First FM Car Radio, 1960

1960JulyPMSixty years ago this month, the July 1960 issue of Popular Mechanics showed this car radio from Motorola, which, according to the magazine, was the first mass-produced transitorized FM car radio. The set installed under the dash, and despite its compact size, it was completely self-contained, with its own speaker.

The radio was in response to the demands of discriminating motorists who enjoyed a more specialized programming, and the set was capable of reproducing the full range of FM audio.