![]() ![]() In 1966, the story goes, Abercrombie and Fitch approached Ford Motor Company about making some “concept” cars to bolster showroom traffic to their five flagship retail stores (recall that at the time A&F was still a high-end outfitter, akin to a ritzy Cabela’s). I mentioned the Apollo briefly in my Sliding Sunroof Automotive History, but this is an interesting enough car that warrants its own post. I would also include in this elite strata the Cadillac Eldorado and Lincoln Continental Mark III coupes.īut there is also an interesting Ford that deserves not only to be a part of this elite company, perhaps even at the top of the list: The 1967 Ford Thunderbird Apollo. The prototypical ELC is the 1967-68 Imperial Crown Coupe with the Mobile Director package, the legendary option package that alas has yet to be photographed in the metal by any of our contributors. 2 Channel RCA Auxiliary Input for Satellite etc.While the 1970s may have been the golden age of the Personal Luxury Coupe, their inspiration came from the Executive Luxury Coupes of the late 1960s.Electronic Tuning and Volume Control with Last Volume Memory.Alpha Numeric Display for MP3IWMAI iPod files.USB Port for Flash Drive MP3IWMA Playback.iPod doc and control (Control your iPod from the buttons on the radio).7 LCD color choices (user selectable – white red blue cyan green yellow pink).RDS tuner shows station 1 song 1 artist on LCD display.AM-FM RDS tuner with 25 pre-sets (15-FM I lOAM).If CO’s are your thing we have you covered as this radio will control an optional 6 disc changer USA-CD60 or our COl compact size CD/DVD mp3 compatible player. The back of the radio also has auxiliary audio input for satellite radio or any portable player you may wish to use. With 300 watts peak the radio should have all the power you may need, if you want more there are four pre-outs jacks and a sub woofer out on the back of the radio for optional amplifiers. ![]() It will also mute the music while to take a hands free phone call through the radio. A2DP music streaming allows you to advance the songs on your phone buy using the track up/down button on the radio. ![]() As an option you can get Bluetooth music streaming from your Bluetooth capable phone or Bluetooth compatible player with the BLUKIT. ![]() This LCD display has 7 user selectable color choices so you can match it to your other dash illumination. The alpha numeric LCD display shows the song/artist/album titles during playback of flash drive (thumb drive), iPod files and RDS radio station information. The USB input is still there on the back of the radio and allows you to plug in a USB flash drive for playback of MP3/WMA song files. A great feature so you can keep the iPod hidden away in your glove box or console. Navigation for the iPOD includes artist/song/album/playlist all from the buttons on the radio. Although it looks classic it has the latest modern features that include an iPod doc. Now a radio that not only looks right and sounds great in your classic vehicle, it gives you a direct connection to today’s modern audio. With the large OEM style push-buttons you get a perfect look in a classic dash. lust slide the ‘slidebar’ to the right and the analog AM radio display drops away to reveal a full featured digital display. The Slidebar Radio is Custom Autosound’s latest inovation in the quest for a perfect classic car radio. ![]()
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