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by bandit lets go jets on April 22nd, 2009
my 1960 caddy also had 2 yellow triangles to show you where the emergency broadcast stations were just in case the commies droped the bomb
by .avallach on April 22nd, 2009
Yep I remember those, in a couple of my parents' cars.
by Merfish on April 22nd, 2009
Yes, I am old enough to remember those types of radio.
by Galeanda on April 22nd, 2009
Yes, all of our cars except our latest one had those. I liked them better because I had more control of the functions.
by Eponymous on April 22nd, 2009
Yep. The one in Dad's truck also had an 8-Track player. I remember the old cassette tape to 8-track adaptor as well.
by Ditto on April 22nd, 2009
I remember tat as a kid and I believe my first car had one.
by overeducated on April 22nd, 2009
OUCH - yes!
and my Dad's CB radio was hooked up right beneath it, with a microphone hooked up to a loudspeaker in the front of the car
by Jenniferocious on April 22nd, 2009
Yeah, I remember my parents' cars and my older sister's car all had those. I used to pull the buttons out, then push them back in, and change the settings - really ticked them off :)
by Jane on April 22nd, 2009
i've been in cars like that. old ones.
if they still made them in the 80's then yes.
by notperse on April 22nd, 2009
Yes, I am old enough...born in 1973. Although, they were usually bright orange indicators. I also had a Pioneer that had six electronic buttons and a glowing red led indicator that moved along a horizontal band scale.
by ILoveLois on April 22nd, 2009
Yes I am. In fact, the ones with the buttons to go to pre-set stations were the 'luxury' ones - most just had the tuning knob.
I also remember cars that didn't have intermittent wipe or electric screen washers. Before that, there were even some on which the heater was an optional extra!
by JokerWarez on April 22nd, 2009
Yes since I lived in Russia when I was growing up, all the "Moskvich"s and "Zhiguli"s had these types of radios and in "Marshrutki"s the driver would always turn on the radio but have a CD dangling from the rear-view mirror as a prized possession with no way of actually playing it.
by azlotto on April 22nd, 2009
Yes +4
by anddeb on April 22nd, 2009
Yep I remember when that is all we had to listen to.
by MyGiveaDamnsBusted on April 22nd, 2009
Yep.
by Kravenhead on April 22nd, 2009
Sure, and metal dashboards.
by Anonymous on November 7th, 2009
I'm only 28 years old and I have a few cars that used to have them but I took them out. I have a 74 GTO, 79 Trans Am, and used to have a 78 Grand Prix with that kind of radio. My mom used to have a Maverick with one. When I was little I played with the buttons alot and it drove my mom crazy.
by Thinker on September 12th, 2009
This is the only type radios there were when I was young. these radios were also vaccuum tube radios; we never heard of a transistor. Tuning was done with a variable capacitor consisting of a line of aluminum plates that moved between other similar plates. these radios were AM always never heard of FM either! Some stations were so powerful they could be heard around the world! Such as the early country music station in "Clint, TX" who's transmitter was in Mexico across from Del Rio, TX.
by GREMLIN on May 1st, 2009
Sure! I even remember stealing a few.
by 68 Charger on April 22nd, 2009
Yes, and chrome, lots of chrome.
by anonymous on April 22nd, 2009
Why do you have to remind me of my age?
by Piggle on April 22nd, 2009
Sadly yes....
by Old School on April 22nd, 2009
Heck yes. I have even purchased such radios.
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by Lion Heart sleeps on April 22nd, 2009
Nope!
by Mavericks just doin a flyby on November 23rd, 2009
Radio Shmadio! If we wanted to listen to music while rolling down the road we needed to bring a instrument!
by jls on October 24th, 2009
I remember when you would try to program those things, we would all go out in the car when it was off and just push the button and watch the needle skip around. It was like a primative gameboy or something. The 8 track was also quite entertaining.
by Anonymousdummy on October 24th, 2009
Yep" do you remember when you wanted to buy a new car you had to go to a dealer and order one? I was with my mom & dad when they bought a brand new 1955 Chev 4 door Bel Air the only options they added to the basic were a radio, ww tires, hub caps, two tone paint, and a heater!!! A heater!!! can you believe that??? now the car you want is out in the lot somewhere and just try and find one without Air Conditioning !
