Who's got them...? Vintage Metal Coolers

[72BlckButy]

Usually when you like classic cars/trucks, you also like items that were a related to the era mainly referred to as: automobilia. So who has a vintage cooler or two that you carry with you to the local cruise or show?

Here's a few that I picked up from a recent thread posted by tcb-1 (Doug):

tcb-1's



see ten's



69lemans



c10addict



So what else is out there???

[tcb-1]

I am SO subscribed to this thread!!!

[LOW DOUGH]

yeah, lets see them. It's a neat idea.

[Mudder]

I picked up a really nice Coleman metal cooler at a garage sale last year for $3. I can't find anything wrong with it. You can still get them at Bass Pro but they are like $125.

[see ten]

Some more shots of my wifes...Just because I don't get to show em off very often!

That's the man starting to work his magic...That's Barry Grant of Barry Grant Carbs behind him in the khaki shirt.

[retodd7711]

Not metal but I've had it forever.
Friend of mine did the artwork.

[69lemans]

I have this one too,but it's not very mobile.



Anybody in the area is welcome to stop in and pull up a pop crate and have a cold one

[fastwillie 696969]

i used to take 2 or 3 straws and put the together and take my bottle cap opener and pop pff the cap and suck the soda out and leave it empty ,i could ride around town all day hitting the spots to cool off cold soda
end up with stomach aches drinking colas and dr peppers rootbeer orange or what ever they had in the machine

[GRIMSS]

During the '93 flood here in MO, I remember a perfect 7-up cooler in my grandparents basement. The flood didn't get it but just in case we took everything out. I've went back to try to find it a few times, but I guess one of my uncles trashed it. I'm sure he thought it was just old junk.

[63 & 64 Bowties]

these 2 are mine....


and here's one I saw at this year's Charlotte Auto Fair....

[72BlckButy]

Those are great Bill! I'm kind of diggin' the trailer.

[Mayo]

I need to get one of those

[LOW DOUGH]

the trailer is neat

[dieselarmy13]

I'm in.

[rod86]

some neat eskys you guys got...

[72BlckButy]

Finally got some time to post a few pics of the coolers we scored last weekend on a trip to St Louis. The first one pictured is an unembossed '40s/'50s cooler made by Progress Refrigerator Co in Louisville, KY. It included the sandwich tray, cooler, lid and drain plug; the best thing about it is that it still holds water. We did clean it up a little bit as it had a some stains on top that took away from the cooler so with the help of a little Mr. Clean Magic Eraser off came the stains and out popped the original red color.

[72BlckButy]

Up next we have the 2nd cooler we score last weekend, and we ended up getting this one thrown in. It's an all aluminum cooler with 7Up logos on the front/rear. The only issue with the cooler was that during its life it was sat on so the top is pushed in a little, but it still holds ice and doesn't leak. We used it last night at the cruise-in. It was made by Cronstroms Mfg. Inc in Minneapolis, MN.









And a quick shot of the two together...

[see ten]

I met Dennis today, and now this one calls our place in Lafayette home!



It needs a seal around the top, so if anyone has any ideas of where to find something like that, give us a shout!

[63 & 64 Bowties]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

Those are great Bill! I'm kind of diggin' the trailer.

I'm thinking that trailer was made from the same cooler as mine. I picked that cooler up for $30 about 25 years ago and have hung on to it since. It worked when I bought it, but the compressor has since gone. It don't look like it would be real difficult to build one of those trailers.

Nate, what would my Dr Pepper cooler look like in your truck? The color looks pretty close.

[72BlckButy]

Well Bill.... to me I think it would look right at home!

That was quite the deal on the larger cooler as they fetch quite the price now. I'd like to end up with one for my garage, but I've got plenty of time to keep looking.

Asa, I'm glad to see that the cooler went to a good owner. I would have loved to of seen it make its way to Mid-MO. Any pinstriping in it's future?

[63 & 64 Bowties]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

Asa, I'm glad to see that the cooler went to a good owner. I would have loved to of seen it make its way to Mid-MO. Any pinstriping in it's future?

Thanks Nate. I thought about the pinstriping. I'm real close to painting my 63, then I'm gonna get the sign painter to do the door art, maybe have him look at it then.

btw; good luck on the Truck-of-the-Month contest. You got my vote. Without a doubt, the nicest interior I've ever seen. And all original, WOW.

[72BlckButy]

Thanks for the kind words about my '69 Bill, I still pinch myself when I walk into the garage each day.

The Dr. Pepper cooler above, would you consider that close to the Light Green offered by GM? Looks like I might need to start looking for another one...

[63 & 64 Bowties]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

The Dr. Pepper cooler above, would you consider that close to the Light Green offered by GM? Looks like I might need to start looking for another one...

I'm thinking the cooler is a lighter shade. Mine must be faded because 69lemans's cooler that you posted is brighter and darker than mine, but I still think it's lighter than your truck.

[72BlckButy]

I've been thinking about repainting the red one I got to match the truck (w/ white pinstriping), or white (w/ light green pinstriping). Then again, I would hate to change such a clean original cooler. I think you're right though your cooler is more of a mint green.

[see ten]

I've already sent a message to the guy that striped my camera to see what his schedule is looking like! I've got to see when he and I are going to be in the same place at the same time so I can avoid shipping it.

I drug this one home a while back...





Fits right in there doesn't it?



This is another one that is at my grandparents. The outside might not look like much but the stainless on the inside looks perfect. We fill it up with drinks and ice whenever he has his get togethers out there.