[Boatanchors] Car Radios

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Dad's 1950 Olds 98 4-door sedan had a "Signal Seeker" radio. 
Great sound (for the day) but the seek function never worked 
after I added a Morrow 5BR-1 converter to it. Took the test 
for my driver license in that car in the middle of winter 
54/55 on glare ice with no snow tires! 
 
I suspect the Caddies of the day also had the seek function 
in their radios. 
 
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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
* k2gkk at hotmail.com * 
* (Since 30 Nov 53) * 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF, Ret (61-81) * 
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> From: geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com
> To: rbethman at comcast.net; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:37:05 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Car Radios
> 
> Buicks of that era had great sound and PP 6V6 or 12V6 audio.
> 
> Carl
> KM1H
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "rbethman" <rbethman at comcast.net>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 1:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Car Radios
> 
> 
> I can't remember what was in the 1950 Buick Roadmaster we had.
> 
> However, it DID have the pushbuttons that you could set to a station,
> and the antenna was on the roof right over the windshield. You could
> turn it with a knob to get better reception.
> 
> Come to think of it, it was the same in the 1952 Buick Roadmaster.
> 
> Bob - N0DGN
> 
> On 1/21/2012 1:24 PM, Jim Wilhite wrote:
> > If that is the case maybe you should correct this.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_audio
> >
> >
> > Geoff<geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Strictly Moto BS.Its been going around like a virus recently.
> >>
> >> Philco was the first volume auto radio producer and there were other
> >> examples going back to 1922.
> >>
> >> Carl
> >> KM1H