In the 50's there were fuzzy dice hanging from the rear view mirrors and flames on the paint job. We are looking for things that the people did in the 60's and early 70's that people did to decorate their cars with novelty items. Some items were functional and some weren't. We will start off the first item that isn't functional. These were very popular in the 60's and early 70's. Do you remember the Union 76 antenna balls?
Classic birds all the way! Like Rock and Roll, they're here to stay!
Oh yea! I had a few of these hangin' from the rear view. Isn't the old proverb that if you catch one you should be the next bachelor to get married? Never did it work for me.
Up until 3 years ago, I had a Motorola FM converter mounted under the dash to provide FM reception for the radio. Lots of people commented on that thing. That's what was done in the 60s to get FM music cheap and quick.
In Sweden in the late 50`s ,early sixties , coon tails or fox tails were popular on the antennas.....
and Philips came out with an under the dash mounted 45 rpm vinyl player! It was great when cruising in town ,but not on bumps!LOL but it kind of looked like todays CD players , a slot you tuck the 45 into...personally never could afford one....
but front bumper mounted fog lights were a "must"...
In Sweden in the late 50`s ,early sixties , coon tails or fox tails were popular on the antennas.....
and Philips came out with an under the dash mounted 45 rpm vinyl player! It was great when cruising in town ,but not on bumps!LOL but it kind of looked like todays CD players , a slot you tuck the 45 into...personally never could afford one....
but front bumper mounted fog lights were a "must"...
I have one of those 76 balls I bought from a guy I know for $1.00 he has alot more of them if anyone is int. I can get some. Won't be until late sept. or next may though.
In Sweden in the late 50`s ,early sixties , coon tails or fox tails were popular on the antennas.....
and Philips came out with an under the dash mounted 45 rpm vinyl player! It was great when cruising in town ,but not on bumps!LOL but it kind of looked like todays CD players , a slot you tuck the 45 into...personally never could afford one....
but front bumper mounted fog lights were a "must"...
Just think what they'll be telling their kids: "I remember back when we would hang stainless steel coffee cans on our exhaust pipes and make droning noises with our underpowered 4 cylinder economy cars".
Or "I won the loudest stereo contest with my car. Once I broke one of my own windows!"
Or "I was the first guy in my town to get 22's with 35's on them. When I drove over tar strips my multi-screen PSP compatible Blu-Ray player would skip twice!".
Doesn't compare well with "I had headers and glasspacks on my 400 hp V-8, it was soo loud it would attract cops from miles around - fortunately they couldn't find me in the cloud of tire smoke from the 70 series bias ply redlines."
How about the little dog in the back window with the eyes that were wired to the signal and brake lights? They were outlawed (because they were distracting) about ten years before third brake lights were required equipment?
Eight tracks, radar detectors, CB radios, tachs hose clamped to the steering column, angel's hair on the headliner, laced-on fake leather steering wheel covers or foam/chrome mini steering wheels, shag carpet "floor mats", fake superchargers bolted to stock Chevette engines, white or yellow painted diffs ('cause with the rear end jacked 'way up you could see it!) - and we still have the spruce tree air fresheners!
I have a pic of my bird from the 70's with fog lights on the iside of the frt. bumper.
Sorry Doug , already "taken" on page 1...
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In Sweden in the late 50`s ,early sixties , coon tails or fox tails were popular on the antennas.....
and Philips came out with an under the dash mounted 45 rpm vinyl player! It was great when cruising in town ,but not on bumps!LOL but it kind of looked like todays CD players , a slot you tuck the 45 into...personally never could afford one....
but front bumper mounted fog lights were a "must"...
But there were some "real" good ideas in the 40`s that disappeared...useful stuff , like under the front door light (so in the dark you`d see were you stepped), was that on Hudsons? ..but I know Hudsons had that chrome drop shaped search light at the center on top over the front wind shield.....how about those "eye lids" , sun shades...at front.. and stainiless stl side windows 'eye lids', shades...
and in the 50`s , window "turbin" looking "a/c" , that blew the wind in....
I remember the 50 Caddys with a/c in the trunk and scoops on thetrunklid..
-Some cars looked like they had 6 fog lights!! (4 extras) -And actually some Swedes, Fins and Norwegians DID have them on in the winter..
LOL, LOTS of cars had 6 or more...it was sometimes VERY HARD to see the road as you met these guys 2 'normal light', then 2 fog lights , 4 search lights..= long beam......blinding...
How about the little dog in the back window with the eyes that were wired to the signal and brake lights? They were outlawed (because they were distracting) about ten years before third brake lights were required equipment?
Eight tracks, radar detectors, CB radios, tachs hose clamped to the steering column, angel's hair on the headliner, laced-on fake leather steering wheel covers or foam/chrome mini steering wheels, shag carpet "floor mats", fake superchargers bolted to stock Chevette engines, white or yellow painted diffs ('cause with the rear end jacked 'way up you could see it!) - and we still have the spruce tree air fresheners!
How about the bouncy head dog on the rear package tray? Had to have an Esso trash bag on the radio knob as well.
As far as the rest you said... I saw that car (all of it) at last years car show.
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