All - I have an original Radiomobile model 972T radio / speaker set-up for
my BJ8. At some point in the past, I hade to replace the speaker part - the
paper was pretty torn up. I went to an electronics parts supplier - this
was before Radio shack was common, and had no trouble finding a replacement
speaker to fit the cardboard mount. I don't know if the radio was factory
or dealer installed, but it works on the North American frequency, rather
than the European. I have photos of it out of the car if anyone is
interested.
Earl Kagna
Victoria, B.C.
BJ8, BT7 tri-carb
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Seigrist
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 6:02 AM
To: Greg Mandas
Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Correction on the BJ8 console question
Greg -
I am sure there are better experts on the list, but I have seen the
original factory radio set ups and it consists of a special radio with
an oval speaker mounted to the top of the radio. Needless to say
there is no modern equivalent. There are, however, many sizes of car
speakers available and you can usually find one that is a rough
approximation.
Note that most of the cars in the US were fitted with US radios by
dealers, so some dealer installed radios won't even have the speaker
on top....
Best,
Alan
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