Do you remember these automotive "gimmicks"???

Jensen Coaxel Speakers - I would take out the factory radio and install a cassette tape deck and the Jensen speakers. Sounded fantastic compared to the factory unit.
 
I remember seeing paisley tops on cars too!

The van craze was pretty funny, my neighbor growing up had one, blue Chevy van w/ Cragers, air shocks, teardrop side window, louvers for the rear window and he had a large, straw cowboy hat on the dash to cover up the radar detector, LOL! They all had a bed in the back and I guess that was the most imporant thing, right! These vans always had to have a mini bar, tv and antenna too, not to mention chain steering wheels, chrome foot pedals and beer tap tops on the shift lever...not such a good idea when you get pulled over!

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Anyone remember this stuff?

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Multi-level marketing company. Ended up being race car sponsor in the 1970s. I keep it as a reminder to avoid MLMs. I signed up (actually my dad got me to a meeting, what was he thinking?) and ended up with a case of each of the products.

No service stations wanted anything to do with it (or Sta-Power which was another MLM company).

The trick was to sign up other people so you could unload your product into their garage.

I'd use it, but I can't find any SAE SC or SD oil to add it to:doh:

Current SAE standard is SN.

Jim
 
jgg85234 said:
Anyone remember this stuff?

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Multi-level marketing company. Ended up being race car sponsor in the 1970s. I keep it as a reminder to avoid MLMs. I signed up (actually my dad got me to a meeting, what was he thinking?) and ended up with a case of each of the products.

No service stations wanted anything to do with it (or Sta-Power which was another MLM company).

The trick was to sign up other people so you could unload your product into their garage.

I'd use it, but I can't find any SAE SC or SD oil to add it to:doh:

Current SAE standard is SN.

Jim
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Sounds like Amway to me, LOL!

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I think they started in the Chicago area. I was introduced to it in 1971.
Meetings were right by O'Hare, SW corner of Mannheim and Irving Park.

Jim
 
BillyJack said:
Man, when you step into the 70's, you open the doors to a whole new dimension of tasteless. Landau bars, wire basket wheels, crushed velour, fake TV antennas, simulated convertible tops, etc., etc., etc. Of course the Eash family wouldn't have been able to fund their racing operations if it weren't for the continuous demand for the E&G Classics fake Rolls Royce-type grilles.

Bill
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So you are familar with the Eash boys and sprint car racing. I have pics of them floating around some where.



How bout a "three on the tree" for the young uns?
 
Lets bring up something good like 2dr ht styling, and bench seats . Remember you old timers having your best girl sitting next to you with your hand on her leg, in a 2door hard top car with no center posts.
 
Larry A said:
Lets bring up something good like 2dr ht styling, and bench seats . Remember you old timers having your best girl sitting next to you with your hand on her leg, in a 2door hard top car with no center posts.
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Good times!
 
RandyD said:
Jensen Coaxel Speakers - I would take out the factory radio and install a cassette tape deck and the Jensen speakers. Sounded fantastic compared to the factory unit.
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Jensen really had a corner on the car speaker market back in the 70's. I don't remember there being much else to choose from. Seemed like everybody had them. 5-1/4" in the front doors, and 6x9's in the rear deck.

The other thing that everybody seemed to have were those Audiovox power boosters. I think it was called the Sound Blaster or something. That was a fad for several years. It was a really crappy, high distortion amplifier, and it was a while before there was much else available.

On a related note, the Fuzzbuster was about the only radar detector at the time, and it was reasonably affordable but huge in size by today's standards. Also, everyone had a CB radio until the late 70's. I guess that was the 70's verision of social networking.
 
I thought "fuzz buster" was a nickname for a radar detector, learn something new EVERY day!

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Klasse Act said:
I thought "fuzz buster" was a nickname for a radar detector, learn something new EVERY day!
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Back in the mid 70's it was the best one on the market, so it became a generic term. It was about a 3 1/2"x 5" rectangle, about 4" deep. You couldn't hide it or dim the light, so everyone on the road around you knew when it detected something at night. In Virginia, detectors were illegal, so the troopers would watch for the light on your dash and pull you over even you were not speeding. My second unit was an Escort, far more sophisticated and less than half the size, but everyone still called it a fuzzbuster.

Bill
 
BillyJack said:
My second unit was an Escort, far more sophisticated and less than half the size, but everyone still called it a fuzzbuster.
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Do you remember when there was a Fuzzbuster Superhet? It was $150 or something so it wasn't very popular and they stopped making it. Cincinnati Microwave kind of gets the credit for popularizing superhet radar detectors with the Escort (at $245 direct!) but they weren't the first.
 
Back in 88' I had the one with the huge orange bulb on the right side, forgot the brand, maybe an Escort. Had a Cobra trapshooter at one time too.

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I have a current "gimmick" product on my own car, chrome turn signal bulbs, they're actually amber bulbs with a chrome paint over the bulbs, still shows amber when in use but diminishes the brightness a bit to give you a "cleaner look".

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Setec Astronomy said:
Do you remember when there was a Fuzzbuster Superhet? It was $150 or something so it wasn't very popular and they stopped making it. Cincinnati Microwave kind of gets the credit for popularizing superhet radar detectors with the Escort (at $245 direct!) but they weren't the first.
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Wow, the Fuzzbuster...

Your dating you and me.
 
Which radar detector had that icicle on the front?

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Radio Shack's Twin Trucker II CB antennas on your trucks dual mirrors.
 
Any body remember auto bombs? You hooked one wire to a spark plug, the other to a ground. When the engine cranked, it would whistle, bang, and smoke would roll out from under the hood. Not a good idea on a greasy, grimy engine though.
 
vet said:
Any body remember auto bombs? You hooked one wire to a spark plug, the other to a ground. When the engine cranked, it would whistle, bang, and smoke would roll out from under the hood. Not a good idea on a greasy, grimy engine though.
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Never heard of such a thing but it reminded me of "Bub Rub" and his whistle tips, go to YouTube if you've never seen this, classic video:xyxthumbs:
 
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