Radio block-off plate

[Boss1Ray]

I need a radio block-off plate. I am interested in NOS or used.







If anyone has one available, please PM me.

Thanks!

Ray

 

[secluff]

I need a radio block-off plate. I am interested in NOS or used.

If anyone has one available, please PM me.

Thanks!

Ray

I know this post was made over a week ago so Boss1Ray may of already found what he needed. Took awhile to find all the numbers.

These plates are like David says, "Rare as hens teeth". Most of the 71-73's were ordered with at least a AM radio, so the block off plate is defiantly a rare piece of plastic.

If one is found still in the box the part # is D1ZZ-6504371-A. If you happen to find a loose one out of the box look on the rear of the plate for at least one of three different engineering numbers. D1ZB-6504360-AA, D1ZB-6504371-AA, D1ZB-6504371-BA. So if any of you happen to have a box full of plastic trim pieces and don't have a clue what they are for, check those numbers. Might be worth some $$ to you.

 

[Pastel Blue]

Have never seen one in person in any form or manner in my close to 40 years in the hobby. They really are not very attractive when installed in the center dash section... I would presume that if cars were going to be ordered from the factory stripped down, this would be one of the cars that received these. The odd person back in the day that just did not like the "noise" coming from the radio also would not have checked this box off on the order sheet... Will be hard to find, for sure.

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

I think Steve might back this up. Some Ford dealers ordered the cars without radio because they could buy and install at the dealer and make a couple more bucks. Most probably ended up at the dealer in the trash. Others might have been ordered for race cars so delete the radio and heater anything that added weight. I think you could delete the radio on the SVO mustangs in 84 -86. I think there was almost a track order for them without any bells or whistles. One of my older cars 1950 still has the radio block off plate in it.

David


Boss1Ray,

I found one but I do not believe the price. It is on the West Coast Classic Cougar site for $449.97 if I am seeing it right.

http://www2.cougarpartscatalog.com/d1zb-6504371-ba.html

David

 

[Boss1Ray]

All of my research indicates my Boss was not delivered to dealer with a radio. But there is no 'radio delete' or similar reference on the invoice or Marti report. My pics of the car sitting new at the dealership (post make-ready} does not show a radio antenna installed.

At that price I might just run with a regular AM or maybe see if I can make a block off plate that looks close. Thanks.

Ray

 

[secluff]

*&%@#!..David, that's 449.87 after the web discount!!! Do you realize how many of those sort of things were thrown away on any given day at the dealerships? Kind of like all those carpeted mats, antenna templates, and all the take off parts that were offered to me at one time and I didn't see the need for. And lets not forgot all the Rochester carburetors my 429 CJ friends pulled off their cars and had me to haul off. (Sorry Pastel Blue) Another round of "If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now"!!

Ray, radios were only standard on the high end cars like T-Birds and Lincoln's. Since most cars were at least ordered with a AM radio, you very seldom saw a delete plate. Most of the ones I saw were on the police cars we ordered for the city and county. When a car came to the dealer with a radio option the "Loose parts" were in the trunk. Loose parts would be floor mats, wheel covers, and a kit that would contain the radio, antenna and template for drilling a hole in the fender. All this was done during the PDI (Pre-delivery inspection) before the car was cleaned and turned over to the sales dept.

David is correct on aftermarket radios. There was a company that came to the dealer and installed radios, intermittent wipers, hang on cruise control, etc. A lot of people just didn't like what the factory offered for radios, or wanted something like cruise control that wasn't offered such as on our 71-3's.

So the Marti report, invoice, or window sticker on your car would not show anything about a delete as a radio was not standard.

Sorry to keep on ranting, but $500.00 for a $10.00 piece of plastic!!? I believe in making a fair markup/profit, but come on...these are not Boss 429 parts!! OK I'm done! LOL

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

*&%@#!..David, that's 449.87 after the web discount!!! Do you realize how many of those sort of things were thrown away on any given day at the dealerships? Kind of like all those carpeted mats, antenna templates, and all the take off parts that were offered to me at one time and I didn't see the need for. And lets not forgot all the Rochester carburetors my 429 CJ friends pulled off their cars and had me to haul off. (Sorry Pastel Blue) Another round of "If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now"!!

