Need picture of a 240z stock stereo

[Zhead]

Does any one have a picture of a 240z stock stereo.

[mdbrandy]

Here's the one out of my '70.

[Zhead]

I'm looking for the 1972 stock, Do you know if they're the same?

[26th-Z]

They are not the same. By 1972, the Hitachi AM radio was upgraded to AM/FM reception and the antenna switch was changed. This picture is missing the knobs on the radio, but they are the same as the previous picture.

[Gav240z]

no wonder no stereo seems to fit right in the slot. The original has a diagonal curve towards the bottom .

So are you guys gonna keep the stock radio in your Z?

Personally it's not my cup of tea but I drive mine sometimes daily although alot less these days.

[26th-Z]

Gav,

When I bought my Z in 1984, it had this Fujitsu AM/FM in it and I thought it was original. I didn't like the sound quality, so I put a Sony cassette deck in with an aftermarket face plate and I wired another speaker to the passenger side. The original face plate was broken and during my search to repair / replace the face plate, I discovered the radio wasn't original and the broken face plate had been modified further to take the Fujitsu radio.

The car was originally equipped with an Hitachi AM (vert. toggle antenna switch) and the face plate has also the clear face for the radio tuner. Later models (1972) had the AM / FM with the horizontal antenna switch up top. Again, the clear tuner face is part of the outside face plate.

Because of my low serial number, I am advised to make the car as original as I can dictating the lovely AM and single speaker arrangement. That's Ok, because the car has so little sound deadening material, listening to tunes is nearly out of the question! So much for my favorite Eric Clapton album.

I found an original working radio and unblemished face plate to be fairly rare and expensive. I searched long and hard and was shocked to find a real nice radio and face plate as expensive as a contemporary sound system - paying for something that would look great but I would hardly use.

[Gav240z]

I can see your point and I'm glad your going all the way with the restoration. I guess I'm not that purist just yet hehe. If I had another car myself I guess I wouldn't mind going without the stereo as the Z doesn't really need one it's that much fun to drive.

I recently installed a stereo in the car but to my dismay the sound quality wasn't as good as the car it came from probably the sound deadening as you say.

Ah well it will do for now no biggie.

:classic: .

Oh so am i to understand that the original radio could power the antenna(my other question). Did the Z come with an electric powered antenna stock?

[Alfadog]

Yes, I believe it came with a semi-automatic antenna. As in, you had to flick a switch to make it go up, it wouldn't go up as you turned the radio on...

This is what I've been told anyway.