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obus 
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dstefun
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If you're asking what stock VW tape players were available when, here ya go... I have service manuals listing these:
AM/8-track - 1967 Sapphire VIII model A7MV
1971 Sapphire XVII model 1VW4112
1973 Sapphire XXI models 1VW4309 & 5VW4309
1974 Sapphire XXI models 1VW4419 & 5VW4419
AM/FM/MPX/8-track - 1974 no Sapphire designation, models 1VW4412 & 5VW4412
1975 no Sapphire designation, model 1VW4516
AM/Playtape - 1968 Playtape I model PA8MV & Playtape II model PP8MV
None of them are easy to find and they were all made by Motorola.
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obus
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Wowabunga
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Just returned from a long day digging thru the estate of a local horder.... and in the junk was found a few radios from the 1960's. I've been buying radios for 15 years and have never seen a VW factory 8 Track, in person or on ebay.
Here's what I dug up today: "AM/8-track - 1967 Sapphire VIII model A7MV"
This radio is nice cosmetically with all original knobs and wire harness. I'm petty sure that some issues will be found with the rubber belts on the 8track so I'm not going to bother testing. The dial selector does move freely. Door on 8track opens and closes as it should.
Sorta late.... photos will come in the morning hours.
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MonT3
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Wowabunga
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| MonT3 that is the same radio I have. Under dash mount and this one has the two L shaped mounting brackets. |
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Richard Roth
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Here is my original working Empi 8-track car stereo.
And my original prototype Empi 8-track tape !
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Wowabunga
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Day off.... no time to clean it up... from experience the chrome is going to clean up very nicely. Dry storage was a plus.
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obus
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h~moto
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| Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 3:19 pm Post subject: Re: vw 8 track players? |
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| Many years ago I saw an inexpensive Blaupunkt 8 track for sale at a VW show and didn't buy it! |
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bugmandave
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| Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2018 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: vw 8 track players? |
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I just scored this on eBay. NOS in box complete with speakers
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h~moto
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| Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2018 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: vw 8 track players? |
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Nice!
Excellent tunes too. |
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obus
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far rider
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| Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:07 am Post subject: Re: vw 8 track players? |
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Heres mine. Sapphire VIII by Motorola. Just like the one I had in 67 (when it was cutting edge  good times!
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obus
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far rider
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| Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:46 am Post subject: Re: vw 8 track players? |
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That Beatles 8 track has to be worth some scratch! Im ticked that when i gave up renting my storage unit i sold off about 200 8 tracks. I had some rare reggae and jazz ones.  |
Thanks for the heads up. Too bad about your tapes. Who knew 8 tracks might become valuable
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Clara
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: vw 8 track players? |
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Just installed in my 69 beetle.:
It has a sticker with something about Riviera Motors VW on the top, but I didn't take a pic.
It didn't have knobs, I used the ones off the broken tape player I removed. You can't install an 8-track with these knobs on 
The 8-track doesn't work, but the radio sounds great.
I may have the wrong faceplate.
from online search for "Blaupunkt 8-track"
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