Period Correct Accessaries for your truck...

[MMiller1050]

Wow, My Dad had the same gun rack and hat holder in his truck back int he 70s...it was a 1969 truck. Great to see.

[hamjet]

I bought this last week end at a local outdoor flea market, ( same place I bought the 8 track player new in box 3 years ago.) In the box, never used! converts 8 track to cassett. Back in 1970 when I had an 8 track in my car, I had one that you could convert 8 track to FM radio by plugging it into the 8 track, then hooking up an antenna. Another score for me......

[Bones72Super]

Snagged up these fog lights recently in Colorado.

[70cst]

Great stuff ...

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by hamjet

I bought this last week end at a local outdoor flea market, ( same place I bought the 8 track player new in box 3 years ago.) In the box, never used! converts 8 track to cassett. Back in 1970 when I had an 8 track in my car, I had one that you could convert 8 track to FM radio by plugging it into the 8 track, then hooking up an antenna. Another score for me......

I think those eat tapes. But as a vintage accessory, it's the Bee's Knees.

[DeadheadNM]

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[DeadheadNM]

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[70cst]

Originally Posted by MJN

Not directly a truck accessory but since campers were big in this era these would have been brand new back then. The big lantern (left) is a '72 and the small top lantern and heater are both '69's.

I like it ...

[70cst]

Originally Posted by RustyBucket

Old metal Pepsi cooler's not a truck accessory but a period item and the color was pretty close to '71 GMC Dk. Blue.

Luv it ...

[70cst]

Originally Posted by special-K

We've talked about Bar Bouys here. I used these for years. When I got my camper I mounted some in there. I still had one I kept but didn't get the base off the truck when I sold it. I have regretted that and have meant to post a WTB on a long shot.

We'll looky here what I found in a box with other things stashed in the attic. I completely forgot I had this. Life is good!

That is sweet!!!!

[72c20customcamper]

My golden. Two in one a/c and floor mats

[Happy_dan]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Cool. I have Messenger 4175 [40 channel]. I used it in my '67 K/10 Suburban.
Not sure if it still works... I also have a Messenger I and a II.
In my '68 Stepside, I still have a Motorola remote speaker. Also the spring/ball antenna mount is still on the rear of the driverside stepfender.
You could get a magnetic-base mic clip, and stick the mic where ever you wanted. Dangling from the RVM is a distraction.

I have 3 Johnson Messenger II Black Faces. It's amazing these big tube radios were considered either base or mobile rigs. I have one that was a police radio with the add on to it. I had one since the 70's and have since bought 2 from eBay to have spare parts but I never fire them up.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by Happy_dan

I have 3 Johnson Messenger II Black Faces. It's amazing these big tube radios were considered either base or mobile rigs. I have one that was a police radio with the add on to it. I had one since the 70's and have since bought 2 from eBay to have spare parts but I never fire them up.

Once you got used to the buzz from the square-wave on-board inverter in DC/mobile mode -- usually nothing compared to engine noise -- they had a deep rich tone. Better than the tinny treble from transistor transcievers, IMO.
Also the output was better than FCC specs -- being grandfathered-in from previous regulations.
I wonder if it would fit under the dash on my '68 C/10 with a 4-speed stick? Might be more room under the seat, but that would limit access to the controls: channel change, volume, squelch, etc. A pre-amp/noise-canx Mic was the mod everybody did back then. Remote speaker would be good too.
One limitation of the Ones and Twos was the need for a pair of discrete crystals for each channel. Five channels in the Whiteface [10] and ten in the Blackface [20]. A remote channel selector [w/40 freqs] that plugged into the input for a single pair of crystals would improve the unit's utility. I was never able to find such a thing in 11 Meter /27 MHz equipment. I'm not a Ham.

[70shortfleet]

Sears cruise control

[Patch]

Originally Posted by 70cst

Oh yes ... This is not Period correct but it would be one of the earlier Portable Phones that would have been available back in the day ... This will be displayed in my truck. Cell Phones have come a long way.

