Finding an old vintage car radio is fun, but without the knobs is not so
great. If you check out the Practical Classics September '99 issue on page
92, you will find an article, "Sounds of time." It offers a good review of
period radios, buying/restoring etc... It indicates that there is little
problem restoring or modifying the internal radio parts, but the big problem
is when external pieces and knobs are missing! Under buying tips,
"Completeness is the key word. It is much more important that a radio is
complete than working. Innards are easy to replace, but sets with missing or
broken knobs and buttons are not worth bothering with at any price." Of
course, I'm sure you could find some knobs to fit.
On a different track, I thought that a lot of the Triumph labeled radios
were made in the USA and put in by the dealer in the USA? Just wondering
about what is the best correct radio for a '75 TR6? Or maybe insert a 60's
style Brit radio with short wave for throwback character?? D. Michael
Joe Curry wrote:
> Today at a car show, I was approached by a gentleman who had a radio
> that he is interested in selling. It is a push-button AM radio
> apparently made by Bendix and has an elongated design across the bottom
> of the dial and the Standard Triumph shield in the center.
>
> THe only identification information on the radio was stamped into the
> case:
>
> 6BTR 001502
>
> It did not have the knobs and the guy said he would like to get $100 for
> it. I told him that I seem to recall seeing radios go for around $50.00
> and I would post this to the list.
>
> If anybody is interested, please contact him directly at 520-887-1395.
> His name is Bob Gaona. I saw the radio but have no idea if it works, so
> this is not any sort of recommendation on my part.
>
> regards,
> Joe Curry
> --
> "If you can't excel with talent, triumph with effort."
> -- Dave Weinbaum in National Enquirer
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