Was digging through some old boxes of car parts from decades ago and ran across a few things that got me remembering decades gone past regarding quirky accessories for our cars such as:
Porta Walls
Curb Feelers
The prism that attached to the dash that allowed you to see the traffic light if you were running a visor.
The weighted mount that laid across the transmission tunnel to hold your 8-track player
Reverb for your speaker system
Blue dots for your tail lights
I am sure you guys can remember a lot of other stuff so let's hear what you got!!
I never owned one but, the big yellow Accel super coil stands out as a 80's thing.
Thrush mufflers and side pipes- commonly known as leg burners. Sex lights- you know, those little purple clearance lights they used to mount under the dash. :cheers:
FM converters!
Triangle foam air filters
Pagers
How about those chrome/black "feet" you could put on your gas pedal plus the little one on your dimmer switch 8)
Quote from: anlauto on September 06, 2019, 07:35:29 PM
How about those chrome/black "feet" you could put on your gas pedal plus the little one on your dimmer switch 8)
:rofl:
I had those on my 1965 Dodge Coronet and then these on my 1972 'Cuda back-in-the-day
Quote from: Brads70 on September 06, 2019, 06:31:26 PM
I never owned one but, the big yellow Accel super coil stands out as a 80's thing.
I got one I could give you for the Jav? Probably look right at home.
Quote from: dodj on September 07, 2019, 05:07:09 AM
Quote from: Brads70 on September 06, 2019, 06:31:26 PM
I never owned one but, the big yellow Accel super coil stands out as a 80's thing.
I got one I could give you for the Jav? Probably look right at home.
:)) Thanks but no thanks.
Quote from: jimynick on September 06, 2019, 06:53:20 PM
Thrush mufflers and side pipes- commonly known as leg burners. Sex lights- you know, those little purple clearance lights they used to mount under the dash. :cheers:
Did it help
@jimynick (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/jimynick_55) ?
Cheap tacky fog lights are another one that comes to mind. Also CB radio's
:-[ I was guilty of both of these....
Sun tachometer, must have back in the days.
Eh: I usually filled up the garbage can with that sort of stuff when I bought a car. The worst one was peeling the angel fur off my 67 GTX interior when I bought it in 1976. I still remember scraping my fingernails off while scraping off the contact cement from the interior hard panels and headliner.
A few from my 70's stash. Shock extensions to get the butt as high as you can. Cragar spinners-Black Velvet Hurst Handle.
JS27
The velvet T handle was actually helpful in colder climates !!
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The first car modification I made was installing an FM converter in my parent's 1975 Dodge Crestwood station wagon. I still remember I paid $14.95 for it.
Quote from: Chryco Psycho on September 07, 2019, 10:08:29 AM
The velvet T handle was actually helpful in colder climates !!
I know I actually used this handle in my 67 GTX back in the 70's and I lived in PA. That velvet did help from your hand freezing to the shiftier in the winter. LOL
JS27
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Quote from: worthywads on September 07, 2019, 10:56:27 AM
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I just recently put one of those trees in the company wotk truck.
I had the velvet Tee handle in my Daily driver Power Wagon , far better then grabbing alum at -40*
Quote from: Chryco Psycho on September 08, 2019, 07:41:52 AM
I had the velvet Tee handle in my Daily driver Power Wagon , far better then grabbing alum at -40*
I had a plastic one, got it from some guy, used it in a few different cars. then i put it in my 73 ford four wheel drive wrecker. I left it at the ford dealer for a front end alignment, and some stupid lot attendant managed to brake it. heedless to say i was not amused. they would not tell me who was responsible. could never find a replacement. :madashell:
Quote from: blown motor on September 07, 2019, 06:01:04 AM
Quote from: jimynick on September 06, 2019, 06:53:20 PM
Thrush mufflers and side pipes- commonly known as leg burners. Sex lights- you know, those little purple clearance lights they used to mount under the dash. :cheers:
Did it help @jimynick (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/jimynick_55) ?
LOL. hell, I always figured that you needed that much light to do your "business" then either you were afraid of the dark OR your "work" experience was lacking! Done some of my best work in the dark, eh? :D
How 'bout these hilarious Chrome Pipe Organ Speaker Covers :o :rofl: