8-Track players are from mid to late sixties I had one in my MGB back then.
8-Track players were preceded by 4-Track players, which were preceded by
continuous loop cartridge players. Mr. Lear of Lear Jet fame is responsible
for these. FM radios started becoming "optional" equipment on cars in the
mid-sixties. FM receivers were "invented" by Edwin Armstrong in the 1930s
but took a long time to catch on.
Reid
'79 Spitfire (Original owner)
-----Original Message-----
From: nikolai jaremka [mailto:njaremka@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 11:45 AM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: stereos in a Spit
i thought 8-track players were only around in the 70's and early
80's. also, i thought FM radios only started showing up in cars
in the 80's. but, i could be mistaken.
--- FODFARTS@cs.com wrote:
>
> Hi everybody,
> On the subject of stereos in Spitfires, I own a 64 MKI
> with a AM/FM
> Stereo that has an option that I'm a little confused about, it
> is also an
> 8-track player. I have to admit that the car is about 10 years
> older than me
> and I don't know if 8-tracks were around then. I have no plans
> on replacing
> it but was wondering if it could be a factory radio. Any
> ideas?
> Brad
> Wolfe
>
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nikolai jaremka
72 spitfire mkIV
east aurora, new york
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