Remembering the Days When You Could Order Your Car with a In-Dash Turntable

February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chrysler, Highway HiFi

I took delivery of a new vehicle over the weekend. The longest showroom orientation involved how to operate the infotainment system. Damn, it’s cool–but a little complicated.

This reminded me of the days when you could actually buy a turntable for your car. Back in 1956, Chrysler/Dodge/DeSoto offered the Highway HiFi.

Yeah, it didn’t work very well and was soon discontinued. We’d have to wait until Ford introduced the 8-track in their 1965 models before we were able to program our own road tunes. Still, nice try.

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