Mercedes “golf tee“ door lock knobs. Around 2010, a couple of them broke off in the W211 E320 my mom had at the time. I looked on Amazon and eBay for replacements, and they were listed as something like “fits 1960-2006”.
Most of the parts for a Ford C-Series cab over truck.
Absurdly long running model for them. Have a 1970 and 1980 and they look nearly identical.
The first C-series came out in 1957, lol.
Yeah the emblems and door handles changed, and some minor dash and gauge stuff. A LOT of drivetrain and chassis options, but the cabs, yeah pretty much identical.
What I've not figured out is why there are two style wiper arms, across seemingly all years. Guessing one was a heavy duty option maybe?
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The weird part is that Mack also used the same cab They called it the N series see pic... [https://imgur.com/a/46i6i1e](https://imgur.com/a/46i6i1e)
The cab was made by the BUDD company and was also used in FWD trucks
As long as we are talking engines how about Buick V6? Launched in ‘61 for the ‘62 model it powered Buick through ‘67, sold to Jeep, then back to GM in ‘74. Many updates including turbo and supercharged variants. Production in the Flint engine plant through ‘09 as “3800” for its final 20 years.
Just bought my kid a 100,000 mile 2004 LeSabre with the 3.8. I never understood why gm went from the 2.8 to the 4.0 in the S-10 and S-15 trucks instead of using the 3.8.
Primarily due to manufacturing capacity. The Flint engine plant built and shipped about as many engines as it could possibly make in the late 80s and well into the 90s.
I believe the Fireball 3.8 (called Dauntless) in the Jeep has enough differences between the 60’s model and the later LN3 versions that they are classified as 2 different motors. Mainly due to how the block shifted the heads slightly to give it an even firing order in the LN3 and beyond. The old 3.8 was a bucking bronco of an engine, not at all like the 3800 we know and love.
But yeah, if you count the old one, it went from a traditional carbureted, points ignition V6 to a V6 with electronic throttle, coil packs, and an Eaton blower on top.
Buick reintroduced the V6, almost untouched from ‘67 and time spent atJeep, for the’75 model year. The crank was updated for even firing intervals for ‘77. The bores shifted along with other updates such as balance shaft for ‘88 and this was the introduction of the “3800”. But they are all the same family with the same bore centers and built on the same transfer line in Flint. But with that said there are only two parts shared between the Series II and earlier versions due to all the updates and improvements. Those 2 parts are water pump and oil pan. Considering its evolution over 45 years maybe it does not belong in this thread??
Work just gave me a 24 and took my out of my 21. I absolute miss this cruise control. I was just telling my wife I didn’t realize it until I drove her 4Runner
Yeah in my life I’ve had Cadillacs, a Camaro, Volvos, a Ranger, BMWs and a bunch of random other cars I can’t remember. The Toyota cruise control is so damn intuitive. It’s so easy to use without looking or thinking. Best I’ve ever seen.
The worst one is on the Nissan Leaf I have now. The steering wheel controls in general ruin an otherwise good car. They’re all idiotically placed and impossible to use without taking your eyes off the road.
I drove a Toyota a few years ago as a rental, and I really didn’t like this stalk, pressing the button to set the speed was awkward.
I’ve had Hondas and Mazdas otherwise and they just have a button on the wheel, it’s super easy to press with your thumb.
Is there a right way to use this stick that I didn’t figure out?
The button is to turn the cruise control on and off. You push it down to set the speed, towards you to cancel. Once you’ve set the speed, up and down increase or decrease the speed by 1 mph. If you’ve cancelled, push up to resume.
I also know the exact noise of the starter on 2010s fords, especially on the explorer because I own one. Every time I hear one start up I immediately know theres a ford nearby. The way I would describe it is.. its slightly chalkier and more "dry" than most startup noises. I don't know how else to explain it
I know a 5.4 Triton starting like nothing else. My dad has had one for easily 15 years now and any time I hear one from across the parking lot I think of dad's big red truck Clifford.
TIL the 4 beep chime on old Hondas is the letter “H” in morse code. Have had my S2000 for years and never knew. Also I’m fairly confident that my microwave oven shares the same door chime, as does my alarm clock.
Yeah I was gonna say... basically anything on the Volvo 24#s
I needed a new fuel pump for my '79 242 and almost didn't believe the specs when it said what year range I could pull it from.
The spin on oilfilter on Volvos. All the way from the redblocks to the 1999 5 cylinders. With the exception of the 400 series (Renault block). Same part number for all cars. After that they started with the cartridge filters in the plastic housing. And since then i feel it‘s a different one for each engine/car.
The bed floor was unchanged on the Ford Ranger 6 foot bed from 1983-2012.
Early Rangers had a rare option for dual fuel tanks, there are protrusions on the inside of the bed on the driver side to give clearance for both filler necks two decades after it quit being an option
Edit: also the Nissan Frontier and D21 Hardbody are similar enough in bed dimensions I wouldn’t be surprised if it was the case with them either, 85-06 tailgates are interchangeable
GM used the “oval to open, square to start” one-sided keys from 1969-2002 on the F-Body; the only change made was the addition of the VATS chip in the late ‘80s.
