Factory stereo speakers in doors of a '67?

["Dick Benjamin" <DickB@xxxxxxxxx>]

The multiplex Stereo AM-FM radio is mentioned as available "for the first
time" as an accessory for 1967 in the "Standard Catalog of American Cars -
1946 - 1975", published by Krause Publications (the "Old Cars Weekly"
folks).

While this is a secondary source, they are quite accurate, usually.
Actually, I'd say Chris Hoffman is probably even more reliable as a source!
I wasn't aware this was available in 1967 until Chris pointed it out
yesterday.

The price is given for 1968, but not for 1967.  In 1968, the price was
$294.85; the 8 track player was an additional $136.60, for a grand total of
$431.45, if I did that right.  On a car which listed for $5653, that's a lot
of money for 'tunes!

Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Klein <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Factory stereo speakers in doors of a '67?


>
> >Actually, the factory stereo of the 1968 model was phased into production
as
> >a running change late in model year 1967.
> >
> >Chris in LA
>
> Chris or anyone else, can you document the above?  Better yet, can you
> document the price of that option in 1967?  Its price in the following
> year is known (see the 1968 pages on the club web site), but I'd like
> to be able to add a documented price to the '67 optional equipment list
> as well.
>
> In the meantime, I've made a note about that late-year option on the
> '67 options page
(http://www.imperialclub.com/YearbyYear/1967/options.htm),
> with a link to Dick Benjamin's excellent writeup about it.
>
> Thanks for the help, everyone!  The repository of Imperial information
> on our web site gets better with each contribution like this.
>
> >From: "D. Dardalis" <dardal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Tim, I though you moved to NYC.
>
> That happens later this week!  But I got talked out of driving my
> Imperial, so it's getting shipped.  Watch this space for details
> about the outcome of that operation...
>
> Tim Klein
> '67 Crown 4DHT
> Plano, Texas
>
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