Radio Delete in '74?
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Radio Delete in '74?
Did they make radio delete cars that late?
According to the previous owner of my car it was built without a radio... which may explain why it doesn't have an antenna. It has an aftermarket Panasonic in it now, but if it IS an original radio delete car, I'd like to change it back. I don't have the car's buildsheet (I haven't looked for it either...)
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Dave
1974 L-82 Roadster
According to the previous owner of my car it was built without a radio... which may explain why it doesn't have an antenna. It has an aftermarket Panasonic in it now, but if it IS an original radio delete car, I'd like to change it back. I don't have the car's buildsheet (I haven't looked for it either...)
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Dave
1974 L-82 Roadster
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Radio delete is incorrect terminology. ALL radios were optional in those years so if you ordered a car with no radio (which was fairly common due to the cr*p quality and high cost of the AC Delco unit) there was nothing 'deleted'.
In any case yes, there were 547 cars ordered with no radio in '74 MY. Not that rare.
In any case yes, there were 547 cars ordered with no radio in '74 MY. Not that rare.
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Radio delete is incorrect terminology. ALL radios were optional in those years so if you ordered a car with no radio (which was fairly common due to the cr*p quality and high cost of the AC Delco unit) there was nothing 'deleted'.
In any case yes, there were 547 cars ordered with no radio in '74 MY. Not that rare.
In any case yes, there were 547 cars ordered with no radio in '74 MY. Not that rare.
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Does anyone make a repop radio block-off plate? I see an NOS one for sale on ebay for $1,300 - (gulp)...
I wonder how many 74 L-82 Roadsters were made that had NO radio, manual windows, and had no tilt/tele wheel like this car...
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Dave
I wonder how many 74 L-82 Roadsters were made that had NO radio, manual windows, and had no tilt/tele wheel like this car...
Thanks
Dave
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I was thinking more of earlier year cars with no radio, many years had less than 200-300 built. Later year C3s had a greater volume of no radio cars built as higher quality and cheaper aftermarket systems became available. Alpine and Sony units were the hot ticket back then.
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Safe to say that if all options on a given car were taken into consideration almost every Corvette would be 1 of 1.
Statistically, my car is so rare it doesn't even exist as the combined options multiply out to less than 1 of 1.
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I think Paragon sells a re-pop of the radio block off plate.
I do not know if it is the same on 1974 cars, but for 68-72 cars without a radio, the following items pertain:
1. No antenna or antenna cable
2. No ground straps for the exhaust
3. No upper ignition shielding
4. Fan sound filter is bypassed and simply plugged into itself
My 1970 has all of these traits. Although a non-radio C3 looks "cleaner" without the antenna, it sure does suck not having tunes.
I do not know if it is the same on 1974 cars, but for 68-72 cars without a radio, the following items pertain:
1. No antenna or antenna cable
2. No ground straps for the exhaust
3. No upper ignition shielding
4. Fan sound filter is bypassed and simply plugged into itself
My 1970 has all of these traits. Although a non-radio C3 looks "cleaner" without the antenna, it sure does suck not having tunes.
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