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DELCO MODEL#S

Posted: 3/6/09 6:23pm Message 1 of 25
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The #1 does mean 1971....the radio above might be AM only, where as yours is a 1971 FM...........I do belive it's the right one.......


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Posted: 3/6/09 7:02pm Message 4 of 25
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Posted: 3/6/09 7:08pm Message 5 of 25
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In 1971 you could get the AM/FM (RPO U69 $178) or the Stereo AM/FM (RPO U79 $283)


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Posted: 3/6/09 7:14pm Message 6 of 25
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[QUOTE=JC VETTE 70]Am/fm would have been standard on all radios?[/QUOTE] Yes you are right...........the only differences would be stereo or monoral.


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Posted: 3/6/09 7:19pm Message 7 of 25
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The first digit is the model year of the radio 0=1970. So 8=1968, 9=1969, 0=1970, 1=1971, 2=1972 3=1973, 4=1974, 5=1975 after that i have no litature for info.
The second digit is the car line:
1 = Chevrolet
2 = Pontiac
3 = Oldsmobile
4 = Buick
5 = Cadillac
6 = GMC
The third element is a letter which corresponds to the fisher body style the radio goes in:
A - Midsized: Tempest, Chevelle, Camaro, ChevyII, Acadian, Skylark/GS, [GTO not listed by Delco but is a Tempest or LeMans, GT37, T-37 Pontiac model radio]
B - Fullsized model: Bonneville etc.
C - More than full sized: Cadillac Fleetwood.
D - Rear control: Cadillac 75
E - Toronado, Riviera
F - Pony car: Firebird etc.
G - Grand Prix etc.
H - Subcompact: Sunbird etc.
L - Opel
T - Truck
TTC - GMC truck tilt cab
V - Corvette, sometimes the V looks like a Y ?
X - Compact: Nova etc.
Z - Corvair etc.
The next two letters indicate the type of radio:
PB - Push Button AM
FP - AM/FM mono
FM - AM/FM~Stereo
K - Fader Control
MP - FM Multiplex adapter (second part of a two-piece radio)
T - Stereo Tape Player (8-track)
RV - Reverberation Amplifier
FW - AM/FM/Weather band
MW - AM/FM~Stereo/Weather band
In 1970, integrated AM and AM/FM~Stereo/8 tracks became available which added a third letter - T or "AMT" or "FMT" In 1970 there where a lot of AM - 8 track combos sold, FM stations were still a rarity in parts of the country.
Finally there may be a digit (1, 2) on the end which indicates a running change or revision number.
About the ultimate was reached in the late 1970s with the model xxBFTC1 - An AM/FM~Stereo/8 track/CB unit in three pieces - the radio unit which went in the normal dash position, a CB unit which contained the transceiver electronics, and a control head/microphone. About as much as was ever put into a Delco radio.


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Posted: 3/6/09 7:23pm Message 8 of 25
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So the one on eBay is AM/FM monoral...but the one you listed is a 1971 AM/FM Stereo.........I hope that helps you.


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Posted: 3/6/09 7:40pm Message 9 of 25

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Posted: 3/6/09 10:52pm Message 10 of 25
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