I still have one, It was in my 71 Duster back in HS. I had those black plastic box 3 way speakers on the rear window deck.

 

my 78 marquis still has a working 8 track player and i still use it for the few 8 tracks i have

 

My 1970 Dodge Coronet R/T was equipped with an AM radio/8-track unit and it worked very well compared to other 8-track units. (I think it was made by Motorola) When I was in highschool, 8-tracks were going out and cassette decks were the "in" thing to use in your vehicle. (and don't forget the CB radio!) My best friend in highschool had "upgraded" his mom's car to cassette deck & a Cobra CB and he GAVE me the old 8-track player--- It was made by "Automatic Radio" and it worked real good, so I put it in my F250 where it served me well for several years--- until tapes became hard to find and the drive belt wore out. I sold the Coronet approx. 10 yrs. ago and I still have the F250. The Coronet is in the process of restoration by the new owner and should be quite a hotrod when it's completed. (440 Magnum, A727 torqueflite, ONE of less than 2,500 built in 1970) I wonder if the in-dash factory AM radio/8-track will still work? I still have the tube radio that was stock in my 1962 F250 and when I do the restoration on it, that radio is going back in! It still worked when I took it out to make room for other sound equipment 20 yrs ago. Oh yeah, Craig Powerplay car cassette stereos were the new popular "high power" units when I was in highschool. You could buy them at PayLess drugstores.....

 

Back in the early '60s, guys in shop class were building reverberators for their cars, which made a sort of stereo-like effect, and made girls all glsssy-eyed and woozy. Just as they were becoming gotta-have items, the 8 tracks came out, and everybody started over.

 

Yeah, I rem (long pause, while changing tracks) ember them well.