Remember when hitting the road meant flirting with disaster? From rumble seats that turn passengers into projectiles, to scorching cigarette lighters built right into the dash, to cars that have a habit of going up in flames, even a simple trip can go south. These are the bright ideas and questionable designs that turn people daily commute into a demolition derby. It's a high-speed, white-knuckle ride back to a time when the rules of the road were still being written.
