[Blown1932]

For some unknown reason I have 3 of them and some parts laying around as well

That's cool. I always scoop them up at swap meets for parts.

Funny thing is I've never ran one and doubt I ever will (okay seriously doubt I ever will).

 

[Coppertop]

Pretty nerdy stuff here....

N.O.S. Late '50s, early '60s Delco-Tronic Battery Tester with "eyes" on top that light up. A way to do a quick check on your customer's car after they pull into the service station without having to pull out the load tester right away.

What's laughable is the fact it comes with a pocket protector to advertise as well as to hold the unit. Like anyone would want to keep this bulky thing in their shirt pocket all day! It's about as thick as 2 packs of cigarettes.

 

[Capt Casey]

Guess I have to post a picture of myself... sigh...🤣

 

[Johns70SS]

Had to have an old gas pump in the shop...

 

[mjc]

I’m not old, but this intake is. Wish someone made something like the SY1 for a big block

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I would like one of those. Would build a motor just for it.

 

[lookback]

Had this scoop on my 69 Nova. Vintage Cal Custom scoop. Wish I still had it. Everybody would call it the foot air cleaner, did not keep out much dirt but looked good in 1978.

 

[drivejunk]

Dad calls this a 3/4 horse hop up for the half horse Maytag on your bicycle.

This'd be the gas can he bailed me out with more'n once when four bucks would fill it-

Those aren't very cool, relatively. But my 455 wears Mickeys. I see lots of finned stuff posted. Love fins.

 

[catzodellamarina]

I once had a gyro gunsight from a WWII British Spitfire or Hurricane. From my mom's WWII collection. It's only function at home was basically a night-light. But it was pretty cool how they actually worked:

They were stored in a wooden box so pilots could install/remove this top-secret device. I had the box too. I had lots of pics years ago but not sure where they are now. I sold it to a collector in England. It was a real PIA dealing with customs in England because they classify such things as "military grade weaponry" unless you are clever with your description.

 

[drivejunk]

I once had a gyro gunsight from a WWII British Spitfire or Hurricane. From my mom's WWII collection. It's only function at home was basically a night-light. But it was pretty cool how they actually worked:

They were stored in a wooden box so pilots could install/remove this top-secret device. I had the box too. I had lots of pics years ago but not sure where they are now. I sold it to a collector in England. It was a real PIA dealing with customs in England because they classify such things as "military grade weaponry" unless you are clever with your description.

Thats awesome. Imagine using that in a dogfight though, wow. We don't have balls today because those guys were so ballsy theres none left.

The wood backdrop in one of my pics is a case for an aircraft instrument calibration tool which my uncle built during the cold war era that now sees lunchbox duty. Grandpa on the other side got drafted at age 30 to work in a parts man capacity on the Norden bombsight / Manhattan Project. He said they called it "Tempormental Annie" when they could talk about it and that was short for the military name for it. And of course a sight was not needed for the big day in the Enola Gay.

But I didn't know fighter guys had fancy analog aiming tech so that vid was interesting. Airplanes, fighting... with bullets... is akin to me you and some buddies surrounding a mammoth with pointy sticks after chasing it a few days on foot. Like I said, all the balls are about used up. Thank goodness!

 

[catzodellamarina]

Balls = I agree!
Love your mammoth/spears comparison. I just watched that movie 10,000 BC again over holiday break.

My grandfather was WWII 2nd Rangers at Pointe du Hoc, D-Day. Daylight assault, ropes, 100 ft cliffs, no beach - only a narrow strip of pebbles. Germans were waiting on the top, firing down and cutting ropes. Like an attack on a medieval castle with the lead/tar dumped on you and arrows raining down. Balls to the Wall! A miracle that they took the Pointe.

That was not these Rangers' worst day. Look up the 2nd Rangers and the battle of Hurtgen forest. Brutal.
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[Alwhite00]

Not much old car stuff but I dug this out of a junk pile 25+ years ago and restored it about 5 years ago. 1948-50 Martin & Schwartz model 80 tall top. This is the early Sinclair colors, later they went to the current lighter green.

 

[drivejunk]

That gas pump looks super fine! Not many rodder era types here. I'm not even muscle era, I'm smog era. Theres a pair of used up Pontiac 400 blocks and a half dozen bad iron heads taking up garage space but thats more of a stupidity than oddity. Or old-ity. Used up my best oldities on the last relic thread.

catzo: of all the heroics which went into it, thats a lesser told aspect. Ballholders are standard in most minivans and SUVs now. Or so I hear.

 

[MikeN]

Me, 1982. ET Slotted Mags on my 65 Nova SS

 

[novass]

I had a buddy in the Navy in 83 that put one of those on a 78 sbc Camaro.

Small world, I picked mine up while I was in the navy back in 1983

 

[oldguy67]

old edlebrock intake, posted the carbs for sale, guy made a offer on yje intake so I still have the carbs. no intake. jim View attachment 759925

Bread box tunnel-ram!

 

[surmin69]

I have no clue where I or when I got this timing light, but have been using for 45 plus yrs.
Yea its a pain in the a$$ not having an induction plug cord. But it gets the job done

 

[396325]

Hot rodding before the Supercar era !

 

[redrocket1953]

I have one of these guys sitting in the corner.

 

[mr 4 speed]

Some of my old stuff

 

['70basketcase]

My '68 AMX 4 speed, currently sleeping in my "personal project barn". It was last raced in the 70s and then thrown in "storage" after blowing the engine up and was never touched again..., I bought it 7 years ago, its still sitting on bias ply 14 inchers it was raced on.