This was totally new to me!

[BoomboxLover48]

A HiFi record player in a car??
What do I know?

 

[redbenjoe]

never knew that either !!

 

[Beosystem10]

I had a Philips record player in my '64 Morris Oxford VI, later transferred into the '67 that came next. These things have no bias adjustment yet they require a high downforce to track in a moving vehicle so the arm is spring loaded which tends to cause one wall of the record side to be eroded which wrecks the single but it was a talking point on club rallies and road events.
In practice, for daily use, I converted both cars to negative earth and had a hidden modern radio/cassette in the passenger side glove hole which was much less temperamental.

I sold that on eBay for more than I needed to buy another sound example of the same car with a fresh test certificate!

Unlike that Chrysler one, which only played 16 2/3rpm records, the Philips only played 45 rpm singles. Sound quality on 16s is quite poor and the only records I have that play at 16 are the six 12" ones that make up the Linguaphone English language course. I didn't need to learn the language but they were the only 16s I could find at the time.

 

[JustCruisin]

Those are sought-after rare accessories for the old schoolers..
Color bars are a must-have item as well..
http://youtu.be/b9jbA96pc-Y

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Dad had one in his 64 Galaxy 500 (390, dual quad 4 speed car btw)

 

[bill]

I've sold a few of them. Some nice profit out of them as most thrift stores don't have a clue what they are. My grandfather had a chysler new yorker with one . It worked for a week or so and well.......

 

[trippy1313]

Dad had one in his 64 Galaxy 500 (390, dual quad 4 speed car btw)

That's the motor I have in my 49' Ford. (Avatar pic). Quite fun to drive.

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

That's the motor I have in my 49' Ford. (Avatar pic). Quite fun to drive.

Bad ass