E body 8 track radio experts?

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Nope, sorry, no AM FM 8-track ever for the E body .
Only option is # 2884610 AM 8-track .
I have a run down of all the available E body radio from 70-74 on my site for refrence..
http://wardsclassiccarradiorepair.com/id15.html

Greg

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Greg, thanks for your input, I'm totally aware the "correct" application is an AM thumbwheel 8 track...I've been "doing" E bodies for close to 40 years, the reason I ask about the above pic, is it's taken from a 1970 HEMI Challenger, never restored, well documented, and under 1000 original miles, being a very early build (let's just say it's VIN is lower than 100030) is it a possibility this AM/FM 8 track made it into this vehicle from the factory?

Mike

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So, the above picture is from the dash of the "Diamonte" - hand built pre-production (at Clairpointe?). What SALES CODE does the shipping invoice say it had for a radio when new?

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What SALES CODE does the shipping invoice say it had for a radio when new?

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Yes correct R22 radio code on orig MSO

the car also has prototype 72-4 challenger taillight lenses

like previously mentioned, it was on the show car circuit til the mid 70s and parts got changed as the car got changed along the way

while the whole car hasn't been restored since its show car years,

it was heavily modified twice by Chrysler, then repainted by Chrysler, then Steve J had it repainted back to white

the customizers took liberties with the show cars and so did Chrysler as they liked to option up the cars for the show circut

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Thanks Tony, so to beat the dead horse again could the radio (AM/FM 8 track) have been a pre production item?, perhaps like the steering wheel mentioned? or these items added later?

We've all seen, read or heard of pre production items, or items never intended for production making themselves out on early production or pilot cars, like half ring horns on early 70 E bodies, chrome slap stik shifters on early 70 E, bodies, cruise control on Shaker 6 bbl inductions, emblems where they shouldn't be regardless of factory specs/prints/drawings/memos/etc, combinations of options that aren't suppose to co-exists,...although the radio in question looks like a 71 C body, and I thought the same when I was looking for 70 E body dash/radio lay outs for reference, I thought this may be by chance an early production/pilot exercise on the E body platform?

Mike

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is it's taken from a 1970 HEMI Challenger, never restored, well documented, and under 1000 original miles, being a very early build (let's just say it's VIN is lower than 100030) is it a possibility this AM/FM 8 track made it into this vehicle from the factory?

Mike

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Mike,
I don't think so.

Some of the early E-Bodies 100001-100100 had the R22 option. Not many.
Speculating that an R22 radio was ordered new to this particular hemi Challenger, I would venture to say it was replaced early in in the car's life.

Here is a picture of 100003 R22 radio. A car, theoretically built extremely early, and yet, still has a "standard" R22 radio.

Ola

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being a very early build (let's just say it's VIN is lower than 100030)

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Nope, sorry, no AM FM 8-track ever for the E body .
Only option is # 2884610 AM 8-track .
I have a run down of all the available E body radio from 70-74 on my site for refrence..
http://wardsclassiccarradiorepair.com/id15.html

Greg

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Greg, thanks for your input, I'm totally aware the "correct" application is an AM thumbwheel 8 track...I've been "doing" E bodies for close to 40 years, the reason I ask about the above pic, is it's taken from a 1970 HEMI Challenger, never restored, well documented, and under 1000 original miles, being a very early build (let's just say it's VIN is lower than 100030) is it a possibility this AM/FM 8 track made it into this vehicle from the factory?

Mike

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