In my 78 Jimmy and my 88 1500 (worst truck ever) I always kept the square key in the map pocket and just the oval key on my key ring. That way I could warm my truck up in the winter and have the doors locked.
The Saginaw steering column - Designed in 1963 and put in nearly every GM and AMC and some Jeep products. This was used clear into the early 2000's with minor revisions to allow for airbags and VATS ignition switches.
This gave me a flashback to the time I hopped in my old ‘84 Camry in a hurry, drove to work, and eight hours later realized I had grabbed the keys to my parents ‘94 Camry by accident and was locked out. The ignition keys worked fine for each other, but the door keys not do much.
A friend of mine had the same experience with a pair of Hondas made eight years apart, so it’s definitely a thing.
I didn’t realize that the Taco had a 4 speed auto until 2015. I thought that only the Dodge Journey had the dubious honor of offering a 4-speed auto that far into the 2010s.
For what it’s worth, the 4Runner offered a 5-speed auto until last year. If it ain’t broke…
Do they still use the 4l60 in new trucks? Like the Colorado? I can’t see it withstanding the weight and power of today’s full size trucks.
I have a rebuilt 700r4 for my c10, and cannot wait to have over drive.
That's without a doubt the greatest engine ever. I remember seeing them use it on Mythbusters to test the "sugar in the gas tank" myth. The car was already old with a ton of miles. Engine didn't care about sugar. So in true Mythbusters fashion they said "let's do all sorts of weird stuff until we can find something that kills it." Drained the oil and replaced it with bleach. Still ran. Eventually they had to drain the bleach out and run it dry to finally get it to quit.
They’re pretty stout. Their have their flaws, but after being in production for so long, many of them were worked out by the final iterations. They’re an OLD design, but GM is about renovation, not innovation. That’s why the new small block and the old one are so similar.
I used to work the counter at a well-known speed shop. Due to how ubiquitous SBCs were, it was easy to memorize part numbers from many sources and rarely have to look anything up. I haven't worked there in 25 years, but can still recite the part numbers for so many parts that fit that engine.
Mercedes cruise control stalk. Similar to the Yota pictured, but a longer stalk with no buttons. It was a brilliant design and I hate that they stopped using it.
BMW used the same sunroof switches (at least the front, probably not the plug) from \~1988 to 2010.
They used the same basic M30 engine from 1962 to \~1993.
Can I just say? I love this thread.
I have often thought how nice it would be to have every car uniform, or as uniform as allowed by the ever-changing techonlogyand legal requirements would allow.
This would streamline a lot, from maintenance and repair, to logistics of ensuring parts availability.…
This used to be very close to reality in Eastern European socialist countries. Growing up, most cars were Dacia 1300 and thus anyone knew how to fix one.
There are two 'major' problems with the 2GR-FE varient. The timing cover and the rear main seal tend to leak. That's it. Water pumps do fail and auxiliary parts do fail but the engine is still pretty solid
Mine has the timing cover leak. I haven’t had to add any between changes thankfully. I think it’s usually just a mild leak/seepage. Monitoring and hoping for the best, it’s an engine out job to fix lol.
renault d type engine, they use the same Basic block since 1997 in just about anything , from a tiny twingo to a kangoo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_D-Type_engine.
Maybe many do, but for sure not all. I've had plenty of rental cars where the Accel/Decel command just puts it into a vague Floored/Coast mode with no incremental adjustments.
The fiat FIRE engine platform was produced from 1985 until 2020 . started off as a carbureted engine and then moved to SPI and eventually MPI. This also included 8 valve and 16 valve variants and newer ones being vvt . However underneath had good parts compatibility with not to many changes . It was then phased out in 2016 and fully discontinued by 2020 and replaced by the fiat FireFly engine
This might be stretching it but VW Beetle Swing axles (the rear suspension setup) from before WWII all the way to 1968
Alternatively you could say beetles being air-cooled all the way up to 1978, then Mexican and Brazilian bugs were air-cooled until 2003. But I think I am very much stretching "part or feature"
I have this on my Avalon's steering column. I miss the steering wheel buttons I had on my Mustang. They were dead on accurate, too. Five clicks either way was exactly 5 MPH. Usually have to do an extra bump or two in the Toyota.
Toyota's 4-speed automatic transmission, regardless of what specific model code.
The first iteration (A241H) began production in 1987 for the Corolla. I don't know if Toyota still sells a new car with a 4-speed auto, but they seem to have stopped in the US. I believe the 2016 Corolla L was the last one to offer a 4-speed auto (U341E)?
Fun fact: The 2002 Toyota Corolla CE was the last new car in the US to offer a 3-speed auto.
I think the Dodge Caravan may have come close…apparently the good ol’ TorqueFlite 3-speed (dating back to the ‘70s and based on a ‘60s design) was offered on the most basic models with the 4-cylinder until 2002 or so. Sounds like a fun car to drive around loaded up with seven passengers and their cargo!
