Almost every guy in high school with a truck, not a brand spankin’ new one but dad’s OLD one, had a rack WITH loaded guns...and if you had two guns there was some jealousy!!...and...the windows were down in the summer and doors unlocked always!
Never had to lock your car in a parking lot anywhere!
Triangular front vent windows in the car. You would crank it until it pointed inward and you got an awesome breeze as you drove.