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BearBroth Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:06 pm

Can anyone tell me anything about this radio? (besides the obvious "it's an am/fm Blaupunkt).
I believe it's original to our bus and it's lived in the dash forever.

Thanks in advance!


chimneyfish Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:46 pm

If you take a look on the back of it, (you might be able to use a mirror and torch from underneath if you don't want to pull the radio out), there should be a label on it. Usually Blaupunkt models are named after a German city, e.g. Emden, Essen, Wolfsburg etc. A good resource to start on here and find the year of production and if it matches your bus is on here at this link: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/radios.php

BearBroth Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:50 pm

Thank you! I've been looking at every resource I could find trying to fifure out the model without any luck. I'll stick my grape under the dash and look for that label. Thanks again.

69BahamaYellow Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:13 pm

Looks like a Blaupunkt Frankfurt model. I had one just like it in a 69 Porsche 911, But with rubber knobs

busdaddy Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:15 pm

1970 brochure from the archives:


alman72 Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:16 pm

be careful using the torch. :lol:
over here we call them flashlights.

BearBroth Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:20 pm

I thought it looked like the Frankfurt too but the 3 station preset buttons in the middle are blank and have no indication of ever having any letters on them (no indentations). The knobs are a little different too, although I know these might be replacements. The bezel window (?) is a little different too.

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