Ray, radios were only standard on the high end cars like T-Birds and Lincoln's. Since most cars were at least ordered with a AM radio, you very seldom saw a delete plate. Most of the ones I saw were on the police cars we ordered for the city and county. When a car came to the dealer with a radio option the "Loose parts" were in the trunk. Loose parts would be floor mats, wheel covers, and a kit that would contain the radio, antenna and template for drilling a hole in the fender. All this was done during the PDI (Pre-delivery inspection) before the car was cleaned and turned over to the sales dept.

David is correct on aftermarket radios. There was a company that came to the dealer and installed radios, intermittent wipers, hang on cruise control, etc. A lot of people just didn't like what the factory offered for radios, or wanted something like cruise control that wasn't offered such as on our 71-3's.

So the Marti report, invoice, or window sticker on your car would not show anything about a delete as a radio was not standard.

Sorry to keep on ranting, but $500.00 for a $10.00 piece of plastic!!? I believe in making a fair markup/profit, but come on...these are not Boss 429 parts!! OK I'm done! LOL

That piece probably cost Ford less than $.25. Remember a whole body ready to go to paint back then was about $300 -$400. Only 800 - 900 now.

It only cost about $2.50 to make a pair of fenders now add the material cost per lb. in the .28 - .32 range and that is what it cost to make the front fenders. Spot welds were $.02 - .03 each. That is why I cannot go buy a new car because I use to sell the parts and know what they cost. We get ripped every day and smile as we drive away. The supplier struggles to stay in business and the big car companies rake in the dough. BMW is the worst.

I will stop there,

David

 

[Pastel Blue]

*&%@#!..David, that's 449.87 after the web discount!!! Do you realize how many of those sort of things were thrown away on any given day at the dealerships? Kind of like all those carpeted mats, antenna templates, and all the take off parts that were offered to me at one time and I didn't see the need for. And lets not forgot all the Rochester carburetors my 429 CJ friends pulled off their cars and had me to haul off. (Sorry Pastel Blue) Another round of "If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now"!!

Ray, radios were only standard on the high end cars like T-Birds and Lincoln's. Since most cars were at least ordered with a AM radio, you very seldom saw a delete plate. Most of the ones I saw were on the police cars we ordered for the city and county. When a car came to the dealer with a radio option the "Loose parts" were in the trunk. Loose parts would be floor mats, wheel covers, and a kit that would contain the radio, antenna and template for drilling a hole in the fender. All this was done during the PDI (Pre-delivery inspection) before the car was cleaned and turned over to the sales dept.

David is correct on aftermarket radios. There was a company that came to the dealer and installed radios, intermittent wipers, hang on cruise control, etc. A lot of people just didn't like what the factory offered for radios, or wanted something like cruise control that wasn't offered such as on our 71-3's.

So the Marti report, invoice, or window sticker on your car would not show anything about a delete as a radio was not standard.

Sorry to keep on ranting, but $500.00 for a $10.00 piece of plastic!!? I believe in making a fair markup/profit, but come on...these are not Boss 429 parts!! OK I'm done! LOL

Yeahhhh... Thx for the reminder :chin: It sure is pretty to look at anytime I go in my basement storage room for something... Obviously charging for the apparent rarity of this block off plate, looking for a fool similar to one that would pay what I paid for this thing... One fool is enough - Don't do it and I agree, you could make something similar yourself and pocket the asking price loose change.

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

Ray,

I had not paid much attention to the Marti report on the special order Black 73 vert I have. I was putting stuff up today and happened to notice its was a 1 of 1 because it was order without a radio, lol. Someone had one from that car but I don't. It had an AM/FM in it when I got it. Ordered special paint and no radio. I am sure it was one of those dealer install and make a couple extra bucks.

So if someone wanted to put it back to original they would need one. I will keep and eye out. I bought a bunch of radios from the local Ford dealer here once and sold at swap meets. Lots of AM that got pulled to put AM/FM or tape in. They had kept them from the 60's and I bought in early 80's for nearly nothing.

David