Abstract: An improved ash tray for use in vehicles having armrests with "fire boxes" therein which are covered by escutheons provided with detents for resiliently retaining the ash tray therein and which detents have become bent or damaged; said ash tray comprising a receptacle portion, a cover portion, and a generally U-shaped insert member, formed of spring steel or the like, having a crosspiece having a pair of resilient legs extending outward and downward from the upper edge of the crosspiece adjacent respective ends thereof. The U-shaped insert member is clamped between the cover portion and the rim of the receptacle portion so that the crosspiece lies within the receptacle, while the legs lie outside of the receptacle portion in position to engage the edge of the escutcheon opening and to resiliently retain the ash tray in position.