Yeeesssssss! Those kind of radios where manufactured.
Take a herefor a car radio
lohttp://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_modell.cfm?model_id=21447
And here for portable radios
http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_modell.cfm?model_id=4023
http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_modell.cfm?model_id=4026
http://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_modell.cfm?model_id=4021 ok