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Hello,
New member here, just wondering what year GM
first offered an in-dash radio in the trucks?

Cheers,
Jay

As far as I know it was in 48 Chevy AD trucks, were first to offer factory radios.

http://www.oldchevytrucks.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/005.2.12450483054318197553

Other information that is only vaguely related to the question:

1924 was the first year that Chevrolet offered an auto radio.

1930 was the year that the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation started offering the "Motorola" radio as an aftermarket underdash radio for cars and trucks.

In-dash? In-dash radios are for wimps.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...1&category=42606&item=2436371248

Although I do immensely enjoy my 6 speaker am/fm cd bs blahblahblah radio in my "other" truck.

I think this is a bit of trick question. The factory optional radios for trucks as an "Accessory" is one thing, but the dealers did offer aftermarket stuff in the 20s, whether applied on a truck or a car.

These were generally big honkin' units with a separate control pod and then a large cabinet for the tube radio and controls, and then yet another second cabinet for the speaker. They were bolted up under the dash wherever they could fit.

I have to laugh because I'm sure many of use remember using crystal radios as a kid. You'd hook it up to grandma's steel chair on the porch and PRESTO! you are listening to radio free Europe. It's funny the evolution of radios over the years. To think that we now have 10 speaker surround sound (XM) satellite radios now available from the factory is pretty amazing.

There were alot of aftermarket radios but after discussing this matter with Jim Carter we came to the conclusion that the first FACTORY GM truck radio was with the introduction of the Advance Design trucks in 1947.