PAST BLAST

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PAST BLAST

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This will bring back a few to a very few here. How bout an 8 track player. Never had one this nice. Remember after they got a little ware on um, ya had to stick a matchbook under the cartridge to keep the head on track while playing.lol

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it is a nice looking piece of equipment... but I dont think I would spend the money to play my one and only 8 track.... "bat out of hell" :rolleyes:
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Someone wrote:it is a nice looking piece of equipment... but I dont think I would spend the money to play my one and only 8 track.... "bat out of hell" :rolleyes:


Bat outta hell,lmao

Had meatloaf's album but never the 8 track,those bring back some mem's for sure,when they were working right they had some pretty good sound.

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Last tape I remember being played in mine was Joe South singing " Hey Redneck" pullin in at the drive in.lol Can't imagine why that would be.
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My one and only eight track that I had, I put into a 50 Plymouth and after playing about four tapes. It started to eat them for snacks. I took it out and back to the store I bought it from, and because it was installed, I couldn't get my money back. In front of the store and a bunch of customers who were watching, I placed it under my front tire and crushed it with my Plymouth. I don't think anybody that watched this ever bought an 8 track after that.
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I remember when they were an option on a new car. My last 8-track was Cheap Trick Live at Budokan.
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My Vette has the original 8 track in it and crazy enough it works too....
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Dennis, I may send you all my brothers 8 tracks. Cream, Yard Birds and a few others. lol
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Also a 1 8-track collection here, Boston at that. Good crusin music though :P
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LOL I still have a cabinet radio in my basement with an AM/FM tuner. Turn table and an 8 track I only keep it because it looks good and is pre drilled for all the wires I could wanna run when I get around to gutting it and modernizing it :yawinkle: I even have a milk crate full of 8 tracks..... mostly country and jug bands :vom: My buddys lincoln still has the factory 8 track and he has a nice collection of tapes that came with it. Good music too the lucky SOB.
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My god, you people are antiques :butthead:
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Bunch of old fogies..... :butthead:


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Re: PAST BLAST

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Bunch of old fogies.....


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TheChopFather wrote:My Vette has the original 8 track in it and crazy enough it works too....
I still have the 8 track player from my vette... but i am glad it is not in it, unless somebody has some metallica 8 tracks kickin around :-({|=
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M<y dad still has his "removable" 8 track system that he had in his truck, along with about 3 cases of tapes. They have a console stereo one too, not sure if it works or not, did last time it was hooked up...good 10-15 yrs ago. I think he has some old Elvis, first Tanya Tucker, Statler Brothers, Oakridge Boys...okay, I got to stop now!
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