That antenna isn't easily removed. I had the same issue recently and I was able to cram the car cover into my sewing machine and put a buttonhole in the antenna location.
doesn't a Ford Mustang antenna unscrew from the base? Simple pair of pliers, or the right size wrench, and a couple turns and it's out? That's the way all my 1969-72 Dodge and Plymouth antennas were made, I actually assume it's the same for all the old radio antennas from 1955-75
Yes, it really is that simple https://www.cjponyparts.com/radio-antenna-assembly-with-round-base-chrome-1965-1968/p/ANT1/ there't the part, the photos clearly show the two parallel flats for using a wrench or pliers on. Poof, like a baseball smashed out of the park - it's OUTTA there!
Nope, The collar with the flats is simply the nut that holds the entire telescoping assembly into the fender, inserted from the bottom. I was amazed when I first saw a one piece, non-telescoping, removeable antenna mast when I worked in the Chrysler dealership. I felt a little short-changed, too. Why hadn't my beloved Ford (I drove a series of Mustangs from High School onward) come up with such a great idea? Easily replaced if damaged and easily removed when an emergency door-unlock tool was needed - I actually did this once when a friend locked his keys inside his Chev P/U at a trailhead. I grabbed my Leatherman tool, took off his one-piece mast, bent a hook on it and fished it past the door frame to reach the door lock slider - presto, door open! I screwed it back onto his truck with the hook shape still in it as a reminder to watch his keys.
I am blown away, it looks the same! Wow, I'd simply buy a mopar one, they have the same connector that the radio connects with. And, then, you're a moment away from that antenna being on the fender, or under the seat and out of the way when you are tossing the car cover on. Unreal. My 69 R/T, and my other Mopars, the 69 Bee, the 71 Challenger, the 72 Demon, and 72 Barracuda, all had telescoping antennas, and unscrew for easy replacement. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a collection of cars, these were all sequential. I've had the R/T since 2002
That antenna isn't easily removed. I had the same issue recently and I was able to cram the car cover into my sewing machine and put a buttonhole in the antenna location.
ReplyDeletedoesn't a Ford Mustang antenna unscrew from the base? Simple pair of pliers, or the right size wrench, and a couple turns and it's out? That's the way all my 1969-72 Dodge and Plymouth antennas were made, I actually assume it's the same for all the old radio antennas from 1955-75
DeleteYes, it really is that simple https://www.cjponyparts.com/radio-antenna-assembly-with-round-base-chrome-1965-1968/p/ANT1/
Deletethere't the part, the photos clearly show the two parallel flats for using a wrench or pliers on. Poof, like a baseball smashed out of the park - it's OUTTA there!
Nope, The collar with the flats is simply the nut that holds the entire telescoping assembly into the fender, inserted from the bottom. I was amazed when I first saw a one piece, non-telescoping, removeable antenna mast when I worked in the Chrysler dealership. I felt a little short-changed, too. Why hadn't my beloved Ford (I drove a series of Mustangs from High School onward) come up with such a great idea? Easily replaced if damaged and easily removed when an emergency door-unlock tool was needed - I actually did this once when a friend locked his keys inside his Chev P/U at a trailhead. I grabbed my Leatherman tool, took off his one-piece mast, bent a hook on it and fished it past the door frame to reach the door lock slider - presto, door open! I screwed it back onto his truck with the hook shape still in it as a reminder to watch his keys.
ReplyDeleteI am blown away, it looks the same! Wow, I'd simply buy a mopar one, they have the same connector that the radio connects with. And, then, you're a moment away from that antenna being on the fender, or under the seat and out of the way when you are tossing the car cover on. Unreal. My 69 R/T, and my other Mopars, the 69 Bee, the 71 Challenger, the 72 Demon, and 72 Barracuda, all had telescoping antennas, and unscrew for easy replacement. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a collection of cars, these were all sequential. I've had the R/T since 2002
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