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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 6:27 am    Post subject: Very Early VW Radio for Bus? Reply with quote

Unable to find any model numbers. Just a long list of numbers looks like a serial number. Thanks in advance for any productive directions.

Buttons read 1 2 3 4 5 M

Since this has a face plate it's got to be OEM something. Made by Motarola.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 8:56 am    Post subject: Re: Very Early VW Radio for Bus? Reply with quote

I have never seen this radio myself.

If you are asking if it's a standard VW Bus radio then No, not to my knowledge.

Could it have been installed in a Bus?
Sure, anything can be installed.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 9:18 am    Post subject: Re: Very Early VW Radio for Bus? Reply with quote

Thanks EverettB... I have radio part numbers for just about every radio made in the past 60 years... not having a part number does slow me down. I'll open the case many times there'll be a paper tag inside.

Have to assume with the "M" middle band that this was in a foreign car maybe a early Audi or BMW. Motorola made a lot of radios for imports OEM installs I've been told.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 8:11 am    Post subject: Re: Very Early VW Radio for Bus? Reply with quote

I did a search and found these 2 radios on eBay.

Buttons are similar to yours so maybe the models #s listed below will help you find yours with some more Google searching?

vintage car radio Motorola 64c72276
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222203647137

vintage car radio motorola 64c-73106
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222203652920
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 2:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Very Early VW Radio for Bus? Reply with quote

Didn't most "original" radios fit the hole properly? I feel like it would be unlikely that a dealer would be cutting big chunks of dash on a new car to shoe-horn that in when there were alternatives that fit correctly. Anything's possible, but whats more probable?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 7:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Very Early VW Radio for Bus? Reply with quote

Malokin Martin wrote:
Didn't most "original" radios fit the hole properly? I feel like it would be unlikely that a dealer would be cutting big chunks of dash on a new car to shoe-horn that in when there were alternatives that fit correctly. Anything's possible, but whats more probable?


this radio wouldn't fit the holes to my 58 bus

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 19, 2016 9:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Very Early VW Radio for Bus? Reply with quote

Malokin Martin wrote:
Didn't most "original" radios fit the hole properly? I feel like it would be unlikely that a dealer would be cutting big chunks of dash on a new car to shoe-horn that in when there were alternatives that fit correctly. Anything's possible, but whats more probable?


Generally Yes for Split Buses in regards to the center square hole, although some had faceplates to fill gaps.

For the 2 tuning post holes the Sapphire radios, and maybe others, required you to open up the holes a bit.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 30, 2016 9:52 am    Post subject: Re: Very Early VW Radio for Bus? Reply with quote

Hiding behind the face plate was the model number stamp. 1949 Studebaker radio. Sorry to "bug" you Smile
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