<VV> stock 1961 owners

[Mark Noakes]

So you're saying that the 60 Corvair radios were tube type?  I thought the tube type radios ended with the 59 model year...my 50s era GM trucks have the tube type so I am familiar with them.  Learned something new today if verified.

I drove a 61 Lakewood thru the 80s and still have it though it has decayed; I don't remember any details of its radio mount per color or size of mounting holes.

Mark Noakes

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: vairdan at localnet.com
> To: "virtualvairs at corvair.org" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Subject: <VV> stock 1961 owners
> Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 08:11:02 -0400
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> 
>   Still looking for someone to prove me wrong on the whole pushbutton
> radio thing.  I've seen 4 total 1961 pushbutton radios that have the
> manual tune face plates, where as the radio does not protrude through
> the bezel, but instead buts flush against the chrome faceplate of the
> radio. Some other interesting observations of the 1961's were that
> some of the housings (pods) were silver, indicating that they were
> probably dealer add-ons. Even though they were correct GM Delco. I'm
> thinking that this was supposed to be a transitional year for phasing
> out the tube radios. Which might also explain the fits-all bezel. The
> pods were the same for manual and pushbutton, this I am pretty sure.
> GM used a piece of black plastic for a filler for the smaller manual
> tune radio. There's a Bendix after-market radio out there that uses
> the same bezel also. Maybe they manufactured their own or bought from
> the General, who knows. Also the 1961 and possibly 62 pods had smaller
> holes for the knob mountings. But not as small as the 1960. 1961 Monza
> 900 had the typical Monza style knobs and 500/700 had the 1960 style
> knobs. Although I believe they were silver rather than the 1960 700
> black plastic, not sure. I guess I will be hooking up with Stock
> Corvair Group soon.
> 
>   Thanks
> 
>   Vair Dan
> 
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