Here are 10 of the oddest car gadgets in history, plucked from the annals of the famed JC Whitney auto parts catalog.

As part of its centennial celebration, JC Whitney, the gigantic auto parts and accessories company, has searched the archives of its catalogs to find the 10 oddest auto accessories it ever has ...

LASALLE, Ill. — Any automotive buff knows a JC Whitney catalog conjures visions of lake pipes, carbs, fenders and hard-to-get parts and accessories. The company that bills itself as having “one of the ...

That would be the beloved JC Whitney auto parts mail-order catalog which, aside from the usual array of tires, batteries and mufflers, was traditionally an emporium of hard-to-find automotive ...

JC Whitney is celebrating 100 years in business in 2015. To look back on that long history, the company has picked 10 of the oddest products that it has ever offered in its catalogs.

That's nowhere near the end of the hood scoops that JC Whitney could ship to you in 1971. Check out some of these wild fiberglass "Sports Car Style" scoops!