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Didja Ever Notice
Did you ever notice that in the movies from the 30's and 40's the driver of a car would enter the car from the passengers side and then slide over to the drivers seat.
I would have to believe that art is mimicking real life and that was the way it was done back in the day.
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Damn shifter thingie's blocking my smooth entrance!
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Could be as simple as that...no center console cars back then.
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Entering from the curb side is safer.
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Bench seats were the hot ticket back then. I think the Europeans were responsible for the move to bucket seats. I think it was supposed to reduce teen age pregnancies.
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If they filmed it the other way the camera would block traffic.
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I've always noticed that too and came to the same conclusion craigster did.
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I think tabs might have the ticket on this one... safety.
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They do it on the Andy Griffith Show too
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Watch Jimmy Stewart in Vertigo. Here he is right after sliding out the passenger side of his car.
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