Send what you can Asad and I'll share with the list what we find out. I can also upload pictures to my web site showing the difference between the models based on the power supply.
Nick Stokes Dub~Tunes radio page: http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/dub_tunes On 6 Aug, 2007, at 07:38, asad ishaque wrote: > Thanks for congratulating! > > I know I have been a very very lucky man to source one > locally. If you go to the local junkyard and ask about one they > always give you 'is this guy nuts' look. Vintage radios have been > binned by people here and even if any are found on cars being > hacked up they are put in the scrap heap meant for the steel > melting plants! Thsi particular one was clinched from a very > eccentric VW only mechanic after a lot of negotiation and delay. > > A question: Why dont I see any of this same model anywhere on > the www?? Thesamba.com has a lot of stuff but still I did not see > this particular model. > > I just re-examined the radio. Yes there WAS a small sticker on > the right side of the radio body but as expected its GONE! I just > took the faceplate off as I managed to undo the two escutcheon like > nuts from where the two knobs would be. The face plate came off > along with another backing plate. Theres a lot of overspray paint > on the body but as far as I can guess, this contraption has never > been opened!! > > I have no idea about the difference between tube transistor > and all transistor radios or very frankly about any radio > internals! But willing to learn in idiot speak! > > The back side has a plastic grub screw which doesnt move much > on gentle persuasion. I dont want to mess around and break it. Two > wires enter from the left side. one is thinner, about 7 inches long > with a connector jacket at the end, obviously for connection of an > antenna cable. > > The thicker wire has been cut by some idiot. just three inches > remain. >> From what I can make out, there were three wires inside the outer >> jacket but > Im not sure. .....wait.....they seem like a bunch....cant really > make out. > > Could you please elaborate on what the movable power supply > was for?? Does it mean the radio could be detached and installed > elsewhere?? > > Yes the knobs and buttons would pose a challenge. I was > thinking of installing seat lever tops from a 65 bug as the two > side knobs, or maybe modified headlight knobs or maybe having some > fabricated on a lathe machine. > > Can I pmail you some photographs? Would you mind if they are > high quality images? I dont want to trash your mailbox. Will send > as soon as you give me the green signal. > > Best regards, > > Asad > Karachi, Pakistan. > >> From: Nicholas Stokes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List >> <[email protected]> >> To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Vintage VW radios!! >> Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 19:49:35 -0400 >> >> Congratulations on your radio purchase Asad, >> >> By your description it sounds like you have an AM (M) and Shortwave >> (K) radio. >> >> There should be a model name and serial number on the side but >> because Blaupunkt used paper it may be long gone. Blaupunkt used the >> same names over the years as they changed from tube-vibrator power >> supply to tube-transistor power supply to all transistor so a >> Frankfurt model can be all of these depending on the year. Any >> replacement tube is readily available with a suitable substitute for >> the Telefunken but I'm not sure about the vibrator. All the >> vibrator- >> driven ones I've worked on have been functional. >> >> Does it have a fully detached power supply that would have been >> mounted in the trunk near the right wheel well? If so, it's vibrator- >> driven. Going by the '65 year it may have a transistor power supply >> that is attached to the chassis of the radio by adjustable mounts. >> This allowed the radio to be used in many applications by moving the >> power supply below, behind or above the main chassis. >> >> The knobs and pushbuttons are tough to find and I know of no >> reproductions available. I contacted the shop that sells those >> beautiful ones on eBay to ask about replacement plastic parts and was >> told that they do not sell them. >> >> Send me a picture and I'll see if I can find out any more info. >> >> Cheers, >> Nick Stokes >> Dub~Tunes radio page: http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/dub_tunes >> >> >> On 4 Aug, 2007, at 06:58, asad ishaque wrote: >> >> > Volks! >> > >> > I have recently found a vintage VW radio!! Its rare as hens >> > teeth here and although it seems out of order was a great find for >> > me especially as I had to negotiate with the owner for long. >> > >> > Its Blaupunkt and was probably taken out of a 65 bug. The two >> > side knobs are missing however. Radio has 5 white sunbaked brittle >> > push buttons with M, 25, 31, 45 and 60 written from left to right. >> > >> > The face plate is chrome and dirty but should clean up good. The >> > centre screen has 6, 9, 12, 16, M in the first row and 1, 2, 3, 4, >> > 5, K in the second row. >> > >> > Theres a vintage looking round logo with Blaunkpunkt written in >> > slant at the centre. The brand name is also written in the screen >> > between the two station lines. The needle is not visible through >> > the screen and probably broken. >> > >> > I searched around on Nick Stokes webpage but could not see such a >> > model there. A search on thesamba.com also was fruitless. >> > >> > Can anybody shed some light here on the radios vintage? Also how >> > do I go about restoring it. Would make a perfect finishing touch >> > for my 59 rag!! >> > >> > >> > TIA >> > Asad >> > Karachi, Pakistan. >> > >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> > Messenger Café — open for fun 24/7. Hot games, cool activities >> > served daily. 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