My dash had already been butchered. The radio the previous owner installed
didn't even match the hole. I decided to cover it all up. This radio and
plate came from an old firebird. The lip at the bottom actually fits the
slope of the dash. My dash is still ugly but I think this covers the hole
pretty good. http://www.dashlink.com/~rameyfam/pictures/59dash.jpg
Claude
1959 Apache Fleetside
http://www.dashlink.com/~rameyfam
----- Original Message -----
From: <GremlinGTs@aol.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 11:19 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Re: That radio hole in the dash - an alternative from
CCCI.....
> Ahem...the Classic Chevy Club International, based down in Florida,
has a
> converted Sony ( I think ) radio for a perfect fit into a TF truck dash.
It
> has some drawbacks, in that the programming selector buttons are hidden by
> the dash, but the knobs will still let you tune manually. It's a modern
radio
> with a customized dash bezel made for the 55-59 Chevy trucks. If you are
> willing to put up with that slight quirk, you can have a modern radio in
your
> classic truck. I've seen one installed, it looks great. I was thinking
maybe
> they could recess the bezel a 1/2 iinch, so you can reach the buttons with
a
> poker, but then it'd be harder to see the station selector. Oh well, the
dash
> is not well suited to a modern radio, so you either have to modify or live
> with the drawbacks. But this way, you can have a nice radio that fits
> perfectly and works great. It was about $259 or so, last time I'd heard.
Not
> sure if they still offer it, I have dropped my membership, not having had
a
> '57 Chevy car on the road in so long, I just couldn't afford the
membership
> for awhile due to a layoff. But you can probably look them up online, and
see
> if they still carry it. Another idea is to build a console underneath the
> radio area of the dash down to the floor, as long as it didn't interfere
with
> the shifter ( if you went automatic, no problem, right? ), and make a new
> radio mounting area there. There is alot of room there, so I'd think that
> might be an option as well. Good luck no matter what you decide.
>
> Jerry Casper
> '55 TF Suburban project
> www.geocities.com/caspercars
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