Anyone Familiar With This Radio?

I don't recall (and don't feel like searching), But do you have an antenna?
a cassette deck you don't listen to that at least works is one thing, but a radio that doesn't work just for looks doesn't do any thing for me

Of course I do.

I certainly would want it to WORK!

Rocky, Do some research and you will find there are people that are converting the old radios to accept Iphone accessory plugs. This way you can listen to your music from your Iphone or other device.

Back in the day, I used to work for a large electronics chain, in service. Blaupunkts were not a brand we were authorized to service, but we'd occasionally see them anyway for repairs or install. My recollection was that they had a great reputation, but they were also kind of unusual as far as install, use, and repair.

My only experience using one was in a Vauxhall in the UK. It functioned, but it didn't strike me as intuitive.

I managed to get a radio, amp, speakers and subs into my car, and found it was still hard to hear anything. It's still there, but disconnected.

I guess if you're going to have a radio in your Pantera, a Blaupunkt would be as "cool" as any. But personally I wouldn't bother. I found that I prefer the 351C symphony instead.

You may find that that radio needs a bit of internal cleaning of the potentiometers and tuning gang (I assume it may have one), and perhaps some caps may be dried out and need R&R. I'm no expert on Blaupunkts, but it looks a bit long in the tooth.

Depending on the model it appears to be period correct. I think it would be cool just to have a radio which could've been installed during that time period.

I think that's the same unit that was installed in #6018. It was working when I purchased the car. Its definitely a period correct radio; one of the "European" radios Lincoln dealers were apt to install. I think amongst the radios that were installed by dealers, those with the vertical dials have the coolest "cool factor", but the Blaupunkt is cool too.

I have an auditory issue that precludes hearing softer sounds in the presence of louder ones. For instance I can't carry on a conversation in a loud room. Well, the Pantera's engine is so loud I couldn't hear the radio unless I turned the volume up higher than I cared to (louder than the engine); plus the Blaupunkt tuner was not all that wonderful. By that I mean the sound quality was so-so, and its ability to pull-in radio stations also so-so. So I gave up trying to listen to the radio while driving the Pantera. Like Paul said, the melodies of the Cleveland Symphony dominate my driving experiences ... no complaints about that either.

I've since purchased a radio delete plate. I was very thankful that the speakers were cut into the center console covers (instead of being carved into the doors) because the covers were easy to replace. I like the "cool factor" of the radio delete plate as much as the period correct radios.

My 2¢

Something I did along George's line of thing: Since I have multiple cars and I don't really listen to music in the "toy" cars most don't have radios including the Pantera. I purchased a Beats by Dr. Dre speaker box that connects to my IPhone. It has a battery life of 7 hours and its loud enough to be heard over the engine while cruising. The cool thing is I can take the speaker with me into any of my cars. Food for thought.

I forgot to mention the Beats XL (bigger one) is the one I am using. The smaller one wont cut it.

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Originally posted by Rocky:
Cool or Uncool?

Super cool!