[Healeys] Austin Healey Radio?

[Olin Brimberry]

I actually have an original Motorola that came from a BJ8 and it is  
identical in knobs and in font to the numbers, but it did not have  
"AUSTIN HEALEY" on it.  I would bet that was an original US band  
Motorola radio that someone put the AH sticker on it.  Kind of like  
the windshield sunblocks with the car model typed across it.  There  
was probably an outfit making these for radio face plates (sold at JC  
WHitney) when graphics were being overdone in the 80s.

Olin
On Oct 21, 2010, at 10:47 PM, HealeyRick wrote:

> Doug,
>
> I think it's interesting that if I was the original owner of this  
> car, I would
> call the radio a "factory" one.  In reality, who knows?  Did  
> Motorola make a
> special run for Healeys?  Did the distributor or dealer commission  
> some
> special faceplates?  All part of the fun of trying to determine what  
> was
> "original".
>
> Rick