Why don't cars come with tool kits anymore? Don't we need them, or have we even needed them in the past 40 years?

the Model A Ford complete factory provided tool kit

Some of the strangest things automakers have included in the complimentary tool kit

The Chrysler Maserati TC had a germicidal sanitary disposable clothes in 1991

The Porsche 356 had a small vial of glycerine to drip into the door locks to keep the tumblers from freezing

The Mclaren F1 had titanium tools in a kit under the hood. Like anyone would use them on a Mclaren!

The Volkswagen simple folding jack, known as the widowmaker because it regularly buckled under the cars weight, of the 5400 lb phaeton it was standard equipment on

Source: 0-60 Magazine Winter 2011 issue

Nik may not be blogging at Carrosantigos right now, but he's posting cool photos at 21studs.tumblr.com

That kid is probably riding a motorcycle right now

Wonder why they are loading that car from the 2nd floor to that delivery truck

Model T tool kit

Who? takes a bug on a deer hunting trip?

I'd like to know what's in the crate

The Nash with sleeper cab. I've seen one at a car cruise, it's not bad!

DeNiro, Taxi Driver, such an ironic sign over his arm

That is Ray Brock, but where is the steering wheel? If this were a right hand drive the speedometer would also be on the right.

Michigan junkyard, 1968

This is some cool stuff! See more at http://21studs.tumblr.com

Southwest College car show Phi Theta Kappa fundraiser

The owner of this Packard is a great guy, we talked for a while about this car, and one of the cool things about it is the way these instruments are lit. The are luminated by special lights so that the numbers glow. I can't recall what the method was that he told me, but somethign like blacklight, or UV

The buttons across the bottom of this chrome panel are easy to read if you click on the photo, and get the full size... but if you are only slightly curious... Cig Lite, Headlights, Inst Lite, Fog Lite, Map Lite, Clutch and Blower.... and I didn't see this when talking to the owner, but it has me wondering what the Clutch button is for.

Armrests at both ends of the back seat, and one in the center covered right now by the original optional seat cover

Elegant design of the seats

And Ultramatic Drive, a one year only designation and a very hard to find label

I like the red and black, it'd look great if he had it finish painted that way

A truck hood ornament

Probably not the original tools, but a good representation

great bug, talked to the owner for a while and learned quite a bit.

Great wicker shelf under the dash

The "B" sign is a city or country sign. Most all that can be found are Ds but this owner is innovative and reconfigured the D to this B, and used some great paint drying to have it appear weathered and old. D stands for Deutschland I think he said, and B for Belgium as a comment informs me

Nice hood scoop integration

I doubt anyone is using the rear doors to get in or out of this car, but they open in a most unusual way