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HI...I'm out of my comfort zone so here goes...my 1954/3100 never had a radio I would like to have one and I don't need to have an original. Is there a radio out there that will fit the face cut out for a 54. All I need is just a radio nothing fancy BUT something that will look OEM. The new OEM ones I have seen are way to expensive for me (500.00) there must be a cheap alternative in the $150.00 range? I can machine a new face plate to fit the cut out if there is a radio that is close in size to the OEM model....somebody out there must have gone this way? THANKS Steve

The 1953/54 Chevrolet car 6v manual-tune radio fits in the holes in the dash of a 54/55 Chevrolet truck.

There is an original 54 truck radio up on auction in the "Dispatch forum" here on the Stovebolt. It has apparently been converted to 12v. I have upped the bid to $100 myself, but I will not be bidding further. I have offered to restore the electronics free of charge, at the request of the winning bidder. I may be able to return it to 6v if that is desired.

For those of you who might be interested in a 54/55 radio, that is truly a good deal.

Hi Steve,,If I remember correctly,your truck is now 12v?
How abt. a low end am-fm,casette or c-d player mounted in the glove box and a couple speakers behind the seat,and maybe a couple smaller ones in the dash where the stock speaker would go?
Ive seen it done numerous times,,always worked out well.
Or.........mount something under the dash with a removable face plate.
Use your Imagineering..........youll come up w/something.
Happy Truckin,

THANKS....for the good advice! My uncle says to mount his old crank up record player(Gramaphone)under the seat....he says it would be a lot cheaper than an OEM radio....Thank God he can't find any needles for it.....T/C Steve