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Very First Car Radio
The very first radio was introduced by Chevrolet. It cost $200 and it had an antenna that covered the entire roof of the car. Had batteries and were output through two mammoth speakers. -
Motorola Stereo system
This was invented in 1930 and they called it "motorola." Was created by the Galvin brothers and cost $130 for the unit. -
First Car Radio with FM
AM was the undisputed king of the airwaves. Blaupunkt introduced the first in-car FM radio -
Becker Mexico Radio
Becker’s iconic Mexico radio launched the of 1953 and was arguably the first premium in-car radio. It had AM/FM and the first fully automatic station-search button. -
First All-transistor Radio
A number of manufacturers introduced transistors to their aftermarket car radios in the early 1960s, but Becker’s Monte Carlo was the first to be fully “solid state" meaning it had no vacuum tubes. -
First Eight Track Player
Ford and Motorola jointly introduced in-car eight-track players this year. The eight track ended up being a bust in the 80s. -
First stereo
Becker’s Europa was the first in-car stereo setup, with the tuner amplifying two channels instead of one. -
First Cassette Tape In-Car
The popularity of cassettes allowed for one of mankind’s greatest achievements: the mix tape. This development also heralded the creation of branded aftermarket cassette-tape players from Alpine and Pioneer along with many other being name brands. -
Bose radio system
Bose and GM teamed up to offer first "designer" stereo system. This system was found in Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac. They didn't make just the head unit they made the entire system. -
First In-Dash CD Player
Although Sony had already introduced an in dash player, Becker's Mexico Compact Disc was the very first to be factory installed. They were first only factory installed in Mercedes Benz. -
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