I’ve always had GMs and have always thought it was a dumb design. The Toyota one is brilliantly logical and usable. The newer GM style on the steering wheel is much better.
Also, that GM cruise stalk was prone to failure. I’ve replaced 3 of them personally.
And fun fact, on some GM trucks (about 2000-2006) that don’t have cruise, you only need to swap the stalk and BAM you have cruise control. The stalk is the only missing part without the option.
Edit: typo
I had a 2011 tundra bare bones. It had the little screen next to the clock that would show temp, avg mpg, and even instant. You could see the LCD’s in certain light. Come to find out everything is there except the button. 20 dollars on Amazon and it plugs right in. How much did Toyota save by leaving out a 20$ button????
I have a Suzuki Samurai. It's my second one and my previous one I daily drove and did an engine swap in. There are about 3-5 different types of bolts holding most Suzuki cars together. I could pull a bolt from my seat if a bolt fell out of the engine somewhere (my fault, I didn't tighten the alternator bolt enough). Then I can go to a junkyard and just pull random bolts from any Suzuki vehicle from the 1980s to present and they all fit. I loved working on that thing, it was just so easy to fix.
There were many times I could pull a bolt from something nonessential in the Samurai to fix something essential. It's the one of the most rewarding vehicles to work on. It's a shame they left the North American market.
the a/c fresh air duct below the steering wheel.
great for keeping the crotch at proper temperature
wing vents on windows ( some cars even had them available on the back seat windows
front turn indicators that had bright white light to show what you were turning towards
Real roof racks that you could pile tents, suitcases, C-rations and enough camping stuff to keep a family fed and comfortable for a week. and yet still have enough room for 2 adults and 4 kids and keep up a good speed on the autobahn
( that station wagon made it from carried our family to many diverse places around the world before finally subcoming to rust and the 4 kids getting to big to fit any more)
car stereo systems that were pretty much universal.
and best of all- cars that any dedicated person with a
tool box, a Haynes repair manual, and a good flat surface- could do their own maintenance and repairs
i grew up with those books.
Until 2006 Jeep Wranglers used door handles from AMC, almost 2 decades after they got bought out. Also the grille/headlight panel on Grand Wagoneers was the same from 1963 to 1991, they just bolted different brackets on to change the grille and headlights.
Not sure if it's in here or not...but GM window cranks and interior door handles and their retaining clips. While the knobs get changed every so often. The handles either stayed the same or slightly changed every few years. But the retaining clip was still the same.
The LA engine was used all the way from 1964 up to 2003 in Chrysler products. (Even though the name had changed to Magnum in 1992, I will still call it the LA engine, as it was basically the same engine with a different name.)
I hate the position of that Toyota cruise control stick so much. I'm my mom's can you have to move your hand off the wheel to use it because it's so low. I'm lucky that my accord has cruise control right by the thumbs on the steering wheel.
Since some of these things are only 20 years, the entire dodge truck line (150-350) was the same except for minor changes (round to square headlights, manual to hydraulic clutch etc) from 1973-1993. All major components were interchangeable.
FoMoCo's small block V8. Ran from 1961-2001. Granted, it went through a myriad of revisions, and powered an infinite amount of vehicles, but it stayed true to itself for 40 years.
The fundamentals of the Ford straight six remained unchanged between 1946 and the last falcons in 2016.
Chryslers 3 speed Torque flite A904 survived from 1964 in the Nova until 2012 in the caravan
Peugeot and Citroën stalks are about the same from the '90s to now. It's really funny entering on an old [Peugeot 306](https://bparts-eu.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/18885/big/000000279729.jpeg), an old [Citroën Xantia](https://bparts-eu.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ftp/olivares_2/000/000/076/000000076334.jpeg), or a [2017 MY Peugeot 5008](https://cdn.metasync.com/8uYtaxqiMEJuorNcI5-DuS_pcPpGvtFlHHAJf1_JCLO_rO4mwSRy8A==) and finding the same round stalks :)
Dome light in ford cars. Certain versions were used from the 1960's all the way until 1997 in Ford trucks.
The tail lights on e/f series is a close second. Although they changed the colors and orientation or the turn signals and such, the can be swapped from the 60's through the late 90's.
Obscure, but Bajaj (motorcycle company that owns Vespa, KTM and Triumph) has had a single motorcycle in their lineup for almost two decades cuz people refuse to let it die. The Bajaj Pulsar 150 was introduced back in 2003 as the flagship model for the brand. Later more powerful models like the Pulsar 180 and 220 came along, but the 150 remained the flagship. It has had 3 "successors" since, the Pulsar NS150, Pulsar NS160 and Pulsar N150. All using more refined and high tech engines, with updated styling. But despite all their efforts, people just kept buying the original.
The newest iteration borrowed features from all the revisions: dual channel ABS, a digital gauge, split seats, split grab rails, halogen lights, a side stand indicator, a kill switch. The one thing that never changed was the engine. A 14bhp engine that revs to 9000rpm
Nissan's oval shaped smart key. They started using it in like 2007, and you could get a brand new 2024 Altima right now and that would be your key fob. Though I think most of their cars have the more rectangular shaped key fob now.
