By Petrolicious Productions / 13 June 2013
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Hunting and collecting vintage garage gear can be nearly as fun as driving cars of the same era, and nothing complements a fine old driving machine like a few well-chosen vintage accessories—particularly a classic diagnostics machine. If you’ve got a few spare square feet and don’t have any philosophical qualms with harboring a tool that will most likely never earn its keep, there’s no cooler way of highlighting your parked classic.

By Petrolicious Productions / 31 May 2013
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Like Larry David, we respect wood, we revere wood, we’re considerate of wood. That’s why we love tool boxes made of the stuff. Gerstner has been making so-called “machinist’s chests” out of wood for more than a century now. Still built with tongue and groove joints and available in a variety of configurations, sizes, and finishes, they range in price from about 100 bucks to nearly 4,000, meaning it’s easy to find one right for your needs and budget.

By Petrolicious Productions / 20 May 2013
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One of the best things about vintage cars is their interiors--well lit, airy greenhouses full of delightfully tactile materials like metal, wood, wool, leather, and chrome. A real bummer, then, to have that wonderful, fuzzy, old-timey feeling interrupted by a thick slab of artless plastic festooned with dozens of tiny buttons and distracting, flashing LEDs—the modern head unit. Fortunately, there’s now an alternative.

By Petrolicious Productions / 16 April 2013
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Changing gears is either an absolutely central or a nearly involuntary part of driving a car. Either way, nothing better highlights the sheer physicality of driving, that sacred man-machine interface, than the humble shift knob. There’s probably no other control that you’ll operate as much in a lifetime, so it might as well be topped by something special. In that spirit we’ve selected a handful of lovely vintage, NOS, and racing-style knobs here for your perusal.

By Petrolicious Productions / 26 March 2013
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The quickest, easiest way to change or enhance a car’s style is with aftermarket wheels. Whether chosen to allow wider or bigger diameter rubber, for lighter weight, to clear upgraded brakes, or for a change of style, wheels undeniably make or break a car. Alternately, a good wheel can make an amazing piece of garage art or one seriously cool glass coffee table base. We found a tasty selection of vintage rolling stock available on eBay.

By Petrolicious Productions / 30 December 2012

For those of you with both the guts, the gusto and the mechanical know-how to participate in the adventure of a historic or retrospective rally such as the Peking to Paris or the Trans-America, you'll likely need a Retrotrip Historic Rally Tripmeter unless you're one of the lucky few who are able to source a vintage tripmeter.

By Petrolicious Productions / 27 November 2012
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Ah...the joys of restoring a rare classic. You've spent countless hours toiling over that beloved restoration job or paid embarrassing sums to someone else to do it for you. Your unobtainable jewel of a vehicle is finally finished and you're ready to enjoy it and show it off. There's just one thing missing: a period-correct radio. Are you going to take the easy road and just put in a blanking plate in that hole? Heck no! Lino Carlini is here to the rescue and he's just an email away.