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By Ron Jacobson (shmily999)

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Puzzle Description:

... the hi-beam dimmer switch on the floor?

#1: Joanne Firla (JoFirla) on Jul 31, 2020

Remember it? My daily driver still has one.
#2: Norma Dee (norm0908) on Jul 31, 2020
Oh, yeah. If you had a dimmer switch on the floor you probably had a clutch, so your left foot would get quite a workout if you were driving in the mountains.
#3: Jota (jota) on Jul 31, 2020
Never saw one before!
#4: BlackCat (BlackCat) on Jul 31, 2020
Yes.
#5: CB Paul (cbpaul) on Jul 31, 2020
Oh yeah... And btw, I still have a clutch. Automatics are boring.
#6: Kathy Roth (clyde) on Aug 1, 2020
Cute. Yes.
#7: besmirched tea (Besmirched Tea) on Aug 1, 2020 [SPOILER]
I don't think those went away until the 80's, probably around the same time as the center/3rd brake light began.

fun puzzle. I didn't guess what it was until the forehead smacking solution.
#8: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Aug 1, 2020
That tracks. I was born in '75, so if my parents had one, I was too young to remember. :)
#9: Carol Brand (KarylAnn) on Aug 1, 2020 [SPOILER]
Funny I was just talking about this the other day. It used to be you needed your brights on Long Island because it was so rural; these days, unfortunately, too many houses, too many cars, too much light, so no need really for the hi-beams anymore. My car wasn't a shift and it had the button on the floor.
#10: Ga Hendrick (GaHendrick) on Aug 1, 2020 [HINT]
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#11: Gary Webster (glwebste) on Aug 3, 2020 [SPOILER]
I almost always drove an automatic transmission, but the cars I had all had that foot switch until the '80s.
#12: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Aug 3, 2020
Joanne what's your daily driver?
#13: Mat (Keiimaster) on Aug 3, 2020 [SPOILER]
I had a couple of these. I had a 1980 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme that had one, and my 1978 Datsun 280z had one. Olds was Auto, 280z was 5 speed manual. I was born in 1973, so its not the age of the driver but the age of the car that matters here.
#14: Teresa K (fasstar) on Aug 14, 2020
Yeah, that was so convenient. The only job the left foot had to do. Fun puzzle, Ron.
#15: Meg Smith (mamadragonfreak) on Jul 27, 2021
ah yes, the floor button sometimes i miss the simple things.
#16: Joanne Firla (JoFirla) on Jul 27, 2021
Bullet, sorry. Didn't catch your question first time around. 1970 Chevy C10 pickup. It's Chevy Hugger Orange, so if you see me, don't forget to wave as you pass by :)
#17: Tom Siebert (tsiebert) on Oct 13, 2021
None of my cars ever had one, but my moms did when I drove hers in the late 70s. I wish they were still there. There are so many things on the hand controls, it's easy to confuse them in a pressure situation. My left foot gets bored and lonely.
#18: Valerie Mates (valerie) on Oct 15, 2021 [SPOILER]
"Chevy Hugger Orange" -- I like that!
#19: Valerie Mates (valerie) on Oct 15, 2021 [SPOILER]
Hey wow, I did a web search, and that is indeed a color name:
https://buy.motorious.com/articles/news/383063/orange-1969-chevy-camaro-ss
#20: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Oct 17, 2021
Joanne my buddy loves vintage Chevys. He has a 66 Vette 396 that looks 5 minutes old, a (Hugger Orange!) 69 Camaro RS/SS 302, a 72(?) Silverado pickup he's restoring, and his daily drivers are 2 Impalas 2014 and 2018. His email is bowtiestuf, of course!
#21: Scott (McEncheese) on Jun 30, 2022
I wish they were still a thing. I often accidentally hit my turn signal when I use it nowadays.
#22: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Jun 30, 2022
Correction to #20 ... the 69 Camaro is a Z28 with the 302.

And yes, Scott, I often turn on my wipers when I blinker.

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