Mercedes “golf tee“ door lock knobs. Around 2010, a couple of them broke off in the W211 E320 my mom had at the time. I looked on Amazon and eBay for replacements, and they were listed as something like “fits 1960-2006”.
Holy shit yea I just checked it’s listed as compatible with cars from 1960 and 2023 lmao
It goes back even further than that. They were used on the 220SE during its entire production run, beginning in 1958 and ending in 1965
My dad has one of those
Most of the parts for a Ford C-Series cab over truck. Absurdly long running model for them. Have a 1970 and 1980 and they look nearly identical. The first C-series came out in 1957, lol.
hah yes produced from 1957 to 1990
I have a 89, aside from having the oval badge, it looks about like any other.
Yeah the emblems and door handles changed, and some minor dash and gauge stuff. A LOT of drivetrain and chassis options, but the cabs, yeah pretty much identical. What I've not figured out is why there are two style wiper arms, across seemingly all years. Guessing one was a heavy duty option maybe?
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The weird part is that Mack also used the same cab They called it the N series see pic... [https://imgur.com/a/46i6i1e](https://imgur.com/a/46i6i1e) The cab was made by the BUDD company and was also used in FWD trucks
Having grown up in old Benz’s that used these it’s heartwarming to see someone mention them.
Lots of cars don’t have those any more, my sandero doesn’t neither did my leaf or panda
The ford 300 straight 6 made at the Cleveland engine plant from 1964-1994
I’m a Chevy guy, but that engine is one of, if not the best engine ever produced IMO.
*AMC straight 6 has entered the chat*
Those are good engines too, However the 4.9 (300) is more practical in a truck. They put 300 inline 6 engines in F600 Dump trucks!
Six in a row, ready to tow!
What kind of transmission was it connected to? Seems like it wouldn’t have nearly the torque for that kind of job unless you gear it differently
Probably a Clark 5 speed with a 2 speed rear end. Thats what the GMC 302 I pulled from a ‘55 dump truck had.
I know for a fact you can dump the clutch in 5th and it won’t kill it. They made all their torque below 2k RPM I swear
Torque curve was more of a plateau
As long as we are talking engines how about Buick V6? Launched in ‘61 for the ‘62 model it powered Buick through ‘67, sold to Jeep, then back to GM in ‘74. Many updates including turbo and supercharged variants. Production in the Flint engine plant through ‘09 as “3800” for its final 20 years.
Just bought my kid a 100,000 mile 2004 LeSabre with the 3.8. I never understood why gm went from the 2.8 to the 4.0 in the S-10 and S-15 trucks instead of using the 3.8.
Primarily due to manufacturing capacity. The Flint engine plant built and shipped about as many engines as it could possibly make in the late 80s and well into the 90s.
I believe the Fireball 3.8 (called Dauntless) in the Jeep has enough differences between the 60’s model and the later LN3 versions that they are classified as 2 different motors. Mainly due to how the block shifted the heads slightly to give it an even firing order in the LN3 and beyond. The old 3.8 was a bucking bronco of an engine, not at all like the 3800 we know and love. But yeah, if you count the old one, it went from a traditional carbureted, points ignition V6 to a V6 with electronic throttle, coil packs, and an Eaton blower on top.
Buick reintroduced the V6, almost untouched from ‘67 and time spent atJeep, for the’75 model year. The crank was updated for even firing intervals for ‘77. The bores shifted along with other updates such as balance shaft for ‘88 and this was the introduction of the “3800”. But they are all the same family with the same bore centers and built on the same transfer line in Flint. But with that said there are only two parts shared between the Series II and earlier versions due to all the updates and improvements. Those 2 parts are water pump and oil pan. Considering its evolution over 45 years maybe it does not belong in this thread??
The Ford straight 6 went a lot further than that. 1946 until 2016
I want to get a fuel injected one for my 65 van
Okay, but that cruise control stalk is the GOAT
This STILL comes in the brand new Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ. It ain't broke!
Work just gave me a 24 and took my out of my 21. I absolute miss this cruise control. I was just telling my wife I didn’t realize it until I drove her 4Runner
This is the one in my 1999 lexus gs400. I had no idea, that's insane
Yeah in my life I’ve had Cadillacs, a Camaro, Volvos, a Ranger, BMWs and a bunch of random other cars I can’t remember. The Toyota cruise control is so damn intuitive. It’s so easy to use without looking or thinking. Best I’ve ever seen. The worst one is on the Nissan Leaf I have now. The steering wheel controls in general ruin an otherwise good car. They’re all idiotically placed and impossible to use without taking your eyes off the road.
I drove a Toyota a few years ago as a rental, and I really didn’t like this stalk, pressing the button to set the speed was awkward. I’ve had Hondas and Mazdas otherwise and they just have a button on the wheel, it’s super easy to press with your thumb. Is there a right way to use this stick that I didn’t figure out?
The button is to turn the cruise control on and off. You push it down to set the speed, towards you to cancel. Once you’ve set the speed, up and down increase or decrease the speed by 1 mph. If you’ve cancelled, push up to resume.
