[SamAdams76]

That was a great series of commercials by Jack Jones. Really brings back the era of the mid 1970s for me.

Car seats back then were plush! And no bucket seats yet so your girlfriend could snuggle right up to you while you were driving.

Here's a Jack Jones New Yorker commercial that only aired during the 1975 World Series. Red Sox vs the Reds.

[dznutz]

Car seats back then were plush! And no bucket seats yet so your girlfriend could snuggle right up to you while you were driving.

Yes, seats back then were great for the drive-in. Seems like most vehicles, pick-up trucks included, have a center console now. Bench seats went the way of rotary phones and vinyl records. Kids now don't know what they missed.

[Spktyr]

And then when you inevitably hit something, your snuggled-up girlfriend would hit the dash, or worse go through the windshield. No thanks; this song was written about it - I’ll link the original and not the better cover by Pearl Jam because you appear to be of the ‘older is better’ set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYi0NjS1JWU

I mean, if you hate your girl, sure, that’s one thing to have...

[OldMissileer]

Car seats back then were plush! And no bucket seats yet so your girlfriend could snuggle right up to you while you were driving.

My first car had bench seats and they were OK until I met my wife. I was 6'2" tall with a 35" inseam and my wife was 5'2" tall. She tried to drive on a long trip but I had to sit in the back because she had that bench seat up so far I couldn't fit.

From then on I had to do all the driving until I bought my second car with bucket seats.