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19417 messages, Last post on Dec 04, 2009 at 2:47 PM
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ghulet - "... I always thought Chrysler was first to offer a record player as an option..." I'd always thought so too, and so I decided to do a little research (if googling something count's as 'research'). I don't think this guy knows what he's talking about - I think he's off by a decade. The Philco wasn't around (if I'm reading this right) until the mid 60's. http://cultureandcommunication.org/deadmedia/index.php/Hip_Pocket_Records And then there's this site which is interesting reading, with its old advertisements and magazine articles about the players: http://ookworld.com/hiwayhifi.html Chrysler made this dream[playing records in cars] a reality with two generations of in-car phonographs. The original Highway Hi-Fi hit the streets in Autumn of 1955, for model year 1956 -- a factory option in the full Chrysler Corporation line of vehicles: Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, DeSoto and Imperial |
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Replying to: lokki (Nov 04, 2009 7:06 am) |
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Replying to: tjc78 (Nov 04, 2009 7:45 am) You got it. They couldn't care less about wearing out the grooves, just having it in the car was the point. Of couse, their rarity shows how unsuccessful an idea it was... |
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Replying to: tjc78 (Nov 04, 2009 7:45 am) The tracking force was 2 grams! Essentially the things came from factory with a penny already glued to the tone arm
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Replying to: tjc78 (Nov 04, 2009 7:45 am) Note well how quickly they disappeared as an accessory. I think the idea is that you would park with your honey and put on a romantic tune or two. Given how fast a 45 rpm record played (ever notice how short the songs were in the 1950s?---I guess this was before those long drug-induced solos of the 60s  )--seems like you'd be rudely interrupted 25 times an hour.
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Replying to: lokki (Nov 04, 2009 7:58 am) Thats what I figured. I didn't have a chance to read the article yet. I guess we have a come along way in car audio! Thanks for the explanation. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Nov 04, 2009 7:59 am) Yep and then there were 8-tracks 
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"think the idea is that you would park with your honey and put on a romantic tune or two... seems like you'd be rudely interrupted 25 times an hour" And then there were 8-tracks. Yeah, they were a big improvement - you could tell how things were going - if she didn't notice that the music was starting over   Reminds me of the famous old poem from my high school days: "Oh John, please let's not park here tonight!" "Oh John, please let's not park here!" "Oh John, please let's not park!" "Oh John, please let's not!" "Oh John, please let's!" "Oh John, please!" "Oh John!" "Oh!"
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Replying to: lokki (Nov 04, 2009 9:18 am) |
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Well, whatever you'd call it, here it is. I'm surprised the bidding has gone that high, frankly, yet the reserve is not met.
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