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Some British cars of the ’70s contained Japanese-made radios. My ‘72 TR6, which I bought from a woman in Philadelphia in 1982, held this radio, which does not work but fits the face plate perfectly. The knobs look good too–in a period way. It’s imprinted Made in Japan on the side, though the label is from Automatic Radio Mfg. in Massachusetts.

Does anyone out in cyberspace know if this radio could have been original to the car in ‘72? The serial number contains the digits 1-9-7-8, which could be date but not necessarily. If it’s the original item, I’ll have an outfit like Electro-Tech clean and update it to modern stereo. Otherwise, I’ll hunt around.

Thanks for any wisdom. MM

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