[Tigers] Fw: Re: Re: Original Tiger Radio

[Steve Laifman]

Guys (and gals),

Here is a link to the actual Rootes Dealer accessories.  The radio is 
shown.  thanks to David and Gary Franchi for these images.

*http://tigersunited.com/resources/Dealer_Accessories/DealerAccessCat.asp*

Good pictures, in both a small (0.5 MByte) and larger (2.4 MByte) PDF 
formats, are available.

Steve Laifman

Editor

http://TigersUnited.com



David T Johnson wrote:
> Hi Tony,  I'm still alive.  Hot  in Indianapolis.
>
> Re radio:
> It all depend on
> where the car was ourchased.  Ordered from a Rootes
> dealer it should have a
> WR9 radio and speaker box.  Ordered oevrseas
> it proabably had a muliband
> Blauplunkt.  Order from a Chrysler dealer
> it had a Chysler $15 Motorola radio
> that said 'Sunbeam and a pentastart.  
> Early cars before Chyrsler had the WR
> radios and Blauplunkt.  Chrylser
> Tigers had the Chrysler radio unleas the
> dealer also had Sunbeam parts
> and then ????.
>
> Radios in Tigers were actually
> Marconi static boxes.  There are lots
> of tricks to eliminate the static. 
> Look out for radios from Alpines.  Some are positive ground.  They
> can be
> converted simply.  But dont hook up until you do.
>
> Dave