<VV> EM 8 Track Possibilities

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/15/2006 7:11:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
bowtieguy at cox.net writes:

I  purchased an 8 track player with the Chevrolet bow tie on it. From my 
scanning  of books etc., it appears that this one belongs in a console. It has an 
fm  converter inserts into the 8 as well as a cassette insert. 

What did  the EM 8 tracks look like? Were they installed in EM's and if so 
how? I assume  right below the radio.

Bob  Vukas
bowtieguy at cox.net



8-tracks were never offered in early model Corvairs. The first 8-track was  
offered in the 1967 Corvair, I believe, as a dealer installed option.  It  was 
an ungainly assembly of parts, but it added Stereo FM as  well.  Starting with 
a regular AM-FM radio, the 8-track set-up had a  separate second amplifier 
with two harnesse, one plugged into the radio, the  other into the 8-track deck, 
which mounted underneath the center of the dash. It  also had the output 
wires to the four speakers. Two in the front doors and two  in the package shelf. 
The door speaker placement was the same as the AM-FM  stereo option. (Ugly 
holes) - The AM-FM Stereos are seen regularly at Corsa  Concours events. Since 
they were dealer installed, they can be added to any car,  part of the "anything 
I can add on" principle!
 
Until GM/Chevy started enforcing the Bow-tie trademark, about 10 years ago,  
Companies routinely put Bowties and even "Chevrolet" on aftermarket  
equipment. You can still do that, of cpourse, as long as you write a hefty check  
up-front to GM for the licensing fee. - Seth Emerson