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GIUSEPPE CACACEGetty Images Given the crossover between people who like classic cars and those who like other complicated devices in general and vintage wristwatches specifically it’s a little surprising that the car clock often goes completely neglected during the automotive recommissioning process. Our Murilee Martin has amassed a huge assortment of the things, sure, but an informal survey of Autoweek editors reveals that exactly none of us has functioning clocks in our pre-quartz era (it’s totally a thing, like brass era or nickel era, I swear) classic cars. I suspect a lot of you reading this are in the same boat. ....
BettmannGetty Images If the automobile is emblematic of mankind’s innate desire for autonomy and independence, the phone represents our powerful need to connect with one another. Combine these two seemingly diametrically opposed technologies into one and you get: the phone car the car phone. It s an idea that has been around a lot longer than you might think. How long, exactly? The photo up top dates from January 1946; it shows Frederick T. Budelman of the Fred. M. Link Corp. demonstrating a “radio dial telephone system” mounted in what appears to be a Chrysler. A separate set of systems, operated by Bell, went live in St. Louis and Chicago in June and October of that year. ....