Nostalgic for people in their 40s and above, fresh for young people? "Five equipments of cars that have disappeared due to Reiwa"

[CD changer]

First of all, from the equipment related to music, which is indispensable for a comfortable drive. CDs were the music media before downloads such as MP3s became mainstream. Therefore, many people put the "CD changer" under the trunk of the car or under the passenger seat.

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It was an epoch-making (?) Equipment for playing multiple CDs in succession, and when I went for a drive with her, I made an original CD. rice field.

[Regulator handle]

The standard equipment of the car has evolved and is obsolete, the "regulator handle" that manually opens and closes the window glass. Most models now use power windows, except for commercial vehicles and very low-priced grades. Most young people have never experienced the act of turning the handle on the inside of the door.Click here for the image

In fact, the history of power windows is surprisingly old, and it was first adopted in domestic cars more than 50 years ago in Prince (later merged with Nissan) Gloria's high-end model "Grand Gloria" (1964).

[Centralized door lock]

Nowadays, "centralized door lock" that can control all doors from the driver's seat at once is commonplace. However, in the old days, there was no such convenient function, and all doors had to be locked and unlocked from the inside. Also, in the 1980s, a system called "vehicle speed interlocking type" that automatically locks at a certain speed began to be adopted, preventing children from accidentally opening the door and being thrown out of the car in the event of an accident. Although it had the effect of preventing the accident, it declined from the viewpoint that it was not possible to quickly rescue the occupants from the outside in the event of an accident.Click here for the image

However, in recent years, auto door lock equipment that automatically unlocks when an impact is detected has also been born, and is evolving with the times.

[Fender mirror]

The rear-view mirrors inside the car for checking the rear are the same as before, but the mainstream door mirrors installed on the outside of the front-seat doors are "fender mirrors." As the name suggests, the mirrors attached to both sides (left and right fenders) at the tip of the bonnet are for checking diagonally behind. Even now, it has decreased considerably as I saw it in a taxi.Click here for the image

However, compared to door mirrors, there are fewer blind spots, and there is the advantage that it is easier to get a sense of the width of the vehicle, and it is a fact that some people prefer fender mirrors. By the way, when the door mirror was approved, it is not stored electrically as it is now, but it is a mechanism to open the window and fold it manually. Many people may remember having a hard time on a rainy day.

[Triangular window]

The equipment "triangular window" that took in the outside air into the car when the air conditioner was not yet widespread. It was installed in front of the front seat window, and was equipped with a small window that opened and closed by rotating around. Unlike other windows, it is a system in which outside air flows into the car if you drive with it open. Click here for images Many were adopted until the 1970s, but the major drawback was that they did not work at all when the vehicle was stopped due to traffic jams or traffic lights. With the widespread use of power windows and door visors, the number of things we see has diminished.

【others】

I remember that it was jarring in the past, but now I feel nostalgic for the speed warning sound "King Kong" that sounds when the speed exceeds 100 km / h. In corners where you can't afford to see the speedometer at a pass or circuit, there are cases where the sound of "King Kong" is a guideline for a well-turned standard. In addition, the "corner pole" attached to the front bumper has also declined. It is an item that is attached to the tip of the bumper on the passenger seat side, diagonally in front of the driver's seat, where it is difficult to understand the position of the vehicle.Click here for the image

However, there are still many models that are available as options, and it may be too early to classify them as relics of the old generation.