Vintage AutoSound
Sound Solutions for Vintage cars
Classic Car Speakers to replace OEM speakers
Vintage
AutoSound has an excellent selection of Classic Car Speakers for
vehicles requiring
replacement
of original speakers that fit existing mounting.
A complete
line of new replacement speakers engineered to fit in collector cars
and function
properly
with OEM radios. Our speakers are manufactured in the USA by S&M Electro-Tech
using
compact high energy neodymium (NEO) magnets that allow these speakers
to fit
where
others won't.
Most of these
speakers are true 8 ohm impedance and are fully compatible with 10 ohm
Delco speakers.
These
speakers work exceptionally well with original Delco, Ford and Mopar
radios made
from the 40's through the mid 70's and will make your classic radio
sound better than new.
Compare our
replica 4 x 10 speakers to original Delco slim line speakers used in
many 1960's
GM
products. The magnet on our speaker has more the twice the field
strength of the
ceramic
magnet shown on the lower right speaker and 4 times the strength of
the original
alnico
magnets used on the original Delco speakers -upper left.
OEM Delco Special Rectangle Our 4x10 Replacement
Warning:
Never run 4 ohm speakers on any vintage car automobile radio
that uses transistor output circuits.
If you don't know what type of output circuit your radio uses, call us.
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Available Speaker sizes:
3
1/2" Round -
Used in
late 60's and early 70's Cadillac, early 70's Olds,
Pontiac,
Buick and late 60's, early 70's Mopar front 3 speaker dash locations
for stereo
radio/tape applications. The mounting ears can be cut off and the
speaker
held in with the wire clips used on many GM applications(See photo below).
We can
supply a magnet filler block on request for cars using the Delco wire
clip mount.
Price - $130
Cdn/
pair 8 - 10 Ohm
Size: 3
3/8" dia. 1 1/2" deep. 3 3/4" to 4
1/4" mounting center.
Cadillac spring clip mounting
Note: When
used with modern high power radios, this speaker should be connected with
50uf 50volt
non-polar coupling capacitors (bass blockers) in series to prevent
over excursion
of the cone
at very low frequencies. Some factory GM and all Mopar applications
using these
speakers
have the crossover capacitors installed in a box under the dash. It
is even more
important when
installed with our conversion radios or modern after market radios
with high
power amplifiers.
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3 1/2" Square -
Used
in late 60's Cadillac, late 60's and early 70's
Mopar front 3 speaker
dash
locations for stereo radio/tape applications.
Price - $130 Cdn/ pair 8 - 10 Ohm Size: 3 1/2" dia. 1 3/8" deep. 2 3/4" mounting centers.
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4 1/2" Pin cushion -
Used in
Volkswagen Beetle, Porsche, some late 50's Lincoln
applications.
Used in our Dual6x9HQ and Dual4 x10HQ "Special Rectangle" and
Dual4x10HQ
Mopar speakers. This is a excellent speaker for use in concealed
locations
due to its small size, light weight, and excellent frequency response and
power
handling abilities. Power rating 40 watts RMS
Price - $65.00
Cdn
each Both
4 ohm and 8 ohm available
Size:
5" dia. 1 7/8" deep. 3 5/16" mounting centers.
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5 1/4" Pin cushion -
Used in
late 60's and early 70's Ford, Mercury, Lincoln MK III's rear speaker
stereo
applications. Companion to our 4 x 8 speaker used in the doors of
these cars. Also used
in some
60's Porsche 356's and VW Karmen Ghias.
Price - $89 Cdn each 8 - 10 Ohm Size: 6" dia. 2 1/8" deep. 3 3/4" mounting centers.
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6" Pin cushion -
Used
extensively in GM applications mounted in the center of the rear seat
cushion,
starting with the 1958 Impala , Pontiac, Oldsmobile, etc. This
speaker will
greatly
improve the rear seat sound of your original GM Radio, especially if
used with
the Stereo
radios or reverb units. This speaker is also correct for 1960's VW bus
applications.
Price - $89
Cdn
each 8 - 10 Ohm
Size: 6
1/8"dia. 2" deep. 4 3/8" mounting centers.
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7 " or 7 1/2" Pin Cushion -
Used extensively in Mopar dash applications from 1946-1948, and various other years up through 1965. Also used inside 1940 & 41 Ford box radios. This speaker uses a 11ga laser cut steel mounting ring that matches the mounting pattern of the original 7" speaker exactly. Mounted on the ring is our high quality 6" pin cushion speaker. We also install a fabric dust screen over the face of the entire assembly.
Price - $105 Cdn each 8 Ohm Size: 7"dia. 2 1/8" deep. Non-square mounting centers. 7" model - 4 1/4" x 5 3/4". 7 1/2" model - 4 5/8" x 6 3/16"
Also available with 7 1/2" ring size and mounting centers for early 1940's Cadillac box radios.
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8" Pin cushion -
Used with tube style radios in the 40's box radios and 50's Olds, Pontiac, and early Corvette through 1957.
Price - $89 Cdn 4 Ohm Size: 7 1/2" Dia, 2 7/16" deep. Mounting centers 5 3/16"
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4 x 6" Oval -
Used in the
dash and kick panels of many GM cars with the factory
"Stereo" radios from the mid 60's through
the mid
70's. This speaker will directly replace the rare 65, 66, 67,
etc., Chevrolet kick panel speakers and rare
Chevelle
dash pad speakers with the twisted magnet.
Price - $130
Cdn
pair - $65
Cdn
each. 8 - 10 Ohm Size:
4"W x 6 1/8"L. 1 1/2" deep. 3" x 5
1/4" mounting
centers -
other combinations.
