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The 8 track was the epoc of car music.....LZ- "Dazed and confused for days I dont know how>

1 posted on 09/08/2012 8:38:20 PM PDT by djone
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I saw a 1060’s something Rolls Royce a couple years ago that had an 8 track as standard equipment...found that interesting...someone had later added a cassette deck, but the built in 8 track was still there.


2 posted on 09/08/2012 8:42:36 PM PDT by GGpaX4DumpedTea (I am a Tea Party descendant...steeped in the Constitutional Republic given to us by the Founders.)
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My mother ordered a brand new 1969 Oldsmobile 442 because she was tired of station wagons. She took me in to help her with the options list. She already knew she wanted power everything and metallic grey paint with black vinyl top and a blue vinyl interior. I added the 8-track tape player and 400 ci V-8. Was a fun car.


4 posted on 09/08/2012 8:51:34 PM PDT by MtBaldy (If Obama is the answer, it must have been a really stupid question)
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The most sought after item that would guarantee your car would be broken into. Its as if you kept a gold brick on the front seat nowadays.


7 posted on 09/08/2012 9:00:53 PM PDT by Eye of Unk (OPSEC)
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The late great Bob Pease from National Semiconductor wrote about Muntz way back when. Seems Muntz was some kind of a self-taught engineer who had a penchant for snipping out components to reduce costs.
9 posted on 09/08/2012 9:03:31 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer (My game is disruption. I will use lethal force --my vote-- in self-defense against Obama.)
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8-tracks were large cassette tapes Really? 8-Track Museum Opens In Texas http://www.crackerhammer.com/really-8-track-museum-opens-in-texas.html
11 posted on 09/08/2012 9:04:50 PM PDT by djone (..we own this country,..)
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12 posted on 09/08/2012 9:06:39 PM PDT by RitchieAprile
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I remember when I got my first car with a cassette player in it, in the 1990s (a Maverick), it was better, but not all better, the 8 tracks had their own little (few) good traits.


13 posted on 09/08/2012 9:09:02 PM PDT by ansel12 ( Aug. 27, 2012-Mitt Romney said his views on abortion are more lenient than the Republican Platform)
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Wow! Does this bring back some memories or what? Muntz.


14 posted on 09/08/2012 9:10:21 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The DNC convention is proof that Americans still love a good freak show.)
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The Mad Man even tried his hand at cars:


19 posted on 09/08/2012 9:26:32 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (Romney was right about the Olympics, but neither the Brits or the Dems will admit it.)
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I had a 77 Old Cutlass with a combo 8track/CB original equip


24 posted on 09/08/2012 9:45:41 PM PDT by Figment
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Muntz 4 track cartridge player
28 posted on 09/08/2012 9:51:20 PM PDT by djone ('..,..you're fired')
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I had a 1967 Camaro Super Sport that had the 8-track option. I was the second owner of the car and it was three years old. Someone broke into the car one night and stole the casette player. They also did a lot of damage to the inside of the car. My dad woke me up early one morning and told me the passenger door to my car was open. Really pissed me off! I remember that kachunk sound, right in the middle of listening to a song. Does anyone remember 4- tracks BTW?


34 posted on 09/08/2012 10:22:23 PM PDT by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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45 posted on 09/09/2012 7:21:41 AM PDT by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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