Innovations in automotive genius that faded into the sunset?

[dibbons]

As a teen, I must have been somewhat delusional (still am) in 1967 thinking that soon all cars would be using the attention-getting sequential turn signal pattern used by the Mercury Cougar.

Quote I found on internet:
"The mechanism behind the magic was actually a failure-prone motor-driven mechanical device, apparently derived from pinball-machine technology, but the many-moving-parts analog beauty of it all just makes this feature that much cooler."

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P.S. Turn signals on today's cars make me want to puke, look like someone on a bad acid trip scribbled down what they were seeing (or with LSD you would be writing down what you are hearing, Ha-Ha). Example Honda:

 

[krazykuda]

Those turn signals were pretty cool...

 

[67Dart273]

I can still vaguely remember Dean Martin in one of the Matt Helm movies, they were in a car chase in a T bird ragtop of course. Dean picked up a Motorola mike in the car and they coming across the turn signals is "If you can read this you are following too close"

 

[ocdart]

You can have the same on your '69-'73 Dart, '71-'72 Demon or '69 Barracuda

DIGI-TAILS | Digital LED Tail Lights

 

[Lustle]

They still make kits for them so that modern mustangs can do it.

It's neat. But at the same time people don't pay attention to turn signals as is. Never mind if they take 2x or 3x as long to go off.