Re: 1964 Dodge Polara Radio

[William Harrison <bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Senior moments ass.
I just don't type worth a damed. It was a 426 street wedge.
My mind works faster than my fingers..(arthritis you know).


--- On Mon, 4/4/11, MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: MO ( Steve Mick) <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: 1964 Dodge Polara Radio
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 1:16 PM
> 
> OK guys , give the man a senior moment break!!You old
> geezers know a person can think of one thing and say
> another!  Besides  he had a 440 SEDGE , not a
> 440  wedge. I'm on your side Bill
> 8-)   :-) .............................MO
> {Steve Mick}
> http://stevemick1964dodge.shutterfly.com/pictures/5
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Harrison"
> <bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 8:18 AM
> Subject: RE: 1964 Dodge Polara Radio
> 
> 
> Ok folks; I know that the dead horse is getting beaten
> here, but if memory serves me right, here is how Ma Mopard
> did it in the early to late 60"s.
> My first new Mopar was a 65 Coronet 440 with 440 street
> sedge and four speed.
> It came from Arnold Palmer Dodge, (largest Mopar dealer in
> the midwest). It was ordered with a radio and antenna at the
> dealer. You sat down with the salesman and went through the
> available options and mixed and matched what you wanted.
> I also had a 62 Dodge Dart ex state police car. This was a
> bare minimum car, no radio, no arm rests. It did come with a
> tinted windshield, but remember you had the option of
> ordering tinted or non tinted.
> If you did not order the radio you got no speaker in front
> nor a hole in the left fender. You did get a radio delete
> plate in the dash.
> All the dashes were punched for a speaker and radio. The 65
> Doronet 2 dr post that I now have had an antenna but no
> radio so the delete plate was in the dash and there was no
> speaker in the dash when I got the car either.
> Don't know why but I'm guessing that as this car came down
> the assembly line (probably on a Friday or Monday) some
> retard did not read the build sheet and punched the hole and
> installed an antenna but when it got the the radio install
> guy, he noticed that there was no radio ordered and just let
> the delete plate stay in and skipped on to the next car.
> Thee were a lot of drugs being ingested by the mid 60's and
> there was a large influx of people to Detroit with no
> education on the assembly lines.
> My brother worked at the Electrical factory in Indianapolis
> and my Dad worked at Ford's steering gear plant in Indy too,
> so I know what I'm talking about with the Monday and Friday
> quip. Also the there was no education requirement in those
> days. They just needed bodies to fill the assembly lines. My
> dad quit in the 12th grade to fight the second world war and
> my brother was dyslexic and quit after the 10th grade. We
> just thought he was stupid.....No one knew what dyslexia was
> back then.
> He did consume a lot of illegal drugs during that era. My
> dad was smart though and rose to be head inspector of the
> steering gear line. (meant he got to get punched out early
> on Friday and punched in early on Monday by someone else.
> Hope this does not muddy the water any more that it already
> is.
> Just remember....No radio, means no speaker and dash kept
> the delete plate.
> Later
> Bill Harrison
> 65 Coronet 2 dr post
> 
> --- On Sun, 4/3/11, Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: RE: 1964 Dodge Polara Radio
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Sunday, April 3, 2011, 9:01 PM
> > 
> > Yes you could get a radio delete and there would not
> be an
> > antenna. My
> > Polara has the original AM radio and it only has a
> front
> > speaker. The
> > package tray is solid but has some indents underneath
> as I
> > recall where
> > you can break it out for a pair of speakers. It
> doesn't
> > show on top
> > though.
> > 
> > Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
> >
> =====================================================================
> > Blosserde@xxxxxxx
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Does anyone know if a 1964 Dodge could come with
> a
> > radio delete and if
> > > it
> > > could, would it still have an antenna?
> > > Did the 64 Dodge with radio come with rear
> speakers?
> > My car has an
> > > aftermarket radio, but there were no original
> speaker
> > grills in the rear
> > > package
> > > tray.
> > > Thanks
> > > David
> > > 64 Polara
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
> > >
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
> > http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-kinsley64polara.html
> > 
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