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One thing I like seeing is period motoring accessories. I have an old national garages keyring and an oil drop man and woman. It got me thinking about some of the things that used to be popular. Like those dangly strips from rear bumper. They were in the 80s to stop car sickness. Or what about beaded seat covers. I wouldn't mine doing an Asian taxi style themed car maybe in a datsun with some of them in the front seats š. Anyone else got any good examples?
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You mean stuff like clip on headrests, door top picnic tables and stick on heated rear screens?
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Clip on headrests. Dear me forgot about those!! Yes heated windscreen. There was a gear knob in the 80s with a digital clock in it.
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Dez
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Period motoring accessories Dez
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There was a gear knob in the 80s with a digital clock in it. That sounds awful, and exactly the kind of thing I need to find for one of my builds! |
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got a "mr moonie" somewhere in the garage , thats "of its time"!!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Perfect Earth anti static strap and Britax Dualight (combined fog/reverse) as endorsed by Jackie Stewart.   |
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BS strips as we used to call them , as half the time they never even touched the ground.
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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What about a Humphrey Thompson emergency windscreen?   |
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I used to have a cheesy late 70s period VW gearstick and knob genuine accessory still in its packet from somewhere , really garish cheap chrome and wood . I tried flogging it on but surprisingly no one bought it for ages .
Until a chav girl bought it thengave me bad feedback as it didn't fit her corsa !!
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Dez that gear knob is in that argos book of dreams. Emergency windscreen!!!! You had to have two of them earth strips along with slatted rear window cover on your mk4 cortinaš
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I had a pair of clip-on sheepskin-covered headrests that were in the boot of my first project car when I bought it. In the same boot was one of those twin exhaust adapters that screws onto the end of the tailpipe.
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Iāve got a couple of these retro picnic trays for the door!  |
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Dez
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Period motoring accessories Dez
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Even more common was the esso tiger tokens toy Tiger. I canāt remember my grandparents having a car that didnāt have one. |
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cjhillman
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Apart from fluffy dice in the Escort (the Capri gets them when it decides works) No accessories here. I wish I had more! I would love those fingers people used to have in the 90s that would come from underneath the boot lid or the doors. I think they were called Knuckle Buffers? If anyone has any I would love them!!
... I did just buy a Flat Eric for the Car.
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Last Edit: May 3, 2020 17:46:18 GMT by cjhillman
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I have some sheepskin seat covers for a classic mini NOS hanging around , waiting for another mini to go on . They are actually really nice !
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Window mounted parking lamp. Pointless today but i like it.   |
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Even more common was the esso tiger tokens toy Tiger. I canāt remember my grandparents having a car that didnāt have one. My mum had a Garfield and speakers stolen from her XR3 in around '95, replaced with an Esso tiger, and god awful his and hers TShirts |
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Even more common was the esso tiger tokens toy Tiger. I canāt remember my grandparents having a car that didnāt have one. I don't seem to remember those , do you have a picture ? |
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