Re: IML: Car Phones?

[Jeff Ingraham <jeff_ingraham@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,
  My 65 Ghia Limo has a Princess phone in the back
seat arm-rest.  I don't know how it worked but it is
still mostly intact.
My car came from New york City.
Jeff Ingraham

--- Alex Krasicky <krasicky49451@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
> There are several 1960 Imperial ads that feature
> radio car phones. Just out of curiosity (and because
> I collect antique telephones):
> 
> Has anyone ever come across an Imperial with a car
> phone installed? Motorola units were popular among
> the rich and famous in the 1960s and early 1970s.
> 
> What modifications are necessary to install one on
> the dash? I know the main receiver component is
> installed in the trunk (and weighs around 50 lbs).
> 
> Because there are no operators to connect radio
> phones to land lines anymore, I am playing with the
> idea of how to make such a phone actually work today
> in a car.
> 
> Thanks for any help or suggestions.
> 
> -Alex K.
> 
> 		
> ---------------------------------
> Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make
> PC-to-Phone calls.  Great rates starting at
1&cent;/min.



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