by dumdum on September 12th, 2009
I'm old enough that I can't remember what I remember or remember what I forgot or I forget what I remembered but I'm thinking the answer may be yes unless that is incorrect in which case I will go with "D" - all of the above. I'm sorry, what was I not rambling about?
by -Icy- on September 12th, 2009
yes +5
by Anonymous on September 12th, 2009
Yup. I think Chevy called it the Wonder Bar. The Blaupunkt in my 62 M-B 190d has the pushbuttons. It also has an add-on shortwave set under the dash.
by bagicide stayed 10 months too long on August 16th, 2009
Yup, and I remember the effort that went into actually pulling a station in on one of those. And I remember my mother's terror when I pushed one of the buttons, losing my father's favorite station. You didn't displease my father.
by AppaloosaInk on August 16th, 2009
Yes! I'm 17 and I HAD a truck like that, I loved it! I would put one like that in my truck now if I could... can you?
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on August 16th, 2009
Sure, in the early 90's my older brother still owned a 1963 Chevy Nova convertible with a radio like that.
by Normal guy on August 16th, 2009
Heck I even remember radios before FM.
by john pennington on August 16th, 2009
O yes. i am 65 and had my first automobile that had such a radio in the dash.
It was a 1947 Plymouth Belvedere 4 door.
The radio operated exactly as you have described.
Hey, it wasn't a boom box, but it played the best love songs for a guy on a date with a beautiful girl.
The seats were big and comfy.
by jaygee on August 16th, 2009
I had quite a few older cars with radios like that. To set your presets you qould pull the push button out when you had your station then push it and your station would be set there. Lol......fancy. We have coma a long way with radios that give us directions now.
by Anonymous on May 6th, 2009
Yea I like older cars and a few of mine have had those
by walter3ca on May 2nd, 2009
Yes. You pulled a button out and then pushed it in to set a station.
by - M.C.S. - Dave on May 2nd, 2009
I still have two that dose. Plus they only have AM....
by Bhunter on May 2nd, 2009
I have three vehicles that have those AM radios in them. A 1968 Ford F-250, a 1958 Rambler Super Six, and a 1957 Ford Country Sedan. One of them doesw not even have buttons. Just a tuning knob.
Bob
by jerrbear1 on May 1st, 2009
grew up on am and had a few with no radio at all,in the caddys of 50s and 60s on the bottom of the front of the radio was called the wonderbar,push it and it would find the next station pretty cool item back then
by moonchaser on April 28th, 2009
my 1963 chevrolet impala ss had an am radio with push buttons and knobs. i upgrades it to the max by adding a motorola reverb. wow!
by uncacal on April 28th, 2009
I remember when you had to wait for them to "warm up" because they had tubes instead of transistors.
by dumdum on April 28th, 2009
Yes, I also recall having to ride a cow to school becauses horses had not been invented yet. Okay - sorry that is not true - but I have ridden a cow, they don't steer so good. +5 for putting up with me.
by Dezimae is FINALLY 21 on April 28th, 2009
well i remember them, but thats only because when i was a kid my dad had a really old car. lol. i was born in 88... if that tells you anything.
by Goofball on April 28th, 2009
Yes I am and do you remember when motor vehicles had a button left of the clutch on the floor bored that kicked in the starter? Do you remember that car radios always went on the blink after driving a few miles on a rough road?Do you remember when motor vehicles didn't have a on board computer? Do you remember 'bench seats that allowed three people to sit comfortably in the front seat? I could go on...............
by Nancy on April 27th, 2009
Yes! And I remember the noise as my parents were looking for something they liked on the dial; it was kind of strange.
by Ironhead on April 23rd, 2009
I am old enough to remember....and owned some.
by john pennington on April 23rd, 2009
Since i am 65, you know i remember this type radio.
It was crude and sometimes not too accurate, but that was all we had.
by barsoom_redux on April 23rd, 2009
Yes...
and the fact that this question is posted in the section "Antique and Classic Cars" depresses me... just a bit.
Hope this helps.
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Ooh, nice feature!!!
by Amorphous Blob on April 22nd, 2009
Cool!
by ILoveLois on April 22nd, 2009