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Randy1944 · 12-02-2017, 09:49 PM

I’m looking for a vintage cowl mount radio antenna to install on my 39 Pickup. Also, could someone give me information about exactly where on the right cowl the holes are to be cut. Let me know if you have a good useable antenna. I really don’t want to use a repop. Thanks

rotorwrench · 12-03-2017, 10:41 AM

Side mount antennas were used a lot for accessory use back in the day. What Ford dealers may have installed would be a guess for me. Maybe someone else on here or the EFV8 club forum might have an idea. Flea-pay has a lot of vintage side mount antennas but folks are asking some pretty high coin for some of them.

51504bat · 12-03-2017, 11:17 AM

GB put one the jail bar woodie and posted photos. Seems to me that one like that would look good on your p/u. Check on some of the VW sites, the bus guys use similar ones.

DD931 · 12-03-2017, 01:20 PM

I've got one on my '48 F-1. Looks like it belongs there!

blucar · 12-03-2017, 02:27 PM

Generally speaking, the majority of the radios and other accessories in the '30-50 vehicles were dealer installed, I worked in a Ford garage in the late '40's, early '50's in new car prep.
Side mount antenna's are pretty generic, there are a lot of them for sale on eBay.. I would suggest typing in Vintage auto antenna's...

Randy1944 · 12-03-2017, 02:43 PM

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Thanks to everyone. I have been all over eBay looking. All I find are repops and I would prefer an old one that matches my truck. Hopefully, there is one out there somewhere.

12-02-2017, 09:49 PM	#1
Randy1944 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: east Tennessee Posts: 363	Radio I’m looking for a vintage cowl mount radio antenna to install on my 39 Pickup. Also, could someone give me information about exactly where on the right cowl the holes are to be cut. Let me know if you have a good useable antenna. I really don’t want to use a repop. Thanks

12-03-2017, 10:41 AM	#2
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,431	Re: Radio Side mount antennas were used a lot for accessory use back in the day. What Ford dealers may have installed would be a guess for me. Maybe someone else on here or the EFV8 club forum might have an idea. Flea-pay has a lot of vintage side mount antennas but folks are asking some pretty high coin for some of them.

12-03-2017, 11:17 AM	#3
51504bat Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: SoCal-Redlands Posts: 3,018	Re: Radio GB put one the jail bar woodie and posted photos. Seems to me that one like that would look good on your p/u. Check on some of the VW sites, the bus guys use similar ones. __________________ Making the simple complicated for over 30 years.

12-03-2017, 01:20 PM	#4
DD931 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: PA Poconos Posts: 723	Re: Radio I've got one on my '48 F-1. Looks like it belongs there!

12-03-2017, 02:27 PM	#5
blucar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 2,464	Re: Radio Generally speaking, the majority of the radios and other accessories in the '30-50 vehicles were dealer installed, I worked in a Ford garage in the late '40's, early '50's in new car prep. Side mount antenna's are pretty generic, there are a lot of them for sale on eBay.. I would suggest typing in Vintage auto antenna's... __________________ Bill.... 36 5 win cpe

12-03-2017, 02:43 PM	#6
Randy1944 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: east Tennessee Posts: 363	Re: Radio Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks to everyone. I have been all over eBay looking. All I find are repops and I would prefer an old one that matches my truck. Hopefully, there is one out there somewhere.