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Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: IMGTX] #917592 01/31/11 01:37 AM 01/31/11 01:37 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,771 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,771 A collage of whims	'68 Roadrunner here, no radio optioned. No hole in its original fender. BS sheet is blank for radio items. St. Louis car, SPD 9/30/67.

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: topside] #917593 01/31/11 01:41 AM 01/31/11 01:41 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 70,126 Here DirectSubjection Tacohead. The First and Only
DirectSubjection Tacohead. The First and Only Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 70,126 Here	Just in case anyone is curious - 70/71 dusty Duster fender 6448149-fender1.JPG (172 downloads) Ride eternal, shiny and chrome

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: DirectSubjection] #917594 01/31/11 01:41 AM 01/31/11 01:41 AM
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DirectSubjection Tacohead. The First and Only Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 70,126 Here	6448152-fender2.JPG (159 downloads) Ride eternal, shiny and chrome

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: 68Cbarge] #917595 01/31/11 01:43 AM 01/31/11 01:43 AM
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IMGTX I Live Here Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 12,234 Looking for a way out of Middl...	Dude can you get some good pictures of that plug top, bottom, inside, out, etc? I want to make or get one if possible. Quote: 1973 Satellite wagon,Windsor built. Radio delete,factory plug in fender. I had seen 1972 models with the same plug when no radio.

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: 9 Sec Phill] #917596 01/31/11 01:45 AM 01/31/11 01:45 AM
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Alaskan_TA Fluffy Balladeer A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 29,652 Hamtramck, PA	Quote: Quote: Assembly plant? Lynch Road as one example did not code the radio on the tag. This one is from Newark DE, Plant code 6. This car is a vert if that make a differance. But you said; Quote: Just wondering, got a 70 RR with antenna but no radio....Thanks all. No Road Runners from Newark, DE - so now I am confused. Could the "6" be a G for St. Louis perhaps?

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: MO_PA] #917597 01/31/11 02:21 AM 01/31/11 02:21 AM
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earlybee master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,064 Arlington, Texas	Quote: I worked for a Chrysler Dealer while I was in high school during the mid to late 50's, most or all cars came without an antenna mounted in the fender even if they came with a radio. The antenna with a mounting template was in the trunk of the car. We drilled the fender and mounted the antenna on those new cars. Idea behind it was that cars coming to the dealer with an antenna would be vandalized and the antenna broken off while in transit. Late 60,s thru mid 70,s they came in like that. Some hack,s used a punch to go thru the firewall for the cable.

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: earlybee] #917598 01/31/11 02:51 AM 01/31/11 02:51 AM
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BigMoneyLewis master Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,247 Alabama	Their would be no reason for the factory to waste parts (and money) by installing an antenna and cable on a car that was not built with a radio. Perhapes at some point in the cars life , someone has installed a radio (and antenna), perhapes even a dealer installed unit . Greg gregward@mchsi.com phone 256-852-0955

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: BigMoneyLewis] #917599 01/31/11 04:03 AM 01/31/11 04:03 AM
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None2Slow mopar Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 612 Nampa, ID	Maybe somebody replaced the fender at some point. Could have been same color and would you know?

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: None2Slow] #917600 01/31/11 09:24 AM 01/31/11 09:24 AM
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Rug_Trucker I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 14,610 Not2farfromNashville, TN	My 72 duster has no radio or antennae or hole. "The only thing to do for triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" "NUNQUAM NON PARATUS!"

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: Rug_Trucker] #917601 01/31/11 09:29 AM 01/31/11 09:29 AM
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moparbob71 enthusiast Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 370 Baltimore, MD	Any NOS fenders I've ever had did not have the hole cut thru.

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: moparbob71] #917602 01/31/11 10:42 AM 01/31/11 10:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,648 USA M max super gas
max super gas M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,648 USA	This is sorta of a brand "X" story but my parents bought a new 1983 Olds Delta 88 and my father ordered the car with out a radio so he could put his own brand in it. That car didn't have anything for a radio, the fender wasn't drilled and none of the wiring was in the car or any speakers. Needless to say it was a pain to put a radio in and my mother nearly had a heart attack watching my father drill a hole in the fender for the antenna. So knowing that 1983 didn't come with anything I could see the older stuff not having it as well.

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: max] #917603 01/31/11 11:33 AM 01/31/11 11:33 AM
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Mr T2U master M Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,921 new berlin wisconsin	i started working in a plymouth dealer body shop in 77 at the age of 14 1/5 so my memory may not be perfect. when you got a new fender from chrysler almost none of them were drilled for antennas. there were markings on the back of the fender but there were no holes. i have replaced several 68- 70 b body 70-74 E bodies, 68-76 a bodies. some volare fenders started to have holes in them almost all of the horizons. if i remember correctly if you ordered a volare without a antenna there was a plug in the hole. i know horizons without radios had plugs in the hole also. perception is 90% of reality

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: Mr T2U] #917604 01/31/11 12:40 PM 01/31/11 12:40 PM
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9 Sec Phill OP On a road near you 9 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 6,293 Northeast, Alpine, NY	I will look at the tag again, it might be a G.

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: 9 Sec Phill] #917605 01/31/11 01:22 PM 01/31/11 01:22 PM
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Dave Watt master D Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,048 Atlanta Indiana	My '73 340 Duster did not have a radio from the factory. The hole in the fender appeared to be original since there was an additional notch to prevent the bezel from spinning. The original paint was still on the car when I bought it in '84 but had an aftermarket antenna mast installed. So I think all the '73 A-body fenders were stamped regardless of radio or not.

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: Dave Watt] #917606 01/31/11 01:56 PM 01/31/11 01:56 PM
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mopar_man master M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,664 Newfoundland	correct me if I'm wrong .did any 66 Coronets come with antenna mounted on pass. side rear quarter ? My 500 had its antenna mounted on the quarter round hole with little notch in it . When I restored the 500, the pass side fender also had a hole with notch but there was a plug that was almost punched out but still connected next to the little notch. looks like the plug was then leaded in.

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: mopar_man] #917607 01/31/11 03:24 PM 01/31/11 03:24 PM
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mccannix master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada	I have had several NOS antennae package kits and they came with a template to drill the fenders...Barracuda... 6448825-Eaerial7.JPG (146 downloads)

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: mccannix] #917608 01/31/11 03:25 PM 01/31/11 03:25 PM
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mccannix master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,784 Ontario, Canada	Challenger... On a few original window stickers I have seen from 70-73 A bodies, even if it had a radio, it was not coded there on the window sticker. I know the b/c sheet and/or fender tag would have it, but why not on the window sticker since it would be an ordered extra cost option to add to the total. 6448826-Eaerial6.JPG (135 downloads)

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: mccannix] #917609 01/31/11 03:36 PM 01/31/11 03:36 PM
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Anonymous Unregistered A	I had a '63 Dodge Polara 4 door that didn't come from the factory with a radio and there was no hole in the fender.

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? #917610 01/31/11 04:39 PM 01/31/11 04:39 PM
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6PAX master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,621 Detroit area	I had a 68 Dart GTS that didn't come from the factory with a radio and it had a plug in the fender just like the one on the 73 Satellite fender shown in the picture above.

Re: did radio delete cars come with antenna's? [Re: 6PAX] #917611 01/31/11 07:01 PM 01/31/11 07:01 PM
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sassysixpack1 member S Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 84 Canada	Would a radio delete car have come with a speaker? If not what was used under the dash to close off the speaker hole ?

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