https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/vinli-turn-your-car-into-a-smart-connected-car--2#/story

OBD Based module with smartphone apps.

I thought you were talking about smart features that were on cars from the past.

I was driving a 1950's Hudson, or at least that's what I think it was since this was about 50 years ago, and it had what was called a 'hill-holder' that allowed you to stop on a hill and then, when you started up again, you would not roll backwards.

Pretty advanced stuff for back then.

I had a brand new toyrota pickup that couldn't hold a hill with the auto trans at idle in drive. Forward!

Yes, messed up this morning, The "from" should have been "for."

Some of the old features I miss in modern cars are wing vent windows, fold down windscreens, bench front seats, front door sills you can actually put your elbow out on.

My father once owned a '68 Cadillac Fleetwood with eight power vent windows. From a ventilation perspective that car was the cat's ass...

It also had a cruise control system which used a round dial marked with speed increments to set and modify road speed (see upper left illustration):

My 170D has a locking steering column and an electric windshield washer.

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My euro w123 wagon lets you put the windows up or down without a key in the ignition if the driver door is open. Initially I thought it was for safety reasons. I've used it a ton as I always forget to check if the rear windows are down so I've begun to wonder if that's what it's for.

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Wow, mine doesn't have either!

It has the crank wiper and no steering wheel lock cuz the key is set in the dash!

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Is the electric washer factory or add-on? Never seen any regular small or mid-size Mercedes before the mid '70s with a factory electric washer-pump. I've had a Ponton, two Fintails and three early '70s W114-115. All those came with rubber bulb foot-pumps on the floor. I converted one of my W114s to an electric pump.
All my cars did have steering-locks.
A friend owns a 1937 German DKW cabrio with transverse engine, FWD and a 6-volt electric radiator-fan.
That fan definitely looks like a vintage accessory. Though I'm not certain it's factory.
This DKW also has a unique feature called a 'dynastart'. The generator/starter is a combined unit built into the flywheel. When you hit the starter-button, the engine just spins quietly until it fires, with no starter sound!

Happy Motoring, Mark

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I can't wait to not buy that

Vent windows, OTOH were pretty nice. They should bring those back.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

A wonder how many parents would want that on their teen driver cars.

I was part of a test project that used an ODBII device to monitor driving. Honestly, the feedback did make me a safer operator of a vehicle. Smoother stop and acceleration, consistent cornering habits. It does work.

My moms Plymouth belvedere had a push button transmission....

I always liked good ole vent /wing windows.

Hey anyone remember when the (ignition) spark advance had a hand operated control lever on the steering wheel hub........
idle is that old -he say's.

I'm, but not quite that old. But that being said I have driven such cars. It's a full time job with one of those adjustments. And you also have to set them to start and then run around, after you crank it, and adjust them to keep the thing running.

It was a real adventure but it beat walking.

Remote Parking Pilot

www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_o-H1j4zZs

My dad owned a 1950's MG sedan with built in electric jacks operated by switches in the glow compartment.

Ooops, looks like they were hydraulic, not electric.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_VA

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1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13