Show us your Vintage Automobile Paraphernalia

[d42jeep]

I found this early Schroeder tire pressure gauge at a sale this afternoon. It’s probably for trucks since it goes to 160 psi.
-Don

 

[Motorman55]

Vintage Champion spark plugs.

 

[driftpin]

does this count?

I posted this elsewhere, but I'm gonna re-construct it without a cut & paste:

The tire inflator gauge, that does bring-back memories of pulling-into the gas station when I was a kid. It seemed every 'full-service' gas station had one of these machines on the side of the building, with a whip and fill valve attached. As I recall, you turned a short crank handle to dial-up the pressure desired, attach the valve adapter, and when the ringing stopped, on to the next tire!

They both ran-off some chuffing, old horizontal air compressor, sometimes it would be up in the air, to give more floor space (the air compressor). You would hear it slowly chuff-chuff to build pressure.

Another accessory with the air fill pressure-reading head, was the pneumatic line which stretched-across the gas pump lanes. You'd hear it ring as you drove across the rubber line, up-to the pump.

Where we got our gas in the 1950's was usually in a small Erie Canal village, just-south of Lake Ontario. When mom or dad would pull-up in the family car, my brother and I would pile-out of the car, and run-over to the rubber line, and jump up and down on it, to make the attendant notification bell ring repeatedly. When we tired of that, we would go into the office, and stare at the folded maps on display, trying to figure out which one we wanted to take-home to study its roadways, symbols, and whatever information we could decipher off of it.

One day, as we were beginning to jump up and down on the rubber bell-line, our dad came-over and said, "boys, would you please lay-off jumping-on that line? Arnie (the owner) about has a heart attack every time that bell rings." Quite a bit different from the bell in "It's A Wonderful Life."

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Not sure if these qualify as vintage or not....

I don't know when they were made, but they look old, they're automotive, they're manufacturing related, they're perdy, and I want one, too, so they're in!

You'd hear it ring as you drove across the rubber line, up-to the pump.

Those were the days! Thanks for the memories, drifty.

There were only two gas stations in my hometown, one on either end of a mile long strip, and, just like the many churches and the many taverns and bars, part of your identity, handed down from your father's identity, of course, was which gas station you patronized. We were a Texaco family, run by a one-armed WWII vet gent named Lefty (go ahead, guess which arm he was missing!).

 

[Motorman55]

Vintage Texaco Lube and Filter Change Sticker

 

[Modern Garage]

Okay, here's some more of the Buick stuff and one Buick-Opel bit.
Joe

 

[Motorman55]

Vintage '48' Star Flag Parade set for use on cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedal cars, etc. They came with a metal holder that would bolt to bumpers, license plates or handle bars or any place there was a hole to bolt it to.

They still make modern 50 star ones.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Nice motorcycles, M55. I found a nice cast iron one at the flea last week with an "HD" on the tank. Price was too rich for my blood, though - and B.S.A. is my bike.

 

[WQ59B]

Original porcelain double-sided :

 

[bbbarracuda]

Ram's head hood ornament from a 1950 dodge truck. The truck is long gone, but it fits perfectly on a speaker in the garage.

 

[Henricogolfer]

Ram's head hood ornament from a 1950 dodge truck. The truck is long gone, but it fits perfectly on a speaker in the garage.

Love it, would look great on my Ram lol.


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[d42jeep]

Here is a tire patch kit that’s been around for a while.
-Don

 

[The Cobbler]

....Another accessory with the air fill pressure-reading head, was the pneumatic line which stretched-across the gas pump lanes. You'd hear it ring as you drove across the rubber line, up-to the pump.

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got 2 of those too! early issue ones that are marked, Pat'd Pending .they work but I don't have the hose
I was going to re purpose one into a door bell that rings in the garage. I'll get a few pictures

 

[Odd Job]

A few trinkets. The little calendar shows the dealers phone number the old way, exchange/number. I guess they took 9300 because that was the Canadian built GMC truck series that was comparable to the U.S. 100 series.

 

[Motorman55]

Nice motorcycles, M55. I found a nice cast iron one at the flea last week with an "HD" on the tank. Price was too rich for my blood, though - and B.S.A. is my bike.

Prices are high on anything vintage motorcycles toys. Especially early cast and tin types. You have to pay attention to what your looking at. There's some out there that try to pawn off repros at original prices.

I've bought and sold hundreds of vintage motorcycle toys and memorabilia of all kinds over the years and lots of original gas station memorabilia too.

 

[WQ59B]

Lower one is '42/46 DeSoto :

 

[Brille]

Cool theme and interesting photos.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Lower one is '42/46 DeSoto :

I've got some arm rest covers to go with those!

Click on the link at the bottom of post #77 to go to a Howard Zink thread I posted a few days ago and scroll down.

 

[Motorman55]

Large Texaco Havoline Plastic 3-D Lube and Maintenance Sign.

 

[JAYoung]

The new Flatheads are in early this year:
(Pamphlet I found among my Mom's stuff.)

