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Mar 10, 2009 | 08:46 PM

Holiver31

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Radio Delete Bezel

I was just pokin around the local junkyard and found a dash with a radio delete,,i had never seen one with that before and i was just wondering if that is a rare thing,,any ideas

Mar 10, 2009 | 11:05 PM

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I'd say so. 30 years = great chance of a radio being stuffed in it.

Mar 10, 2009 | 11:22 PM

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I've seen one or two pop up on eBay before. They weren't very common in the first place, and unfortunately many of the ones that were out there were cut up to put in a radio. If you found one at a yard and it's not too expensive, I'd pick it up. You could resell it on eBay, or it'd just be cool to have anyway.

Mar 11, 2009 | 09:12 PM

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i found one a few years back when i needed the clear piece inside the bezel. I had never seen one before so i picked it up too. Dont need it but i thought it was neat.

Mar 11, 2009 | 09:15 PM

Holiver31

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im goin out tommorow to take it out before someone else does,,kinda cool to have

Mar 11, 2009 | 09:43 PM

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Danggit! :/
It's not a friggin "radio delete bezel"! :/
It's the -real thing-!
The others have been ruined by cutting a hole in 'em for a #$%in squawk box! :/
"just a bunch of excited talk about nothin" comes out of them stinkin radios.

Whew, ok, there, I feel better now. :)

http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/gearshift.jpg
The walnut **** was purchased at the NAPA in Willcox in '75.

http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/gearshift1.jpg
Shows my "new" **** that might be 20 years older than the pickup. :)

Chances are pretty good that the pickup was special ordered to -not- have a radio.
Our company trucks were that way and so was mine.

Alvin in AZ

Mar 11, 2009 | 09:45 PM

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My 62' is a radio delete, After 46 years of a pristine dash, theres no way I'll cut it.
Charlie

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Mar 11, 2009 | 10:43 PM

Holiver31

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this one at the junkyard is in like pristine condition,,no cuts, no nothin

Mar 12, 2009 | 01:10 AM

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Alvin in AZ

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Originally Posted by Holiver31

this one at the junkyard is in like pristine condition,,no cuts, no nothin

Cool. :)

Mine has the factory A/C hole, so it's not exactly as plain (and cool!;) as you can get,
just "closer to cool" than most, is all. ;)

Alvin in AZ
ps- this is what the sun does to them out here, check out the chrome...
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/F100Philco.jpg
Mine never quite got in that bad of shape but I steel wooled off the chrome...
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/gearshift.jpg
0000 steel wool and a little bit of 600 sandpaper was used on the stubborn spots.
pps- when you've got an FE you don't need no steen keen radio. ;)

Mar 12, 2009 | 11:21 AM

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Cool.

Mine has the factory A/C hole, so it's not exactly as plain (and cool!

as you can get,
just "closer to cool" than most, is all.

Alvin in AZ
ps- this is what the sun does to them out here, check out the chrome...
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/F100Philco.jpg
Mine never quite got in that bad of shape but I steel wooled off the chrome...
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/gearshift.jpg
0000 steel wool and a little bit of 600 sandpaper was used on the stubborn spots.
pps- when you've got an FE you don't need no steen keen radio.

nice clock!

Mar 12, 2009 | 12:00 PM

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Alvin in AZ

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Originally Posted by Holiver31

nice clock!

Cool, thanks. :)

Alvin in AZ
ps- I'm retired, I don't wear one on my arm anymore.
pps- The time zones were a railroad invention.

Mar 12, 2009 | 03:39 PM

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Alvin, I didn't buy it new, which is even more amazing that it's still untouched. Me and my truck are the same age.
Charlie

Mar 12, 2009 | 06:13 PM

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My 79 is a radio delete bezel as well. I bought a Dennis Carpenter bezel to cut this spring to put a radio in and keeping the other oneliek it was meant to be....uncut.