Richard Schmeling, a frequent contributor to this newspaper sent a story about his Aunt Freda and slip-on seat covers she installed on her new Pontiac with the expectation when it came time to trade-in the car. it would be worth more.

His story sparked memories of things I have added to my vehicles. I started to do so in grade school when my vehicle was a bicycle. The first thing I added was a rear view mirror so I could see what was behind me without turning my head. I really liked the mirror and was heart broken when I broke it.

I had gotten off the bicycle to pick up a discarded pop bo...