This is as complete list as can be found of Delco Radio Part Numbers and can be used to Identify the various radios when you are shopping on e-Bay or at a swap meet.
How to Identify 1968-1975 GM Delco Radios: The part number listing ceases late in the 1968 model year, because after that, Delco Radio adopted a standardized coding for the GM model line radios. This made it possible to identify exactly what the radio is by radio features, make, model, and year.
For example; If the “Service Model Number” was: 02GFM1 – this would be a 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix AM/FM w/Stereo.
Here is the identification key:
The first digit indicates the model year of the radio. Thus:
8=1968, 9=1969, 0=1970, 1=1971, 2=1972 3=1973, 4=1974, 5=1975.
The second digit is the car line. Thus:
1 = Chevrolet
2 = Pontiac
3 = Oldsmobile
4 = Buick
5 = Cadillac
6 = GMC
The third element is a letter that corresponds to the Fisher body style the radio fits:
A = Midsized: Tempest, Chevelle, Camaro, Chevy II, Acadian A-Body
B = Full-sized model B-Body
C = More than full sized: Cadillac Fleetwood C-Body
D = Rear control: Cadillac 75 (Limo)
E = Toronado and Riviera E-Body
F = Pony car: Camaro and Firebird F-Body
G = Grand Prix, Monte Carlo G-Body
H = Subcompact: Monza, Sunbird, Skylark, Starfire H-Body
L = Opel
T = Truck
TTC = GMC and Chevy truck tilt cab
V = Corvette
X = Compact: Nova, Omega, Ventura, Apollo X-Body
Z = Corvair
The next two letters indicate the type of radio:
PB – Push Button AM
FP – AM/FM Mono
FM – AM/FM w/Stereo
K – Fader Control
MP – FM Multiplex adapter (second part of a two-piece radio)
TZ – Stereo Tape Player (8-track)
RV – Reverberation Amplifier
FW – AM/FM/Weather band
MW – AM/FM w/Stereo/Weather band
In 1970, integrated AM and AM/FM w/Stereo & 8 track became available. This added a third letter to the code “T” so you might see “AMT” or “FMT”. (In 1970 there were many AM – 8 track combos sold, as FM stations were still a rarity in many parts of the country).
Last, there may be a digit (1, 2) at the end of the part number that indicates a running change or a revision number.
The ultimate in stackable units was reached in the late 1970s with the model “(part number) + BFTC1” which was an AM/FM w/Stereo and 8 track and CB radio unit in three pieces – the radio unit which went in the normal dash position, a CB unit which contained the transceiver electronics, and a control head/microphone. This was about as much as was ever put into a Delco radio.
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