Moe, have you had any luck at our Goodguys show in Nov?

I didnt know what to look for when I was there last year but man in swamp meet row there was thousands of radios...

Oh and thanks for pointing out they have value. I thought the one in my truck was a Ford...

But I will keep my eyes peeled. I'm new to this world but I will quickly find deals.

 

Only diferences I've heard of is the face plate, *****, and mounting brackets.

 

I had the same idea years ago but since I was a Poor B_d I couldnt even get a regular ford radio so I bought a face plate for a 50' ford and stuck it on a 55' plymouth radio with some rework (FRANKENRADIO). Pic below is it unfinish. Works great and I listen to baseball on it every night in the garage. THEN......another faceplate for the rare merc radio showed up on ebay for $5, chrome, I bought it and wrote the guy selling it and asked him if he any any other pieces for it. He said the radio didnt work and threw it in the trash. I asked how long ago that was and he said he just did it. I offered him $20 for his trash, repaired the radio (just needed capacitors) and it works great. $600 radio for $25.

 

I'm only needing a faceplate/*****/buttons (since I have a modern to go in the glove box) - show only, no functionality... So anyone finding just the front clip would be great for me

 

I went and checked out that 49 that is sitting in the bush. There appeared to be a radio and speaker at one time but only the holes left in the dash. I did however find the tool tray with the rounded ends, the bottom of it is rusted out but the sides are in good shape,but that's for the other thread.

 

Are you talking about the Goodguys show in Scottsdale?

 

Yep...Last time I was there I found a crap load of radios. I was actually looking for something for the NOva but wasnt happy with the GM stuff but there was a ton of stuff there...

 

I'll have to try to make it there this year... Do you remember if they were reasonable priced or going for big bucks? There's a Swap Meet next weekend

 

They were reasonable. Most guys are just using for display's more then anything...Having cash in hand you could walk away with some decent stuff...I'll go this year and take some measurments of peopls F1's for my personal info.