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1. Kat Says:

   
   January 26, 2012 at 1:18 pm

   Gilbert K. Chesterton quote
2. J.M. Heinrichs Says:

   
   January 26, 2012 at 9:20 pm

   Ah, the one-track record player.

   Cheers
   • Kat Says:

     
     January 26, 2012 at 9:42 pm

     Minicapt,
     That’s funny!
3. Bill S. Says:

   
   January 27, 2012 at 7:42 am

   I have never seen a record player in a vntage car like that. Doesn’t the needle jump and skip when she goes over a bump??

   Notice the rear-view mirror attached to the dashboard.
   • Kat Says:

     
     January 27, 2012 at 11:33 am

     Bill,
     Here is the site where I found the picture. It mentions the skipping problem.

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

     I hadn’t noticed the rear view mirror. I wonder what good it did on the dash.
4. Steve Says:

   
   January 27, 2012 at 9:31 am

   Here’s a video of the record player in action. Cool idea for the 50’s hepcats.
5. Kat Says:

   
   January 27, 2012 at 11:37 am

   Steve,
   I wondered how it worked. I wouldn’t have guessed the record played upside down but that makes sense as it might skip less in the air than flat in the machine.

   Thanks for this. Now I want one!
6. Mario Bergeron Says:

   
   January 27, 2012 at 12:50 pm

   Very interesting ! Perhaps it works like a juke-box. People will have to wait 10-15 more years for the cassette.
   • Kat Says:

     
     January 27, 2012 at 12:54 pm

     Mario,
     If you look at the video Steve posted, you’ll get an idea how it worked. You actually had to move the needle arm to start the record.

     The cassette player in the car was a huge step for music. I love playing stuff I could choose.
7. Mario Bergeron Says:

   
   January 27, 2012 at 1:48 pm

   Weird !
   • Kat Says:

     
     January 27, 2012 at 2:04 pm

     Mario,
     I was amazed when I found the picture.

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