In the 60s in the UK, there was a vogue for embellishing the most boring family cars with, among other things, red velvet covers for the hard bakelite steering wheels of those days. Those who affected such accessories might also have a suedette plastic dog with a nodding head on the back parcel shelf (over the back of the trunk) whose eyes might sometimes light up when the car braked. Volvo rehashed this idea in the 80s, sans dog, and now most new cars have high-level brake lights!

This was also the era of the tiger tail dangling from the fuel cap. Wince!

Alan

PS Sang the song on PalTalk last night.