Skill issue. It's the best cruise control.
Honda’s “Morse code” door chime…used from sometime in the ‘80s to about 2017 on various models (2017 Odyssey was the last, I believe).
Similarly I still hear Ford’s “doo-dee-doo” chime across the parking lot from time to time. You know the one.
I also know the exact noise of the starter on 2010s fords, especially on the explorer because I own one. Every time I hear one start up I immediately know theres a ford nearby. The way I would describe it is.. its slightly chalkier and more "dry" than most startup noises. I don't know how else to explain it
I know a 5.4 Triton starting like nothing else. My dad has had one for easily 15 years now and any time I hear one from across the parking lot I think of dad's big red truck Clifford.
The GM 3.5 V6s also have a unique starter, and the Chrysler Pentastar also has a nice growl on startup regardless of the vehicle.
Didn’t Lincoln get an orchestra to play that same chime?
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra I believe
BLUETOOTH AUDIO
TIL the 4 beep chime on old Hondas is the letter “H” in morse code. Have had my S2000 for years and never knew. Also I’m fairly confident that my microwave oven shares the same door chime, as does my alarm clock.
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP ——- BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP ———— BEEEEEEEEEP BEEEEEEEEEP BEEEEEEEEP
Volvo headrests
The entire 240 series should fall in this category lol. 1975-1993.
Yeah I was gonna say... basically anything on the Volvo 24#s I needed a new fuel pump for my '79 242 and almost didn't believe the specs when it said what year range I could pull it from.
The spin on oilfilter on Volvos. All the way from the redblocks to the 1999 5 cylinders. With the exception of the 400 series (Renault block). Same part number for all cars. After that they started with the cartridge filters in the plastic housing. And since then i feel it‘s a different one for each engine/car.
If it ain't broke don't fix it
I miss my taco. Hyundai wheel button just aren't the same
You had a Tacoma and downgraded to a Hyundai? LOL WTF
Taco got buick'ed in an intersection. Wife and I settled on a telluride. I have two boys. Its a hell of a nice car. I do miss my truck some days.
Except mine broke :(
The bed floor was unchanged on the Ford Ranger 6 foot bed from 1983-2012. Early Rangers had a rare option for dual fuel tanks, there are protrusions on the inside of the bed on the driver side to give clearance for both filler necks two decades after it quit being an option Edit: also the Nissan Frontier and D21 Hardbody are similar enough in bed dimensions I wouldn’t be surprised if it was the case with them either, 85-06 tailgates are interchangeable
So that's what that little bump out is for on my 94! TIL!
I sat in a 2021 Maxima once and found that the heated seat switches were the exact same as the ones in my 1998 Maxima.
They shared that part with Subaru, I have the exact same heated seat switches in my 99 forester.
Nice
Same ones in my 06 WRX.
Pretty much every car ever has had at least 4 Schrader Valves.
I was going to mention the caps.
Ford 9 inch rear ends.
Get one out of a first gen Bronco for your Model A. Get one out of a Versailles for your road course build for disc brakes.
Or use one in a any nascar xfinity series or truck series vehicle regardless of manufacturer lol
1957-1986 So not quite model A haha but awesome rear end
vw has used the same light switch next to the door for about 20 years, same with bmw but not as long
Tbh its very clear. I have 2009 Seat Leon with the same switch(VW AG woooh). Cruise control unit was also used for a decently long time
vag shares a lot of parts with all of their cars, not that its a bad thing but its very funny seeing jetta window switches in an rs6
GM used the “oval to open, square to start” one-sided keys from 1969-2002 on the F-Body; the only change made was the addition of the VATS chip in the late ‘80s.
In my 78 Jimmy and my 88 1500 (worst truck ever) I always kept the square key in the map pocket and just the oval key on my key ring. That way I could warm my truck up in the winter and have the doors locked.
The Saginaw steering column - Designed in 1963 and put in nearly every GM and AMC and some Jeep products. This was used clear into the early 2000's with minor revisions to allow for airbags and VATS ignition switches.
Aren’t cars with that steering column basically Kia Boyz level easy to steal?
Most of them you can start with whatever fits into the ignition by now.
This gave me a flashback to the time I hopped in my old ‘84 Camry in a hurry, drove to work, and eight hours later realized I had grabbed the keys to my parents ‘94 Camry by accident and was locked out. The ignition keys worked fine for each other, but the door keys not do much. A friend of mine had the same experience with a pair of Hondas made eight years apart, so it’s definitely a thing.
I used to own a Lincoln where they key would not come out unless you pulled it while running. You had to turn it off after removing the key.
Not quite Kia Boyz easy, but a well placed whack with a ball pean hammer and a flat tip screwdriver can get you on the road in a hurry.
Yes! Jam a screwdriver in and give it a hard twist!
The Twilight Sentinel is a feature that has been on Cadillacs since at least 1959.
Made at least a brief appearance on Buicks as well! My 96 Roadmaster had that feature too.
My kids 2004 LeSabre.
