[Healeys] Radio part number

RACarbone racarbon at verizon.net
Tue Jan 3 14:42:19 MST 2012


May be a little late but hear goes.

As I understand, the radio was a common add-on at the dealers and in the US
Motorola was probably the most common supplied with the BJ8.  My 64BJ8P1 was
dealer (Pontiac/Austin Healey) ordered with a radio and delivered with only
the antenna.  After a few weeks of dealing with a confused dealer, I made a
complaint and visit to the US importer/distributor located in northern NJ and
was provided with a BMC AM transistor positive ground push button radio with a
clear plastic face plate with bBritish Motor Corporation stamp below the
numbers.  After having changed to negative ground, the radio has been on the
shelf in case I ever convert back.  Examining the radio, all paper stickers
were lost over the years and there was no manufacturer stamped into the metal.
A very faint outline that may have come from an original sticker seems to be
bLong Ten_e S28750b.

Good luck with your search,
Ray Carbone (64BJ8P1)


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