Before technology gave us the luxury of parking sensors and cameras, avid motorists armed their cars with these 'curb feelers' to keep their precious rides scuff-free.

Curb Feelers Curb feelers were eclectic steel springs or metal wires mounted to the bottom of a car. They’d emit a scraping noise to alert you that you’re too close to the curb.

Comedic actor Ruth Buzzi, whose TV credits include ‘Laugh-in,’ ‘Sesame Street’ and ‘Saved by the Bell,’ died peacefully on her Texas ranch at 88.

Ruth Buzzi, comedian and actress, died in May 2025. Learn about her past battle with Alzheimer's Disease and more here.

Ruth Buzzi, best known for her portrayal of the frumpy, cane-swinging Gladys Ormphby on the iconic sketch comedy series "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," has died at age 88, it was announced Friday.

Armadillos are called “curb feelers” because the hair on their bellies acts as sensors. This guides their movements at night, alerting them to objects in their way. In captivity, these hairs help them ...

There’s a great chance that younger drivers will never have to deal with T-tops, curb feelers, or stick-shift transmissions. Some of these features never made it to the mainstream, either. Continue ...

Knowing your vehicle's weight is important. The two weights you should be most familiar with are the curb weight and the gross weight. Here's what they mean.

For that money a car should never say no to any passion, pretense, or proclivity. Electronic curb feelers? "Yessir, that'll be $900 for the optional Park Distance Control." ...

"I've always hated Curb Feelers. "If you are old enough to think you need them, you can't hear them scrape the curb." ...

What are feeler sets? A-list celebrity trainer, Don Salidino, recently wrote about the difference between feeler sets and warm-up sets in an Instagram post.

While some of them are obsolete (sorry, 8-track players and “curb feelers”), and others are illegal for safety reasons (hood ornaments and popup headlights, for example, can’t meet pedestrian crash ...