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Mopar 8track/Cassette Options

Ray70Chrg

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I'm asking when did any type of tape player was first offered as an option on mopars. The topic came up in @MoparGuy68 thread about the accuracy of Motor Trend Mag. about the options on his '71 Charger. I never had anything more than a am/fm radio in any of my cars until 1983 when I upgraded my wife's '81 Corolla sw with am/fm/cassette and added 2 back side speakers. We thought this was the height of listening pleasure on our family trip from CT. to Texas. LOL, I'm not aware of this option on Gen 2 Chargers. Note: I have upgraded my '70 Charger from AM radio to am/fm/cassette/bt and the illumination constantly changes color. Also 4 speakers instead of 1. 1970 meets 2000.
 
1968 Thru 1970 8-track In B-bodies. 1970 only for E-bodies. 1968-1974 (amd beyond) in C bodies.

1971 cassette player floor tunnel or console mounted in B C and E bodies.
 
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My 65 Sport Fury had a 4 track , but not sure if factory ?
 
The floor/console cassette player debuted in 1971. I think it was an available option up to 73 or 74, before they started using a new am/fm cassette combo unit that was dash mounted. I’m not certain how long they offered the floor mounted cassette player..
 
Not mopar; but my mother's '66 T-bird had a factory 8-track. Since my mom car-pooled, after I got my license, I drove it most often to school and such. I played the crap out of it and blew out one of the speakers. And my dear old departed dad, wondered how I burned through a set of new tires in six months...
 
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Would your original question include dealer installed? I picked up this player a few years ago, and I really never found any information about it. The knobs Look like they are straight out of a 65 Dodge. You can see from the case that this was an under and not in the dash unit. This is a stand alone player with its own amplifier. As far as being dealer installed, that is just a guess on my part.
 
my sisters 70 340 duster came with the floor mounted cassette with plug in micro phone and it could record off the radio
 
When I was in the Navy, a shipmate had a 8 track stereo setup in his '65 gto. Don't know if it was factory option or custom. I only remember that it was the best sound in a car that I ever heard and that was in '67. It wasn't til the early '80s when it seemed like everybody was getting cassette options in their cars.
 
Then there was a time when reverberation units were da fad. Our '63 GP had one in it. Could be a dealer install; not sure. I remember it well in my cruisin days. Could be among the many reasons my hearing is for **** now.
 
I've always want to upgrade my AM/FM to a radio 8-track. Not sure is additional wiring is needed on 69's? Or if it just plugs and plays in same radio mounts?
 
Cojohnso1 said:
I've always want to upgrade my AM/FM to a radio 8-track.
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I am not sure what you are trying to say here. In a 1969 B body, there was a factory am eight track available. The only way to have one of those is to buy one, take your radio out of the dash and install it, with additional speakers. The problem is you would be upgrading to an eight track, but downgrading to an am only radio. The aM 8 track would fit in your dash exactly like the original, except it uses a different dashboard bezel. Most under the dash aftermarket units would be standalone units with their own amplifier and speaker volume and balance and tone controls.
 
I got some great information about the eight track player I posted a picture of earlier from the guys on the antique radio forum. That under the dash player is pictured in a brochure for a 1967 fury. It is listed as being a dealer installed accessory. So that means that under the dash player precedes any In the dash unit available from Mopar. Of course they could’ve been installed in earlier model year cars. The transistors in My player were made in 1965
 
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Mike Szadaj said:
I am not sure what you are trying to say here. In a 1969 B body, there was a factory am eight track available. The only way to have one of those is to buy one, take your radio out of the dash and install it, with additional speakers. The problem is you would be upgrading to an eight track, but downgrading to an am only radio. The aM 8 track would fit in your dash exactly like the original, except it uses a different dashboard bezel. Most under the dash aftermarket units would be standalone units with their own amplifier and speaker volume and balance and tone controls.
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That is what I was asking. Thank you. My GTX is not near numbers matching. So sense I have 8-track tapes? (Somewhere. I still have some searching.) Just thought I would see if feasible? (With the understanding that these units in good working order are not free!)
 
Mike Szadaj said:
View attachment 1140955 View attachment 1140953 Would your original question include dealer installed? I picked up this player a few years ago, and I really never found any information about it. The knobs Look like they are straight out of a 65 Dodge. You can see from the case that this was an under and not in the dash unit. This is a stand alone player with its own amplifier. As far as being dealer installed, that is just a guess on my part.
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That's a 1966 LearJet Stereo 8 relabeled for Mopar.
Factor aftermarket.
Very cool piece!
 
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