1. Re-introduce vent windows. Opening vent windows past half-way procuced ram-cooling, a “poor man’s air conditioning” common in cars up to the 1960’s.
2. Go back to the hand operated windshield wipers in the early jeeps.
3. Provide a tray to lay a battery-powered radio.
Boy, does that bring back memories.
Way back when I was young and poor I had a 74 VW Beetle with a radio that didn't work. I had a battery-powered radio that I would lay in the passenger seat when I went on a trip. Even rebuilt the engine once with hand-tools in the garage. Didn't know what I was doing, but it ran.
I think I put about 200K miles on that bug. Don't know for sure because the odometer was broken and the gas gauge didn't work either. I would estimate miles driven, estimate mpg and fill-up as necessary. Don't think I ran out of gas more than once or twice.
Had a little street-header on it and a deep sump oil reservoir with a filter. Put some 225/R15 tires on the back to reduce rpm's and left the little tires on the front because they drove the speedo. That was about the only thing that did work. I would just buzz on down the road for hours driving around western OK for my job with my 10-speed on a bike rack on the back bumper.
Oh to be young and foolish again. Well, young anyway. I think I still have most of the foolishness... :-)
Your ideas really represent a leap forward, don't they? Civilization will be better off with such marvels!
1. I remember the days of "side-vents," and even moving along at highway speeds, "cooling" was negligible. I do remember the noise it made--and while the driver or front-seat passenger might feel some warm air blowing on them, there was none in the back seat. If you're not moving at highway speeds--such as when you're stuck in city traffic--the vents offer nothing in terms of cooling.
2. We are introducing legislation as to punish those who text or read e-mails while driving because they're too distracting, and yet you want to have hand-operated windshield wipers?
3. A tray for a radio? Why not install a wheel for a gerbil to run on? If the gerbil's fast enough, it may be able to power the radio AND the manual windshield wipers.