This is a fun thread, Sally!

I remember making trips across Death Valley en route from California to Utah to see my Aunts and cousins. Sometimes we drove at night to avoid the stifling heat.

When I was, uhh, 1 year old or so, I remember Dad bought a brand new 1964 Dodge Dart with air conditioning! White exterior, black interior with Push-buttons for the radio stations! While others would put a wet towel on their head and stick it out the window, we stayed cool with the windows rolled up! Still remember that new car smell. Ahhh!

I knew we were nearing Salt Lake City when we saw those Barbasol signs spaced every quarter mile or so:

Dim your lights
Behind a car
Let folks see
How bright YOU are
BurmaShave

Another summer I spent in So. Pasadena with my niece (approx. same age). We swam every single day in the apt. pool, then cleaned out the fridge cause we were Starving! I remember my brother (18 yrs older than me) complaining that they kept running out of food!