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[Private Lugnutz]

If only it was 4WD, I would never get tired of looking at the lines on that Deluxe Phaeton!

 

[B17E1943]

Cool thread - love this stuff.

I have a bunch of this kinda thing scattered around - I'll dig some up soon.

 

[WQ59B]

Always liked these when I saw them on auto service counters. Use the larger one as a drink coaster at the computer.

 

[ndnchf]

Replacement wiring harness smoke

 

[harley jim]

Replacement wiring harness smoke

I really need a case of that smoke. I have lots of stuff here that people have let the smoke out of.

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[Motorman55]

Vintage Sunoco and Texaco Home oiler cans.

 

[WNYflyer]

Well not auto paraphernalia per say, but pretty unique car parts that make good man cave material. Couple years ago my never married uncle passed away so it was my job to go through the house and garage in preparation for a professional estate sale. Just me and my mom were the only ones involved family wise and she wanted nothing to do with it so I only set aside a few things before the estate sale. Among all the Studebaker parts up in the garage I found these cool Hudson Twin H-Power carburetor air filters. He never did get a Hudson but I can see why he bought them at some car swap meet since they are so unique looking.

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[81turbota]

Those are very cool filters!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Always liked these when I saw them on auto service counters. Use the larger one as a drink coaster at the computer.

Ooooo. Jealous-meter just went up. Nice.

 

[81turbota]

Most of my vintage automotive stuff is literature.

This one was easy to snap a picture of - I bought the oiler just for the sticker.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I found this a few years ago. I have a half a mind to restore it to operational, but so far I just get it out every once in awhile and admire it! It had a hook for hanging under the hood (see Pic 3), as shown in the 1921 Motor Record ad. The other ad is from a 1922 automobile Trade Directory.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I bought the oiler just for the sticker.]

Good decision! That is sweet!

 

[Private Lugnutz]

One more tonight...

 

[tym]

Replacement wiring harness smoke

OEM from the Prince of Darkness himself!

 

[tym]

I found this a few years ago. I have a half a mind to restore it to operational, but so far I just get it out every once in awhile and admire it! It had a hook for hanging under the hood, as shown in the 1921 Motor Record ad. The other ad is from a 1922 automobile Trade Directory.

You should definitely fix that. Sundial Wire out of Massachusetts sells all manner of cloth-covered "pulley" cord (it's modern wire with a cloth overlay to mimic vintage appearance). I've used it in a number of projects where modern vinyl insulation would just ruin the look.

 

[driftpin]

I found this a few years ago. I have a half a mind to restore it to operational, but so far I just get it out every once in awhile and admire it! It had a hook for hanging under the hood (see Pic 3), as shown in the 1921 Motor Record ad. The other ad is from a 1922 automobile Trade Directory.

Put alligator clips on it and hook it to your battery! It reminds me of one of those load testers for batteries, but in a round, tubular format instead of a rectangular perforated chrome box format.

 

[d42jeep]

Everybody needs a place to throw their greasy rags. I found this Eagle fire proof container at a garage sale in Crockett, CA, the home of the C&H sugar factory. Not too surprisingly, the can was originally used in that factory.
-Don

 

[Username already in use]

Nice can, Don. I've got the same EAGLE can, but probably a bit older.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

You should definitely fix that. Sundial Wire out of Massachusetts sells all manner of cloth-covered "pulley" cord (it's modern wire with a cloth overlay to mimic vintage appearance). I've used it in a number of projects where modern vinyl insulation would just ruin the look.

Thanks for the "do it!" vote and the tip, tym. The cloth-jacketed wiring is the least of my concerns, though. I have some salvaged cords, with plugs, that I can probably do something with. It's hard to see through the holes in the steel mesh, but if you can make out the white ceramic core inside, you may notice there is no heating element (typically tungsten) coiled around it. I have no idea how I would simulate that. I suppose I could get something a little more modern (those springy-like coils, for instance), connect that to wherever the solid tungsten piece emanated from, and wrap that around the now empty spirals in the ceramic core. Not sure how I would fasten that at the top of the ceramic core though.

Put alligator clips on it and hook it to your battery!

HAHA! I am not hooking it up to anything hot until I take it apart and check all the components out, but I like your enthusiasm, driftpin.

You guys may talk me into this yet.

 

[tym]

Thanks for the "do it!" vote and the tip, tym. The cloth-jacketed wiring is the least of my concerns, though. I have some salvaged cords, with plugs, that I can probably do something with. It's hard to see through the holes in the steel mesh, but if you can make out the white ceramic core inside, you may notice there is no heating element (typically tungsten) coiled around it. I have no idea how I would simulate that. I suppose I could get something a little more modern (those springy-like coils, for instance), connect that to wherever the solid tungsten piece emanated from, and wrap that around the now empty spirals in the ceramic core. Not sure how I would fasten that at the top of the ceramic core though.


HAHA! I am not hooking it up to anything hot until I take it apart and check all the components out, but I like your enthusiasm, driftpin.

You guys may talk me into this yet.

You can probably buy a roll of nichrome wire and go to town.