Need a CD player?

[71GranCoupe]

Is this a prototype for the first CD player? OK, not exactly a CD player, but it is still some cool looking nostalgia. I have never seen on in person, so they must of never caught on. 1950's Chrysler too!





Knowing how easy it is to scratch records or make them skip with the slightest bump, it might seem counter-intuitive to put a record player into a moving car. But the automobile record player, first introduced by Chrysler in 1956, contained a number of features that would keep the music going even when there were bumps in the road.

Full article:

http://gajitz.com/road-tunes-weird-vintage-1950s-in-car-record-players/

[Cuda Cody]

Man, how times have changed!

[ec_co]

I saw one of those @ 15-20 years back on a restored Chevy, pretty neat old tech