8 track tapes

[Budnicks]

'Craig' you were Hi-$$$ guys

I had a 'chrome' slide in & out rack, under dash 1974-75-ish
so I could use it/them in my Power Wagon or my Charger, RR, MG etc.
quick connects IIRC 'a trailer plug'
with a 'Radio Shack' Kraco (spell) brand 8 track
& a FM tuner converter too
& later a 2 track before that (precursor to the cassette)
remember 'reverb knob/setting' for/on speakers

 

[64BEL]

My best friend in HS had an 8 track in his Firebird, but I had a cassette player in my GTX. I told him cassettes were the wave of the future and he just laughed at me. Look at us now. LOL

 

[ricks_RR]

here is a way to play CD using an 8 track player

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

8 Tracks had excellent sound quality. I had one that was FM too. With Jensen 3-way 6x9's and 4 inch dual cones, it had rich sound.
A pop song that sounded good the radio was:

Alright Sam, since I don't do RED X's, I'm going to write it out that I disagree with you on your statement about "excellent" sound quality. "Excellent" is quite literally a statement.

If you truly believe that then I say you are not old enough to have been there in the '70s to experience 8-tracks back in the day.

Tolerable or moderately adequate would be a more accurate description of 8 track audio quality back then and now. We used them because thats all we had back then. If they were so "excellent" they would still be used today.

 

[6PK2GOBEE]

Both my ‘69 Daytona and A12 Bee have factory AM-8-track players. I have a pretty good collection of pre-recorded and blank tapes.
Also have a Craig 8-Track recorder in mint condition from back in the day that I record some of my favorite Vinyl onto 8track.
I like them, they have a softer/bassier sound to them.

 

[ricks_RR]

i have boxes of 8 track tapes

 

[Slap Stick]

Yup. They referred to them as “carts”.

And in movie theaters the 70mm film reels were called,"platters". Worked on the same principle. Some theaters had the projectors in a room with windows in the lobby where you could watch them operate.

 

[kiwigtx]

Retrochad in Texas rebuilds AM 8-Track radio units ..... Caution - Techo talk and complicated explanations follow....as well as the words "Ford & Mercury Grand Marquis"

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

Holy S*#T, i had a 65 Impala too, as my first car, and remember installing a Craig, 8 track player in that car.

This is the player that i had, back in the day.
Transferred it over to the 71 Cuda that i purchased, when it came to the dealership.

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Craig power play, I had several

 

[dual fours]

You not only have 8 tracks, but an FM converter!!! You rule...

The only item your missing was the Cassette adapter to go into 8-track players.