IML: Updating radios, another perspective
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IML: Updating radios, another perspective



There are a number of ways to update radios to maintain the appearance of originality.  The 58 came with an AM only radio with a foot switch to change stations, a harbinger of steering wheel remote control, I dare say.  The car, to the best of my knowledge, has only one speaker, in the center of the dash at the front.  The poor old passengers in the way away rear seat were ill served by any standards.  When the rear A/C was on, hearing the radio must have been problematic.  As I understand it, there are ways to install "hidden" speakers as well, again to maintain the appearance of originality.
 
The radio in my car does not work.  The power antenna, one of the tallest I've ever seen, still reaches for the sky.  I've never been tempted to address the "entertainment" situation simply because the car itself provides such a wonderful soundscape that radio of any kind is an uneccesary intrusion.  I mainly drive convertibles, where listening to the radio with the top open is difficult to say the least.  The Imperial is a hard top but, nonetheless, I have never found the lack of a radio to be in any way a problem.  The engine makes the loveliest sounds I could want to hear and music, as nice as it can be, seems superflous to the magnificence of the experience.
 
The other thing I love about older cars is the old fashined small triangular window in the front doors that direct air into the car so well.  I dare say these have a name.  It's somewhat of a pity that they are all but gone from modern vehicles.  I drive the 58 with all four windows open but Texas is Texas and it's hot.  The directed air from the small windows provide great relief from the heat and add even further to the ambience that of the Imperial experience.
 
Hugh
58 Imperial


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