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wnylib

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13. My parents had a 1949 Ford until 1955 when they traded it in for a new car.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Mon Jul 13, 2026, 11:44 AM

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I remember the running board on the side and a hump that ran through the middle of the back seat floor on the inside.

I used to stand on the hump in order to see where we were going. If the car stopped quickly or turned sharply, my brothers (both older than me) grabbed me to keep me from falling.

My parents repeatedly told me to sit, but I always got back onto the hump in order to see better until they solved it by making my brothers take turns giving up a side window seat.

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How well do you figure this product worked back in the day? [View all] True Dough Monday OP

In the days before seatbelts it was better than nothing.nt Phoenix61 Monday #1

And still True Dough Monday #2

It's a miracle we all survived the days of no seatbelts. Ritabert Monday #3

Maybe a little better than my mom's arm, Ocelot II Monday #4

I did that once! True Dough Monday #5

Ummm, I think the word you want is "chivalry." Intractable Monday #6

I'm glad you see it that way. It was intended to be chivalrous! True Dough Monday #7

That's my move! JoseBalow Monday #16

Well, at least the cars during that time were built like tanks so they had that going for them... hlthe2b Monday #8

They really were (built like tanks), my 46 Ford is an example... walkingman Monday #10

That's pretty cool! hlthe2b Monday #12

they were built like tanks Jerry2144 Monday #11

If there was such a contraption nowadays.. chouchou Monday #9

My parents had a 1949 Ford until 1955 when they traded it in for a new car. wnylib Monday #13

We had a Ford sedan, I think it was a 1948, that had suicide doors. Ocelot II Monday #14

That happened to my younger sister who was wnylib Monday #15

My parents had a 73 caprice classic Niagara 23 hrs ago #17