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 Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 10:58:05 AM on 25 February 2025.
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 Dubdub
 Location: Melbourne, VIC
 Member since 25 February 2025
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Thanks for allowing me to join Smile
Hopefully I have found the right place !

I recently bought an old classic car and this came with a 'modern' radio (1980s/1990s) installed, but luckily it also came with a age appropriate Stereo 8 Radiomobile with 8 Track & AM/FM, in a box full of spares !

My enquiry is that I would like to restore this and add modern functionality myself, so that I can reinstall it into the car ........

I'm looking for advice regarding any groups that you may know of, it may be your group, where I can garner information regarding :
- information about the specific model (Radiomobile 108 SR N/P)
- information regarding spare parts for this
- information about upgrades (DAB, Bluetooth, HandsFree etc)
- information about what can be removed to include the above
- appropriate chat forums / discussion groups etc

I am a semi retired architect that jumps in and tackles projects, but I am not a radio engineer or electrician etc just a newbie with a passion to tackle a project so after all the information that I can consume Smile

Also hoepfully I haven't offended existing members re upgrades !

Many thanks

TWW

(Tim Walpole-Walsh, Melbourne)
 
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 Ian Robertson
 Location: Belrose, NSW
 Member since 31 December 2015
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Hi Tim, and welcome!

Good to have a matching period-correct radio for your car.

I think Radiomobile was an HMV brand.

Not the expert here, I'm a design engineer in my 70s still working full time.
More into vintage TVs.

You can get Bluetooth modules that can be grafted into vintage gear.

Try Kevin Chant's site:

https://www.kevinchant.com/
 
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 Marcc
 Location: Wangaratta, VIC
 Member since 21 February 2009
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MKII Zephyr had a Radiomobile Radio & I have both. Radiomobile was some sort of consortium, or similar with Smith's. The mob that made gauges & such.

It has all circuity & such in the Zephyrs workshop manual and Holden did the same with their early radios.
 
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