You've got to get on this 8-track bandwagon with me.

[SteveSS]

I bought a couple of Panasonic 8-track stereos last year. I've buying 8 track tapes for less than a buck apiece. (When you buy like 20 at a time on EBAY.) My big point is you get albums you don't know much about. I listened to a Blind Faith tape this morning, so good! I know a lot of you guys are my age, 61 and it's a great deal.

 

[kiwigtx]

I have a crate full of 8-tracks....mostly big band stuff...with a couple of good ones in there.

 

[Lionized]

One of my favorites when I owned my '77 Coupe de'Ville in the '90's was "50 million Elvis fans can't be wrong". Great stuff.

 

[68gtxman]

Sorry Steve, but I can’t go backwards in technology. I got a Bose 901 system in 1981 and even cassettes won’t do it justice. If I am going to blast some tunes, it’s got to be CD or better. I’ll even do LP’s before I go back to 8-tracks.

But enjoy them my Mopar brother!

 

[Richard Cranium]

I listened to a Blind Faith tape this morning, so good!

For those who don't remember...

BTW, here she is today....

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/...0150115/blind-faith-blind-faith-1969-20150115

 

[Johnpat]

I have a crate full of 8-tracks....mostly big band stuff...with a couple of good ones in there.

Love big band stuff,my Dad was a drummer in those
when I was a kid.

 

[SteveSS]

Man I understand if you're an audiophile, 8 tracks must be bad. With my hearing it just doesn't matter. I had my hearing checked and these little old lady testers came back with a distressed look on their face. They asked, "Have you been around loud music, guns or loud cars?" I thought that described me pretty well.

 

[Moparfiend]

I am on the wagon but my wagon needs wheels first lol

 

[beanhead]

Honestly I'm surprised any surviving 8 tracks are still listenable due to the degradation characteristics of magnetic tape... I had some tapes from the 80s and when I tried to play some it was mostly static... maybe it's all in how they were stored over the years (just like our Mopars!)

 

[Budnicks]

When I bought my current 68 RR it came with
a big plastic tote/container, an in-dash 8 track player in a box,
with a bunch of other spare &/or some of the OE parts,
AM thumb-radio, starter, org. carb etc....
I think it had an early cassette deck in it too...

I had a few old 8 track tapes in bags too...

I'll have to go out & see if the 8 track player is still there...
I think I gave it away...

I have a decent early 2000's vintage Pioneer (Mosfet ?) 50wat CD/AM/FM player in my car
for the quality it sounds pretty damn good, for me anyway...
But I'm not sure I'd want something outdated or of lessor quality...
Unless it was an org. version, that still worked well...

 

[Lionized]

For those who don't remember...

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BTW, here she is today....

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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/...0150115/blind-faith-blind-faith-1969-20150115

Well...her hair hasn't changed.

 

[Lionized]

When I bought my current 68 RR it came with
a big plastic tote/container, an in-dash 8 track player in a box,
with a bunch of other spare &/or some of the OE parts,
AM thumb-radio, starter, org. carb etc....
I think it had an early cassette deck in it too...

I had a few old 8 track tapes in bags too...

I'll have to go out & see if the 8 track player is still there...
I think I gave it away...

I have a decent early 2000's vintage Pioneer (Mosfet ?) 50wat CD/AM/FM player in my car
for the quality it sounds pretty damn good, for me anyway...
But I'm not sure I'd want something outdated or of lessor quality...
Unless it was an org. version, that still worked well...

My Super Bee originally came with the AM radio but I'd certainly swap it out for the 8-track...with bezel.
Other than that I'd re-core the existing radio with digital guts. If only for the convenience.

 

[kiwigtx]

Running my 8-track through some modern wizardry....

 

[kiwigtx]

Anyone needing help on servicing an 8-track....or if you just want a good giggle...

 

[65wgn440]

Got rid of most of mine, but not this " collector's item" classic !

 

[beanhead]

Got rid of most of mine, but not this " collector's item" classic !View attachment 589186

Cool...their last one

 

[moparnutcase]

My 'Doba has a factory 8 track that still works and I bought a couple to play while cruising.

 

[khryslerkid]

Honestly I'm surprised any surviving 8 tracks are still listenable due to the degradation characteristics of magnetic tape... I had some tapes from the 80s and when I tried to play some it was mostly static... maybe it's all in how they were stored over the years (just like our Mopars!)

I remember buying them and after a month they started acting up. Your player would "eat" them. The dreaded "wobble wobble" sound and you grabbed it real quick, hoping that the tape wasn't damaged too bad. Carefully pulling the unraveled tape out of the player, after awhile you get pretty good at rewinding it back into the case. I even learned how to splice the crinkled piece out so you could still play it again.

Who remembers useing a matchbook to wedge the case so it would track right.

I'd get so pissed sometimes, I'd yank the tape out, hold on to the tape and throw the case out the window. It was cool doing that at night, having a car following way back, you could see a half a mile of tape sparkling behind you! Lol

I was so glad when they came out with cassette players. They worked much better and took up a third of the space!

 

[beanhead]

I remember buying them and after a month they started acting up. Your player would "eat" them. The dreaded "wobble wobble" sound and you grabbed it real quick, hoping that the tape wasn't damaged too bad. Carefully pulling the unraveled tape out of the player, after awhile you get pretty good at rewinding it back into the case. I even learned how to splice the crinkled piece out so you could still play it again.

Who remembers useing a matchbook to wedge the case so it would track right.

I'd get so pissed sometimes, I'd yank the tape out, hold on to the tape and throw the case out the window. It was cool doing that at night, having a car following way back, you could see a half a mile of tape sparkling behind you! Lol

I was so glad when they came out with cassette players. They worked much better and took up a third of the space!

And they weren't even made in China!
I was born in the early 70s but I remember 8-tracks always being around, until I was maybe 9 or 10 and cassettes took over..for serious listening it was all about the vinyl, right?

 

[rlem1977]

I appreciate nostalgia, and trips down Memory Lane. When it comes to 8-tracks and cassettes Memory Lane eventually turns into Elm Street, where the nightmare begins. Ah the horror. The music label didn't give a **** about your listening pleasure when they placed songs in the middle of track changes. Plus, that Freddie Kruger of a tape player then decides to eat that precious relic of music. Tape - best left to 3M for package wrap. I will say the OEM in-dash players look better than the Christmas Tree colored, graphics intense units made today.