars while going down the road which is really great with a girl.
look at it this way.. you missed the heatwave that saw us at over 100 degrees with near 100% humidity... in an old car, that would have been a nightmare
happy birthday Marjorie
