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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.
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This was invented in 1930 and they called it "motorola." Was created by the Galvin brothers and cost $130 for the unit.
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AM was the undisputed king of the airwaves. Blaupunkt introduced the first in-car FM radio
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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.
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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.
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Ford and Motorola jointly introduced in-car eight-track players this year. The eight track ended up being a bust in the 80s.
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Becker’s Europa was the first in-car stereo setup, with the tuner amplifying two channels instead of one.
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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.
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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.
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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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