Vintage GPS Installed!
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Cargo Master
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Vintage GPS Installed!
When I was a kid, Dash Compasses were common. I was poking around on Ebay one day and came across a '50s Compass with a Ford script. I really wanted it and watched the bidding ready to pounce at the last moment. Until..... the bidding skyrocketed into the hundreds... 
Turns out like many vintage items, there are passionate Collectors.
I got hooked though and decided to find a less expensive Compass that would suit the vibe of my Truck and of course, work properly. I eventually found this "Airguide Marine Model 74" unit. This one had been installed in a Trailer. They are fairly common, but I couldn't find anything to date it. I found a 1957 Ad for a Model 88.
Perhaps there are some folks here that are Vintage Auto Compass Experts?
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Turns out like many vintage items, there are passionate Collectors.I got hooked though and decided to find a less expensive Compass that would suit the vibe of my Truck and of course, work properly. I eventually found this "Airguide Marine Model 74" unit. This one had been installed in a Trailer. They are fairly common, but I couldn't find anything to date it. I found a 1957 Ad for a Model 88.
Perhaps there are some folks here that are Vintage Auto Compass Experts?
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I remember a compass, like that, in every vehicle my Dad owned!
Oh and a CB radio that was "hopped up"
Not insinuating that you might be as old as my Dad, but...
Oh and a CB radio that was "hopped up"
Not insinuating that you might be as old as my Dad, but...
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You would have to have been 15 years old to be my Dad...I mean, it isn't impossible, but I shall slap myself for you!
The compass brings back some good memories!
The compass brings back some good memories!
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Airguide Instruments manufactured consumer grade automotive, marine, and weather instruments and accessories up until it folded in 2000.
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There is one available on eBay right now for $27.50 plus $10 shipping. Sounds pretty reasonable.
I remember the one that my Dad had and transferred to several cars was lit.
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I remember the one that my Dad had and transferred to several cars was lit.
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