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Ash Tray Trivia

PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 8:43 am
by Binder Mike
Few of us use them today but it got me wondering yesterday when I had the truck out for a drive were they a standard item or an option? I haven't seen a 50's L, R, S without one but on the other hand it was the 50's, EVERYBODY smoked so if someone was buying a new truck back then it would have been a must have item even if it was an option. Anybody have the definitive answer on this?

Re: Ash Tray Trivia

PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:39 pm
by waltesefalcon
I honestly believe they were standard back then. I don't think I've ever seen a 60s or older car without one.

Re: Ash Tray Trivia

PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:44 pm
by nikkinutshop
My 1940 Ford had 4 ash trays OEM.

Re: Ash Tray Trivia

PostPosted: Mon Oct 07, 2019 2:09 pm
by Harvey
Now my head is overflowing with obscure trivia... ( Great Topic LIne )


What does the gold bulldog signify on the hood of a Mack Truck?

Electrical linemen frequently work in trucks with what specialized piece of equipment attached that is used to stabilize them at great heights?

If you look at a wheel hub like the face of a clock, to what positions should you fill it when you’re using a semi-fluid grease, according to rules
published by the Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Associations.? Mr. Corn binder ?

And to finish - What was the original truck ashtray used for ?? Our man in Canada?

What has Harvey's ashtray be converted into ? - I'll take this one - a fly storage compartment ...

Be safe all

Re: Ash Tray Trivia

PostPosted: Tue Oct 08, 2019 5:46 am
by Buzzman72
What was the original ashtray used for?

Since my dad didn't smoke, he stored a few spare .22 LR rounds there for when he went squirrel hunting.

Re: Ash Tray Trivia

PostPosted: Tue Oct 08, 2019 3:25 pm
by L112 From PA
All my ash trays are coin collectors now. I randomly empty them and cash in the change.

Re: Ash Tray Trivia

PostPosted: Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:50 pm
by bedrockjon
my 55 Crown Imperial had 3ashtrays and 3 cigarette lighters,

L, R, S, ash tray was standard equipment, K, KB had an optional ashtray, very rare, farmers didn't pony up the $2.50 more for an ashtray

Re: Ash Tray Trivia

PostPosted: Tue Oct 08, 2019 8:44 pm
by Binder Mike
bedrockjon wrote:my 55 Crown Imperial had 3ashtrays and 3 cigarette lighters,

L, R, S, ash tray was standard equipment, K, KB had an optional ashtray, very rare, farmers didn't pony up the $2.50 more for an ashtray


Thanks for solving that mystery.

I don't think many farmers went the extra $7.50 for a chrome front bumper either.

Re: Ash Tray Trivia

PostPosted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 5:43 am
by Buzzman72
Here's one for the L-R-S crowd:

Every ashtray pull knob I've seen has a defect in the plastic. Is my experience unique?

Re: Ash Tray Trivia

PostPosted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:04 am
by Binder Mike
I can't really say, I have only seem the knobs in the two IH's I've owned plus the ones I come across in junkyards. Down here the UV from the sun turns them into white crumbly bits.