ARC 2500 car record player

I bought this for my dad for Christmas. I thought some of you might enjoy seeing it. I personally don't know what a record is ;), but my dad had a record player in his '64 GTO before it was stolen in the 60's (the whole car :(). He used to tell stories about being the one with the music back then. Now recently he mentioned finding one so I took it upon myself to get it for him.

My search led me to a great guy named Bob in Rochester, NY with Eager Brothers Music. He had one that he was finishing up the restoration on, so I took it off his hands. He went through all the internals and even put in a 3.5mm plug for me instead of the AM transmitter. He did a great job and was a terrific guy to deal with. I will include his email in case any of you would like to contact him. I'm sure he wouldn't mind me posting his phone number, but I feel funny doing that. I can PM that if any of you want it. eager21@hotmail.com

I suppose it will go somewhere in the '35 for now once we get the rest of the stereo in.

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Do you think it will skip? Maybe mount it with some skyhooks.

I don't think it is supposed to skip as bad as one would think since it plays upside down with the needle on the bottom. A stack of 12 records would, I think, weigh it down pretty good. In either case I think I will come up with some way to cusion it a bit as a precaution. Worst case senerio we have a radio, CD, I pod, etc. for when we're in motion...a few more options than back in '64! :LOL:

That was the 'big thing' and just before the 8 tracks arrived on the scene. MoPar's listed them as an option somewhere about 1956-1960. They are usually 16 2/3s rpm with sound quality just above a crystal set - but they were fun: It seemed like a good idea at the time

That's pretty cool, I remember when all the magazines had ads for them from places like JC Whitney. They did have a reputation for skipping but in the 50's this was high tech. When 4 and 8 tracks came out we thought we were really something. :LOL:

Nice gift for your Dad. Now you have to pick up some old 45's.


Don

Somewhere in the dusty corner of my memory I sort of remember those.
Well really didn't give it much thought until now.I would think it is worth something as a antique.

You where here in Roch??.Next time get ahold of me and we can meet at the shop.

Dave - the one in my dad's GTO was a Mopar option. His friends dad owned a dealership so he got it for him. Although I thought they were offered a bit later than 1960.

Don - My dad has several cases of 45's in the basement so we're good there. That's one of the reasons he was interested in one, so he could play his 45's. I snuck a case away and brought it home so I could test it out :3dSMILE:. I've actually seen quite a few 45's on Craigslist too.

Gary- They are worth something, especially restored! Ask me how I know :eek: I wasn't up in Rochester though..we just dealt on the phone and then he packed up up real good and shipped it down.

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Originally Posted by angrystroker

Do you think it will skip? Maybe mount it with some skyhooks.

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Those old record players are super cool! Knew a guy back in the late '60's that had one about like that hanging under the dash of his '56 Chevy, and it was rare then! As I recall it did OK cruising down the highway, but any harsh bumps did cause skips - his played standard 45's, not the special MOPAR discs. I think he used it more when he was parked, late at night in dark, secluded places :cool:;):D Oh, to be young again :LOL:

I had one of those in my '61 Impala back in 1965. It played good while you were parked but would sometimes skip when you hit a bump. They cost like $25 dollars back then.

Have had 1 sittin in the OG box for years.
Just looked @ it yesterday, still had the price tag on it.
$59.95
Saw 1 sell on EBay a couple years ago for $650.00
Mayne time to unload it.
Ya Think?

35fordcoupe,

May I ask what these players go for these days? I have one such player and would like to sell it but don't really know how much to ask. Any help would be appreciated!

radman123

I had one in my 64Chevy worked best when stoped..That and a Reverb mounted in the trunk. I still have 2 reverbs out in the shop. Remember going over R/R tracks what a noise

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Originally Posted by radman123

35fordcoupe,

May I ask what these players go for these days? I have one such player and would like to sell it but don't really know how much to ask. Any help would be appreciated!

radman123

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I'm no expert, but just looking around they seem to be asking $500 to $750 for working, restored units. RCA's seem to be more desirable than ARC's, but I can't say why??

Threw mine on EBay 2 weeks ago, started the bidding @ $450
Bingo --- it brought better than a thou.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
CA-----GHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek:

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Originally Posted by DA34GUY

Threw mine on EBay 2 weeks ago, started the bidding @ $450
Bingo --- it brought better than a thou.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
CA-----GHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek:

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Wow!! Not bad for a $59.95 unit :D:D:D:D;)