These days, buying a new vehicle that isn't already equipped with power door locks and windows can be a challenge. Power accessories are usually bundled in an option package, and most car dealers ...

Of all the trucks I've owned, only one of them has been newer than '75 and none of them have had much in the way of convenience accessories; the simpler a truck was, the better was always my theory.

Packard introduced the first power windows (along with automotive air-conditioning systems) in the 1940 Packard 180 series. This was a hydro-electric system. Reaching across to the passenger door to ...