Just for fun! Checkout this stack of "cutting edge"...

Lowcountrypsulion · Post by **Lowcountrypsulion** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:16 pm

...(for 1982) equipment from an old 1982 issue of Autoweek.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/AutoWeek-Newspa ... 262wt_1110

The top unit appears to be cassette or 8-track player, the bottom component looks like an EQ, the second from the bottom appears to a CB, and I can't figure out what the thing under the cassette player is. Dig the pull-out rack style handles.

Any idea what the car is? Maybe a Benz or Bimmer.

Post by **smgreen20** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:59 pm

A double, double din or a Quad din?

Wander what the cost was back then?

00goobs · Post by **00goobs** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:27 pm

I remember in the late 80s, my cousins had the Pioneer components similar to those in the pic. You could stack them and they got power from the "DIN plug" (I think it was called). So they would put the tuner, cassette 4 and 8 track, eq and level meter that looked like windshield wipers in an enclosure and take it out of the car while it was playing. I think the power came from the amp. I was like 14 and repairing all their cables from them moving the stereo around so much...

House speakers and humongous Pioneer amps were top of the line at that time, hehehe....

El-Akeem · Post by **El-Akeem** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:15 am

That is a Mercedes, for sure!

Thumper88 · Post by **Thumper88** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:14 pm

You can just make out the brand name...Clarion

Thumper88 · Post by **Thumper88** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:16 pm

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showth ... p?t=378162

This car is awesome...

Thumper88 · Post by **Thumper88** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 11:18 pm

Those things at the bottom are the amps...pretty cool. Cassette deck, AM/FM tuner, master volume/equalizer, amps.

Post by **ttocs** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:43 am

not sure I agree amps back then were not that small, probably just some dancing lights of some sort is my guess. Signal analyzer of sorts.

Thumper88 · Post by **Thumper88** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:20 pm

No...they're amps.
http://retro-caraudio.servehttp.com/gui ... GA-505.jpg

They aren't that small at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWbTKTPpAgc

Lots of cool pictures here:
http://retro-caraudio.servehttp.com/gui ... tures3.htm

Post by **ttocs** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:23 pm

well I'll be.... For amps in the 80's a din-sized amp is itty bitty.

Thumper88 · Post by **Thumper88** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:24 pm

I didn't even notice the separate joystick control below the shifter for fader/balance...cool.

Lowcountrypsulion · Post by **Lowcountrypsulion** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:31 pm

Thumper88,

Thanks for the additional links! That youtube video is really interesting.

Have a good one,

Lion

Thumper88 · Post by **Thumper88** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:42 pm

Here's an old ebay auction, has better pictures of the components.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/230671885046

Lowcountrypsulion · Post by **Lowcountrypsulion** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:01 pm

Nice! I'm impressed you were able to find those awesome pictures.

It looks like one component alone won't work without the others.