These phones work GREAT when you're up in the mountains and whatnot....buddy of mine still has one and uses it!

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by 70shortfleet

Sears cruise control

''I Can't Drive No Fiiiifty-Fiiiiive.''

Just ask Sammy Hagar:

You Tube

[Ironhorse]

Any one recall these? Digging thru the garage today looking for something else I found these that I had put up. (Boy, my kids are gonna love me one day, LOL). Don't recall just when I did get them but it was quite a few years ago. Would work great mounted to the side of a work truck door panel, glove box, tool box or wall in the garage or shop as they fold up when not in use. Holds several different size cups, one is adjustable the other is not but both hold several sizes well. Also holds the "adult" beverages very well, LOL.

If any one has an interest in them I have a couple more I can part with. Seems I always buy extras just too have on hand. Must be why I keep finding items from way back.

[DeadheadNM]

I'll take one or two of those

[Ironhorse]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

I'll take one or two of those

Pete, pretty sure I can fix you up with a couple. May be the last two I have but I have one in the garage by my tool box and one in the shop by my tool box so I'm good there. Will get back with you later.

[72supr]

I imagine you can still buy these but I bought this in the seventies along with the cb radio I tossed when it quit years ago.Kind of forgot I still had the bull horn. The seventies were kind of blurry but I do remember having a lot of fun with the horn.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by 72supr

I imagine you can still buy these but I bought this in the seventies along with the cb radio I tossed when it quit years ago.Kind of forgot I still had the bull horn. The seventies were kind of blurry but I do remember having a lot of fun with the horn.

I had one plugged into my CB/PA.
Came in handy when some fiesty heiffers got in my way on a narrow mountain road. They didn't care about my stock horn, but whistles and ''cowboy'' impressions got them moving. [Old US 666, now US 195 -- they changed the route number because it was cheaper than repeatedly replacing the signs stolen by Heavy Metal fans.]

Mine was plastic and broke, eventually.
You could also switch it so you could ''copy the mail'' thru the speaker, if hanging out in front of the truck.

[HO455]

I know this isn't a C/L thread but I stumbled across this thought "what the hey" it's not like I'll ever see one of these again. I have a vague memory of one of these over the back hook seats in a station wagon I rode in. I'll have to ask my sister if she remembers it to.

https://portland.craigslist.org/clk/...189131537.html

have a car seat from 1968. It was made and shipped from the Gerber Company. It comes with the original shipping box and original instrution sheet (not in good condition). This seat was made before any Federal standards and just hooks over the seat back. One side is frozen in place closed and I can't get it to move. Maybe you are good a fixing things like that ??

[72supr]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

I had one plugged into my CB/PA.
Came in handy when some fiesty heiffers got in my way on a narrow mountain road. They didn't care about my stock horn, but whistles and ''cowboy'' impressions got them moving. [Old US 666, now US 195 -- they changed the route number because it was cheaper than repeatedly replacing the signs stolen by Heavy Metal fans.]

Mine was plastic and broke, eventually.
You could also switch it so you could ''copy the mail'' thru the speaker, if hanging out in front of the truck.

Copy that.I think I might have whistled at some heifers myself a few times although not the four legged ones. It probably led to the baby seat that HO455 posted about.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by 72supr

Copy that.I think I might have whistled at some heifers myself a few times although not the four legged ones. It probably led to the baby seat that HO455 posted about.

Yeah, well, that's the nature of... well, Nature, I guess.

HO455 -- you might try some WD-40 or PB Blaster down those frozen extruded tubes. I guess they were made to have a variable width, in case you wanted to hang the seat off the tailgate to give the kid a real thrill.

[HO455]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Yeah, well, that's the nature of... well, Nature, I guess.

HO455 -- you might try some WD-40 or PB Blaster down those frozen extruded tubes. I guess they were made to have a variable width, in case you wanted to hang the seat off the tailgate to give the kid a real thrill.

It's not mine. It's just an ad I came across. I find it interesting what people will stash away.