25v6turbo Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 So as many people will remember back in there youth,summer holidays in the 60s/70s was often a trip to the seaside and a mixture of hot summer or pouring down rain... I remember travelling to Devon in the mid 70s in my dads Triumph 2000 MK1(which he still owns)and having to pack the car full of crap just to stay in a caravan for a week. Fast forward 40 odd years and I now live in the Devon town I used to stay at and own a MK1 2000 aswell..... So I,am thinking what period items should I display or fit to my MK1 to give it a look of a car that's travelled to its holiday destination?Not wanting to giffer the car and make it look to OTT just a few nice items to give it that look of a holidaymaker whos parents can,t wait for a pint of Watneys ale and a Babycham,while the kids are running riot around the local Warners holiday camp(had one here in my town) I already have a lovely original STANPART accessory chrome and wood roofrack which really suits it with looking pineapple,nothing on it just a plan roofrack,it has a nice Desmo badge bar aswell,which has 3 lovely period badges fitted,and I have an original Tiger in your tank sticker in the NSR quarter window,period seat covers aswell,genuine unused feu orange hanging from the mirror,and an 8 track radio with aerial on back wing. What about a hamper,period map of the area, Autocar/Motor magazine,local tourist info book,newspaper,a few bits on the rear parcel shelf and seat would look nice and suit it,but I don,t want to over do it. I could add the continental look aswell with Lucas yellow headlamp deflectors and 60s/70s GB badge/sticker?would like a pair of those white door reflector buffers and the slatted style wiper arm deflectors. Will be looking through a load of old car mags I have from the time to give me ideas aswell. Joey spud, JeeExEll, strangeangel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Perhaps a couple of loose chintzy cushions on the back seat? Maybe with a tartan blanket. Teddy bear? One or two lightly-played-with toy cars, including a Dinky Triumph 2000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Mud flaps(ideally with the sinkdrain of distinction on) and one of those dangly earthing leads. Wingz123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 All those little flag stickers in the side windows to show where you've been. We've seen the Lions at Longleat (and the monkeys pulled our wipers off), etc. These can be bought on Ebay if I remember correctly, firm called I say ding dong. Joey spud, purplebargeken and Wingz123 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjvm Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 A nodding dog is essential .... Wingz123 and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 A couple of eight tracks from the correct year? Don't waste your money on a fake tax disc, they fade quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 16 minutes ago, barefoot said: A couple of eight tracks from the correct year? OP - if you want a couple of 8-tracks FOC then PM me. They might or might not work but will definitely be OK as props! Wingz123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Gotta be a National Trust badge on there somewhere too. Wingz123 and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 If you can figure out how to fit it, an argument. Every holiday always has at least one stonking argument. Wingz123, anonymous user, JeeExEll and 3 others 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 An Esso ‘I’ve Got a Tiger in my Tank’ sticker. Isaydingdong is your friend for this too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 A sun-bleached Jaguar XJ6 brochure on the rear window shelf. Skizzer, Wingz123 and martc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Absolutely must have some heather tied to the grille - preferably of the 'lucky white' variety - when was the last time you saw that? Or is it a local thing? What with the heather riddled Yorkshire Moors being a few miles away from me and being a popular day trip destination. I guess the wild lands of Devon have their share of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Kernow sticker? Or were they not about back then....? Definitely no pasty stickers ??? Edit! Ignore me, your talking Devon I'm talking Cornwall....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 A dog. I mean a real one with a water bowl and a bottle of water and a blanket to sleep on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 4 minutes ago, JeeExEll said: A dog. I mean a real one with a water bowl and a bottle of water and a blanket to sleep on. If we're going down this line then a pair of red-faced grizzling children, squabbling in a listless manner over a toy/snack/drink of which there is only one left; ideally both children should appear to have smeared themselves with jam, even if there is none in any of the snacks. stonedagain, JeeExEll, Wingz123 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1960s curved perspex door-window air deflectors could look good on the Triumph 2000, if you could find a pair. Or even just one. eddyramrod and strangeangel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I can think of a couple of accessories we had, which you shouldn’t try to add. Among them: a Klunk Klik safety sticker and a gollywog air freshener ? Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Speed Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 A 1967 RAC Handbook on the back shelf and a compass stuck on the windscreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I say ding ding does some of those holiday flags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I say ding dong is the mutts nuts for this kind of stuff. Tartan blanket, IoW sticker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I too would go for some wind deflectors. Esso tiger tail too. Maybe a AA book of the road. Others maybe available. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AA-Readers-Digest-Book-of-the-Road-1966-Maps-Town-Plans-Retro-Classic-Car-UK/392550925792?hash=item5b65dbc5e0:g:fWwAAOSwDnld2XLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25v6turbo Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 Some great ideas,i have tracked down a 1968 AA touring guide I had hidden away and that is now on the rear parcelshelf,got my eye on a period compass for sale and a few other bits to add to the look,i,am fine for 8 track cassettes at the moment,but will see what else I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 bucket and spade on rear shelf.....tassles fitted to aerial - for when you lose the car in a car park!! packet of mint imperials on the dash, for the driver to munch on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 A box of tissues, ideally with an inexplicable crocheted woolen cover in garish colours, and a nodding dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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