"Original" 1973 Radio
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All Factory Radios were made by Philco at this time. Which Ford owned stock in. Philco changed names to Ford around 1979.
There are Aftermarket "Factory Replicas" from this time frame too.
I have an Audiovox AM Radio, toyota replica that the dealer installed in my father's 1982 toyota.
I also have a clarion AM/FM Stereo Ford Car Replica from the late 1970's.
The only way to really tell these replicas, from the real thing, is that it will not say Philco, or Ford on it. The Aftermarket Replicas are not built as well either. IMO.
Hope this helps.
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It's Aftermarket.
All Factory Radios were made by Philco at this time. Which Ford owned stock in. Philco changed names to Ford around 1979.
There are Aftermarket "Factory Replicas" from this time frame too.
I have an Audiovox AM Radio, toyota replica that the dealer installed in my father's 1982 toyota.
I also have a clarion AM/FM Stereo Ford Car Replica from the late 1970's.
The only way to really tell these replicas, from the real thing, is that it will not say Philco, or Ford on it. The Aftermarket Replicas are not built as well either. IMO.
Hope this helps.
All Factory Radios were made by Philco at this time. Which Ford owned stock in. Philco changed names to Ford around 1979.
There are Aftermarket "Factory Replicas" from this time frame too.
I have an Audiovox AM Radio, toyota replica that the dealer installed in my father's 1982 toyota.
I also have a clarion AM/FM Stereo Ford Car Replica from the late 1970's.
The only way to really tell these replicas, from the real thing, is that it will not say Philco, or Ford on it. The Aftermarket Replicas are not built as well either. IMO.
Hope this helps.
I figured it was probably aftermarket. Thanks for the info.
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Anyone know if 1973s are any different than say a 1974? or? They get a few in the yards I go to here in Denver but I have never looked for a stock radio. I have a am/fm cassette from a 89 Ford BroncoII in the dash if my 77 F250 with a audiovox 10 disk cd player behind the seat. Works out realy well, great sound for me. I can look if you want as they let the am/fm/cd players go for around 15 bucks so I am sure that a stock old am or am'fm they will let go real cheep.
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I'm tracking a few on Ebay...
Ideally, I'd like to find an "era correct" AM/FM with 8-track....but I don't know if that is REALLY "correct"..
A prior post here said that my truck probably came with an AM only...
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Hate to resurrect an old thread. However, I came across a radio bezel on EBAY and see that the radio bezel (with engineering number D3TA-18933-AA) appears it may have a slant on the left side of the bezel. Has this been altered or original to the truck. I can't recall what the orignal dash area looked like on the 73-79 generation trucks
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Hate to resurrect an old thread. However, I came across a radio bezel on EBAY and see that the radio bezel (with engineering number D3TA-18933-AA) appears it may have a slant on the left side of the bezel. Has this been altered or original to the truck. I can't recall what the orignal dash area looked like on the 73-79 generation trucks
Weirdest thing ever, I took the picture with the piece upside down, but Ford-Trucks Flipped it right side up!
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