If you've got kids, get them this. It's one of the things that got me fascinated about shapes and patterns

If I hear about someone doing those things it's while reading their obit.

“Billy Jean is not my lover and the CHAIR is not my son!” This lived in my brain for far too long! 🤣

Sitting for hours with my fingers on "record/play"

In Australia they're bringing them back

Still preferred to power windows...

Some new cars still have this in the back! At least in Europe, I almost got a new Yaris with it.

I remember when they were metal, not plastic. And so hot in July!

But people still say, "Roll down the window."

What do you do in a modern car where everything is electric if you need to get out or open the windows when the electric system is broken? For example if your car is in the water and sinking!

Even with power windows, would still use this as the universal motion for "roll your window down"

Yepper--it's the 4/40 AC k*n*o*b--roll down all 4 windows & drive 40mph! (BP is now censoring k**b??? wtf)

Still do this in my 78' Malibu Malibu-at-...19ba35.jpg

My 2005 Pontiac Vibe has this.

22 Years ago. The Family and I have just returned from a 2.5 year missionary trip to Africa. Need a second car fast but funds are low. Found a old used car at a dealer. Only $2K and bare bones. It has one of these knobs like the one pictured. I figure once the wife and I can get jobs, we can get something newer. I get home with the car and my 13 year old daughter comes out to the car. Daughter: Nice car, dad! Me: Want a ride? Hop in. Daughter gets in car and we drive off. It's a warm summer day. Daughter is scanning around the door area looking for the button to open the window. Daughter: How do you open the window? Me (pointing): You see that k**b over there? You turn it. Daughter (Rolling her eyes): You've got to be kidding. Daughter begins to scan around the dashboard area. Daughter: How do you turn on the air conditioning? Me (pointing to the same k**b): You see that k**b over there? You turn it. Daughter silent but with a look of total shock.

I have a car with these... no airbags, Toyota Hilux...

Still drive one

Yes

They were just fine.

YEP! 😎. OG here 🤗

Yes

What do you mean?? My car has these and its only 13 years old!

And could actually get out of the car if it went under water.

Air conditioning by Armstrong. 😂

Yes i am, and i remember a blinker in a car like a little arm going up and down.

I still have it in the garage, a 1981 Firebird w/ rotary hand-cranked windows!

I am this old 👵🏻

Yes, I am that old. I don't think my family had a vehicle with power windows until I was about nine years old.

I'll take my power windows every day over these iny sons 97 Ram.

It's perfect. You can wind it down to the precise level you want. Not way to much or right back to the top. You don't have to have a trigger finger to get the ventilation you need. Perfect control.

02 dodge truck has those.

I drive a 2006 5 door version of my car that has manual windows, which turned out to be a really good thing. My brother bought a 2007 4 door version with automatic windows that he has had to replace the motor in the driver and passenger front doors. I've always worried that if something happened I would get stuck in my car, so at least this way I have 5 different exits that I can use.

Yup... The back windows in my 2018 Ford C-Mac have 'em too.

You want air? Work for it!

Yes

All 3 of my vintage Fords are manual windows.

Better than electric windows, less likely to break down ($$$).

Reliable. Won't be an ordeal to fix.

when the rubber gasket/track holding the bottom edge of the window glass inside the door is starting to disintegrate, you want a manual window. because you can roll it down slowly enough to keep the window in the track (sometimes you gotta pause and jiggle the door if the window sticks). a power window will drop your glass inside the door and then you have to take the door apart to get it out. i had a LOT of practice.

Ha. My 2015 basic Nissan Versa has these. I love it.

Still got 'em in my old Ranger.

I still have these on my 2001 Toyota Corolla

Got a rental in summer with these in the back. My kids loved the historical vibe.

Still a favorite!

Tearing those off was tedious.

Someone's fancy with their wall phone. Mamaw had a desk telephone you could use as a weapon.

Yep. I still prefer books to screens.

"You'll never catch the real napster"

Pfft, please, that belongs to a 4 door. Only us real ones know the weight of a 2 door, the door was taller than you and weighed more than the engine....

That's just Silly.