Re: [lro] Land Rover radio? driving lights/ washer pump

From: Alan J. Richer (mrchurchill109@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Mar 22 2003 - 14:52:55 EST

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    --- John Hess <jfhess@dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:
    >
    > Hey folks,
    >
    > I'm looking for info about radios that would have been
    > installed by
    > Land Rover during the 60s, not after market console
    > mounted CD changers
    > that plushie owners have.

    The LR optional parts manual shows such a thing, as do some
    of the owner's manuals. The stock installation was an
    integrated radio/speaker all in one case that bolted up
    under the parcel shelf.

    Wiring then ran up into the instrument cluster area from
    there, with a lead out to either a rooftop-mounted or a
    wing-mounted aerial.

    Aftermarket, I've seen all sorts of stuff mounted in
    Rovers. A lot of the old ones (dealer-installed) seem to
    have been of the same type - integrated AM/FM/LW (or
    combinations thereof) units with integrated speaker.

    One I have in my collection of radios is rather unique and
    is going to see service in a Rover someday. It's an AM/FM
    portable radio with a unique car bracket. This bracket was
    meant to be bolted up under a dashboard or wherever. The
    radio, when placed into it, then took its power and antenna
    signals from the vehicle mounted parts.

    This way, when traveling you had the benefit of a good car
    radio, and coult take the radio out for picnics or home use
    when otherwise occupied.

    The one I have is a mid-60s Radio Shack one, though I've
    had similar units as built by Blaupunkt and Grundig.

                 ajr

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