Vintage Cobra 55 Xlr Am/fm/cb/8-track Tape Deck 40-ch Combo Unit With Microphone on 2040-parts.com
Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
|
Breaker One-Nine Breaker One-Nine, anyone got a line on some slick entertainment for when you're rollin' down the road?
What we have here is a very rare item, representative of the pinnacle of automotive entertainment and telecommunications devices for the average motorist. Produced by Cobra, the name in CB radios to this day, the 55 XLR is a fantastic unit which combines your standard AM/FM radio with an 8-track tape deck and a 40-channel digital-tuning Citizen's Band two-way radio. Although this sort of arrangement was offered as an option by vehicle manufacturers well into the 1980s, it was never a common option and unlikely to be found on dealership lots, leaving those who wanted a CB radio in their vehicle to mount a bulky unit under the dash somewhere, taking up space and ruining the interior lines. Enter the Cobra 55 XLR: The factory radio can be replaced with this combination unit, bringing a 40-channel CB radio and an 8-track tape deck into the vehicle where there was almost certainly neither before, and at best only one. This particular unit is in relatively rough shape; it is missing its knobs and some parts of the front bezel, but the microphone is there, with its digital display and big weird connector and even the mounting hook! We are not an automotive shop of any sort, and as such are completely unequipped to test this unit, and must offer it to you As-Is. It needs the attention of a competent car audio specialist, but would make an excellent centerpiece to any 70s or 80s classic car with period sound system, especially trucks and Pontiac Firebirds. |
Radio & Speaker Systems for Sale
61-67 rear speaker frame/housing convertible(US $100.00)
Vw porsche & audi am stereo radio pushbuttons motorola 5vw902(US $64.99)
76-91 gm delco factory am fm 8-track car stereo radio model gm2700(US $55.00)
1979 oem original ford am/fm 8 track stereo radio mustang torino cougar(US $85.00)
Vintage car radio grundig weltklang 3000 and blaupunkt speaker(US $149.00)
1959 1960 mercury am push button radio(US $79.99)
Audi S1 becomes Audi A1 1.4 TFSI
Tue, 21 Sep 2010The Audi S1 becomes the Audi A1 1.4 TFSI Audi let it leak they were working on making a hot version of the Audi A1, and we fully expected that the Audi S1 would turn up at the Paris Motor Show. So when we heard that Audi had confirmed – but without detail – that the Audi S1 would be at Paris everything made sense, apart from the lack of detail. But now we know why we got no detail – Audi has backtracked on the S1 and has instead planted the oily bits from the Polo GTI in to an A1 and Christened it the Audi A1 1.4 TFSI.
Italian firm buys stake in Aston Martin
Fri, 07 Dec 2012The former owner of Italian motorcycle maker Ducati has bought a 37.5-percent stake in financially strapped British car maker Aston Martin. The move means future Astons could use modern drivelines and electric architectures from Mercedes-Benz's AMG division, insiders with knowledge of the deal suggest. Private equity fund Investindustrial has signed a memorandum of understanding with current Aston Martin owner Investment Dar of Kuwait that will see it pay $240 million (150 million pounds) for the ownership stake.
Students experiment with interactive window glass for GM
Wed, 18 Jan 2012General Motors is thinking long term for its back-seat entertainment. It worked with students from the Future Lab at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Israel to develop apps that run on a car's rear side windows. The project, called Windows of Opportunity, was inspired by studies that say passengers often feel disconnected from their environments.