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Re: Need knobs for my original 1970 BMC AM radio - or new radio

To: theklube@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Need knobs for my original 1970 BMC AM radio - or new radio
From: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2003 10:25:57 -0400
Check adverts in Hemmings. There are companies that will install modern
works in old radios and others that repair old radios that might have the
knobs you seek.
Bob


On Sat, 04 Oct 2003 19:28:28 -0400 "John Graham" <theklube@hotmail.com>
writes:
> I'm rejuvenating my '70 B.  When I bought it, it had the original BMC 
> AM  band radio which I removed and replaced with something more modern,

> that  also ran the battery down, since I didn't drive it much.
> 
> So now I want to add a radio back in.  I can't find (so far) a 
> modern radio  which will fit in the radio compartment.  There's a vent
hose behind 
> where  the radio goes and that reduces the depth of a unit that will
fit to 
> just 5 1/2 inches.  So I guess I have two questions.
> 
> Since I've still got the original radio (minus the knobs), I could 
> use it if I could get some knobs.  Anyone know where I might look? 
having 
> just an AM radio is not my first choice...
> 
> The second option is to find a radio that will fit that's only 5 1/2 
> inches deep.  I really only want FM, so I don't have to have cassette
or 
> CD.  Any  suggestions?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> John Graham
> '70 B
> Charlotte NC




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