| :I was looking for info on a Motorola radio repair and stumbled upon this, nice pics of a '49 Chev radio. That was a unique plastic they used on the knobs, Plaskon? :This seller says he has 3000 car radios. : :http://www.ebay.com/itm/49-50-Chev-Chevy-car-radio-Repaired-Good-Working-Nice-original-stock-6-volt-1950-/320911858441?hash=item4ab7d65b09&item=320911858441&pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr : : :::John The fact that they made 5 different radios for 1957, clears it all up. I have a friend that owns 2 1962 chevys, on has a all transistor delco radio and the other has a tube hybrid, both are factory radios. ::: :::Those 49 Chev radios were fused at 14 amps and almost drew that much... ::: :::Norm ::: :::::::Are you sure that was a 1957 Chevy radio? I have owned 57 Chevys. The Nomad had the top of the line AM radio. 0Z4, vibrator, two 12V6. ::::::: ::::::You are both right about 57 Chevrolets, there were 5 different radios for 57 if you count the 57 Corvette, a carry-over from 56. The passenger car line had a manual tune with vibrator and single 12V6, a push-button 5 tube, 1 transistor, a Wonder-Bar with vibrator and 2-12V6 tubes, and a push-button radio with vibrator and 2-12V6 tubes. :::::: ::::::Actually, GM had a radio with transistor output in 1956, a year before Ford. The 56 Corvette radio had push-pull 2N173 output transistors. An oddity, the 57 Cadillac Brougham had 13 transistors, no tubes. ::::: :::::My 57 Chevy had a 12 Volt plate/transistor hybrid, but you could also get an all transistor radio that would fit in the same space, also Delco. :::::Lewis :::::: :::::: :::::: ::::: ::::: ::::My 49 Chev business coupe had the radio mounted vertical, pushbuttons curving down to two knobs. All I know is that it could kill a 6 volt battery in about 20 minutes. :::: I want to ask the car radio folks that are on this post--did you ever note the long shafts (and heavy cast metal knobs) on car radios causing vol. and tone control premature problems, or did I just dream it. Harold |
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