<VV> stock 1961 owners

[Mark Noakes]

My Lakewood had a transistor radio but since we didn't get it till the mid-70s, it could have been a much later add-in...or original transistor type.  The tube type radios in my 50s era GM trucks are BIG...quite a bit bigger than the transistor Corvair radios that I have; it's hard to imagine them fitting behind a little Corvair dash bezel....but ok.

I've done some rebuild work on the tube types...very interesting...

Mark Noakes

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank DuVal" <corvairduval at cox.net>
> To: "Mark Noakes" <mark at noakes.com>
> Subject: Re: <VV> stock 1961 owners
> Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 08:40:34 -0400
> 
> 
> Yes! There were both tube type and transistor radios up through 1962 IIRC. I am 
> positive Ford used the Space Charged tubes through 1962. Search the archives for our 
> last lively discussion on this subject. If the bezel says All Transistor then it is.
> 
> Frank DuVal
> 
> Mark Noakes wrote:
> 
> > 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  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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