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Contemporary cars are mass-produced and have impractically many special and unrepairable parts. They're a real patchwork of different technologies that will become obsolete when switching to other fuel sources.
Also stamps and cash. Intricate prints meant to dissuade counterfeiting, which will be replaced by digital technology.
My wife is a facilitator at a stamp collector club for kids. According to her, we're already at the stage where stamps are a historical artefact and some people get surprised when they're reminded that they have a purpose.
Besides proving that postage was paid, stamps also used to function as legal tender, at least where I live. I remember posting stamps as payments of small amounts instead of writing a tiny cheque or requesting bank details.That's not the case any more. Even the post office can reject to buy back of stamps now, so they don't function that way anymore.
I like this answer. Currency in particular is a really good candidate.