Re: IML: was: 60 radio gremlins/gutting radio/vivid memory/ now loc/dis button

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

The Local button will automatically cause the radio to seek a strong "Local" radio station. The Distance button will do the same for weak or far away staions. The floor button will seek which ever type station corresponds to which ever button was pushed the last time the feature was used.

Other signal seeking radios have a "Wonderbar" with a lever that you move to select "Town" or "Country" stations or, as in 1965 Imperials, Local & Distant stations. I think Imperials started the Loc/Dist buttons in 1957 and ended in 1964. 1960 through 1963 radios look the same and will interchange, but are not mechanically identical. They also have dial colors that match the speedometer and gauge backgrounds.

Paul W.

In an email dated 11/6/2005 7:31:15 pm GMT Daylight time, "imperialman" <imperialman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Thank you everyone for your advice. I am heading to Radio Shack this 
>afternoon for some tuner cleaner.
>If this doesn't do it I will remove the radio and seek professional help(for 
>the radio not me).
>I have always liked to keep things original on a car if ?at all possible .
>It really is a good sounding radio ?with wonderful tone from both front and 
>back speakers.
>Since I have the attention of ?the 60 radio experts ? I was asked a question 
>about the radio ?that I couldn't answer.
> Someone wanted to know how the Loc/Dis button worked if in fact at all.
> Was /is this a feature of the radio that does something ,or is it more 60's 
>marketing than anything else?
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> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Clay Smith
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 60 Custom
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 67 Crown Coupe
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