Classic DREAMCARS Mount Dora, Fla. (352) 385-1945 www.classicdreamcars.com

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THE A.R.C. 45 R.P.M. RECORD PLAYER SORRY, SOLD

WE FOUND ANOTHER SUPER UNIQUE CAR ACCESSORY. THE A.R.C. 25OO MODEL WAS MADE BY M.C. CO., INC. OF PARAMOUNT, CALIFORNIA. UNITS, LIKE THESE, WERE FIRST USED BY CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH-DODGE IN THE MID-TO -LATE 50'S AS ONE OF THE FIRST PORTABLE RECORD PLAYERS FOR CARS KNOWN AS "HIGH-WAY HI-FI'S". SADLY THOSE UNITS ONLY ACCEPTED A CUMBERSOME 16 1/3 RPM RECORD WHICH WERE ONLY PRODUCED IN LIMITED QUANITIES. THESE 45RPM UNITS WERE A POPULAR FIXTURE FOR THOSE THAT WANTED TO "PARK" IN YOUR CAR AND PLAY YOUR FAVORITE HITS FOR YOUR GIRLFRIEND WITHOUT THOSE ANNOYING RADIO ADS OR JABBERING DISC JOCKEYS COMMON IN THAT TIME PERIOD. IT IS UNKNOWN, BY MOST, THAT THESE AND THE RCA MODELS WERE ALSO USED BY PACKARD HENNEY COACH BUILDERS (HEARSE) COMPANY AS A "CURBSIDE CHAPEL MUSIC" SOURCE PLAYING FUNERAL HYMNS AT THE CEMETERY. I WAS GUARANTEED IT WAS WORKING WHEN I BOUGHT IT BUT, I CANNOT VERIFY. MOST WILL JUST MOUNT IT UNDER THE DASH FOR CAR SHOW VIEWING ( WITH A COUPLE OF 45 R.P.M. RECORDS) AND IT WILL WORK ON MOST ANY CAR WITH AN OLD-TIMEY RADIO(AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ROOM UNDER THE DASH). THESE GENERALLY SEEN FOR $600-$1,000 BUT, THIS ONE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION IS PRICED TO SELL. BEAUTIFUL CHROME- BEAUTIFUL 'GUTS'. SIMPLE "L" BRACKETS WOULD MOUNT IT. APPROX.: 9" DEEP, 11 1/2" WIDE, 5 3/4" HIGH. QUESTIONS CALL 352-385-0049 10A-5P (EST). PRICED TO SELL AT $850. SOLD