25 Things Every 1960s Boy Had in His Garage That Are Gone Forever

Pegboard outlines, coffee cans full of screws, a pump oil can that went click — and the gas can that held something now illegal to sell for your car. Walk back into Dad's garage and count down 25 things every 1960s boy grew up with, and why almost all of them disappeared. Which of these did your father have — and which one do you still own? Tell me in the comments. I read every one of them. The Garage Years: the stuff American boys built, rode, fixed and blew up between 1950 and 1979 — and why it disappeared. New videos every Tue · Thu · Sat. CHAPTERS 0:00 Dad's garage, 1960s 1:49 #25 The pegboard 2:33 #24 Coffee cans 3:16 #23 Baby food jars 3:57 #22 The lawn mower engine 4:48 #21 The BB gun 5:36 #20 The bench vise 6:17 #19 Craftsman wrenches 6:55 #18 The hand drill 7:36 #17 The pump oil can 8:10 #16 The rag pile 8:52 #15 The oil pan 9:39 #14 A baseball card in the spokes 10:19 #13 The tire patch kit 11:00 #12 Plastic model kits 11:48 #11 The gas-powered model plane 12:39 #10 The soldering iron 13:27 #9 The transistor radio 14:03 #8 The free calendar 14:39 #7 The old garage fridge 15:22 #6 The gas can 16:13 #5 A jar of bent nails 16:53 #4 The homemade racer 17:31 #3 Model rocket kits 18:13 #2 The bench grinder 18:51 #1 The short stool 19:26 What's really gone