Re: [FWDLK] Chrysler town & country

[David Homstad <dhomstad@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill,

Yes, a Town & Country is the Mopar (Motorola) equivalent of a GM (Delco)
Wonderbar. It is a signal seeking radio that seeks when the bar is
depressed.

You will need the model number off the radio case to track down the correct
application. Cadillac usually had both knobs on the left. I'm not sure what
else might be the same. I've seen more common ones go for 50 - 100+, but you
never know if they work and assume they don't. Costly to convert to AM/FM
stereo. Higher priced cars like Chrysler, Cadillac, Lincoln had very common
T&C or Wonderbar radios. Olds and Buick are also fairly common. They get
very rare and thus valuable in lower priced cars like Plymouth, Dodge, Ford,
and Chevy. I looked a long time to find one for my 56 Dodge.

Early AM/FM factory radios started about the mid-60s. I think all were all
transistors. Much more reliable than tubes and highly sought after since in
my opinion most of the good stations are now on FM. FM stereo started about
1970.

Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500

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Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:03 AM
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Subject: [FWDLK] Chrysler town & country

Is a Town & Country radio the equivalent of the Wonderbar GM sold?

I spotted one on a shelf in one of the buildings in the junkyard last week,
but I didn't know if it was worth getting or not - I have no way to look up
what kind of car it's for and didn't recognize it (which doesn't mean much
except that it's not for a 57-62 Chrysler and it's not the Plymouth with
both knobs on one side).  Wondered what the average price is on one if it's
not for a car I'm likely to have, if they go for $100 or better without much
trouble it's worth my time to grab -

At the time I was thinking look for early AM-FM radios, and didn't see a
one.  I did see an odd Stude radio I need to check out, though.


If this is too off-topic send me a note off-list -


Thanks

Bill K.



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