Well, hats off to my friend Rick Regan, but a dealer fitted radio could vary
according to how long the apprentice had partied the night before.
No "opinion" is required for the official factory Smiths Radiomobile
(available through Canadian BMC dealers at least), which came with a
comprehensive installation kit specific to a given make & model, as well as
very precise instructions and diagrams.
The Austin-Healey 6 cyl roadster kit came with an oval speaker inside a black
cardboard enclosure with a chrome grille. There were two brackets for hanging
the control unit under the heater box, and a packet of capacitors for noise
reduction, all cushioned in the kit box by wood shavings.
The aerial was mounted " ...in the wing on the left hand side of the body, on
left or right hand drive vehicles" according to the instructions. The diagram
shows it as 14 3/4" ahead of the fender/ door gap and 1 3/8" outside of the
fender beading. This position was to keep it as far as possible from the
noise-generating coil.
This is a complicated subject, as many models of Radiomobile were produced
over the years and these paralleled the various models of Healey as they came
along.
Best regards
Peter
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