Vintage Blaupunkt radio with short wave

[dmtinker]

My 1967 250S actually has a Blaupunkt radio. I thought I had a Becker but I went and looked closely and found th truth. From what I gather, Becker is much more common. Do you think this is the original radio? Does it have the ridiculously large amp with it? Anyone have any info on it?

[nhdoc]

Originally Posted by dmtinker

My 1967 250S actually has a Blaupunkt radio. I thought I had a Becker but I went and looked closely and found th truth. From what I gather, Becker is much more common. Do you think this is the original radio? Does it have the ridiculously large amp with it? Anyone have any info on it?

IIRC all radios were dealer-installed until the late 1960s. The cars came from the factory with a blank insert and the buyer chose a radio when they bought the car. My '64 has a blaupunkt with SW too...it's a neat radio and still works after all these years.

[ozawa]

Originally Posted by dmtinker

My 1967 250S actually has a Blaupunkt radio. I thought I had a Becker but I went and looked closely and found th truth. From what I gather, Becker is much more common. Do you think this is the original radio? Does it have the ridiculously large amp with it? Anyone have any info on it?

my '68 280se has a Blaupunkt as well; am, sw, and fm.

i actually have all of the old Blaupunkt factory literature as well, (a lucky find that i discovered in the trunk after i had bought the car.) the face of the radio doesn't denote any model designation but according to the literature i have, it's the "Autoradio Frankfurt US, TYP: 7 638 650.

not sure what model they put in the 250s but if it's the same as mine, i've got wiring schematics, specs, etc. should you be interested.

btw, what is this ridiculously large amp that you speak of? is it a separate unit from the radio head itself?

[dmtinker]

Originally Posted by ozawa

not sure what model they put in the 250s but if it's the same as mine, i've got wiring schematics, specs, etc. should you be interested.

btw, what is this ridiculously large amp that you speak of? is it a separate unit from the radio head itself?

Yes, I would be interested. I'm barely getting sound and I fairly certain, it's the 40 year old speaker.

Some of the Beckers have an in dash amp that's the size of a portable TV.

[Shab]

Ditto my 250SE coupe. Blaupunkt. Your dash should have a similar knob set. Note how the cig lighter matches the radio knobs.

[dmtinker]

Mine is almost exactly like that except my buttons are black with white letters.