The question isn't about adding vintage memorabilia (like tapes/records or die cast models) to your car, or even those Time Out dolls seen at car shows. What I want to know is what period correct accessories have you added to your car to make it look like you were Hot Stuff back in the day.
My choice for a period correct accessory? A Fuzzbuster II with woodgrain that matches the stuff in my '72 Continental Mark IV. It was only $20 on eBay (free shipping too!). And if you were wealthy enough to have this car and a radar detector back in the 1970s, you certainly made a statement that very few could make!
Mine was the 1966, 105 Flarestat 4 way flasher unit, sold as a GM accessory.
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Packard's entry in the mid-price field was pretty spartan looking, but a couple of factory add-ons made it look more like it's high-end siblings. I added the Goddess of Speed hood ornament , grill guard, and wheel trim rings to give it some period pizzaz.
The fuzz buster is cool. My Dad had a Dodge Polara from local police auction and this was a helpful accessory. I watched the light from the passenger seat!
I like license plate frames. Looking for another one of these for my 67 Camaro. Also enjoy displaying “dealer album” and original advertising with unusual photos or “of the period” phrases.
Thanks for the fuzz buster memory!
Since I was restoring mine as a police car replica, I have several period correct accessories. FM converter, handheld spotlight and police radio setup.
Love the fuzzbuster, I eventually replaced mine with a newer Escort unit that attached to the sun visor when I bought a different "old Ford wagon". I'd run my FBuster with a baseball cap over it, the rear opening being as large as possible with the strap set on the last set of snap pin connectors. Eventually I got pulled over by a cop who got behind me and just wanted to tell me my rear license plate/tag was hanging by one screw. He checked my insurance, registration, and drivers license, finding all were in order. Before he turned to return to his cruiser, he grinned and said something like, "bet I can make your baseball cap beep, am I correct? I sheepishly assured him he could, and it would also blink red. He told me it was like finding the peanut under the shell, with only one shell...
Getting to the original question, a prior owner of my '64 Avanti put Magnum 500 wheels on it, and I wouldn't dream of replacing them with the stock wheels and wheelcovers. They were such a common add-on, that many Studebaker dealers would sell-them with different tires as an aftermarket option, with credit for the brand new OEM wheel/tire sets that they'd then keep.
I got nothin’ to compete with a Fuzzbuster or some of the cool stuff you guys have.
I’m not sure what you call them but a late friend of mine gave me a set of spring-loaded license plate retainer ‘bolts’ with reflectors....red in the back and yellow reflectors in the front. (Seen in the attached photo)
My friend was a lot older than I and said these were popular dress-up ‘accessories’ back in the fifties. If anyone remembers what they’re called (if there was a particular name for them) please chime in.
