really amazing, Your collection!
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I'm another of those people who likes period type items to go with the car.? This is one of several trunk displays I can fix.? Everything but the model is from flea markets or rummage sales.? The special mixed paint to match the car was the most expensive part.



And some dash area goodies....



All sorts-a stuff I don't really need, but like.

well, forgot to put the foto:

Friday, I had the opportunity to shot the rear seat decorations. Found that I had left some polish on the front seat too....  The Bush Radio is a imitation one, the lady?s  racket is brand "Venus" made in Pakistan, with its stretching frame. The Brownie is not working. Racket and camera were 5 $ each, the new radio was 100, as I recall . I protect all by a radar alarm- all survived since 8 years.
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I found the missing fotos:
If being under surveillance, I put 2 folding tables displaying a file binder with travel essays plus fotos,  old advertising sheets, Ply Service manual, and a ?Good going in Your new Plymouth? copy, which are secured against the wind with cords and pistons and gears off former repairs. (put clear laquer on not to spoil anything.) All these are color copies, no originals for sure. All the gadgets are stored in one old suit case in the trunk.
    On one table You see displayed historic teeth surgery instruments, first aid kit, US- Bible (to be used in this sequence in case of failure of the previous step??.) ,

In the trunk of my '37 I have a crank wind record player and records. Also have the original service and parts manual, a wooden tool box, couple of old hand tools, an old metal ice chest, a laminated 1937 Plymouth ad. Then I sometime spread out some 4 x 6 pictures of 30's Hollywood film stars and mugshots of 30's gangsters. I'll hide a cd player in the back of the trunk playing 30's music (Mills Bros, Ink Spots, Cab Calloway). Trying for a different look on the exterior of car (see pic).

 I have a nice little flag (pannon?) from a dutch oldie show promotion with a foto glued on the back showing my dash before restoration of the wood imitation. That always gives some appreciation for the result.
  On the back seat, I display an old radio, tennis racket and Brownie camera. This is secured by an extremely loud radar alarm in the back seat upholstery.
  My Cola Cooler in its securing rack always is an eye catcher. (Contents: hats, goggles, gloves, shawls, US flags)
   Using the bumper or the car jack as a stand, I hang a white particle board 3 pages wide on it.
I tape on a middle page with the Ply?s data, right one with Ply holidays travel fotos.
The left sheet has fotos of car with windows and ragtop closed (for fine weather shows= actual car is open)
or windows and ragtop open (to show aspect when car itself is closed because of rain).
   The three sheets are laminated, the left one for rain or sun is printed on both sides, so I just can turn it over to show the correct side and tape it on. The board is stored in the trunk behind the back seat. I preferred this board to nicer frames because they are less prone to darnage and rain mess.
   Especially the ladies look at the holiday trip fotos ? a lot of people is amazed that a 56 years old Plymouth still can run 7 hours of full throttle (less fueling stops) without any problem. Plymouth built great cars!
   If being under surveillance, I put 2 folding tables displaying a file binder with travel essays plus fotos,  old advertising sheets, Ply Service manual, and a ?Good going in Your new Plymouth? copy, which are secured against the wind with cords and pistons and gears off former repairs. (put clear laquer on not to spoil anything.) All these are color copies, no originals for sure. All the gadgets are stored in one old suit case in the trunk.
    I display historic teeth surgery instruments, first aid kit, US- Bible (to be used in this sequence in case of failure of the previous step??.) ,

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My insanity is growing worse and worse. I found an old one gallon drink thermos in one of my barns when I was digging for my Bill Hirsch paint for the truck motor. I had this funny idea that it would look cool to have this old fifties cooler in the trunk of the 57 at car shows. It was a tad rusty, so I sanded it and painted it white and red to match the car. Now I'm thinking that I need an old metal cooler and some fifties style aluminum chairs, maybe a transistor radio, a Yogi bear style picnic basket, etc. to take to car shows as well.

What cool old accessories do you tote to shows with you? Pics would be killer!!