I saw a late 1946 Chevy with a factory or dealer optional radio a few years
ago that still worked. It was a two piece that went under the dash in the
middle and the other piece was over on the passenger side under the dash. I
don't seem to remember where the antenna was mounted. By the way I decided not
to buy the truck which was complete and still ran because the guy wanted too
much for it. He was asking 350 dollars and I only had 300. Boy have I kicked
myself in the tail for that.
David Handley
51 GMC 5 window
Houston, TX
>===== Original Message From "Jim House" <jhouse@ccsolution.com> =====
>There is no dash holes for a radio in this series of trucks. I am just
>guessing that it at one time had an under dash radio since there is an add
>on antenna on the driver side cowl. The cable inside the cab would only
>>Thanks,
>NHJim
>46 Chevy 3104
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Durwood B. Darbin [mailto:dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 6:32 AM
>To: jhouse@ccsolution.com
>Subject: RE: [oletrucks] looking for a radio for my 46
>
>
>Jim,
>You want an under dash 6V old radio? Hmmmmmm, that might be a tall order!
>I have never seen an under dash old radio. Is there a place for an in dash
>radio? If so what is the center to center hole spacing? Once and a while
>there are some old radios at Mile High Classic and they are fairly cheap
>(around $40.00) but it is doubtful that they work. Another solution would
>be to install a 12V system and a voltage booster. Jim Carter has one part #
>EL219 for $79.10 on page 29 of the 1947 to 1955 volume. Another 12V
>alternative would be to run your radio off of a 12V motorcycle battery and
>just recharge the battery periodically. I did that for a while. You can
>hard wire juice to a portable radio that uses 4 batteries too.
>Durwood
>
>
>>From: "Jim House" <jhouse@ccsolution.com>
>>To: "'Durwood B. Darbin'" <dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com>
>>Subject: RE: [oletrucks] looking for a radio for my 46
>>Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 11:04:52 -0400
>>
>>What I am looking for is a cheep radio under dash for my 46 pickup. It is
>>running off of 6 volt and has an antenna on the driver side with a
>>connection. I do not want to spend a lot - I may just go with a 9 volt
>>portable radio and keep it in the glove box. Looking for cheep with OK
>>reception and looks. My truck is a driver and 3-5 years away from anything
>>NICE.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jim
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Durwood B. Darbin [mailto:dhckdkcsk@hotmail.com]
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:33 PM
>>To: jhouse@ccsolution.com
>>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] looking for a radio for my 46
>>
>>
>>Jim,
>>Did you find a radio? If not, I have a few old radios for AD (Advance
>>Design not Art Deco, sorry) trucks and two that came out of old cars. All
>>are 6 volt. The car radio knobs are farther apart than the pickup radios.
>>I don't think that any of them work but they are rebuildable. The Corvair
>>radio will be 12 volt. Let me know if I can help.
>>Durwood
>>
>> >I have started the look for a working 6 volt AM (or AM/FM) radio. I
>>would
>> >like something with the speaker built into it. I have looked at one of
>> >them
>> >there auction sites and am more confused as to what I need. Is there a
>>web
>> >site that has info on what would be original. I have an antenna built
>>into
>> >the driver side and the wire is inside the right kick. I am guessing
>>that
>> >at one time it had a radio attached under the dash.
>> >
>> >Are there a series of radios that would work here. Are parts hard for a
>> >tube radio or should I only look for "solid state"? How can I tell if a
>> >radio is a 6v or 12v. I found a Motorola Solid State Am Car Radio from a
>> >Corvair but I do not know if it is a 6 volt. We are about 1 hour north
>>of
>> >Boston so I think I can get a number of AM radio stations. I want to try
>> >to
>> >stay original. Would an old radio pull in AM like my current car radio?
>> >
>> >Thanks for any input,
>> >
>> >Jim House
>> >46 Chevy 3104
>> >Hollis, NH
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