Who invented the cupholder?

[Ghoste]

Was the Dodge Caravan the first vehicle with built in cupholders?

[bill440rt]

I think it may have gone further than that. 
Remember those little depressions some cars had on the inside of the glove box lid? 
My mom's ol' 76 Fleetwood had them. 

[Ghoste]

My 67 Charger has them as well but I would never use them unless the vehicle was stationary.  I'm thinking more the deeper ones we all treasure so much today.

[Daytona R/T SE]

No.

It was back in '79

Her name was Barb.

It wasn't a cup.

It was a Stag beer can.

She wore little tube tops and tiny little blue jean shorts.

Rarely anything else, except maybe those little Jesus sandals.

She could be out of that little outfit in three seconds flat.

And she often was.

I still remember the sound of that tanned, bare skin on hot, black vinyl seats...

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

The first cupholders, which were really nothing more than indentations in gloveboxes, etc., were in the 1950s. Great for beverages while stopped, but not while moving.

I recall in the 1970s, cupholders which "held" the beverage, and slipped between the window glass and felt. The mass of cupholders came in the 1980s, mostly  

[Ghoste]

I should rephrase the question.  Which car company was the first to use a built in deep cup holder thay could hold your beverage while under motion without it spilling? 

[Daytona R/T SE]

I should rephrase the question.  Which car company was the first to use a built in deep cup holder thay could hold your beverage while under motion without it spilling?  

Oh.

I guess you were looking for something slightly different than my reply above.

[Ghoste]

Yeah, but I wsn't clear in my question.  I knew in my head what I was curious about but you answered the question I actually asked. 

[JB400]

Wikpedia says they were invented in the 20's and made more available later on in minivans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_holder

My guess is one of the coach built cars like a Duesenberg was the first ones to have a cup holder

[70moparman]

I should rephrase the question.  Which car company was the first to use a built in deep cup holder thay could hold your beverage while under motion without it spilling?  

Oh.

I guess you were looking for something slightly different than my reply above.

I thought you had the best answer actually... 

[Ghoste]

Not Duesenberg, Rolls possibly.

[JB400]

I was putting more emphasis on the coach built part instead of the Duesenberg part

[Daytona R/T SE]

I should rephrase the question.  Which car company was the first to use a built in deep cup holder thay could hold your beverage while under motion without it spilling?  

Oh.

I guess you were looking for something slightly different than my reply above.

I thought you had the best answer actually... 

[JB400]

I haven't found out who invented it, but it looks like the aftermarket made it available in the 20's for the model T.   They were called snack trays.   http://www.bonappetit.com/trends/article/the-history-of-the-car-cup-holder

[Ghoste]

Interesting.  Right in line with the earliest food to go service.

[69_500]

The first cupholders, which were really nothing more than indentations in gloveboxes, etc., were in the 1950s. Great for beverages while stopped, but not while moving.

I recall in the 1970s, cupholders which "held" the beverage, and slipped between the window glass and felt. The mass of cupholders came in the 1980s, mostly  

I still use a cup holder like that in my charger.

[Bob T]

My old 61 EK Holden Station Sedan had 3 circular depressions about 3 1/2 by 5/32 deep stamped into the underside of the steel glovebox lid. The lid would open out horizontal and stay put.
You could get 3 bourbon and cokes set up for the roadtrip in those chunky mobil giveaway glasss and they didnt even move a bit, even through the drivethru.
As did all Holdens of the same era, they all had the 3 indents, up to the 65 HD at least, you've gotta hand it to the Aussies, they really popularised the practice. That was some 20 years ago though, I would'nt try it now  

[Ghoste]

Those look virtually the same as the ones that were in glovebox lids over here too.

[Bob T]

Those look virtually the same as the ones that were in glovebox lids over here too.

Ahhh, parent corporation styling cues then possibly.
Holden is GM, did any of the rest of them do it?

[Ghoste]

I think all of them really.

[Tilar]

I had a number of 60's Ford vehicles and they all had them.