C2 -1964 non-radio question.

[Larry M.]

The original window sticker and bill of sale and conversation with the first owner of 25 years document my 64 coupe as a non radio car. However, the first owner, who had a relationship with the Delco factory in Kokomo, Indiana, had a radio installed by the factory engineering group. An interim owner had the radio removed, dash covered, antenna removed and car painted. When I bought the car it had a distributor condensor, which I removed, and an antenna ground strap still in place. After removing the antenna ground this weekend there remains a "junction" bridge strap which is riveted to the cabin bulkhead. The frame ground strap and the antenna ground strap were connected there by a screw and clip nut.

My question is this...would the riveted strap have been on all cars regardless due to body assemply prior to knowing the final radio configuration. I find it hard to believe the Delco engineers installed this strap and I'm confident the car is a non radio car.

[Dino L.]

Re: C2 -1964 non-radio question.

check your AIM assembly manual under U69 radio and see if the strap is there in that option section..that will answer your question

[Richard S.]

Re: C2 -1964 non-radio question.

Can anyone advise what the answer is......thanks.

[Dino L.]

Re: C2 -1964 non-radio question.

Ok here you go...the brass strip is only put on the radio equipped cars, it attaches with a hex bolt through a hole in the driver side rear frame to body support....also there is a bracket riveted to the rear bulk head andthe other end of the brass strap connects there as well as the bracket on the antenna below the ground plane....here are the other tell tale signs of factory equipped radio cars.

4 additional ground straps,
1. center of exhaust clammp to crossmember
2. Accelertor arm to engine block
3. Left front body mount to bird cage
4. engine mount to cyclinder case

Condensors or capacitors mounted at
1. Flasher
2. Brake light switch
3. ammeter
4. Ignition awitch
5 coil
6. heater blower
7 volt regulater

Engine shielding and anti static collectors inside grease caps of front hubs

antenna hole is 40.58" back from door edge opening and 5.55" along surface from fender peak edge line. Also you will have clips under your driver sill to hold the antenna coax cable. also the rear bulkhead slot that the rear wire harness goes through will have a slit cut in it to pass the antenna cable
also see if there is a fuse in place labeled radio in the fuse block. Oviously there would be a am/fm radio with green and red AM/FM lens, one speaker, aluminum frame around radio, also the speaker grille is present with or without radio, and or speaker

[Richard S.]

Re: C2 -1964 non-radio question.

Dino,

Thanks for the detailed explanation......Didn't Larry say his car is documented ...no radio. How could he then find the riveted strap??