original car radio

happy days said:
What was the original car radio fitted in 1974 3500s
cheers Mick
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I do not think there was a specific radio for the P6. I think the individual dealer fitted whatever the customer wanted or the dealer suggested. Here is a photo of the interior of my P6. I believe the radio in it was a top of the range one fitted to P6s from the 3500S to the 2000.

Mine has more transistors than some . I think it has 2 transistors. It is too cold to go out and look at my radio at the moment and I might have to take it out to see the model number which is on the underside but I am pretty sure it is a Radiomobile model 1085X.

Here are some examples from ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Classic-car-radio ... 1e5fda1d94

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JAGUAR-E-TYPE-RAD ... 4aa6768076

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Classic-car-radio ... 1e5fd06888

There is also the 1095X

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Radiomobile-1095X ... 3f05188467

Some people had radiomobile 1072 or 1082 models fitted. See an example here: http://www.vintage-radio.com/manufactur ... annie.html. These are the ones which only have one transistor and I do not think are as good as the 1085 model.

You could contact Nick Dunning who may know all the radios that were fitted and which was the best or most commonly fitted.

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Cheers

Tony Bunting.
 

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Thanks for the info. Have been looking at them on eBay. Some have been modified to play iPod I like the idea of an old radio playing modern stuff. Didn't know if they came with a factory fitted radio. But suppose like you say probably a raper put them in.
 
My recollection was that Radiomobiles were normally fitted; my '72 3500S certainly had one from new.

I have just looked at some old sales brochures, '72 through to Oct '73 (so presumably for '74 model year) and the radios shown are 5 pushbutton MW/LW models. Whilst the make is not mentioned, they look like the Radiomobile and are listed as 'dealer fit' accessories. If I come across one of my old accessory brochures, which I think listed the radio make, I'll update again.
 
hi this is the radio out of my 74 p6 3500 if you want it and wish to pay postage from ireland you are welcome just pm to arrange, thats to anyone for that matter, i just know that it will sit in my garage forever and never be used ,there is a more modern one with cd fitted ,ps its a radiomobile 1095 , cheers rich
 

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My 1970 Nada 3500S had a Blaupunkt Frankfurt fitted by the dealer from new. These are great as they have FM as well as AM bands, and have a six pin DIN socket on the back so you can plug an iPod/MP3 player directly in. They can be a bit pricey second hand though as they were also a period fitment for VW's and Porsches!
 

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I have a Rover/Radiomobile brochure from 1971. I believe Radiomobile were recommended by Rover but the dealer could of course fit whatever you wanted. My American '67 has a Continental am/fm radio in it which is original. My '72 V8 has a Radiomobile 8-track.
Any of the Radiomobile 1070, 1080, 1085 type units would be fine and I would thoroughly recommend the ipod modified ones. I've done it to my TC with a Radiomobile 1085 and if you get the right ipod, it can be hidden in the ashtray for the ultimate discreet look.
 
$10.00 :D But mine is a bit half-arsed, I showed it to a stereo repair guy and he detached the radio input from the volume control and soldered an ipod lead in place. It works ok but you have to adjust the volume on the ipod if you want major changes, the knob on the stereo only makes slight adjustments and there is no radio.
The ones i've seen advertised on Ebay have a microswitch in them so you can switch between radio and ipod and have proper volume control but they seem to sell for around 100 pounds.
 
I used to do conversions many years ago when portable CD players first came out by doing as KR suggested though I used to match the relative volumes of CD and Radio and provide an internal relay and external switch so you could control and have both, only took about an hour on the bench to do it and cost about $10.00 in parts, so all up used to charge the customer about $50.00. These day i expect with cost of living and over inflated income expectations I would think you might get charged somewhat higher.


graeme
 
Mick
Unfortunately I can only find a factory-fit accessory leaflet, which doesn't cover the radios as they were dealer-fit. Interesting reading; Sundym glass on a 4-cylinder in Oct '73 was £22.64 - not much more than the price of a litre of some oils now.

As others have said, dealer could have fitted anything, but Radiomobiles seem to have been the favourite/approved. According to James Taylor's book, the P6s exhibited at the motorshow in 1973 and 1974, where radios were fitted, had MW/LW Radiomobiles.
One of the sales brochures from 1972 shows what appears to be a 'Rover' branded Radiomobile (top left hand corner).
If you are after originality, you certainly wouldn't be wrong with a Radiomobile 5 pushbutton MW/LW, though whether it would be of much practical use is a different point.
 
tonys said:
One of the sales brochures from 1972 shows what appears to be a 'Rover' branded Radiomobile (top left hand corner).
If you are after originality, you certainly wouldn't be wrong with a Radiomobile 5 pushbutton MW/LW, though whether it would be of much practical use is a different point.
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My Series 1 3500 has a Rover branded Radiomobile. I assume it's original to a P6, and I've got a spare one (missing a knob) in the garage too.

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with those 5 button radios it would be nice to make one of the buttons the cd/mp3 in switch, unless of course you need 5 radio presets :LOL:
 
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with those 5 button radios it would be nice to make one of the buttons the cd/mp3 in switch, unless of course you need 5 radio presets :LOL:
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I don't think I can even find 5 radio stations on LW and MW in some parts of the country :LOL:
 
Early radio cassetes were coming out in the early 70's eg the Philips unit with the tape recorder as fitted to Jensens etc Don't think stereo radio had come out then
 
Tofufi said:
tonys said:
One of the sales brochures from 1972 shows what appears to be a 'Rover' branded Radiomobile (top left hand corner).
If you are after originality, you certainly wouldn't be wrong with a Radiomobile 5 pushbutton MW/LW, though whether it would be of much practical use is a different point.
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My Series 1 3500 has a Rover branded Radiomobile. I assume it's original to a P6, and I've got a spare one (missing a knob) in the garage too.

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That branded one looks just like my radiomobile 1085X except it does not have Rover in the top left corner. I believe the 1085X was the top of the range model at the time and was fitted to Jags and P6's. It certainly has good sound from its 2 transistors and the 5 preset buttons are easy to use. I wonder if the dealership stuck those rover letters on the branded one or whether it was done at the Radiomobile factory.

On another point IT MAY BE EASIER TO USE A WIRED MODULATOR THAN CONVERT AN EXISTING RADIO FOR AN IPOD. I mean that little box that you plug the aerial socket into and then plug the box into the aerial socket on the radio. You then plug a wire from the box into the IPOD earphone socket and off you go. You also have to power the modulator by taking the plus and minus wires to the ones for the radio power. I think you can get these for about £20. They work on modern cars and are called FM Modulators. Does anyone know if they work on the MW/Lw sets? Beauty of them is they mean no mucking about with the radio itself!

Cheers again

Tony Bunting
 
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