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Old Dec 13, 2020 | 07:43 PM
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What time is it?
There's a person on a '48-56 Ford truck FB page selling this aftermarket accessary. I thought it was kind of cool.




 
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Cool, but first you need a pocket watch. But I suppose that's a good excuse to get one. If it were me though I'd just use a couple of these glue dots against the dash (
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I built the control system to control the first machine that made those glue dots.

They'd probably work but wouldn’t be time period correct.
 
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That Autocar wheel is pretty cool (with or without the watch)

 
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That Autocar wheel is pretty cool (with or without the watch)
Sorry Bobby, but the wheel is a '50's Oldsmobile (you can see part of the planet Saturn) with an Autocar (aka A-car) truck sticker on it.
 
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I just picked up this banjo wheel for my '37 Buick. Steering wheels seem like their own form of art.


 
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Sorry Bobby, but the wheel is a '50's Oldsmobile (you can see part of the planet Saturn) with an Autocar (aka A-car) truck sticker on it.
Sneaky....
still, its a great wheel. I love steering wheels and dashboards!
 
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Sneaky....
still, its a great wheel. I love steering wheels and dashboards!
Me too.



 
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Now that is one very interesting steering wheel! Is this yours? What is it out of? I really like the clock feature.
 
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That was really interesting, thanks for posting.
 
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I have my Scotty on a magnetic base. Pretty good solution to keeping time on a metal dash vehicle.
 
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I see you also have a compass and a pipe holder.... neat 50's stuff.
 
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I see you also have a compass and a pipe holder.... neat 50's stuff.
Hi Abe, yea i like the accessories they personalize the vehicle. I kinda draw the line at the stainless steel swing out tissue box holders though. 😂

The compass is the same maker that supplied some of the ww2 Jeep’s and tanks. Although that model is probably a mid-fifties version. Hull Compass, Co. Warren Ohio. Cool history in some of these details.
 
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That was fascinating. Never knew they were used by MoPar.
 
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