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  1. HA!! Your slipping John. LOL. Only production parts from Mopar is the Dodge 8.
  2. Ram Enterprises had the grill scripts made in the 80s 90s.
  3. That is from the web site. These could have been different. Now the air is clear. 23in.
  4. Dodge and Ply are 23in for the cars. Chry and Desoto are 25in. Your headers are for the 23in. Hope that helps. Dave
  5. For Sale1933-34-35 All Mopars Hood latches-55.00 Chrome Rad cap with no guts-135.00 Dodge-Plymouth radiator script 6 and 8 Cyl-85.00 1936-37-38 Dodge and Ply truck window regulators. 175.00 Lower glass channel 75.00 Includes shipping in the lower 48. Worldwide Shipping Sonora CA 95370 (USA) dave@dodgecityvintage.com 209-613-1199 Thanks Dave
  6. Manufacture[edit] The players themselves were manufactured by CBS Electronics. According to the official Chrysler press release of September 12, 1955, "Highway Hi-Fi plays through the speaker of the car radio and uses the radio's amplifier system. The turntable for playing records, built for Chrysler by CBS-Columbia, is located in a shock-proof case mounted just below the center of the instrument panel. A tone arm, including sapphire stylus and ceramic pick up, plus storage space for six long-play records make up the unit." A button controlled whether you listened to the radio or the records.[3] A proprietary 0.25-mil (i.e., 0.00025" or a quarter of a "thou") stylus was used with an unusually high stylus pressure of two grams to prevent skipping or skating despite normal car vibrations. Highway Hi-Fi units were factory-installed and were not available as aftermarket add-ons.[citation needed] With a tendency to break or malfunction,[citation needed] and a limited number of titles (which were available solely from one label's back catalog), the product was not a commercial success; Chrysler slowly began to pull support for Highway Hi-Fi as early as 1957 when high warranty service costs became evident.[citation needed] Another automobile record player was manufactured by RCA from 1960 to 1961. This later version dropped the "Highway Hi-Fi" label (not being Chrysler-exclusive) and played standard 45 RPM 7" records.[4] It, too, suffered a short lifespan: the players were even more prone to malfunction than those manufactured by CBS,[citation needed] and standard 7" records had their grooves worn down rapidly by the high stylus pressure used to prevent skipping.
  7. The system appeared in Chrysler automobiles from 1956[2] to 1959 (1956-1958 model years). Records for the system were manufactured exclusively by Columbia Special Products and could hold roughly 45 minutes of music or an hour of speech per side. This was accomplished by the use of a very slow rotation speed of 16⅔ RPM—versus 33 RPM for long-playing records and 45 RPM for singles—in conjunction with an extremely tight groove pitch of 550 grooves per inch (216.5 grooves per centimeter, over four times that of a standard monaural LP of the period). The recording surface extended to an unusually small diameter of 2 1⁄4 inches (57 mm), which constrained the label to 1 1⁄2 inches (38 mm) for long-playing titles, but demonstration discs with brief contents not requiring an extended playing time were manufactured with standard 3 inch (76 mm) labels.[citation needed]
  8. https://thevinylfactory.com/news/amazing-photos-of-a-time-when-cars-had-record-players/
  9. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/04/record-players-were-the-infotainment-systems-of-the-1950s-and-60s/index.htm
  10. I worked at Paul McGlone Chev on Joy Rd in Detroit in 1965. I was 13 and my job was to prep cars. One of the new car salesmen would talk to anybody. One day he was talking to a blind man walking down the street. The next thing I know, I was prepping 2 1965 big block Vettes for this guy. He had twin sons that were graduating from high school. This salesman, named (Don Massy) ended up owning numerous dealers generating over a Billion dollars a year in sales. Don took me under his wings and was teaching me the ropes. He wanted me to come work for him when I turned 16. I should have taken up his offer. PAUL MCGLONE CHEVROLET, Detroit, MI/ Closed Paul McGlone Chevrolet was located in Detroit during the 1960s. The location immediately conjures up the 'joy ride' concept, because the real address was 19000 Joy Road! There must have been plenty of joy in the dealership between 1958 and 1960 when McGlone was the number one Chevrolet dealership in the world. The General Manager of McGlone, Don Massey went on to built up his Plymouth, MI Cadillac dealer into number one position in the world. DON MASSEY CADILLAC, Detroit, MI/ Closed Don Massey's graduated from General Manager of McGlone Chevrolet to the owner of a highly successful Cadillac dealership in Plymouth, Michigan named Don Massey Cadillac. During the 1980s and 1990s be bought up Cadillac and Olds dealerships creating an empire named Don Massey Cadillac Auto Group which now included Saturn dealers amongst others. In 1996, he bought out his local competitor, Dreisbach and Sons Cadillac renaming it Don Massey Cadillac. The Massey Cadillac location on Grand River was noted for a revolving showroom floor. It was built in the 1960s as a round building to house the unique showroom. After doing business in the 1960s as Klett Cadillac, then Dreisbach Cadillac. Don Massey bought it out and managed to keep it going despite the erosion of business going on in Detroit. Finally, he had to close the doors in 2010. http://www.autonews.com/article/20110610/RETAIL07/110619987/don-massey-venerable-detroit-dealer-dies-at-83 I learned to sell cars from this guy. But no one could sell like Don. RIP Don.
  11. We have sold many items on CL with no problems. Have about 20 items listed as we speak.
  12. There are many caps from 33 to 38. Here are a few examples. Cap are like wheels, many variations. Wood and steel spokes. Artillery and disk. Wheels come in 13 to 20in variations.
  13. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1933-DODGE-G90-/152624271627?hash=item23891d910b:g:~48AAOSwYS9ZaS2C&vxp=mtr
  14. ‎Shawn Russo‎ to Pre-War Mopars the Group 5 hrs · window coupe $17,000 Belle Vernon, PA 1933 Plymouth 5 window coupe with rumble seat, has been in my family since 1965. All original painted once in 1954. Completely rust free. Recently dug out from hibernation since 1981. I hate to do this but I'm putting it up for sale. $17000
  15. 1930s-40s Mopar wheels and caps for cars and trucks. 25.00 to 300.00 per item. Worldwide Shipping Sonora CA 95370 (USA 209-613-1199 dave@dodgecityvintage.com Thanks for looking.
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