period car accessories

[MoggyBlue]

Hello everyone

Been trying to think up some period car accessories for my 1968 moggy I have a few accessories already but thought maybe you oldys could give me a few more idea's
(On car and off car)

Thanks hope everyone is well
Jordan

[SteveClem]

There used to be a big range of aftermarket car clocks tat stuck to the dash magnetically. Wind up and battery types. Inbuilt clocks were only on posh cars. When an old banger died you popped the clock in your pocket to transfer to the next one. Sadly died out when even the most basic cars were fitted with clocks from scratch.

[ASL642]

Dangling furry dice?

[gtt1951]

Tartan picnic blanket/front passenger's leg cosy (during winter).

[irmscher]

Oldies nodding dog for the parcel shelf ,clip on parking light,stick on mileage meters ,picnic tables that go on the side windows ,tiger tails for the ariel ,8 track stereo tape ,claw muffler for the exhaust ,

[panky]

Wonder if you can get a Tesco petrol one

[SteveClem]

Didn't some rude folk call that the'Esso sperm'?

[panky]

I wonder what they called the girl version
More accessories - map reading light, Paddy Hopkirk throttle pedal (worth at least 20bhp), stick on ash tray with period but-ends, side window wind deflector, string backed driving gloves, car coat and flat cap

[drivewasher]

10 foot whip ariel, mind you plod will make you clip the end to the bumper!

[panky]

Ha Haaaaaa
Had a tank ariel on my HB Viva

[SteveClem]

I still have the flat cap! Remember those reflective things that 'slid' onto the edge of the door? Early elf and softy. They collected muck and promoted rust very well.

[drivewasher]

James Bond 007 bullet hole transfers... a must

[warweezil]

One thing I am pretty certain you wont find, those stick on "anti misting" panels that were popular in the 60's. My father had an F series Victor in light grey with a white flash that came with one of those stick on anti mist panels on the rear screen, that would have been about '64

I'm sure others will remember them, usually sort of oval with a thick black adhesive border, I think the idea was that air trapped between the layer of glass and the layer of polythene would stop the centre of the rear screen misting.

My Beast still has a genuine 60's Esso Tiger sticker on the n/s/f quarter light and a Radio One sunstrip from the frequency change that took place in the late 70's. Add to this the 70's mw/lw radio, an early cassette player and 2 pod speakers that I found under the dashboard, I must hook them up and see if they work.

[drivewasher]

2 extra rear fog lights aimed forwards under rear valance to illuminate the rear axle & diff

[bmcecosse]

Peco exhaust 'booster'.....worth an extra 5 bhp I imagine........

[drivewasher]

Air horns that play a selection of tunes

And a seat cover made up of small billiard balls!

[warweezil]

Wooden "T" gear knob? or how about hubcap spinners?

[panky]

Take the bumpers and hub caps off and paint the lettering on the tyres with Tipex- worth yet another 15bhp I recon, we are talking period performance extras too?

[mike.perry]

The adhesive transfer of continental road signs stuck to the windscreen for those brave enough to take their cars abroad on the crane on/off cross channel ferries.
Matt black bonnets were worth another 5mph and another mph if they were held down with leather straps

[DAVIDMCCULLOUGH]

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This one Mike?