Slick 60's

Did 1965 F-100s have only AM radios? Thinking about putting an OEM radio in my truck. I found one plain vanilla. no push buttons etc.

61-66 Were only AM Radios,,, Sorry no pushbutton's ,, When we go to the swap meets there is a guy with his wife that can converts that original Radio.. This weekend we will be in Moultrie Swap Meet & see if he is there to get some info Last time I asked it was about 400.00 to do the conversion to AM/FM Stereo He does others also

One radio only, and it's a unique fit AM unit shared with nothing else I'm aware of.
I stuck a non-functional one in the dash and will either install another in the glovebox or have this one converted.

That's whay I was thinking about, converting one. You still don't have push buttons, or cassette player but that's OK.

DV65CustomCab wrote:One radio only, and it's a unique fit AM unit shared with nothing else I'm aware of.
I stuck a non-functional one in the dash and will either install another in the glovebox or have this one converted.

the radio was also used in the early broncos, the bracket on the bottom is a bit different than the truck but can be made to work.

DV65CustomCab wrote:One radio only, and it's a unique fit AM unit shared with nothing else I'm aware of.
I stuck a non-functional one in the dash and will either install another in the glovebox or have this one converted.

The radio is unique only in that it fits a Ford and even then not entirely unique. The same radio was used in Ford light trucks, heavy trucks, Econolines and Broncos as well as Dodge trucks (Bendix and Philco supplied both companies). The radios are unique to the year and for correctness are not interchangable but are physically all the same size and shape but have different codes stamped into them for the year or if it is a Dodge versus Ford. They are the same between models though so a 1964 Econoline will have the exact same radio with same numbers on it as an F100 or a C800. Here is a really good website that lets you decode many Ford radios: http://www.hammar.dyndns.org/radio.htm. Unfortunately the page is better suited to mid 60's and newer radios but an example of a radio code is my correct 1961 radio for my unibody and the original radio has a 12BT code. 12BT decodes as: 1961 / tube / Bendix / Truck. Hope this helps, Hawkrod

Thanks Hawk! You da man!!!

I have a couple of radios if anyone is interested

http://www.taymanelectrical.com/

For conversion. Has AM/FM and RCA inputs in the back, for your CD, or iPod or whatever......

OLDTRUX wrote:I have a couple of radios if anyone is interested

Would you email some pics? More description as to condition. Price. Are they complete with face plate, mounting brace, etc.
Thanks,
Jim

I use to work on radios and these little radios are a really good made unit. And yes the radio design was in the Ford trucks,Broncos and some dodge vehicles, I have repair manuals on these units. As far as converting I thought about making a setup to go into the radio myself. But I found a really easy and cheap way around it. I had a fm converter popular in the 60s-70s I got for 5 bucks. I then got a mp3 adapter at walmart for 30 bucks. I had a echo or reverb unit that was gave to me. Perfect sound for a lot of the 60s music. That box gave me two sets of speaker wires. I then got one of the older grounded power bosters for 5 bucks. There is a difference in boosters ,they were grounded which will work. It may sound complicated but its not. If you just want fm or a ipod all you need is a fm coverter,they are on ebay all the time and a mp3 converter from walmart. As far as mine goes it has more than enough sound and volume. Plus with this stuff it retains a older look except the mp3 which can be hidden. You can see it in my pictures at the Tennessee/Kentucky slick site at http://groups.msn.com/TNSlicks/wills2.msnw

I think Dodge used the same radio ,I had a dodge van that had one that looked the same and mounted thru 2 holes in the dash. you might want to check out some junk yards. if you have trouble finding one

Just got back from Moultrie & here is there phone number , 727-785-8733 in Palm Harbor, Fl. or there web site is www.antiqueautomobileradio.com & use the same radio for the converions , no changing of face plates or anything They do all radio's for all vehicles, they had like 50 on display always at the shows

Great info! Gotta get around to fixin' this...



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