'66 headlights and radio

["Greg and Russell" <65luxuryliner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My '65 Crown convertible is pretty well optioned and it has the AM/FM search
tune radio with the remote button on the floor. Was this a rarely installed
opton in '65?  How far back was this radio available?  I wish my car had the
reverberating rear speaker!  Is this something that can be added or did that
option have to be installed at the factory?  Why did Imperial not receive
AM/FM stereo until late '67?  My '66 Eldorado has AM/FM stereo but no search
tune button either on the radio dial or on the floor.  I would have thought
The Big Three luxury cars of that era would have been neck and neck
regarding technological advances such as "stereophonic sound" from a car
radio.

Greg McDonnell

----- Original Message -----
From: <dan.donna.m@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: IML: '66 headlights and radio


> You're right Dick, I stand corrected...my old '66  AM/FM wasn't
STEREO....but
> it did have the search-tune and the floor mounted button that would change
the
> station to the next on on the dial...at least I think thats the way it
worked
> instead of just going over to the next pre-set channel...well, at least
thats
> the way I remember it used to work. (That was back in the late 1970's)
> Dan Melnik (it also had the factory 'reverb' mounted in the trunk as I
remember)
> > AM-FM, perhaps, but not "Stereo" - that didn't come out in Imperials
until
> > late 67, and was listed as an available option starting in 1968.   The
AM-FM
> > Stereo radios were not search tune, even in 68, but the much more common
> > AM-FM radios were, in both 67 and 68.  I don't know if the AM-FM in the
66
> > were search tune, but I don't see why they wouldn't have been.
> >
> > Dick Benjamin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <dan.donna.m@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 4:50 PM
> > Subject: Re: IML: '66 headlights and radio
> >
> >
> > > Hi Tom!..I can answer one part of your question...that is regarding
the
> > > availability of the 'search tune' option. As my old daily driver 1966
4-dr
> > > (now my parts car) had the AM/FM Stereo w/ floor button and on-the-
> > > radio 'search' bar it most definitely was availabe with AM/FM as well
as
> > > AM..Either that or I have one really special parts car here! The other
> > folks
> > > in the IML that know lots more than I do will have to answer the rest
of
> > your
> > > question....if I can help do not hesitate to email me, either via the
IML
> > or
> > > directly at "dan.donna.m@xxxxxxx". Happy motoring!!
> > > Dan Melnik
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi all-
> > > > I'm confused about options for the lighting for a '66 Crown.  The
> > owner's
> > > > manual says that the "automatic headlight beam changer" is optional;
> > fine,
> > > > but mentions nothing anout the automatic "safeguard sentinel"
option.
> > The
> > > > '66 service manual does not list anything on the beam changer, but
DOES
> > list
> > > > the "safeguard sentinel lighting system" (page 1-24), and even has a
> > > > picture, this is the automatic-on feature.  What's the story?  I
always
> > > > thought the '66 was available with the beam changer option only, not
the
> > > > safeguard sentinel??
> > > > Also, the owner's manual states that the search tune is available as
an
> > > > option for AM/FM radios (page 22), but the service manual states
(page
> > 1-13)
> > > > that only the AM model is available with search tune.  Again, will
the
> > > > correct info please stand up??
> > > > Thanks
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > >
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