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akirachan
09/22/09

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Poor kid, he looks like he's some child laborer! "Son, carry that seat back to the Johnson's, or no dinner for you!"
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gabeedwards01
09/22/09

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I remember my parents had an 82 Toyota Corolla Wagon ... I used to sleep (horizontally) on the back bench during the long trip from Houston to San Antonio to visit family every couple of months. The center lap belt was always adjusted out to the max to accommodate twisting it 90*.

I also remember sitting on a phone book in the passenger seat at about 5 years old.

I did always have to keep my seat belt on... because my dad was very strict about it.
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MOPAR-MAN
09/22/09

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I rode in the back of a '68 MGB sitting on a carpet covered wood shelf hanging onto a rollbar. As it should be.
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Jon
09/22/09

@MOPAR-MAN: I fit 4 adults into my MGB GT in high school. Not my smartest move.
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Novaload
09/22/09

@MOPAR-MAN: My old man bought a TR-3 as a family car for four. My sister and I rode in the back on the little package ledge. Round trip to Grandma's? Ten hours? No problem.
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GreenN_Gold
09/22/09

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When I was a kid our primary cars were a huge New Yorker and a huge Impala. The New Yorker had a fold down armrest in the reat seat that I would sit on so I could see out. In the Impala, I would just stand up in the back, straddling the center hump, and hang my arms over the front bench. That way I could see and hear everything mom and dad were saying.
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evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars
09/22/09

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I used to like to lie down in the back seat of my parent's '79 Pontiac Ventura and nap during a drive of almost any distance. Imagine the rude awakening I experienced when I was suddenly pitched onto the floor (with substantial drive line tunnel) after the Pontiac was rear-ended into another car.
After that, I would fasten the center belt around my waist while napping. I'm not sure being bent in half by the belt would've felt much better than being thrown on the floor however.
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ChiefPontiaxe
09/22/09

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I think I found the patent for this:
[www.google.com]
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Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
09/22/09

@ChiefPontiaxe: Looks about right, but it doesn't say a word about strong blue webbing.
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ChiefPontiaxe
09/23/09

@Mr.chophopperz: It's close, but the inventor is in Colorado and the Company is in NY, so probably not the same exact invention.
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monsterajr
09/22/09

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lets see, I was born in the Bronx in 66' and brought home in a Fiat 600d, grew up riding on the rear armrest of my dad's Alfa Giulia Super (not before the door swung open once while hanging onto it), traveled around most states in the back of various station wagons. Now, today my 3yo rides in essentially a race seat with 5 point harness and LATCH teathers all over the place. Though the experience isn't as enthralling as it used to be, I'm ultimately happy for my daughter for not be exposed to the risk.
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PatFromGundo
09/22/09

@monsterajr: When I strap 6-month-old ElliottFromGundo into his safety seat, I always say to him, "Racing Position!" I like to think it makes it more fun for both of us.
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Novaload
09/22/09

@PatFromGundo: You are SO cool. Will you adopt me?
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Quake 'n' Shake
09/22/09

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a time when pregnant women smoked, men drove drunk, and people expected to be ejected "safely" from their cars.

In Tucson, AZ, that time is called "the present."
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beercheck
09/22/09

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Why is there no real ad for me to click on this page?
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jaymcminn
09/22/09

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Yeah, you can still get these... in Pet Smart. For your dog.
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scroggzilla raids again
09/22/09

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Not one dead baby joke....most disappointing.
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leavethegun-takethecannoli
09/22/09

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We had to survive trips as kids. These kids today are spoiled with cupholders, televisions, and dvd players. Do kids even play car games like "How many different license plates can you spot?" anymore?
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Jeb_Hoge
09/22/09

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: My boys, while under the age of 5 still, don't even know that there is a DVD player in the ceiling of our Freestyle. They spend the two hours between our house and Granny's by watching scenery, looking for trains, and generally singing to themselves or listening to our music. I hope it lasts forever.
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superbadd75, now I remember why I left...
09/22/09

@leavethegun-takethecannoli: Road trip bingo is pretty sweet. You could get them at Stuckey's and instead of numbers, they had things such as "RR Xing" and "cow". We also liked travel versions of Connect Four and Trouble. Ahh, those were the days.
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Tanshanomi
09/22/09

@superbadd75, with electrolytes!: Kids today don't even know what Stuckey's were.

Or Nickerson Farms.

Or HoJo's. To me, teal and orange were the colors of summer vacation. I know for a fact that they have clam rolls and HoJo cola in heaven.
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Number_Six
09/22/09

@Tanshanomi: Is Stuckey's gone? That and Mellow Yellow were rare treats on the long trek from Toronto to Florida (neither were available in Canada).
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Jeb_Hoge
09/22/09

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I have to say, the car seats that my boys have to ride around in are thrones compared to the old vinyl and fabric seat combos that I grew up on. These kids have five-point harnesses, bolsters up to the tops of their heads, and nice fabric and padding. If my driver's seat was built like this, it'd have Corbeau stitched in the headrest and would cost $500.
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evoCS-Hench-Minion to the stars
09/22/09

@Jeb_Hoge: You're absolutely dead on. The Recaro seat for my boy is ten times nicer than the Recaros in the Evo.
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B1663R
09/22/09

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yep, i was never in a car seat. i can remember sliding around the vinyl seats that were so popular in the 70's

good times...

standing on the front seat hands on the dash looking at life pass by at 50 mph. heck, i even remember saluting cops as we drove by as well!
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Scoutch
09/22/09

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Something like this was installed in my mom's 67 Continental. A vertical strap on the seat and a horizontal loop around the baby. Only babies are football shaped (at least I was at 15 months). After escaping that I went on to investigate the ballistic potential of a 20 pound baby opening an 80 pound suicide door (we don't have those anymore, either). The New England snow saved me from death by breaking my fall, I still hit the curbstone and was left with a permanent facial scar. I guess we should have sued, huh?
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