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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Original Car Radio
From: Kees Oudesluijs via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2020 17:39:51 +0200
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Most likely the radios would have been after-market. The radios were 
valve radios (most were two very bulky and heavy units with the 
amplifier/power supply often fitted in the engine compartment) until the 
mid/late '50's, followed by radios with valves and transistors combined 
(most still two units but less bulky and fitted inside the cabin) and 
the full transistor radio was introduced from about 1960 (one unit). 
Nearly all were AM but there were some radios with FM from the mid '50's 
(e.g. Telefunken, Becker, Blaupunkt, Grundig, Philips). Nearly all these 
radio's could be switched to the desired polarity and voltage.

Different radio's were supplied by the dealers in different countries 
because of differences in the required band width.

It would be logical to find BMC radio's if dealer supplied, but Motora 
may be another contender. These were all (mainly?) AM only.


Kees Oudesluijs



Op 30-8-2020 om 10:44 schreef Patrick & Caroline Quinn via Healeys:
>
> Hello
>
> Would anyone have photos of an original car radio fitted to their 
> Austin-Healey?
>
> Still in the car of course.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Blue Mountains, Australia
>
>

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    <p>Most likely the radios would have been after-market. The radios
      were valve radios (most were two very bulky and heavy units with
      the amplifier/power supply often fitted in the engine compartment)
      until the mid/late '50's, followed by radios with valves and
      transistors combined (most still two units but less bulky and
      fitted inside the cabin) and the full transistor radio was
      introduced from about 1960 (one unit). Nearly all were AM but
      there were some radios with FM from the mid '50's (e.g.
      Telefunken, Becker, Blaupunkt, Grundig, Philips). Nearly all these
      radio's could be switched to the desired polarity and voltage.<br>
    </p>
    <p>Different radio's were supplied by the dealers in different
      countries because of differences in the required band width.</p>
    <p>It would be logical to find BMC radio's if dealer supplied, but
      Motora may be another contender. These were all (mainly?) AM only.</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p>Kees Oudesluijs</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 30-8-2020 om 10:44 schreef Patrick
      &amp; Caroline Quinn via Healeys:<br>
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            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Would anyone have photos of
            an original car radio fitted to their 
Austin-Healey?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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course.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Patrick Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Blue Mountains, 
Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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