RCA AUTOMATIC 45 RPM CAR RECORD PLAYER MODEL AP-1 1961 DESOTO

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   #1
   mythicky
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   This entire thing …
   This entire thing is outstanding! The record play & the car it is incredible!!!! What a beauty!

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   #2
   desoto1961
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   It has never …
   It has never skipped !! Really never !!

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   #3
   TheManInDboX
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   So does it skip …
   So does it skip alot when you cruise with it on? I know most of these cars floated down the road.. so just curious how bad they skip?

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   #4
   JukeJunkies
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   Seriously, just the …
   Seriously, just the coolest!

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   #5
   16mmDJ
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   that is so …
   that is so cool.

6. 
   #6
   LunaLitesTheWay
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   Okay guys,
   I got …
   Okay guys,
   I got one of these. It hooks up via antanna, and plays through a low am station, we had it when I was a child in a 64 Ford T-Bird convertable. I have been holding onto it for years, waiting to get the car we used to have. Buy the way, never scrached a single record!

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   #7
   desoto1961
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   You can find them …
   You can find them on Ebay. You would have to check the back of your radio to see if it has a place to plug in the player.

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   #8
   shortkid614
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   Sorry for all the …
   Sorry for all the questions but i think this is soo cool. How much will one of these cost and Will it work in a 1962 ford fairlane?

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   srercrcr
   December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

   No problem. Go to …
   No problem. Go to 0:37 and you’ll see the record. It is 7 inches wide and is played at 45 revolutions per minute. It has one song on each side. An album is like what we buy on CD now, holding a dozen songs perhaps…the albums were 12 in. wide and played at 33 rpm. In earlier years there were the 10 in. that played at 78 rpm, one song on each side. Common usage referring to them today is 78s, 45s, and albums.

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    #10
    shortkid614
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    i know this is a …
    i know this is a stupid question probly but what is 45s? is the the size?

11. 
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    srercrcr
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    After thinking …
    After thinking about it, I think RCA gave up on it around 62 or 63 and either licensed it or sold it and ARC was the new owner.

12. 
    #12
    srercrcr
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    @shortkid614 … it …
    @shortkid614 … it only plays 45s. Iis tilted somewhat so I never had any records come out.

13. 
    #13
    shortkid614
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    i dont know if i …
    i dont know if i would trust that. going down the road listining to a old beatles album and it drops it and breaks i would be mad.

14. 
    #14
    srercrcr
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    Keep in mind, this …
    Keep in mind, this was the first time we could go mobile with our music….no tape til late 60s, so it was really something. I guess they didn’t reach mass appeal because they weren’t advertised enough. Plus, the masses didn’t add stuff to their cars like we did later. FWI…there was a 12v power wire and a wire that connected into the antenna socket on the radio. Then the antenna lead plugged into that. Simple.

15. 
    #15
    srercrcr
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    Go to 1:23 to see …
    Go to 1:23 to see the auto changing….cool.
    Chrysler Corp offered these as optional equipment from 57 to somewhere around 61. Didn’t really catch on. In the early 60s, they were available retail as ARC players. Same unit. I still have the brochure paperwork. My nephew trashed the player. I had mine in my 63 Corvair convertible. Good music ALL the time. They weren’t expensive. Mine skipped on bad railroad crossings. If you wanted to hear more than 13 or so records, you had to find a way to store

16. 
    #16
    srercrcr
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    Could be the same …
    Could be the same pressure going up as gravity going down.

17. 
    #17
    plus34me
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    Imagine, you didn’t …
    Imagine, you didn’t have to wait to get home from the record store to play your record(s)! Very cool! I’ve read about these, but never saw one in action before seeing your video. Thanks for posting!

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    #18
    desoto1961
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    Check out the units …
    Check out the units selling on ebay, a restored one should go for good money. My radio had the outlet on the back so you just plug it in !!See my other videos to see the whole car.

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    #19
    mikeshotrodshop
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    Wow, I plum forgot …
    Wow, I plum forgot about these units. That one is very nice and by the looks of the dash alone its in a nice car. I have a bunch of these units in storage from along time ago. Maybe I should get back into restoring these units again! Thanks for posting this video, people need to know about these and other really cool “retro” stuff!

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    #20
    dasgemuse
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    oh.. i love sway. …
    oh.. i love sway. put it back on

21. 
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    dodge09challenger
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    Awesome. I love the …
    Awesome. I love the how the player has a chrome face which fits in perfectly with the car’s interior.

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    #22
    MrCharles4014
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    I didn’t think but …
    I didn’t think but thanks for the reply. If you hear of one let me know.

    Best regards,
    Charles

23. 
    #23
    desoto1961
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    Sorry, its not for …
    Sorry, its not for sale.

24. 
    #24
    MrCharles4014
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    May I ask how much …
    May I ask how much you wil take for this unit?

    Best Regards,
    Charles

25. 
    #25
    MrCharles4014
    December 9th, 2009 5:27 pm

    May I ask how much …
    May I ask how much you wil take for this?

    Best Regards,
    Charles

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