The 45 rpm car record players were mostly made by Automatic Radio; some
were made by an RCA subsidiary. They actually worked amazingly well as
far as tracking the records, and sounded quite good playing through the
tube-type car radios. But they were real record-eaters since the pickup
arm was spring-loaded to keep the stylus in contact with the record
groove during typical highway vibration. The pressure on the records
was in ounces, not grams.

Chrysler made the first car players in the late 1950s; their system was
called "Hi-Way Hi-Fi." The name was somewhat of a misnomer since the
records rotated at 16 2/3 rpm. The wow and flutter was pretty bad, plus
you were limited to a repertoire of proprietary records you could only
buy from your Chrysler-Plymouth-DeSoto-Dodge dealer.

Bob Dobbs wrote:

rtc wrote:
The 45 rpm car record players were mostly made by Automatic Radio; some
were made by an RCA subsidiary. They actually worked amazingly well as
far as tracking the records, and sounded quite good playing through the
tube-type car radios. But they were real record-eaters since the pickup
arm was spring-loaded to keep the stylus in contact with the record
groove during typical highway vibration. The pressure on the records
was in ounces, not grams.

Chrysler made the first car players in the late 1950s; their system was
called "Hi-Way Hi-Fi." The name was somewhat of a misnomer since the
records rotated at 16 2/3 rpm. The wow and flutter was pretty bad, plus
you were limited to a repertoire of proprietary records you could only
buy from your Chrysler-Plymouth-DeSoto-Dodge dealer.

I don't remember the car players, but the 16 2/3 records were commonly
referred to as blind readers and most turntable/players back then had
that speed, helped me slow down the AMECO code records to learn it for
my novice ticket.
Were those car player records the full size LP like blind readers,
or were they the standard 45 bee-bop size?

The ones I recall seeing played 45's.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

I own a few old, old, old 45 rpm record players.They are not car players
though.
cuhulin

Bob Dobbs wrote:

dxAce wrote:

The ones I recall seeing played 45's.

Makes sense, a 33 LP size would have made a huge gash in the dash.
I do remember the first tape shake out where there were the ultimate
winner eight track, a four track that was basically the broadcast
standard cart, and some other forgotten contender.
For nostalgia; remember the early spring type mechanical reverb units
that would go boing when you crossed the tracks too fast?

Yeah, and if I remember correctly, one could hit or tap them for the same
effect.

"Bob Dobbs" wrote in message
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dxAce wrote:

The ones I recall seeing played 45's.

Makes sense, a 33 LP size would have made a huge gash in the dash.


Don't think any of those beasties went IN the dash... all the ones I've seen
either mounted under the (at the time very spacious) dash, or on the console
between the front seats.

Sorry for the OT,group.

About 13 something years ago I was in N'Awlins, I saw a shortwave radio
intended for in the dashboard installation for sale in a radio/audio
store.
cuhulin

On Feb 25, 9:49*am, rtc wrote:
The 45 rpm car record players were mostly made by Automatic Radio; some
were made by an RCA subsidiary. *They actually worked amazingly well as
far as tracking the records, and sounded quite good playing through the
tube-type car radios. *But they were real record-eaters since the pickup
arm was spring-loaded to keep the stylus in contact with the record
groove during typical highway vibration. *The pressure on the records
was in ounces, not grams.

Chrysler made the first car players in the late 1950s; their system was
called "Hi-Way Hi-Fi." *The name was somewhat of a misnomer since the
records rotated at 16 2/3 rpm. *The wow and flutter was pretty bad, plus
you were limited to a repertoire of proprietary records you could only
buy from your Chrysler-Plymouth-DeSoto-Dodge dealer.

HIGHWAY HI-FI - Where The Vinyl Meets the Road
http://ookworld.com/hiwayhifi.html

I wrote that website down.Years and years ago, there were some
commercials on local tv.One of those companies that installs vinyl
siding on houses.They always said, Vinyl is Final.
cuhulin