Camaro Research Group Discussion > Originality
Ground Straps
sixt9x33rs:
My 69 Z/28 has an AM Radio and the firewall has no holes penetrated for the ground strap screws. I did find the original lower ground straps that attached to the subframe. Do you guys think that this was just over looked or did not all cars have ground straps when an am radio was ordered?
I dont think I am going to put ground straps on since they were not installed when new. The car came with a radio from the factory best I can tell.
Thanks,
Jerry@CHP:
Your car was a factory radio delete car.
Having lived the era, many of us who worked at dealerships know the tricks of the trade back then. In many cases, when cars were ordered new, the dealer would write up a U63 radio but order the car without a radio. When the car came in, dealers would install a lesser grade direct fit AM radio to make more money on the sale of the car. This happened a lot. When I worked at Miller Chevrolet, we had boxes of look a like radios in the parts dept that were to be installed in new cars.
Jerry
sixt9x33rs:
That is wild. My radio looks like a factory radio. Has all the stickers etc that make it look like a factory delco radio. I will post some pics. Not disputing the fact.
My car is a RS Z/28 with an endura bumper, pedal trim, full gauges, standard interior. Does not seem like they would have ordered it without a radio. But like you said a way to make a few extra bucks.
--- Quote from: Jerry@CHP on March 16, 2009, 02:11:26 AM ---Your car was a factory radio delete car.
Having lived the era, many of us who worked at dealerships know the tricks of the trade back then. In many cases, when cars were ordered new, the dealer would write up a U63 radio but order the car without a radio. When the car came in, dealers would install a lesser grade direct fit AM radio to make more money on the sale of the car. This happened a lot. When I worked at Miller Chevrolet, we had boxes of look a like radios in the parts dept that were to be installed in new cars.
Jerry
--- End quote ---
Jerry@CHP:
Dealers bought jipper radios back then which cost 10 cents on the dollar compaired to a factory Delco GM radio. Anyone who worked at a dealer in the 1960's will tell you the same story.
Jerry
Jrschev:
I can't tell you how many of these jipper radios I've found in old Chevy dealers while parts hunting. They all did it. They used to do it for quite a few things and not just radios. Jerry is correct about this as I've seen many Chevrolet cars with those lesser radios. At a quick glance you can't tell the difference but they don't have the Delco on the dial face and the tuner assembly was of far less quality than a Delco tuner. You can also tell by the antenna. They were cheap antennas they purchased to install with the radio. I'll also say the new car prep mechanics back then were not concerned with proper wire routing etc. They slammed them out to get them done fast as they were on a flat rate pay schedule and new car prep was a great place to make flat rate hours.
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