1967 Radio Question

[Tom L.]

I'm a C-3 guy looking to buy a '67 that is 1,500 miles away, disassembled and mid-restoration. It doesn't appear in the pictures I have as though the bare dash has an opening for a radio. Were radio delete cars available? Did radio delete cars have no opening at all in dash or a plate over the opening like the C-3s? Did a radio delete have any significance (like the L-88 that didn't come with a radio), or did it simply mean that the original owner didn't want to spend a hundred bucks on a radio? Thanks in advance.

[Mike M.]

Re: 1967 Radio Question

Not exactly, Tom.
The radio was Regular Production Option U69.
So, "Radio Delete" is a misnomer, but, if a person did not want to order a radio then it was simply left out.
The "Radio Delete" dashes then were not cut-out and left flush.
There would also be an absence of capacitors, ground straps, ignition shielding and antenna.
The antenna opening in the deck was in place on all rear decks, which would then be filled with bonding material.
Hope this helps,
HaND

[Tom L.]

Re: 1967 Radio Question

Thanks, Mike. When you say no ignition shielding, do you mean that there was no chrome cover over the distributor cap or braided spark plug wires if there was no radio? I don't think I've ever seen one like that.

[John S.]

Re: 1967 Radio Question

Tom,
I have a 67 without the radio. Here are a couple of pics for reference. Note that all the brackets are in the engine compartment for the shielding, just no shielding. Also, mine is a 300hp car so it would not have had ignition wire wires covered with the shielding even with a radio.

John Seeley
67 Black/Teal no option coupe

[Brian M.]

Re: 1967 Radio Question

67 base engine with a radio had full shielding installed.

Tom,
I have a 67 without the radio. Here are a couple of pics for reference. Note that all the brackets are in the engine compartment for the shielding, just no shielding. Also, mine is a 300hp car so it would not have had ignition wire wires covered with the shielding even with a radio.

John Seeley
67 Black/Teal no option coupe

[Timothy B.]

Re: 1967 Radio Question

John, In addition to what Brian said, rotate your coil to the proper orentation and fix the routing of the coil + wire. The + - terminals should be parallel to left/right side so the positive terminal can't touch the shield if one was ever installed.

[Mike M.]

Re: 1967 Radio Question

Yes, Tom, that is correct for a BB.
For a SB, nice pics, John, pretty well says it all. (Saved 3,000 words).
A little clarification, those brackets you referred to were obviously dual purpose. They are actually the wire looms and then conveniently pirated by engineering for use in securing the shielding.
Another thing, "Radio Delete" also means absence of the lower shielding around the spark plugs and the "Boomerang" at the side of the block.
Hope this helps,
HaND