<VV> stock 1961 owners

[Harry Yarnell]

I worked for the auto radio division of Bendix back in the '60s. Bendix was 
the OEM manufacture for Ford, Chrysler, VW, and a number of other European 
cars, but they never could sell GM any radios. Delco had it locked up.
But they did make a few aftermarket radios for the GM dealers. I know they 
didn't stamp the bezels in house, but not sure who they sourced them from.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman Garage and Orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <vairdan at localnet.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 8:11 AM
Subject: <VV> stock 1961 owners




  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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