Defined for its distinctive design trait, the 1901 Oldsmobile Model R is commonly referred to as a Curved Dash Oldsmobile. (Photo taken by Chris Nagy) Throughout our daily interactions, there may likely be one or two words/phrases which may be relics from the past. One example is when someone says to “dial” a phone number derived from the existence of rotary dials that were found on older telephones. Despite rotary telephones being obsolete for decades, many of us are still comfortable using the word to describe when making a phone call. For automobiles, a number of basic, longstanding design features and components have survived more than a century. Amusingly, in spite of massive advancements in styling and automotive behaviour, these parts of automotive anatomy have kept their names from the past. Even as attempts are made by auto companies to attach different and perhaps more suitable names to these features, the general motoring public and even die hard car enthusiasts prefer ...