This made me giggle..

[Danno44]

For the older Fellas...Was it normal to put an antenna in the rear quarters back in the day? Spent a few hours removing paint/bondo and found the circular patch(5/8 hole underneath). Only thing I can think of as to why it's there. Also uncovered some original paint under 3/16 layer of bondo. I kinda like the colour. Cheers!

 

[davek]

nope on the antenna , any pics of the car before you started working on it?

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Very odd paintjob but looks like it could have been some weird rapid transit scheme. lol

 

[Kern Dog]

That car has been through a lot!
I see coil over shocks, thick Bondo, the welded over side marker lights and the rear antenna! That gap between the quarter panel and door is pretty wide too.
These cars were often heavily modified in the 70s from what I remember...

Good luck with the car.

 

[RemCharger]

For the older Fellas...Was it normal to put an antenna in the rear quarters back in the day?

Yes very common. Check the other side to see if they did " dual whips"

 

[Danno44]

Yes very common. Check the other side to see if they did " dual whips"

I was thinking maybe this car had a CB radio

 

[davek]

I was thinking maybe this car had a CB radio

But the Duke boys had it on the trunk lid.

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Before anyone mentions it yes I know Rapid Transit was a Plymouth thing.

 

[davek]

Before anyone mentions it yes I know Rapid Transit was a Plymouth thing.

 

[j-c-c-62]

Wasn't it posted recently antennas got moved to the rear on some fiberglass hood cars to reduce radio static from the new electronic ignitions?

On the tandem axle charger, that looks a lot like downtown Sarasota Bay, Florida, but really begs the question, Why?

 

[ro23j]

For the older Fellas...Was it normal to put an antenna in the rear quarters back in the day? Spent a few hours removing paint/bondo and found the circular patch(5/8 hole underneath). Only thing I can think of as to why it's there. Also uncovered some original paint under 3/16 layer of bondo. I kinda like the colour. Cheers!

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I can't speak for other "older fellas" but I always liked the look of the rear antenna on the AAR Cudas and TA Challengers. So, when my gold '68 Dart GT got hit in the passenger side door and required some body work, I decided to change the body color. Since I was painting the whole car, I decided to paint it black and move the antenna to the right rear. This was in 1971 and I thought it looked great!

 

[Runcharger]

Yes: I always thought it looked cool on the quarter panel. First thing I did when I had my 67 GTX painted. It may have been a bit of a GM thing though as it seemed to be a factory option on a lot of GM products in the 60's.

 

[Dave6T4]

I bought a new Super Bee in February, 1969. While it was optioned out pretty well, it did not have a radio or antenna. When I asked the salesman about having a radio installed by the dealership, his reply was interesting. He explained that whenever this dealership ordered a "hot car" (his term), for inventory, it was ordered without a radio. Rear deck antennae were a popular fad at the time, but the factory never installed them there on B-bodies. If a radio was ordered, the front fender would be punched with a hole for the factory antenna, but by not ordering a radio, this was not done. The salesman said I could pay the option price (about $55.00), and the dealership would install a factory AM radio, and place the antenna anywhere I wanted it. I marked out a spot on the rear passenger quarter, ahead of the stripe with masking tape, and it was done. That was my experience, at least.

 

[Davefinan]

That car has been through a lot!
I see coil over shocks, thick Bondo, the welded over side marker lights and the rear antenna! That gap between the quarter panel and door is pretty wide too.
These cars were often heavily modified in the 70s from what I remember...

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Good luck with the car.

Is that Sonny Bono and his kid sitting on the car

 

[MarkLevi]

...but really begs the question, Why?

Superior Hook at Launch? Maybe there's a goose-neck ball in the trunk? "Tandem-envy"?

LOL

 

[R/T Boy 67]

My 67 coronet was bought new in a dealership in Calgary, and they had the same deal there. I talked to the original owner and he had the antenna mounted on the quarterpanel.

 

[ckessel]

Cave and pave.

 

[68-500]

Wasn't it posted recently antennas got moved to the rear on some fiberglass hood cars to reduce radio static from the new electronic ignitions?

On the tandem axle charger, that looks a lot like downtown Sarasota Bay, Florida, but really begs the question, Why?

Well moving the boat sure!

 

[Armyvet25]

personally, I think it looks cool on fastbacks only, and I'm doing it on my 65 Marlin, but not the Charger. I had a pic of one with them, but can't find it currently

 

[Don selleck]

AAR and T/A's had the rear quarter antenna