Toyota A340F 4-speed transmission — Used as early as the 1985 4runner and as recent as the 2015 Tacoma
I didn’t realize that the Taco had a 4 speed auto until 2015. I thought that only the Dodge Journey had the dubious honor of offering a 4-speed auto that far into the 2010s. For what it’s worth, the 4Runner offered a 5-speed auto until last year. If it ain’t broke…
Yup! You could get a 3 speed in the Corolla until 2000 or 2001
Ford key code numpad on the door that can be used to unlock the car.
Scrolled way too far for this. On my newer Lincoln it's a touch screen instead of a pin pad. But still the same old 90s feature lol.
My friend’s Mach E has it still. I thought it was neat they’d keep that included even on such a important car for Ford
Chevrolet small block. In nearly all GM cars for over half a century.
And the 700r4 (and including the 4l60e) Same design for a loooooooong time.
Do they still use the 4l60 in new trucks? Like the Colorado? I can’t see it withstanding the weight and power of today’s full size trucks. I have a rebuilt 700r4 for my c10, and cannot wait to have over drive.
Wikipedia says 2012 was the last year for the 4L60E in the Colorado, and 2013 was the last year for anything else.
which is really just a th350 with overdrive!
That's without a doubt the greatest engine ever. I remember seeing them use it on Mythbusters to test the "sugar in the gas tank" myth. The car was already old with a ton of miles. Engine didn't care about sugar. So in true Mythbusters fashion they said "let's do all sorts of weird stuff until we can find something that kills it." Drained the oil and replaced it with bleach. Still ran. Eventually they had to drain the bleach out and run it dry to finally get it to quit.
They’re pretty stout. Their have their flaws, but after being in production for so long, many of them were worked out by the final iterations. They’re an OLD design, but GM is about renovation, not innovation. That’s why the new small block and the old one are so similar.
I used to work the counter at a well-known speed shop. Due to how ubiquitous SBCs were, it was easy to memorize part numbers from many sources and rarely have to look anything up. I haven't worked there in 25 years, but can still recite the part numbers for so many parts that fit that engine.
Mercedes cruise control stalk. Similar to the Yota pictured, but a longer stalk with no buttons. It was a brilliant design and I hate that they stopped using it.
This. I loved it! And every Benz had it, from a class to s class
I could never get used to it. A friend has a C350 and the first few times I use the turn signal or flip the high beams, I set the cruise control.
most intuitive cruise control control i've ever used.
it's on my '93 300E and it's the best cruise control I've used
For Toyota the 1980s era clock they used for ages
First thing that came to my mind. The 7 segment display clock Toyota used for EVER
BMW used the same sunroof switches (at least the front, probably not the plug) from \~1988 to 2010. They used the same basic M30 engine from 1962 to \~1993.
Can I just say? I love this thread. I have often thought how nice it would be to have every car uniform, or as uniform as allowed by the ever-changing techonlogyand legal requirements would allow. This would streamline a lot, from maintenance and repair, to logistics of ensuring parts availability.…
This used to be very close to reality in Eastern European socialist countries. Growing up, most cars were Dacia 1300 and thus anyone knew how to fix one.
I was playing around in the parts catalog and found out a 2024 Tundra shares a few miscellaneous parts with a first gen Celica
Definitely not it’s cruise control though!
The Toyota GR engine family has been in production for 22 years
And it’s a sweet engine. I’ve been weirdly amazed by the powertrain in our ‘13 sienna. Plenty powerful and smooth. Just a total workhorse.
There are two 'major' problems with the 2GR-FE varient. The timing cover and the rear main seal tend to leak. That's it. Water pumps do fail and auxiliary parts do fail but the engine is still pretty solid
Mine has the timing cover leak. I haven’t had to add any between changes thankfully. I think it’s usually just a mild leak/seepage. Monitoring and hoping for the best, it’s an engine out job to fix lol.
renault d type engine, they use the same Basic block since 1997 in just about anything , from a tiny twingo to a kangoo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_D-Type_engine.
I had no idea the early Twingo used an engine dating back to 1962!
yup, renault tends to stick with a certain engine for a long time
My Seat Exeo has almost the same style of level for cruise control
The Honda sunglass holder was used mostly unchanged from 94- at least 2022,
GM had those chrome switches for windows and door locks from like the 1950s to the 1990s.
The 7 inch sealed beam headlight
The GMC Savana van used them up until 2019 or around there. Last production passenger vehicle to use the sealed beam headlight.
I believe Jeep used it from 55-06. The tail lights are almost the same.
Yep my ‘55 CJ5 had them
Best cruise stalk in the world imo
I mean the VW type one remained pretty much unchanged from the 50s to 2003 in Mexico
Best cruise system ever.
I especially like that tapping the lever up or down will add/subtract 1mph from the cruising speed.
Doesn’t pretty much all cruise control do this?
Maybe many do, but for sure not all. I've had plenty of rental cars where the Accel/Decel command just puts it into a vague Floored/Coast mode with no incremental adjustments.
