<VV> Tube Radios

[DTerry8123 at aol.com]

Here are my two cents worth. We had a 1960 500 4door purchased new  with a 
manual factory radio. The mount was the color of the dash. The  radio knobs were 
bright metal, as was the lighter and wiper/washer knobs.  (They seemed to be 
same as the headlight knob except with a thin aluminum  covering) The 
headlight switch knob was black plastic. (I have seen this  same configuration in 
pictures in various car magazines of that era) The  radio was a hybrid (tubes with 
a transistor for the power output.) 
Our 1963 4 door Monza also purchased new had a factory push button factory  
radio. It was definitely all transistor. The 1963 sales booklet states, "Full  
transistor radios bring new reliability and immediate warm-up to enhance  
listening pleasure" There is no doubt in my mind that it was all transistor. I  
still have the schematics. The radio suffered from oscillator drift in cold  
weather. Delco came out with some new transistors for the fix, which I installed  
them myself.
 
Dan Terry
65 Corsa coupe
Corvair Atlanta