After restoring my standard AM radio to operation, I read somewhere that the dial of the radio changed a bit from '65 to '66. I have a '65 Kar with a radio dial that begins with a "5" digit. The label on the bottom is too worn to read, and I see no stamped date codes.
Has this topic been covered in a thread before? If you know of one, please send me a link. I couldn't find one when I performed a site search.
Thanks in advance!
I have a few AM radios and all of them are stamped with numbers on the left side. These stamps are in the metal and do not wear off like the paper tag numbers on the bottom of the radio. A 65 radio is stamped 5TMZ and the stations begin with a 6 on the dial. The 66 radio is stamped 6TPZ and the stations begin with a 5 on the dial.
-Fred-
There is also a 5TPZ that was introduced sometime during the '65 production year. It also starts with a '5'.
Bendix also made radios for the early Mustangs. Not sure what the dials looked like though.
Yes, there are Bendix versions, such as a 4TBZ. There are differences in the chassis and dials for each version.
Great information. I'll go recheck for date codes on the side - must've been covering it with my hand. And that chart is very handy.
Thanks a bunch for the help!
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