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Old 11-09-2018, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by bgadow View Post
Not a bad idea in my mind. This could be handy for someone who jumped between various trucks or equipment on a regular basis. I wouldn't condone messing up a caddy for such a thing these days but back when this was done, why not?
It wouldn't be very practical as each vehicle would need a CB antenna. Also, a rig that didn't already have a CB would seem pretty strange to me. I suppose it would have made for a decent anti-theft device in the 70s, just less elegant than those pull-out car stereos that came along before those with detachable faceplates.

I knew someone with a 1984 Ford Bronco II whose dash plate was made for a radio like the one built into this caddy; he butchered it badly to install one of those pull-out units. It was kind of pointless really, he just swapped out one cassette stereo for another.
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