WHAT CAR DID YOU SEE THIS AFTER MARKET RADIO TUNER INSTALLED IN ???

[thehandleman]

WHAT WHO WHERE AND IN WHAT YEARS COOL LOOKING SEE PICS? ROLL THE BAKE LITE KNOBS AND CHANGE GENRE

THANKS

[Bloo]

I have no idea what kind of car. In that time, it was fairly common to have a distance-local switch for sensitivity (probably equivalent to city-country) and a tone control, and it was also sometimes a switch. That's probably what bass-voice-music is. On some radios these controls were down on the box rather than up with the dash controls. I'll bet this radio remoted those controls when they otherwise would not have been. The st.car setting is a mystery to me. I've never seen this part. Good luck on your search.

 

EDIT: Also, the knobs are generic, and those particular ones were really common in the late 30s and early 40s, used on many different makes of radio. They were probably available over a considerably longer period.

 

Edited August 24, 2023 by Bloo (see edit history)

[thehandleman]

I was thinking St Car is maybe short for street car music ?? I dunno 🤷‍♂️ 

Thanks

[drwatson]

Thinking it could be Tone Controller for Car Horn(s) Left and Radio tones Right. 

[thehandleman]

Interesting Doc

[rocketraider]

Does each knob have its own wiring harness? 

[thehandleman]

Here is picture of grd wire and power then looks like  4 pins maybe work each setting 🤷‍♂️

[drwatson]

It's a circa 1938 Motorola "Acoustinator" as seen in this photo with text explaining settings.

Link has more details:  https://www.rfcafe.com/references/radio-craft/motorola-8-80-car-radio-set-july-1938-radio-craft.htm

 

Edited August 25, 2023 by drwatson
pic (see edit history)

[thehandleman]

Just when I think I am getting good you guys totally amaze me, That is wild! Great Job!

Rich