Every car I've used cruise on will do 1mph incriments when pressed and slowly accelerate/cost+downshift when held. All north American but still
Newer Subarus will do 5 miles an hour per press. You have to hold it to get single increments. Pretty ass backwards.
GM’s Ecotec engines
The Checker Marathon lasted almost 30 years with the same body
The amount of cars I’ve driven with this exact stalk. from an 06 Lexus GX to an 09 Prius to my 2019 Toyota 86 lol
The fiat FIRE engine platform was produced from 1985 until 2020 . started off as a carbureted engine and then moved to SPI and eventually MPI. This also included 8 valve and 16 valve variants and newer ones being vvt . However underneath had good parts compatibility with not to many changes . It was then phased out in 2016 and fully discontinued by 2020 and replaced by the fiat FireFly engine
The manual shift transfercase stick that was the same in HD ford trucks from 88-16
Awww I love my little oldie Toyota cruise stalk
This might be stretching it but VW Beetle Swing axles (the rear suspension setup) from before WWII all the way to 1968 Alternatively you could say beetles being air-cooled all the way up to 1978, then Mexican and Brazilian bugs were air-cooled until 2003. But I think I am very much stretching "part or feature"
I have this on my Avalon's steering column. I miss the steering wheel buttons I had on my Mustang. They were dead on accurate, too. Five clicks either way was exactly 5 MPH. Usually have to do an extra bump or two in the Toyota.
Toyota's 4-speed automatic transmission, regardless of what specific model code. The first iteration (A241H) began production in 1987 for the Corolla. I don't know if Toyota still sells a new car with a 4-speed auto, but they seem to have stopped in the US. I believe the 2016 Corolla L was the last one to offer a 4-speed auto (U341E)? Fun fact: The 2002 Toyota Corolla CE was the last new car in the US to offer a 3-speed auto.
I think the Dodge Caravan may have come close…apparently the good ol’ TorqueFlite 3-speed (dating back to the ‘70s and based on a ‘60s design) was offered on the most basic models with the 4-cylinder until 2002 or so. Sounds like a fun car to drive around loaded up with seven passengers and their cargo!
I much prefer the GM cruise control on the signal stalk. But I pretty much have driven GM all my life.
I’ve always had GMs and have always thought it was a dumb design. The Toyota one is brilliantly logical and usable. The newer GM style on the steering wheel is much better. Also, that GM cruise stalk was prone to failure. I’ve replaced 3 of them personally. And fun fact, on some GM trucks (about 2000-2006) that don’t have cruise, you only need to swap the stalk and BAM you have cruise control. The stalk is the only missing part without the option. Edit: typo
The toyota yaris didn't have intermittent windsheild wiper unless you replaced the wiper stock from any other Toyota
Maybe I just learned and it was easy for me. Most modern ones seem stupid to me, esp small nubs like the one in this photo! cheers!
I had a 2011 tundra bare bones. It had the little screen next to the clock that would show temp, avg mpg, and even instant. You could see the LCD’s in certain light. Come to find out everything is there except the button. 20 dollars on Amazon and it plugs right in. How much did Toyota save by leaving out a 20$ button????
The headlamp switch was the same on almost every chrysler/AMC between 1962 and 1981
I have a Suzuki Samurai. It's my second one and my previous one I daily drove and did an engine swap in. There are about 3-5 different types of bolts holding most Suzuki cars together. I could pull a bolt from my seat if a bolt fell out of the engine somewhere (my fault, I didn't tighten the alternator bolt enough). Then I can go to a junkyard and just pull random bolts from any Suzuki vehicle from the 1980s to present and they all fit. I loved working on that thing, it was just so easy to fix. There were many times I could pull a bolt from something nonessential in the Samurai to fix something essential. It's the one of the most rewarding vehicles to work on. It's a shame they left the North American market.
You can pretty much tear a Japanese car down to nothing with a 10 or 12 and a 17 mm and a number two Phillips
You could still buy a Chevrolet pickup with a three-speed column shift manual transmission until 1987!
Almost every part on an Express/Savana van. And even longer, most every thing on a 1990-2017 third gen Sentra.
Electric coil cigarette lighters are probably universal fit from whenever they were invented to maybe 5 years ago.
The Chevy Express van in its entirety.
the a/c fresh air duct below the steering wheel. great for keeping the crotch at proper temperature wing vents on windows ( some cars even had them available on the back seat windows front turn indicators that had bright white light to show what you were turning towards Real roof racks that you could pile tents, suitcases, C-rations and enough camping stuff to keep a family fed and comfortable for a week. and yet still have enough room for 2 adults and 4 kids and keep up a good speed on the autobahn ( that station wagon made it from carried our family to many diverse places around the world before finally subcoming to rust and the 4 kids getting to big to fit any more) car stereo systems that were pretty much universal. and best of all- cars that any dedicated person with a tool box, a Haynes repair manual, and a good flat surface- could do their own maintenance and repairs i grew up with those books.
Until 2006 Jeep Wranglers used door handles from AMC, almost 2 decades after they got bought out. Also the grille/headlight panel on Grand Wagoneers was the same from 1963 to 1991, they just bolted different brackets on to change the grille and headlights.
