my grandmother had those on her 64 Impala. Man, I'd love to have that car now.

:lol: ....... I was just funnen ol @geezerbrzeezer.

Actually, they are (were) called curb feelers. They would transmit a screeching sound through the metal body of the car. Yes, they stuck out all the time.

Useful back-in-the-day for a car was lowered, chopped and channeled to protect the flipper hubcaps, port-o-walls, side pipes and rear fender skirts from curb rash.

The low rider behind the wheel, couldn't hardly see over the dash, let alone where the curb was ....... :rolleyes:

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humfrz

I beat you guys to those two pages ago, and mine were honest-to-goodness JDM.

1960's JDM, mind you.

Those 360 cameras for SUVs might be worth looking into... Never scrape a lip or rim or skirt again!

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Ahhh......yes, I now see ....... I didn't click on the link ...... :bonk:


humfrz

I had a little bit of paranoia but then I realized whenever I parallel park / park next to the curb even if I'm "far" away I'm closer than the other cars around me by virtue of this car being so small and other people legitimately not knowing how to park :lol:

The main problem with those is that I do remember them.

(Just between you and me, they still sell those at Crappy Tire?)

This. I run through the touchless a lot and drive like an old bag through the 90 degree curbed route before the wash bay. (Okay, fuck that, the old bag is faster through there than me.)

I feel like I'm driving a much wider vehicle in those situations, and am cringing just waiting to hear sccrrrraaaaaaaaappppe.

Well, I'd rather hear the sccrrrraaaaaaaappe coming from the front lip when I mis judge a curb ......rather than ......the sickening, bone jarring, THUNK, when I think there should have been a driveway apron there ....and there wasn't ..... :bonk:

All I can say is the my Goodyear aftermarket tires, plus the OEM rims, make a tough combination .... :thumbsup:


humfrz