I have the same radio in my 65 as the original one posted. Although not is as good of shape.

 

Zip:

Did you ever have your radio out of the dash? Was it marked Philco or Philips?

 

As of yet no. Although I have only owned this truck for a few weeks. I have had my eye on it for a few years.

 

No problem. Looking forward to some pics, of the truck, that is!!

 

I call it the rainbow truck. If you see a picture you will understand.

 

Here is the radio. The ***** are a little different.



Here is what it is in.

 

Yeah, the ***** from my older '62 radio are different, but your radio looks just like the one I got from a '65 Ford. Is the paint code on your 'rainbow ride' UM?

 

As a matter of fact it is.

 

Here's a 1966 Mercury with a pushbutton radio:

1966 Mercury M100 Custom Cab

Here's another pushbutton radio, but in a 1963 Ford Unibody:

MINT 1963 Ford F100 Unibody

Now, this might be the first Unibody that I've seen with the pushbutton am radio! Note the white buttons? The two radios I have, and all others that I've tried to document had black buttons.

 

This looks the same as a 1962/64 Fairlane radio. The white ***** are correct, the off/on and tuning ***** are replacements.

Radios were an extra cost option. 1966 F Series truck AM radio: $44.65 at the parts counter, less if factory installed.

Some peeps didn't want to pay these prices, went to junkyards, bought whatever.

If y'all think $44.65 is cheap, consider that a buck was worth more back then. A basic stripper F100 short bed Flareside 240 3 S/T could be bought new for less than 2 grand.

 

Here's a few more radios:

1964 Mercury M-100

1966 Mercury M-100 Pick-up

 

It's took me a while, but I finally found some evidence that a Pushbutton AM Radio (with white buttons) was an option, at least for 1965. That part number, however, doesn't match my two radios with black buttons?

 

Here's another one, have a look before the truck is sold and the link is broken:

http://reddeer.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehi...AdIdZ388981838

 

Here's another pushbutton radio in a '65 Ford:

1965 Ford F-250 Pickup Truck

 

Do you have the name and address of the company you used? I might have some work for them. Thanks.