Bowtie radio - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**michael bustamante** · 11-11-2023, 03:39 PM

Any of you fellas know what this came out of? Same dimensions and plug as our trucks it looks like.

**michael bustamante** · 11-11-2023, 04:18 PM

oops, thought it was the message board. mods can you move? thank you

**Getter-Done** · 11-11-2023, 09:07 PM

That is a piece of history.

I am not sure of the Application. ?

TTT for someone who may know.

**LockDoc** · 11-11-2023, 09:16 PM

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Looks like it might be '57 Chevy car.

LockDoc

**Ironhorse** · 11-11-2023, 11:51 PM

Leon, not a '57 passenger car. My '57 has the original radio in it still and it has a Chevrolet " Bowtie " emblem on the face. Also the '57 radio has a some what slanted face profile, not flat like the on in the pic. Will post up pics of my '57 radio tomorrow. That's an old school radio for sure tho as it has the Civil Defense radio station emblems on the dial.

Michael, think that may be a bit newer, maybe early '60s Chevrolet radio. Not sure when the Civil Defense emblems were dropped from radio face dials.

roboticjunky · 11-12-2023, 01:17 AM

Found one on eBay and this is what the description said "1965 Chevy II Nova 62 63 64 Delco Push Button (AM) Radio Model #7279922."

**LockDoc** · 11-12-2023, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

Leon, not a '57 passenger car. My '57 has the original radio in it still and it has a Chevrolet " Bowtie " emblem on the face. Also the '57 radio has a some what slanted face profile, not flat like the on in the pic. Will post up pics of my '57 radio tomorrow. That's an old school radio for sure tho as it has the Civil Defense radio station emblems on the dial.

Michael, think that may be a bit newer, maybe early '60s Chevrolet radio. Not sure when the Civil Defense emblems were dropped from radio face dials.

Yeah, I wasn't 100% sure. I sold most of my Tri-Five Chevy stuff years ago.

LockDoc

**Orange71shorty** · 11-12-2023, 11:56 AM

I have one of those. They are from a first gen Nova

**Warrens69GMC** · 11-12-2023, 01:36 PM

Corvair

https://www.southeastchevyparts.com/...7279922_p_1728

body bolt · 11-12-2023, 05:09 PM

1961-64 Chevy car.

**Rust_never_sleeps** · 11-12-2023, 06:08 PM

Some information here by dimensions. There was a link to a model# reference, but it's gone dead
http://rmcavoy.freeshell.org/radio.html

**michael bustamante** · 11-13-2023, 11:34 AM

Hmmmm. Any of you guys ever put this radio in our trucks?

body bolt · 11-13-2023, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michael bustamante

Hmmmm. Any of you guys ever put this radio in our trucks?

The shafts are longer than a truck radio so the knobs will stick out. There's only a collar on the tuning side and it's shorter than that used on trucks which will make the nose protrude more than a truck radio. You could fix that by using a piece of PVC pipe (or something) to fashion a collar of the required length to surround the existing. Then you'd need a collar on the right side where there isn't one. Then you need the cups for the shaft bushings. All that pulls the chassis against the inside of the radio opening. Just try sticking it in there and see if you can live with how it looks and you'll see what you need to do.

11-11-2023, 03:39 PM	#1
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	Bowtie radio Any of you fellas know what this came out of? Same dimensions and plug as our trucks it looks like. Attached Images __________________ 1967custom

11-11-2023, 04:18 PM	#2
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	Re: Bowtie radio oops, thought it was the message board. mods can you move? thank you __________________ 1967custom

11-11-2023, 09:07 PM	#3
Getter-Done Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: TN. Posts: 8,441	Re: Bowtie radio That is a piece of history. I am not sure of the Application. ? TTT for someone who may know. __________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 84 Chevy K-20 63 Impala (my high school car) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...Crew Cab Build

11-11-2023, 09:16 PM	#4
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,815	Re: Bowtie radio - Looks like it might be '57 Chevy car. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

11-11-2023, 11:51 PM	#5
Ironhorse Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Wellington, Ks Posts: 10,294	Re: Bowtie radio Leon, not a '57 passenger car. My '57 has the original radio in it still and it has a Chevrolet " Bowtie " emblem on the face. Also the '57 radio has a some what slanted face profile, not flat like the on in the pic. Will post up pics of my '57 radio tomorrow. That's an old school radio for sure tho as it has the Civil Defense radio station emblems on the dial. Michael, think that may be a bit newer, maybe early '60s Chevrolet radio. Not sure when the Civil Defense emblems were dropped from radio face dials. __________________ 1971 Chevy 1/2T 4x4 LWB 350 V-8 Was sm465-now 350TH/np205 Tilt, Tach, Towhooks Original Truck AM/FM Wellington, Ks

11-12-2023, 01:17 AM	#6
roboticjunky Registered User Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: IN Posts: 209	Re: Bowtie radio Found one on eBay and this is what the description said "1965 Chevy II Nova 62 63 64 Delco Push Button (AM) Radio Model #7279922."

11-12-2023, 11:56 AM	#8
Orange71shorty Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Helena, Montana Posts: 622	Re: Bowtie radio I have one of those. They are from a first gen Nova

11-12-2023, 01:36 PM	#9
Warrens69GMC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Safford,AZ Posts: 3,625	Re: Bowtie radio Corvair https://www.southeastchevyparts.com/...7279922_p_1728 __________________ 1969 307, t350 1950 Chevy Wagon 1978 Big 10 1967 C10, 250,3-OTT

11-12-2023, 05:09 PM	#10
body bolt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico Posts: 474	Re: Bowtie radio 1961-64 Chevy car.

11-12-2023, 06:08 PM	#11
Rust_never_sleeps Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: San Ramon,CA Posts: 608	Re: Bowtie radio Some information here by dimensions. There was a link to a model# reference, but it's gone dead http://rmcavoy.freeshell.org/radio.html

11-13-2023, 11:34 AM	#12
michael bustamante Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Albuquerque NM Posts: 7,862	Re: Bowtie radio Hmmmm. Any of you guys ever put this radio in our trucks? __________________ 1967custom

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