Modern Radio for a 1967 Corvette

[Herb E.]

I presently have a 15 year old Custom Auto Sound Radio with a CD Changer installed in our 1967 Corvette. I'm looking to upgrade to a Radio which has built in Bluetooth and USB Port input. I'm looking for 45 Watt output for each of the 4 speaker outputs. I want to input music stored on "thumb drive" memory sticks. I have been researching available radios on the internet. I see too many negative reviews for the Custom Auto Sound radios. At this moment, Antique Radio doesn't have a radio available with built in Bluetooth or USB inputs.....Does anyone know of an American manufacture that produces a High Grade radio for my application? I really don't want a "modular" radio. Prefer a "one piece" unit.

[Keith B.]

Re: Modern Radio for a 1967 Corvette

I would find a shop that can restore your original radio and have them add a USB port and such

[Terry D.]

Re: Modern Radio for a 1967 Corvette

I just Googled 67 Corvette radio and found Classic Car Stereos and they have a radio for your car that has USB, IPod and bluetooth

[Gene M.]

Re: Modern Radio for a 1967 Corvette

Suggest a Bose wireless speaker and just play off your phone or I touch. My radioless '65 has been "hitech" for awhile now.

[King M.]

Re: Modern Radio for a 1967 Corvette

I had my original restored and in the process had the jack installed to plug into my iPad or other device. It sounds great.

[Frank D.]

Re: Modern Radio for a 1967 Corvette

The AAR radio is the only one that looks decent IMO. Those others look nothing like original but are 1/3 the price (I won't use 'em).
You can make that AAR radio run bluetooh by spending about $60 with Crutchfield and using these components (first pic) hooked up as shown (second pic); the min-jack goes into the radio's AUX input and the two wires go to 12V switched power and ground.

You can power the radio and bluetooth adapter using crimp on spade connectors going into the original radio connector (third pic). You have to use a repro speaker for this radio (the original with the transformer won't work properly). The Custom Autosound dash speaker with single cone/dual voice coil 140W is the ONLY one I recommend! Its on the middle of this web page and Eckler's sells it: http://www.casmfg.com/DVC_Speakers.htm

[Frank D.]

Re: Modern Radio for a 1967 Corvette

I use the above setup to run Pandora to the dash radio off my iPhone on every drive. I also use the iPhone as my rear view camera in the split window coupe. Unobtrusive wireless rear view camera installs in 1/2 hour, no drilling holes in the body, no butchering original harness, no "in-your-face" dash screen and works like a champ.

Makes backing up onto my 4 post lift a breeze, avoids backup accidents and you can see if that dillhole tailgating you is close enough to earn the finger....

[Jack J.]

Re: Modern Radio for a 1967 Corvette

Frank, where did you purchase the camera?

[Frank D.]

Re: Modern Radio for a 1967 Corvette

Frank, where did you purchase the camera?

It is this one: http://www.4ucam.com/iphone-android-...up-Camera.html

I made up a pigtail with one male bullet connector on one end and two female bullet connectors on the other end to power it off the license plate light so original harness was preserved. Ran the wire through a grommet using the hole where the rear license plate rubber bumper normally goes - so -- no drilling holes either. A ring terminal on the camera's ground lead using the ground for the license plate light worked fine. I removed the camera from the black license plate mount that it comes in (it was ugly) and secured just the camera to my chrome frame with velcro tape mounting.

The quality/speed of the video is highly dependent on your cell phone's processor. My Samsung Mega was barely usable; my new iPhone 6S+ works perfectly.