1970 Fury vs 1973 Fury Radios

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(Sorry for those that notice my previous similar post, I had the wrong year)

So, I have a 1970 Fury III with AM only radio and can buy a 1973 Fury wagon AM/FM, are these interchangeable? thanks for helping!
 
Yes, they are but they changed the appearance. 70 - 73 Fury AM/FM radios had thumbwheel style controls whereas the 72 - 73 AM/FM radios used regular knobs. The face of the radio will have the same curve.
 
If the AM/FM is a stereo, there's some additional items you'll need from the donor vehicle, too. One is the external front/rear fader control (and related instrument panel bezels and such), the Clectron "divider box" which separates/configures the three wires from the radio into the full 5 speaker factory configuration (front center, right, and left; right and left rear speakers). For the rear speakers, there's a speaker harness that goes back there, too, but it can easily be replicated if you can't get all of the factory harnesses out of the donor vehicle.

If it's a non-stereo unit, with no FM stereo multiplex indicator light, then it'll probably just replace what you have with the existing speaker wiring harness.

Just some thoughts,
CBODY67
 
Not 100 % sure but I think this is how they came originally in each year:

1969 Fury AM: Thumbwheels
1969 Fury AM/FM: Thumbwheels

1970 Fury AM: Knobs
1970 Fury AM/FM: Thumbwheels

1971-73 Fury AM: Knobs
1971-73 Fury AM/FM: Knobs
 
The thumbwheels looked neat and matched the other thumbwheels on the instrument panel, for particular model years, BUT they also usually had a gear-drive linkage that turned that thumbwheel rotation into rotation of a normal volume (or similar control in the radio chassis. The "knobs" were direct-acting, as always. Either way works.

In the case of the tuning thumbwheel, given it's larger diameter (compared to the similar knob), it might allow for a little finer control of the tuner to get that troublesome station far away tuned-in better, but given the specs of most car radios (although Chrysler radios seemed to have better specs than other brands), that might be a fringe situation. If that might matter in general use.

Just some thoughts,
CBODY67
 
Not 100 % sure but I think this is how they came originally in each year:

1969 Fury AM: Thumbwheels
1969 Fury AM/FM: Thumbwheels

1970 Fury AM: Knobs
1970 Fury AM/FM: Thumbwheels

1971-73 Fury AM: Knobs
1971-73 Fury AM/FM: Knobs
MY 71 has a thumbwheel setup

radio.jpg
 
Hello Wollfen, thank you for posting a pic of your (thumbwheel) radio in your 1971 Fury! I would not have expected that. That's an AM-only unit, right? I was puzzled by what looks like two sets of numbers on the scales.

According to the price list, there were no less than five different radios available in the 1971 Fury:

R11 Radio-AM
R13 Radio-AM Deluxe
R26 Radio-AM w/Stereo Tape (Cassette)
R35 Radio-AM/FM Stereo
R36 Radio-AM/FM Stereo w/Stereo Tape (Cassette)

I really wonder if all of them came with thumbwheels.
 
Hello Wollfen, thank you for posting a pic of your (thumbwheel) radio in your 1971 Fury! I would not have expected that. That's an AM-only unit, right? I was puzzled by what looks like two sets of numbers on the scales.

According to the price list, there were no less than five different radios available in the 1971 Fury:

R11 Radio-AM
R13 Radio-AM Deluxe
R26 Radio-AM w/Stereo Tape (Cassette)
R35 Radio-AM/FM Stereo
R36 Radio-AM/FM Stereo w/Stereo Tape (Cassette)

I really wonder if all of them came with thumbwheels.
Sorry just saw your post, my radio is an AM/FM unit, there is a small lever to the right of the three wheels that changes it between AM/FM.
 
Hello Wollfen, thank you for posting a pic of your (thumbwheel) radio in your 1971 Fury! I would not have expected that. That's an AM-only unit, right? I was puzzled by what looks like two sets of numbers on the scales.

According to the price list, there were no less than five different radios available in the 1971 Fury:

R11 Radio-AM
R13 Radio-AM Deluxe
R26 Radio-AM w/Stereo Tape (Cassette)
R35 Radio-AM/FM Stereo
R36 Radio-AM/FM Stereo w/Stereo Tape (Cassette)

I really wonder if all of them came with thumbwheels.


Off the top of my head, isn't R26 AM 8 track?
 
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