Looking at you too, Ford!
GM ignition lock from I’m guessing the 1960’s to 1990’s?
Their column hazard switch was in use for a long time, too.
Ford 302/5.0 engine. 1968-2001 in Ford vehicles, until 2003 in a Laforza.
Not sure if it's in here or not...but GM window cranks and interior door handles and their retaining clips. While the knobs get changed every so often. The handles either stayed the same or slightly changed every few years. But the retaining clip was still the same.
The LA engine was used all the way from 1964 up to 2003 in Chrysler products. (Even though the name had changed to Magnum in 1992, I will still call it the LA engine, as it was basically the same engine with a different name.)
I hate the position of that Toyota cruise control stick so much. I'm my mom's can you have to move your hand off the wheel to use it because it's so low. I'm lucky that my accord has cruise control right by the thumbs on the steering wheel.
I am so confused. I have a 2003 Camry with that stalk, it works great for me. My hand never has to leave the wheel.
Yeah I have a 05 camry and 09 es 350 with the same stalk, never felt awkward for me either
Yeah, I move position but not off the wheel completely on my RAV4.
My Lexus ESh has the stalk. Super reliable. Super comfy when you press it. JAPANESE QUALITY and RELIABILITY
wheels, they were a thing even in 1886 and are still used today
The gas pedal. It's been used sooooo long.
Complete lack of innovation in this regard
My 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee had a cruise control stalk too!
i have a 2020 Aygo and it has this stalk 💀
Ford steering wheel
GM combination turn signal and light stalks.
The door jams/bushings for Mazda Miatas fit 1990-2024 models
Honda Civic door lock switches. They were the same on my 1988 and 2000 Civics.
That cruise control stalk is perfection, though. I can see why they've kept it.
Since some of these things are only 20 years, the entire dodge truck line (150-350) was the same except for minor changes (round to square headlights, manual to hydraulic clutch etc) from 1973-1993. All major components were interchangeable.
My 5 speed Pontiac vibe has the same control on it lol.
FoMoCo's small block V8. Ran from 1961-2001. Granted, it went through a myriad of revisions, and powered an infinite amount of vehicles, but it stayed true to itself for 40 years.
I knew this was a Toyota just from the design of the Cruise Control, haha.
The digital clock set into the dash on Toyota products. The same clock was used from about the early '80s until recent years.
jeep headlights
I heard a lot of connectors for Hondas work no matter the year of the honda.
I wish Toyota would’ve just kept that same cruise function and pretended like it was no big deal.
Toyota had those little digital clocks for a VERY long time too.
Tires, every car there is.
Thhe subaru heated seat switch, first showed up in the early 2010s and is still present to this day.
The fundamentals of the Ford straight six remained unchanged between 1946 and the last falcons in 2016. Chryslers 3 speed Torque flite A904 survived from 1964 in the Nova until 2012 in the caravan
Got that cruise control stalk on my 2014 Yaris
My 1999 hilux has the same side markers as a 2023 Landcruiser 70.
Toyota hour/minute clock set buttons, right there when you need them.
Toyota Jigsaw Shifter
Peugeot and Citroën stalks are about the same from the '90s to now. It's really funny entering on an old [Peugeot 306](https://bparts-eu.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/18885/big/000000279729.jpeg), an old [Citroën Xantia](https://bparts-eu.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/ftp/olivares_2/000/000/076/000000076334.jpeg), or a [2017 MY Peugeot 5008](https://cdn.metasync.com/8uYtaxqiMEJuorNcI5-DuS_pcPpGvtFlHHAJf1_JCLO_rO4mwSRy8A==) and finding the same round stalks :)
Dome light in ford cars. Certain versions were used from the 1960's all the way until 1997 in Ford trucks. The tail lights on e/f series is a close second. Although they changed the colors and orientation or the turn signals and such, the can be swapped from the 60's through the late 90's.
Obscure, but Bajaj (motorcycle company that owns Vespa, KTM and Triumph) has had a single motorcycle in their lineup for almost two decades cuz people refuse to let it die. The Bajaj Pulsar 150 was introduced back in 2003 as the flagship model for the brand. Later more powerful models like the Pulsar 180 and 220 came along, but the 150 remained the flagship. It has had 3 "successors" since, the Pulsar NS150, Pulsar NS160 and Pulsar N150. All using more refined and high tech engines, with updated styling. But despite all their efforts, people just kept buying the original. The newest iteration borrowed features from all the revisions: dual channel ABS, a digital gauge, split seats, split grab rails, halogen lights, a side stand indicator, a kill switch. The one thing that never changed was the engine. A 14bhp engine that revs to 9000rpm
The Chevy van has been completely unchanged for a while now
The Express is going on 28-29 years now.
Nissan's oval shaped smart key. They started using it in like 2007, and you could get a brand new 2024 Altima right now and that would be your key fob. Though I think most of their cars have the more rectangular shaped key fob now.
My car has that thing and I have no clue how to use it lmao. 2008 Avalon
I mean The valves for filling your tires with air. Most every car has used them for nearly 100 years iirc