Look at this old ad I found.. The days of cheap parts... And the old fashioned way of dealing with unintentional acceleration
"Women are soft and gentle, but they hit things" OMG, the sexism! It's amazing what a short time ago it was considered normal to bash women like this. Thanks, this was fun.
Somewhere around here I have a good housekeeping article from the 50s. You know, back when women kept house. It's hilarious yet nauseating at the same time.