Re: Old radio programs on old car radios

Posted by Dave Brownell On 2014/2/18 15:24:09

I am old enough to have learned "use what you already own", and when I discovered that my Packard's Delco AM radio wasn't working, I briefly considered having it repaired/refurbished. I had recently done the same restoration with the 67 Corvette's Delco AM/FM, spending several hundred for some fine work. However, doing that just to receive AM in the Packard seemed foolish.

What I did do was to purchase a Jambox Bluetooth speaker and pair it to my iPhone. Now I can play either Pandora or Slacker's 40 and 50s channels or use my own purchased iTunes music. The streaming services are almost commercial free on the old folks channels so the annoyance factor is minimal. Now I can listen to Johnny Mathis, Dinah Shore, Pat Boone and Patti Page and show them what it is like to ride in a fine Packard. Wayne Newton's Dankeshoen sounds no better in the BMW, but George Shearing does in an old Rover. This way, moving the iPhone and Jambox from one old car to another is no problem.

Someday my Packard to-do-list will be shorter and the original Delco AM radio and speaker will be refurbished. But until then, I can cruise in style with my old music keeping me company. Too bad no one still broadcasts old radio commercials to complete the nostalgia. I would like to be reminded that I can get "S&H Green Stamps at A&P and my neighborhood Mobilgas service station."