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Who Thought This Stuff Up?

“Numerous companies made lots of bucks selling these fad items…”

During my life-long association with cars, I have seen some stuff come on the market that made me shake my head in disbelief, wondering who, when, and why someone came up with some of the strangest, most useless, and overall ridiculous automotive products imaginable. Several companies built large businesses manufacturing these products, which were usually for sale in large automotive chain stores across the country. I was reminded of these sorts of things during

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