With the exception of some luxury vehicles and optional "smoker's packages," you'd be hard pressed to find any new car equipped with an ashtray. However, things weren't always that way. In fact, for most of automotive history, ashtrays (and lighters) were standard fare in vehicle cabins. Some automakers and aftermarket manufacturers even went to great lengths to come up with … [Read more...] about Flashback: The Shift Knob Ashtray
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Photo: The Velorex 16/175 Soft Body
Neither the country Czechoslovakia nor the automaker Velorex still exist. But when they did, both were famous for one of the most bizarre cars in automotive history. … [Read more...] about Photo: The Velorex 16/175 Soft Body
Photo: Learning Upholstery in the 1930s
There's not much known about this photo, except that it was taken on May 19, 1931 and shows unemployed miners learning the craft of auto upholstery at a government training workshop on Stafford Road in Waddon, a neighborhood located in the county of Hertfordshire, England. … [Read more...] about Photo: Learning Upholstery in the 1930s
Photo: Morris Motors Upholstery Dept
This amazing photograph captures what it was like to work in the upholstery department of British automaker Morris Motors Limited in the 1920s. It's one of the few pictures of British trimmers from the time period that's still in existence today. … [Read more...] about Photo: Morris Motors Upholstery Dept
This Trimmer Helped Shape Hot Rod Culture
Forbes magazine recently profiled Tony "The Loner" Nancy, an American hot rodding legend and upholstery man who helped establish Southern California as the hot rod capital of the world. The article is a must-read for anyone interested in American automotive culture. … [Read more...] about This Trimmer Helped Shape Hot Rod Culture
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