Jack,
Vintage speakers are available on eBay both used and NOS. Another option
is to have the original speaker reconed, as the frame and magnet are
usually good. Reconing is more expensive than buying a good used or NOS
(sometimes) speaker, but better modern materials are used and it will
last longer than you!!
Doug
> Manufactures quickly discovered that it was foolish to pay import
> duties on
> radios when there were a number of US manufacturers willing to
> supply them.
> I have a Motorola on the shelf with the British Leyland logo on the
> dial
> plate. Automatic Electric was another big manufacturer of radios for
> our
> cars. Many aftermarket radios could be mounted in the place were
> radios
> were supposed to go.
>
> The problem is that when our cars were new, speakers were a standard
> 5"X7".
> With the advent of higher powered radios the standard became 6"X9".
> 5X7
> speakers are no longer manufactured. Perhaps the folks that
> advertise radio
> repair for classic cars have a source, but I wouldn't use them with
> a
> modern high powered radio.
>
> You can get a smaller square speaker and make some sort of adapter
> that
> will work as well as a 5X7.They are designed to be used with more
> power
> than the old speakers.
>
> Since no one has addressed vintage antennas, I will. The low cost
> ones are
> exactly the same as I was installing in 1954. They haven't changed.
> I
> haven't needed one for years, but the last time I bought one they
> were
> $9.95 a Walmart.
>
> Jack
> BT7
> KA9HEL
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