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I am VERY new on here, so please forgive me if I do any of this wrong. I have a 1960 F-100, and the radio does not work. Am seriously attempting to bring back some tunes to this vehicle.....whether replacing the current "broken" AM radio and attaching an FM converter to it, or just going straight out with something under the dash. I would really rather go with a workable replacement AM radio and attach an FM converter in lieu of installing an under the dash, as I'm afraid some jerk might get the idea to burglarize my ride. Any suggestions where I can purchase a replacement AM radio? Thanks (Hope the pic comes out)
Copy and paste the above link. If that doesn't help, you can search "Stock Radio Upgrade" (title of thread). The thread was started in July of 2016 and has the name of two outfits that perform the modifications to the radio.
Man, that is a cool radio, in a retro kinda way. I wouldn't modify or update that.
Get an MP3 player, an old phone and load it up with your favorite tunes, maybe some kind of boom box or amp etc.
A few capacitors and some quality time with a soldering iron would whip that radio into shape. AM only of course but they work great and have that classic LOUD tube tone for baseball games, country music, and the saturday swap shop.
There is a guy in Minnesota that converts these radios to modern am/fm units. I met him at a swap meet a couple of years ago. A search should locate him and a couple of others that offer this service.
I feel your concern about making yourself a target if you were to install a newer system. With my first '60 f100 I was very young and it was my daily driver. I was not willing to go without tunes. Someone suggested I mount an aftermarket inside the glove box so it was out of plain sight. It worked phenomenally. I am planning on doing the same with my current project, as music is a luxury I do not want to skimp on. Just thought I would offer an alternative solution. Good luck.
Having the stock Bendix radio modified with an AM/FM Aurora board isn't the answer for everybody, but it does cover a number of bases. Since it looks stock, few people are going to want to go through the trouble of trying to remove what appears to be an old AM radio. And you can't just rip the stock radio out of the dash like you can most aftermarket radios The Aurora board also has a provision for plugging in a cell phone or other similar music storage device so you can play stored tunes.
The input jack is visible in the middle of the side of the radio shown above (next to the white label). Just a little food for thought.
I feel your concern about making yourself a target if you were to install a newer system. With my first '60 f100 I was very young and it was my daily driver. I was not willing to go without tunes. Someone suggested I mount an aftermarket inside the glove box so it was out of plain sight. It worked phenomenally. I am planning on doing the same with my current project, as music is a luxury I do not want to skimp on. Just thought I would offer an alternative solution. Good luck.
i put my am/fm 8 track player in the glove too.work great
Oldblue where can i get my hands on one of those radios?
im in the uk but would seriously consider the postage for one of those, have you got a pic of the front please.
There was only one basic radio made for the '57-60 conventional cab trucks. As mentioned, these radios were hybrids in that they had both transistors and tubes.
The radio is held in the dashboard by nuts threaded onto the volume and tuning shaft housings and a small bracket on the bottom. There is also a chromed round bezel that is held in the dash by small tabs. The radio dial housing plugs into the bezel from the back side of the dashboard. The **** in the center of the dial is for tone adjustment. The radio in the picture has been modified for AM/FM reception as well as MP3 input yet appears bone stock.
The good place to find one in decent condition would be eBay. That is unless a friendly FTE member has one they are willing to part with. You just have to keep looking. Nice ones are typically over priced. Typically these radios are in rough condition with rust and corrosion present on/in the case. Rust on the outside is a good indicator of what it looks like inside.
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