a.c delco factory radio...any ideas??

[immike]

any idea if theres a demand for a working factory a.c.delco radio from a 71 gt?? w just picked up a 71 for interior parts... we plan on using all the interior,, but not the radio.. we are not instrested in a restore our gt.. just make it a every day runner for the wife... she wants a cd player installed instead of the factory am radio.... lots of parts remaining on the 71 gt, but not sure how to go about it... thanks for any input...

[saxybiker]

Just a suggestion. Because there are fewer and fewer instrument panels that are in pristine shape, if yours has not been cut to fit a larger radio unit into it, you may wish to find one that has. I would be happy to supply you with one that has already been modified to whatever size opening you need, to save another one for a possible restoration. I just thought that you may wish to think about that before getting out the old coping saw (been there, done that). They are getting harder and harder to find.

Allen

[Dan-MI]

I would take the stock radio. I want to put my dash back to a stock look. I know it's been cut a bit for an aftermarket radio, but I may be able to salvage it. I've got a Secret Audio setup so I don't need the radio that's in my dash.

[Lindsay]

Project List too long to improve GT Radio to Stereo. So ... still driving with (disappointing) Stock Radio. Usually, I just listen to the engine or the loud car next to me in traffic.

Lindsay
71 GT

[Dennis Texas]

Didn't want to start a new thread but going through my parts the other day I came across a stock radio in my parts. I noticed one thing, it actually has Opel GT written on it all the other radios I have read Kadette on them. I talking about the glass cover the lets you view the stations as you manually tune stations in. I have one late built 68 model GT (titled as 69) and was thinking that this may very well belong to it. Is it rare to have an original Opel GT radio or have all the other cars I've have owned in the past (about 15 now) just had the radios changed out in them.

[broszzy]

I got a 73 that has that same am radio, I'm going to leave it in. It also came with the original spare tire, bias ply says MADE IN LUXEMBOURG and has the OPEL sign on the wheel weight I wonder how many of them are still around?

Broszzy

[tekenaar]

Originally Posted by broszzy I got a 73 that has that same am radio, I'm going to leave it in. It also came with the original spare tire, bias ply says MADE IN LUXEMBOURG and has the OPEL sign on the wheel weight I wonder how many of them are still around? Broszzy

. . . same here in my, now ~1500 mile, '75 Ascona! . . . mine still has the original factory grease pencil markings on it too!

[GTJIM]

These turn up on EBay fromtime to time but do not fetch very big prices as they are AM only and do not recieve the later FM stations (if I got that the right way around!). Figure $25 - $50 for a good going one.

The early GTs had radios with 'Kadett' printed on the face as Opel just fitted the same radio to both cars - later on the 'GT' appeared on the face.

[Dennis Texas]

Originally Posted by GTJIM These turn up on EBay fromtime to time but do not fetch very big prices as they are AM only and do not recieve the later FM stations (if I got that the right way around!). Figure $25 - $50 for a good going one. The early GTs had radios with 'Kadett' printed on the face as Opel just fitted the same radio to both cars - later on the 'GT' appeared on the face.

so I'm backwards I assumed (we all know what that means) since I just had the one that it was an early model before the company started to throw together the leftovers in the later years before giving up on production. So this is more than lkely a a 73 model actual radio?

[Dennis Texas]

Originally Posted by Dennis Texas so I'm backwards I assumed (we all know what that means) since I just had the one that it was an early model before the company started to throw together the leftovers in the later years before giving up on production. So this is more than lkely a a 73 model actual radio?

Who has an original Am radio in their Opel Gt that actually has Opel GT not Kadette on the glass over the manually dialed indicator for station and what year car is it on. I need to put this in one of my cars give me a few consistant years?

[broszzy]

I've got one in a 73

[Paul]

My 71 GT AM radio says OPEL GT