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25th Jun 2014, 12:04 AM
	YankeeDisc SUBS When in doubt.......accelerate........ Member since Dec 2010 734 Points	...I used to love my 8-tracks, but I must admit I may have become obsessive, as with a burgeoning record collection, I could not buy the 8-track retail tapes I wanted, so I went out and bought an Akai 8-Track Recorder Model CR-80D, to add to my Hi-Fi set up, and record my own tapes. I would buy blank tapes various lengths, from a shop up along Tottenham Court Road, central London, I think the tapes were made by Hitachi (...maximum 80 mins long I think 4 X 20minutes stereo), then record favourite tracks and play them in my Daimler saloon, which was fitted with an aftermarket Radiomobile 8-track stereo, with four speakers, at great expense. The Radiomobile 8-track unit was actually license made by the Italian market leader Voxson, and they were fitted as standard or optional equipment in Rolls Royce, Jensen and Reliant Scimitar GTE motor cars......no cheap crap for me, I had to have the best. Akai 8-Track Recorder Model CR-80D Radiomobile 8-track stereo car unit (no radio) I had the bottom unit shown, but I had also previously owned a Radiomobile MW/LW Radio as shown at top, 8 watts output, very powerful for a car (...it got stolen from an earlier car...). Radiomobile 8-track stereo car unit The fun we used to have bombing around in my old Daimler Conquest Century, Midnight Blue with full Dark Blue leather upholstery......and listening to Jimi Hendrix Experience "Electric Ladyland" on a home made 8-track tape......("All Along The Watchtower"......trippy, with the phased guitar solo).......fun times. Daimler Conquest Century, 2.5 litre Automatic Mine was dark blue, almost identical to this... I got rid of the Daimler, bought a Mini, (like you do) and the re-fitted Radiomobile 8-track stereo car unit was stolen one night......story of my life. I eventually moved onto cassettes, sold my Akai CR80D deck to my brother, with about 50 various 8-track tapes I gave him for free......he had the lot stolen from his flat some time later. Edited by YankeeDisc on 25th Jun 2014, 12:17 AM*