What's That Box Called (old days)?

Slip seat drivers in day cabs would have them, usually just home made out of plywood. CB, stereo , speakers, etc. Vice grip CB antenna mount. That was 17 years ago - pretty common.

Not sure if they had a 'name' for them.

 

I've seen some fancy ones with wheels and a handle like a rolling suitcase.

am/fm/tape deck, CB, small cooler on top for lunch.

 

So thats what that is for! My dad has had one that looks like a suit case since i was a little kid and i never could figure out what it was. I asked him a few times and his response was always "sanity in portable format before.you were born". I am totally stealing and repairing it next time i visit. Think its being used to prop up a potted plant atm.

Edit: Weird....apparently you cant say suit and case in a single word....weird.

 

Suitcase is a banned word?

I wonder why that would be.
Maybe you misspelled it the first time around.

 

Quite likely lol, i was like half asleep when i posted that and my autocorrect is not exactly the smartest critter. Hence why i almost never use the #### thing.

 

All the freight haulers had those, but not near as fancy. Most just had a CB and mirror vice grip antenna. You couldn't hear a radio anyway. Of the 12,000 trucking jobs I've had, I generally stayed away from slip seating, assign me a truck, or I'm leaving,,,you'd say, and back then, most companies that were worth anything, provided CB radios. They knew it saved them a ton of money in fines, although they would never admit that. Tape players were unheard of( get it, unheard?) and radio stations didn't go far. Just settle in and listen to that Detroit hollerin' away,,

 

That’s what my dad had. I guess it was just called a Radio Box. A old beat up square briefcase covered in cool bumper stickers. Equipped with AM/FM/cassete, speaker, CB, antenna with vice grips welded to bracket. I still have his Cobra 29 made in Philippines radio. Wish I had the old square briefcase. A Driver he worked with made them for a small price. I gave him a GM Bose radio, for Christmas. Best radio on the market. Built in 100 watt amplifier. They were expensive and only bought through GM. Hot item in early 80’s in more than 1 way. You had to know someone to get the wiring harnesses. Radio cost me $20, harnesses were $100, at dealership, to discourage theft, had to show radio or give serial number on radio to get a harness. He got it hooked by the guy at work, for a lot less than that. The old man was rocking Lol.

 

I have a couple of them in the garage that I used way back when. They were given to me, I updated one with a new CB (old now) and fixed it up with an amp/equalizer.

They are 3/8" plywood, painted, with handles.