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Re: Original Equipment BL radios

To: Paul Tegler <wizardz@amdyne.net>
Subject: Re: Original Equipment BL radios
From: xyzabcde@earthlink.net
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 1999 18:13:23 -0800
Paul,

My project '67B had a positive ground AM/FM radio that looked old enough to be
original.  I don't remember the brand and I'm not likely to find it because I'd
have to dig in the car with whatever creature causes baseball-sized welts.  Just
thought you'd want to know of an old AM/FM radio sighting.

Denise Thorpe

Paul Tegler wrote:
> 
> I don't think FM was really that prevalent in '69
> ...I'm not really sure...maybe someone on the list knows
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Tweedy <lulusam2@sparc.isl.net>
> To: Paul Tegler <wizardz@amdyne.net>
> Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 5:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Original Equipment BL radios
> 
> >Paul,
> >I may be interested.  Would these be correct for my '69 C?  Or would they
> be
> >to new?
> >
> >Todd
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Paul Tegler <wizardz@amdyne.net>
> >To: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
> >Date: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 10:27 PM
> >Subject: Original Equipment BL radios
> >
> >
> >>All this radio talk... jogged my memory
> >>After 15 years I still have two stock BL
> >>AM/FM radios in my hand. I just walked downstairs and sure  enough...
> >>two radios still in the bottom drawer of my junk file cabinet.
> >>
> >>Both were made by Bendix, custom built for BL (sticker on top)
> >>Both have all the knobs and the wires are labeled (apparently by me when I
> >>removed them years ago.)
> >>One has both front mount bezel plates, one has none.
> >>Both have a small BL logo on the station window.
> >>
> >>If I remember correctly, one came out of either my
> >>'71 or '74 Midget(s) I owned years ago. (15+ ago)
> >>and I believe the other was out of my '78 Spitfire.
> >>
> >>In the middle of writing this e-mail I stopped and tested them
> >>I'll be Da#%&%! they both work perfectly!
> >>Even the dial lights work!
> >>
> >>Any offers! ...or maybe they are perfect candidates for ebay.
> >>
> >>Paul Tegler
> >>OB - 1973 MGBGT (Blaze Red, (orange))
> >>YB - 1973 MGBGT (Primrose Yellow)
> >>Millersville, MD (South of Baltimore, North of Annapolis)
> >>wizardz@amdyne.net
> >>http://www.amdyne.net/~ptegler/mgmain.htm
> >>
> >>
> >

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