308 radio blockoff plate?

I'd wager they are pretty rare, although simple enough to replicate....odd about the antenna but the factory console switches etc. would have to be there, so makes sense in an Italian way..

Very nice looking car, Micheal.....

 

I actually want to get or make that block off plate and remove the stereo that I've NEVER used! I might put a little chrome horsie or something Ferrari on it though!

 

The early 308s the horse is on the console, and you see in Micheal's pics it migrates to the ashtray lid in the later examples....

There's your first order carreaper....

 

It's really a great effort..now that I am single have the time and money to start back on mine...body damage, missing parts, I am going to repaint #22641 and remove later rear wing and black louvers..fabbing a lot of parts or finding them is a big part of the effort...

It all adds up..

I'm really leaning toward stripping the red car, as it's a shade of blue underneath, leaving me light blue and dark blue...

On a postive note I have picked up a Beer Sponsor...in racing, I guess I have "arrived"! LOL!

 

IMO the QV is a very nice engine....interesting project, to upgrade to individual throttle bodies like our Colorado chatter!

Probably best left as is though, as you say......

 

Michael,great looking car,gratts,now you need to register it on wades site www.308qvregister.com what year did you say it was?

 

Michael,

Wade told me that it is an 83 but when federalized was titled as an 84.

Jeff

 

euro 51857 ,I never run a radio,can only hear it when your parked.I put a Pininfarina clossinne on the cheezy plate.There are more than enough Prancing Horses.No speakers in my doors. Where you have 54 I have 705.Is your new ride quick? Hows it sound? What wheels are you going to fit?Im going ITB. Ballpark,whats one of those go for? Did you specifically go for a euro? congrats

 

and also for Enzo's sake.... straighten out that shift knob...................

 

Too funny - the Sony radio that was in my car when I bought it stopped working after about two months of ownership. Eventually I couldn't take it and ripped it out thinking I could find a radio blank fairly easily. WRONG! Spoke with Bill Pollard on the topic, and he said back in the 80's and early 90's there were more of them around than you could imagine. Said he wishes he had bought/saved everyone that he came across back then because now everyone wants one and there don't seem to be any available.

After more than four years with 'a gapping hole' in my dash, I finally gave up this week and bought an Alpine iDA-X100 (Thanks for the info Robb!) to fill the void. Time will tell as to whether it gets turned on any time other than when the gf is in the car, but at least the 'gapping hole' is no longer there.

On a side note, I fully expect that I will come across a radio blank now that there is no hole in my dash....

Troy

 

If I didn't want a radio I might move the A/C vents into that location. I have recently seen a picture posted here (or linked to) of a car that had the A/C vents where the radio is normally installed. I commented on it and there was at least one response from someone else that theirs is that way also.

 

I just removed the block off plate on my Red 77GTB last fall. Having a spare radio laying around the garage I thought I would install it prior to a long tour event. With the OE speakers in the doors only one can listen to it while parked but that is about it. Never had a radio prior to my install. My White 77GTB on the other hand had the Master Butcher sound system installer run rampant throughout the car and will take many long hours to reverse.

Dave

 

I'm sure that I can make a plate, or a couple if you guys want one. My car was also attacked by the PO stereo butcher, so around the Alpine there are some rips in the black vinyl, which the plate will hide. Worst part is the door panels where he installed round speakers and destroyed behind the covers. If I do purchase new door panels, does that restore the original speaker opening? Is there a way I could restore it without replacing my original door panels, which are in fine condition, except for the speaker area? I'll be away for a week, returning Sept 11th, and will chime in then! Ciao!

 

the last time i checked Dennis McCann had block off plates available

 

I think a modern radio in a 308 always looks at odds. I'd much prefer the blanking plate to some horrible CD/Mp3/tuner with a million little buttons. Also, a modern unit usually means a big gash has been cut in the dash as they won't fit in the space originally intended for the period '2-post' radio.

 

My antenna works, no radio ever installed (328).

I agree.
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You have to saw the backplate for a modern player chassis but it does indeed "fit".....I installed an "obsolete" Blaupunkt for $50.

It was an AM/FM/Cd only player...it has a detachable face so you can lose that "jukebox" look when you park it at night......I agree a flip out nav screen might be a little over the top, but I got tired of slapping the dash to free up a jammed cassette! LOL!

 

That's what I mean. You have to cut chunks out of the fibreglass ... with a saw. The very idea!

 

A POWER sawzall!

He was careful as I hovered over him threatening with a hammer, I think he only knicked the dash vinyl once.....LOL!

My other two cars are unmolested with period cassettes!

I actually have some Allman Brothers, Little Feat and Stevie Ray Vaughan cassettes from the car's period, but when the tape breaks, out the window into the trash they go......TRuck Stops here still have a rack usually heavy on the Johnny Cash and Dixie Chicks....