The Ford Barn

SDJason · 08-20-2014, 09:25 PM

Well - sort of.

Bidding is at $3.99 as I post this.
I already have two of these - just the thing if you need a 6V radio that won't look out of place in your car : )

Willie Krash · 08-21-2014, 12:35 AM

Thanks SD. I wanted to mention radios in Model A's.
If you have a smart phone, I use an iPhone, pick up a Sharkk Boombox. I use Pandora (free app) and have a list of radio stations. The sharkk is bluetooth. Just fire up your station ( you pick 'em) turn on the boombox and you have music. 10 hours on a charge. If you get a phone call the music turns off, press a button and you are hands free. Hang up and the music restarts. It boombox is 8x3x3 Appox. Loud and sounds great. Charge from a wall outlet or a computer. It can be very loud if you crank it up and I'd guess battery life could go down to 6-8 hours, $59.00 on Amazon.

Joe K · 08-21-2014, 04:51 AM

Dad used a Zenith "Wave-Magnet" radio in his 1936 Ford. But this had it's own 45 volt battery.

Joe K

Rowdy · 08-21-2014, 07:32 AM

Been trying to sell this one for a while. Will be putting it on e-bay this weekend. Belongs to a friend of mine and neither of us have a use for it. Rod

P.S. · 08-21-2014, 08:35 AM

I use a Zenith A600 running on batteries. The Wavemagnet is in the top of the case.

Used 60 (yes, sixty) "AA" batteries for B+ and 3 "D" batteries in parallel for filament supply. Another "D" cell by itself for the dial lamp.

Admittedly, the A600 didn't come out until the 50's, however it is all tubes and does run on batteries, so that's close enough. The sound is impressive.

Tom Wesenberg · 08-21-2014, 08:48 AM

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60 AA batteries has to be expensive. Guess I'll just keep listening to the engine rattles.

DougVieyra · 08-21-2014, 12:14 PM

Tom, if you get bored listening to the engine rattles, just open up your windshield a bit and pick up the whistling of the wind as it venturis thru, while you humm that great hit of 1925 - "The Little Old Ford, It Rambled Right Along".

08-21-2014, 12:35 AM	#2
Willie Krash Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Phoenix, Oregon Posts: 661	Re: Need a era-correct 6V Radio? Thanks SD. I wanted to mention radios in Model A's. If you have a smart phone, I use an iPhone, pick up a Sharkk Boombox. I use Pandora (free app) and have a list of radio stations. The sharkk is bluetooth. Just fire up your station ( you pick 'em) turn on the boombox and you have music. 10 hours on a charge. If you get a phone call the music turns off, press a button and you are hands free. Hang up and the music restarts. It boombox is 8x3x3 Appox. Loud and sounds great. Charge from a wall outlet or a computer. It can be very loud if you crank it up and I'd guess battery life could go down to 6-8 hours, $59.00 on Amazon. __________________ Mike Stitt "A business that make nothing but money is a poor business." -Henry Ford

08-21-2014, 04:51 AM	#3
Joe K Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cow Hampshire Posts: 4,188	Re: Need a era-correct 6V Radio? Dad used a Zenith "Wave-Magnet" radio in his 1936 Ford. But this had it's own 45 volt battery. Joe K __________________ Shudda kept the horse.

08-21-2014, 08:48 AM	#6
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Need a era-correct 6V Radio? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) 60 AA batteries has to be expensive. Guess I'll just keep listening to the engine rattles.

08-21-2014, 12:14 PM	#7
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,716	Re: Need a era-correct 6V Radio? Tom, if you get bored listening to the engine rattles, just open up your windshield a bit and pick up the whistling of the wind as it venturis thru, while you humm that great hit of 1925 - "The Little Old Ford, It Rambled Right Along".