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Are You Old Enough To Remember What This Is?

By Zachary |

<div><p>If you can tell what this mystery item is, either you're getting old or your car is.</p><p>Here's a few hints before you guess: these little additions became standard in almost all cars in the 1950s, but disappeared in the 1990s and early 2000s.</p><p>Now, there's a good reason you don't see them anymore, but some folks are pretty mad they're gone. You see, they're used for a habit that lots of people still do, and paying to add one to your car can be expensive.</p><p>Have you given up, or did you know right away?</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/04/e79abebafcb7227039ede535371c960c.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Pinterest</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p></p><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __789x280" id="throwbacks_articles_incontent _1"> </div><p></p><p></p><p>That's right, this little space is a <strong>built-in ashtray</strong>, which seems almost unbelievable these days.</p><p>For a long list of reasons, including pressure from the Surgeon General, a need to make room for electronics like door locks and auto windows, and a desire to keep customers happy, car-makers killed the ashtray in the 90s. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/24/ashtrays-and-cigarette-lighters-go-up-in-smoke/">Chrysler made their last built-in ashtray in 1996</a>. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://legacy.throwbacks.com/content/images/2017/04/123.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Wall Street Journal</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>If you still smoke, you probably paid for a "smoker's package," an ashtray that slides into your cup holder. It's not as glamorous as the old flip-up version, but it does the job just as well.</p><p><strong>Share this post to challenge your friends!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><div align="center" data-freestar-ad="__336x280 __789x280" id="throwbacks_articles_video"> </div><p></p></div>

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