Re: IML: Car Phones?
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Re: IML: Car Phones?



I have just emailed the ATCA (Antique Telephone Collectors' Association) listserv and expect some responses shortly. Thanks for the information so far! And I'd like to see photos of that Princess, Jeff, and your British unit, Mr Boehme, if it's not too much trouble.

-Alex Krasicky

theboehmes@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I have a radio phone that came with my 65 Crown; The  antenna assembly is attached to the rear deck along with the antenna. I have the phone in a box. It is an English PYE brand. My car came from Canada. I assume the owner had it installed. The wiring from the phone assembly does not look complete. I have toyed with the idea of getting it operational again but I would not even know where to begin.
 
-------------- Original message --------------
From: 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 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 rec eiver 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.
> >
> >
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