AACA Library Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Think watching TV in cars is modern?:In 1967, Mercury offered a television set as an accessory. *We wonder how good the reception was.Taken from a 1967 Mercury accessory catalog.More... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 The 1966 Chrysler Imperial show car had a TV and offered them to the public in 1967. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarFreak Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Not a factory accessory but as a kid in early 70s when we traveled longer distances, dad set up a small portable on a power inverter and I think an antenna on the outside of his 68 Cadillac Coupe deVille. He figured well worth the trouble to keep 4 kids entertained versus annoying him. We appreciated his efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Siegfried Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 A true sign of 'older age' when you remember ads from your teenage years, and still like seeing them. Thanks Chris I appreciate your efforts. Looking forward to seeing some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Later, there were outside antennas, two "dipoles", which were held in place, I believe, when you rolled up the window? Color reception was problematic enough with one "rabbit ear", much less in a moving metal box, back then. Metro areas would be a different situation than far western Texas, for example. BUT, it was a new application for technology!Of course, the Ford Motor Company accessory televisions would have been a Philco brand device, which Ford still owned back then.Just some thoughts,NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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