I have a radio delete plate for my 70 B-body (same as a 69). You'd figure by that time most cars had a radio, but the guy I got it from said the car had an 8-track only, no radio.
I brought home a 67 Beaumont today with a radio delete plate..I've never seen one before.. Kinda cool!
Hoping you could post a pic of that as I've never seen one? (I'd love to find one for my 66)
I imagine it is similar to the GTO version?
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"So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think... The good outnumber you, and we always will." Patton Oswalt
Racers are always looking for ways to save weight, factory race cars always came without radio, if you are going for the race car style, you will want the radio delete plate - and as others have said, almost all cars sold had a radio so the block off plates are rare = pricey.
I paid $100 for NOS plate for my 56, last one they had at California Pontiac Restoration:
Plus if you have a big thumping motor with stick shift and nice exhaust, that's all the music you need!
Here is the best looking delete plate. This one is for a 69 Beaumont. I think GTO use similar. They just made a different trim plate. This gives you that clean looking dash that looks like it never had a radio. Rare and hard to find.
I brought home a 67 Beaumont today with a radio delete plate..I've never seen one before.. Kinda cool!
Hoping you could post a pic of that as I've never seen one? (I'd love to find one for my 66)
I imagine it is similar to the GTO version?
Thanks for posting. Not the prettiest of delete plates (at least copared the the pic of the gal on the front seat).
Thx for posting...
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"So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think... The good outnumber you, and we always will." Patton Oswalt
Racers are always looking for ways to save weight, factory race cars always came without radio, if you are going for the race car style, you will want the radio delete plate
According to my '64 7000 series spec. manual:
Manual radio weighs 7 pounds.
Push-button radio weighs 9 pounds.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
I was over at a friends last night for a couple of cool ones...he had a radio delete plate for a mid 60's Chev in a pile of parts he just bought. Here's the story....another mutual friend answered an ad for a snow plow blade that was made for his garden tractor. Contact is made, the tractor blade has been sold (tractor and all) but there are a bunch of old Chevy car parts and 'stuff' for sale. The guys go over and have a look and lo and behold it's like the mother load.
Apparently the father of the guy selling the parts worked as a 'Jack of all trades' for the local Chev dealer years ago. When a new car came in without a radio the father was tasked by the dealership to install whatever the customer wanted. Therefore, he kept all the delete plates from the installations...the guys picked up at least 15 of them, all without a scratch. In addition, they scooped up a couple sets of NOS dog dish hub caps and the best one....a complete NOS '57 Chev continental kit. They also have a couple of NOS pickup bumpers still wrapped in that ugly green plastic coating from the factory.
Back to the radio delete plates...one of the more interesting items was a combination 8 track and cassette deck....never seen one of those before. I have tried to convince them to get the stuff up on the net for sale. We`ll see......
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1949 Pro Street Meteor Coupe, 468 BBC, 4L80E, Narrowed 9" 3.50 posi
1966 Biscayne post, 427 L72, M21, 4.11's 16600 original miles
1966 Hemi Satellite 4 gear 59K original miles 1968 Z28 302MO, M21, 3.73's, cowl plenum induction
1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod
