News:

It appears that the upgrade forces a login and many, many of you have forgotten your passwords and didn't set up any reminders. Contact me directly through helpmelogin@dodgecharger.com and I'll help sort it out.

Main Menu

69 Charger antanna, telescoping or fixed??

Started by Back N Black, May 17, 2009, 06:59:53 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

Back N Black

69 Charger antenna, telescoping or fixed?, i saw two versions.

mikepmcs

None! Possible junk wreckage doin' a hood slide. :icon_smile_big:
Life isn't Father Knows Best anymore, it's a kick in the face on a saturday night with a steel toed grip kodiak work boot and a trip to the hospital all bloodied and bashed.....for reconstructive surgery. But, what doesn't kill us, makes us stronger, right?

Charger-Bodie

68 Charger R/t white with black v/t and red tailstripe. 440 4 speed ,black interior
68 383 auto with a/c and power windows. Now 440 4 speed jj1 gold black interior .
My Charger is a hybrid car, it burns gas and rubber............

maxwellwedge

Telescoping. The fixed came in the early '70's.

69CoronetRT

Quote from: maxwellwedge on May 17, 2009, 07:18:03 PM
Telescoping. The fixed came in the early '70's.

FWIW I agree. Fixed antennas don't appear until a couple of years later.
Seeking information on '69 St. Louis plant VINs, SPDs and VONs. Buld sheets and tag pictures appreciated. Over 3,000 on file thanks to people like you.

BlueSS454

AM/FM radio equipped cars should have a fixed mast antenna.  Am radios had a telescoping mast/
Tom Rightler

69CoronetRT

Quote from: BlueSS454 on May 18, 2009, 09:05:48 PM
AM/FM radio equipped cars should have a fixed mast antenna.  Am radios had a telescoping mast/

I'm sorry. The only mast available for 69's was the telescoping antenna regardless of which radio came with the car.

http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/PartsAccessories/1969/page05.jpg

There is some controversy as to exactly when during the 71 model year the fixed mast was introduced but it was standard equipment by '72.
Seeking information on '69 St. Louis plant VINs, SPDs and VONs. Buld sheets and tag pictures appreciated. Over 3,000 on file thanks to people like you.

A383Wing

Quote from: 69CoronetRT on May 17, 2009, 08:41:35 PM
Quote from: maxwellwedge on May 17, 2009, 07:18:03 PM
Telescoping. The fixed came in the early '70's.

FWIW I agree. Fixed antennas don't appear until a couple of years later.

My '70 has a fixed...car's birthday is May 21st.....

Ghoste


maxwellwedge

Telescoping. Anything else has been changed. Antennas got broken alot - car washes etc.. In the '70's a dealer would have sold the customer a solid one as a replacement. 35+ years later that antenna is old enough to look original. That's how all these things get started.

426HemiCharger

I don't want to steal your thread but I wanted to know too.  I got an AM/FM radio. How do I know what the radio antenna is, I wanted make sure it was the solid mast.
------------------------Cars I have now----------------------------
1969 Charger R/T
1998 Ford Econoline 150
2002 Hyundai Elantra GLS
-----------------------Cars I wish I had----------------------------
1969 Charger R/T 4-Speed or Hemi Clone
1970 Charger R/T Hemi Clone
1970  Dodge Polara IL State Police Car
---------------------------Future Posibilities------------------------
2010 or later Ford Fusion Hybrid (Replaces 2002 Hyundai)

Ghoste


426HemiCharger

Quote from: BlueSS454 on May 18, 2009, 09:05:48 PM
AM/FM radio equipped cars should have a fixed mast antenna.  Am radios had a telescoping mast/

Well I wasn't sure because this is what I read ^ I hope I can get the right info.
------------------------Cars I have now----------------------------
1969 Charger R/T
1998 Ford Econoline 150
2002 Hyundai Elantra GLS
-----------------------Cars I wish I had----------------------------
1969 Charger R/T 4-Speed or Hemi Clone
1970 Charger R/T Hemi Clone
1970  Dodge Polara IL State Police Car
---------------------------Future Posibilities------------------------
2010 or later Ford Fusion Hybrid (Replaces 2002 Hyundai)