Tape loops forever! This barebone’d, woodgrain’d beauty is an Japanese made Voxmobil S-4 8-track tape deck. And no, it’s not missing it’s case. Apparently, this is exactly how the underdash mount device was meant to look.

You would delicately guide your cartridge into the deck using the metal rail. Once inserted, you’d deftly pull the black lever towards you, snapping the capstan roller into place and securing the cartridge like a cold war border guard.

Along with the self adhesive vinyl wood finish, note how the “Channel” knob looks like it came off a 1960s cigarette vending machine.

Up close and personal with the business end of a beefy silicon power transistor. The Delco DS-501 what designed to be used as an underdash audio amplifier in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

A better photo showing the loom conduit and the tail that will be tucked up through the underdash cardboard panel.

289 c.i.d. 4V engine, "A" code, 3:55 rear axle ratio, 4 speed manual transmission, disc brakes, power steering, clear fog lights, dual turbo exhaust with trumpet extensions protruding through the rear valance, styled steel wheels with trim rings, black standard interior, Alpine underdash am/fm stereo cassette with rear floor mounted 6x9 speaker boxes. Color is Deep Forest Green Metallic with black GT stripes near the rocker panel, not visible in this lighting.

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An underdash RCA Victor AM radio. I’m not sure where this little gem came from … I may have picked it up a garage sale or scooped it out of one of my uncle’s sheds on his farm in Saskatchewan. For the time being, I’m holding on to this wonderful metal beasty.

During Thanksgiving week during a cold spell, I did some underdash wiring to prepare for future power windows.

Originally, a relay is used to enable the power windows only when the key is in the IGN position. The main power feed comes from the hot accessory circuit breaker on the fuse box. I had to add this, but I used the ACCY side of the ignition switch instead.

While I was planning this, I decided to take advantage of the “Retained Accessory Power” control of the alarm system I installed last year. This would be cool, because even after I shut the engine off and yank the key, I would still be able to close the windows (and even listen to the radio) until I opened the door, just like I can on my ’97 Cadillac.

This is the relay setup, bolted into some already-drilled holes up by the fuse block...

Now to have the RAP work right, I had to separate the door switch inputs from the dome light control circuit. Luckily, the ’72 has a split LH door switch. The alarm door switch input will now come from the key warning side of the door switch. To my surprise, the RH door switch was ALSO a split switch, so I ran a wire to it and connected those two switches together. All works well now…

The brakelight switch was disassembled, cleaned, and installed under the dash. The cruise wire harness was routed and installed.

The vacuum release valve needs a hard-to-find O-ring, so it had not been installed yet but will be easy to do later; the hose is right there now.

Here is the first group of parts that was installed underdash.

Next I taped the wire harness with the non-stick tape as shown in the assy manual.

steel section welded in not only strengthens the fire wall, but also brings removable section of tunnel away from the fire wall making the tunnel alot easier to remove. no more crawling in underdash

After all carpeting and underdash panels are removed. Seen is the main harness (body) and parking brake pedal.

Woo, its has a Matrix button, baddass

I saw this in a scrap Astra and 'had to have it'.

I found this Pontiac GTO Judge in a car repair shop lot in Caldwell, new Jersey (not C&G Auto Tech), in immaculate condition.

The Judge was special edition GTO that featured brighter colors and a few amenities ordinarily avaiable as options. It included the 366-horsepower Ram Air III variation of its 400-cubic-inch V-8; other standard features included hidden headlights, a rear spoiler, and an underdash knob that closed its hood scoops in rainy or snowy weather.

The GTO was to Pontiac in the sixties and seventies what the GTI has been to Volkswagen - a basic family car turned into a high-performance machine.

Underdash Console gereed

aanvang van het maken van de mal van de frontplaat

This is my bulk head connection and custom hard lines viewed from inside the cab under the dash. Hot Rod Air set-up. The cable actuates the heater valve which I mounted inside of the cab. Despite the possibility of leak occuring inside the cab, I chose this location over mounting that ugly piece of hardware in my engine compartment. The other alternative was to go with the servo type valve but they are not half as durable as the manual-cable type.

The interior, the AC unit is an underdash version.

Remember those ?

No underdash stuff here! I still need center vents though.

1996 Bentley Azure Convertible

Sold for US$67,200 inc. premium

From the catalog:

Coachwork by Pininfarina

VIN. SCBZK14C1TCX53733

6,750cc OHV Turbocharged V8 Engine

Electric Fuel Injection

385bhp at 4,000rpm

4-Speed Automatic Transmission

4-Wheel Independent Suspension

4-Wheel Disc Brakes

*One owner from new

*Under 14,000 miles from new

*Stunning Racing Green over Soft Tan color scheme

*Exquisite example of Bentley's flagship Convertible

THE BENTLEY AZURE

Based on the potent Bentley Continental R, the drop head Azure version was one of the most powerful cars of the era. The famous Italian styling house Pininfarina had been chosen to develop the Azure on the four-seater Continental R platform, and there was no question that the result was most successful.

Hailed by its maker as "the world's best convertible," the Azure lived up to that grand title, proving an immense success especially in the US where its combination of unmatched luxury, effortless performance and soft-top style was highly attractive. When production ceased in 2003 a total of only 1,321 Azures of all types had been built.

THE MOTORCAR OFFERED

This beautiful Bentley was ordered new through Rolls-Royce of Beverly Hill in the late spring of 1995, one of 160 Azures to be produced in that year. With a keen eye for style and design, the first, and so far, only, owner smartly specified his Azure in the classic and elegant color scheme of Racing Green over Soft Tan hides with matching Spruce Green piping and Conifer Green moutons (lambswool) with Soft Tan trim enveloped by a Green Everflex convertible top with a Parchment cloth headliner. Additional options included a matching Spruce Green tool roll, Soft Tan leather underdash trim, radio surround, and rear parcel shelf, rear mouton carpets, and burl elm veneers throughout. The factory in Crewe received the order on May 23, 1995 and completed the car about six months later, with it clearing customs in Long Beach on January 10, 1996. Delivered on January 23, 1996.

The original owner has retained his Azure since new in sunny Southern California. Regularly serviced at Bentley of Beverly Hills and with other marque specialists, the luxurious droptop has been sparingly used in the past 27 years. Showing under 14,000 original miles today, it is accompanied by copies of service records from throughout its pampered history, a clean CARFAX report, and copies of its original build records. This is a wonderful opportunity to become the second owner of a spectacular open-top Bentley, the retail price of which when new rivaled that of a modestly sized home.

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It's Bonhams day!

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This year I was able to escape the snow and join Fred in Scottsdale for sunshine, cars, and music! I also drove down to Tucson to meet Doug for lunch and spend a nice evening visting with Richard and Lola.

Underdash with non-factory wiring harnesses removed