Vintage Accessories

[VWNate1]

Terrific thread !.

I only have a few as I sold my '49 3100 and so had lots of old road maps , dash board calendars and so on but I'll be hitting up the swap meets & junk stores .

Maybe my old 196? Pace CB sould come out of retirement ? .

[PAWS 72]

[QUOTE=70cst;5457244]These are not Dealer Options but this style CB and Amp was used in many of cars and trucks in the late 70's'

I decided to use this Grant and Black Cat in the Circuit Rider. I also have a NOS Hustler Mirror mount CB Antenna that I will be using.




[/QUOTE

I loved those old Black Cats.

[100%Chevy]

I have a 2 gun,gun rack in my 68.
And,there's an 8-track player under the drivers side buddy bucket(with 4 speakers).The center storage box had about 20 tapes in it when I bought the truck.Also has aftermarket cruise control.
I've added a am/fm/cassette stereo next to the 8-track under the seat.
I have a lot of small stuff like key fobs,bowtie stuff,few dealer emblems,etc.
Mike./

[1972RedNeck]

Originally Posted by 100%Chevy

I have a 2 gun,gun rack in my 68.

I still buy 'em new round here. 'course the old 'uns are a lot tougher. Every truck in the family has a set.

[bruceman1968]

I'm going to put this CB in my truck. GM, CBD-12, 23ch.

[midniteblues]

Bring this back up.
The kid and I have been setting ourselves up with cb's.
He finds a newer cb in a trash can at a swap meet brings it home and low and behold it works great.
I collected 3 vintage ones so far and none of them work
I'll get lucky one day.

But anyway we ran through a flea market being pressed for time and I spotted this one. The fella thought it was lined with gold so I didn't get it but I thought the box was cool.

[coopdog]

Originally Posted by Shaun1162

I've searched the forums trying to find a thread like this, but couldn't find anything, so I thought I'd start one.

Whenever I go to a car show, cruise night, or even a junkyard I always like to look at what accessories someone added back in the day.

These weren't with my truck, but I've added them over since I finished restoring it..

FM Converter (I've got a Sirius/XM unit hooked to it that's hidden under the dash):



Compass (Somehow I'm always going North...):



Original keychain..



And this air freshener doesn't look like much, but it's for a local dealer, and it's probably about 40 years old too... Found a pile of NOS ones at a flea market for a $1! And they still smell good!



Now what's everyone else got on their dash or hanging off the rear view??

that air fresher is killer, nice find!!!!!!

[VWNate1]

Thanx for sharing these ! .

If you like the CB radio, some where in the internet will be an explanation of how to trim the antenna for maximum range ~ it's not difficult, you'll need a meter that is prolly languishing on E-Bay for under $10 right now .

Those 23 channel ones have *slightly* more output power than do the newer ones .

I still have my 1969 Pace CB in the garage, much fun having a CB Radio in the truck back then when I lived in rural New Hampshire .

[special-K]

My '72 has cargo hooks, aux. tanks, and Bartens bumper, all accessories from back in the day. It had truck air shocks still on it from back then, too. I put a set of Selectro lock-out hubs on the front, originally to compliment the aluminum slots it had for a short time

[Canuckvetter]

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1494677266

I have a couple of vintage key fobs and a vanity mirror exactly like the one posted earlier but not pictured.
Pictured are my OK Used Car mirror dangler, gun rack, and hat rack. I too am always searching for day 2 mods and period correct accessories. Great thread!

[Grumpy old man]

I've found that Mrs Grumpy has been the most interesting "vintage Accessory "

[Chuck A]

Here is a dealer accessory brochure from GMC in 1969.

[CG]

A great thread to come back up. I tried to do something like this the other day but didn't get my point across too well.

[shoveldug]

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

I've found that Mrs Grumpy has been the most interesting "vintage Accessory "

lol

[special-K]

Yes, this is a great thread for showing "non-factory option add-on accessories" by either earlier owners or dealerships. Back in the 50s-70s accessories were a big deal. Many people added one thing or another to personalize and/or give an added feature. These days cars and trucks come with everything, even more than what you could want. Back then car companies produced catalogs of GM approved accessories. Western Auto, Sears, Montgomery Wards, and most any big store offered a line of general accessories as well.

[yuccales]

Dealer giveaways were cool back in the day. Great for getting that grease out from under the nails.

[jeffahart]

Some 4x4 stuff

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[Andy4639]

I have added some old lights to the ramp truck.
The unity spot light I got off E bay the hand held my dad gave me.

I have a bunch of stuff my dad's friend gave me that he had collected over his years with Chevy.
This pin I really dig!



Tie Clips

[jocko]

I'm not sure the bandages will actually stick to anything, but I'd give em a try if I were bleeding to death

[special-K]

Use a tourniquet or old rag to stop the bleeding. Don't waste that vintage kit on a modern day wound

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by special-K

Use a tourniquet or old rag to stop the bleeding. Don't waste that vintage kit on a modern day wound

So caring.

[68bowtie]

Not quite year correct but I have this Royce 604 in the Blue Bomb. Not sure if it works and I don’t have a suitable antenna anyway, but it fits the truck well.

[VWNate1]

Back in the late 1940's Chrysler Corp. began labeling their accessory catalogs
" necessories " .

I have one of those old hand held trouble lamps, it's chromed pot metal and has " BUICK " casted into it, when I fished it out of a 1952 Buick in the junkyard and asked the Manager how much he said " ? that junk ? ~ $10 Nate ~ why do you only buy the crap no one else wants ? " .

It works (of course) and has a red lamp on the back of it for safety when you're changing a flat tire at night.....

This is a GREAT thread, keep showing your stuff guys ! .

[Pancho_peso]

Here’s a few

[Stephen717]

Originally Posted by Chuck A

Here is a dealer accessory brochure from GMC in 1969.

Does anyone know who made those air horns? They would work well on my truck now that I finally have the stuff to swap everything the the new frame. I've looked up town and country horns and all that comes up is 1935-1947 Chevy truck horns so I don't know if these were the same or if it's a different setup.