Maybe because 3/4 of the people who have these cars have a TAPE collection in the hundreds (and some might even have an 8-track collection)

Most of the kits allow for a trunk mounted CD changer.

I had my stock AM radio converted to AM/FM with an MP3 player output by
http://www.turnswitch.com/

 

Im installing a Pioneer am/fm/cassette with seperate CD player that sends its FM signal thru the antenna wire connection to the radio. I will put the CDplayer in the trunk or under the seat, it has a cassette that holds 6 cds. Not sure where I will mount the am/fm/cassette yet but the CD player has remote to operate it. My mp3 player also works by FM signal to the radio to play mp3s. So now I can run cassettes tapes or cds or am/fm with nice speakers. I got all this stuff on ebay for under $100.

My standard am/fm flip face radio has only one speaker in the dash, its horrible but works. This will be a welcome addition with rear speakers for a change.

 

I'm not sure that a CD would fit through the face plate of that old style radio. I'm planning on using an ipod but haven't picked the stereo yet. Need to finish the car 1st...

 

Maybe because 3/4 of the people who have these cars have a TAPE collection in the hundreds (and some might even have an 8-track collection)

Most of the kits allow for a trunk mounted CD changer.

I had my stock AM radio converted to AM/FM with an MP3 player output by
http://www.turnswitch.com/

yeah I have a pretty nice collection of tapes myself but I've been trying to get off the habit for 15yrs. lol.

I really like that idea of conversion to am/fm it sounds good! I see that an original am radio can be had for say $50 on ebay. I was wondering how much it cost you for the conversion if you don't mind telling.

 

I think it was around $400. Stock looking radio, sounds great, works awesome.

You might find better deals but I looked around and I liked their work and the person what I dealt with.

 

Nice thing about an FM radio is that you can use an ipod with an FM transmitter. No wires, no tapes, no CDs.

 

The only downside to an FM transmitter is the poor sound quality. The freq. response is severly limited.