UP FOR SALE WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE FIND IN VINTAGE AUTOMOBILE AUDIO EQUIPMENT.
A WELL PRESERVED 1941 PHILCO AM CAR OR TRUCK RADIO MODEL AR55, MANUFACTURED IN 1941.

THESE RADIO'S WERE INSTALLED BY TECHNICIANS OF THE TIME IN CARS AND TRUCKS THAT DID NOT COME WITH A RADIO WHEN MANUFACTURED ORIGINALLY.

MY GRANDFATHER INSTALLED MANY OF THESE PRIOR TO WW II UNTIL PRODUCTION WAS HALTED IN 1942 DUE TO WAR. MY FATHER, A TEENAGER AT THE TIME RECALLS MY GRANDFATHER INSTALLING AND REPAIRING RADIO'S JUST LIKE THIS ONE.

PLEASE LOOK AT THE PICTURES, THIS RADIO IS COMPLETE EXCEPT FOR THE SPEAKER. THE CONTROL HEAD AND CABLES, ALONG WITH THE MAIN CHASSIS ARE ALL THERE. SOME OF THE WIRING HAS LOST THE INSULATION AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE INSIDE OF THE RADIO, BOTH THE CIRCUITRY SIDE AND THE SIDE WITH THE TUBES APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION. ALL COMPONENTS ARE IN PLACE, THE TUNER GANG TURNS FREELY FROM THE REMOTE HEAD AS WELL AS THE OTHER CABLES AND CONTROLS. THE DIAL INDICATOR DOES NOT MOVE WHEN THE DIAL IS TURNED

For model AR-55, Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt. Co.; USA:
Copy from Philco folder

THIS RADIO IS UNTESTED, DUE TO THE BARE WIRES, NO POWER WAS HOOKED TO THIS RADIO, WE CAN NOT SAY IF ITS WORKS!

IF YOU ARE NOT SURE WHAT YOU ARE BUYING IS WHAT YOU WANT, PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH YOUR QUESTIONS. WE DO NOT ALLOW RETURNS UNLESS THE ITEM IS PROVEN TO BE DEFECTIVE. I DO MY BEST TO DESCRIBE EACH ITEM ACCURATELY. IF YOU BUY IT, YOU OWN IT. IF YOU COMMIT TO BUYING AN ITEM THEN PAY FOR IT! AVOID GETTING A STRIKE AGAINST YOUR ACCOUNT.

PLEASE PAY FOR YOUR ITEM WITHIN THREE CALENDER DAYS OF THE END OF THE AUCTION, OR USE "BUY IT NOW" WHICH REQUIRES IMMEDIATE PAYMENT.

Principle	Superhet with RF-stage; ZF/IF 455 kHz; 2 AF stage(s)
Wave bands	Broadcast only (MW).
Details
Power type and voltage	Storage Battery for all 6 Volt
Loudspeaker	Electro Magnetic Dynamic LS (moving-coil with field excitation coil)
Power out
from Radiomuseum.org	Model: AR-55 - Philco, Philadelphia Stg. Batt
Notes	This model is equipped with a vibrator for the generation of B+.
External source of data	Ernst Erb
Circuit diagram reference	Rider's Perpetual, Volume 13 = 1942 and before
Literature/Schematics (1)	Philco 1941 RMS Year Book