Price - $140
Cdn
pair with Chevelle angle brackets installed.
Does NOT
include the stamped steel brackets that the speakers mount on.
Our 4 x 6
speakers are available with angle brackets for direct bolt-in on 1970
- 72 Chevelle/El Camino/
Monte Carlo
dash applications.
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Original
Delco 4x6 dash speakers for Chevelle shown on top. Notice the
difference in the magnet size and
locationbetween
the left and right speakers for instrument panel clearance. If you
look close, you will also
notice the
angle brackets are in different positions on the driver side
verses the passenger side speaker.
The middle
picture is our 4x6 speakers bolted to the dash speaker support
brackets (not
incl).
(**Stamped
dash support brackets not included with our speakers.)
The bottom
picture shows our 4x6 speakers with the angle brackets. Our speakers
with the angle brackets
installed
for Chevelle/Monte Carlo sell for $140
Cdn
a pair.
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4 x 8" Oval -
This is a
very rare speaker size used in 1958 Cadillac, Studebakers,
International Harvester, Lincoln Mark III's
& IV's, Late
60's, early 70's Mustangs and T-Birds door mount in stereo
radio applications. Now with improved
cone and suspension.
Price - $135
Cdn
pair - $75
Cdn
ea. 8 - 10 Ohm Size: 4"W x 8"
L. 1 11/16" Deep.
Mounting
Centers: 3 1/8" x 5 1/2"
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4 x 8" Oval with Ford Spacer Ring -
This is our
4 x 8 - 8 ohm speaker mounted on a ABS plastic 3D printed
adapter that matches the size and bolt
pattern
used in early 70's vintage Ford Mustang and other Ford stereo radio
door mount applications.
Price - $150Cdn pair - $75 Cdn ea. 8 Ohm Size: 4 1/2" W x 8 5/8"L x 1 3/4" Deep
Mounting Centers: Bottom 4 15/16" Top: 6 7/8" x 3 5/8"
Front Rear
Comparison - Top is OEM, Bottom is our replacement
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4 x 10" Slimline Oval -
Used
extensively in many GM, Ford and Mopar products starting in
1959. This is probably the most common car front
dash
radio speaker size used in the 1960's by all
manufacturers. This speaker will fit in all 4 bolt oval 4x10
applications.
Required for 1964-1967 GTO/Tempest and 1968/69 Corvette kick panel
used with original Delco radios.
Fabric cover on all 4 x 10 speakers.
Price - $89Cdn 8 - 10 Ohm Size: 4 1/8"W x 10"L. 1 1/2" deep. 3 1/4" x 6 7/8" mounting centers
Shown with original Delco 68-69 Corvette speaker on top. Note the Corvette hanger hook opposite the terminals.
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4" x 10" Delco Style Special Rectangle -
This
speaker is an exact replacement for original Delco speakers used
starting in 1965 Chevrolet and Chevelle
and by 1968
almost all GM cars. This speaker is correct for 1967 - 1972 Chevy
pickup trucks as well. This speaker
is very
light weight and will mount with all original Delco/GM mounting
brackets. The magnet cover block on the
back of
the speaker can be configured in either direction to match your
original application and is user attached
with an
EDPM double backed tape ring. Full installation
instructions included. Fabric cover on all 4 x 10 speakers.
Price - $100 Cdn 10 Ohm Size: 4 3/4"W x 10 1/2"L. 2 1/8" deep. No mounting centers - held in by bracket.
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These are
some of the GM speaker brackets used to install the above speaker.
The brackets used are different
on almost
every model and year GM car and are NOT
included with the speaker. You must have the original
bracket to
mount our 4 x 10 Special Rectangle speaker.
NOTE: Very few OEM Brackets are reproduced. Most must be sourced from original cars.
--1968-74 Chevy Nova bracket can be sourced from www.ss396.com
-- 1967-69 Camaro, and 1970-79 Camaro bracket can be sourced from www.camarocentral.com
1968-72 Pontiac A body bracket can be sourced from www.inlinetube.com
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4 x 10" Oval Universal Frame -
Used in
many Ford and Chrysler products as a front dash speaker. This speaker
uses a larger magnet structure,
bigger
diameter spider than our "Slim Line" and "Special
Rectangle" speaker and has a cloth rolled suspension
for
improved bass response and better power handling capability. The
extra ears on the end allow for mounting
in Ford and
Chrysler products that used the 2 hole mounting pattern. They can
easily be cut off with a tin snips
if needed
for 4 bolt mounting clearance. Fabric dust cover installed on all speakers.
Price - $89 Cdn 8 - 10 Ohm Size: 4 1/8"W x 10"L. 2 5/8" deep. 3 1/4" x 6 7/8" mounting centers.
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5 x 7" Oval - **Does not fit Mustang**
Used in many Ford and Chrysler products as a rear deck speaker and in some cases, in the dash.
Price - $89 Cdn 8 - 10 Ohm Size: 5" W x 7 1/4"L. 2 1/8" deep. 4 3/8" mounting centers - both directions.
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6 x 9" Oval -
Our 6x9
speaker uses our large NEO magnet, treated fabric accordion surround
edge suspension, an added
whizzer
cone for improved high frequency response and a much larger spider
than OEM speakers. All this
makes our
speaker out perform any OEM 6x9 used on classic cars.
The 6x9 is
the most popular size speaker used by all car manufacturers starting
in the late 40's and is still in
use today.
A common dash and rear deck speaker for most cars. Available in both
4 ohm and 8 ohm impedance.
As a rule,
if your radio is all tube operation with a vibrator, it uses a 4 ohm
speaker. If your radio is a hybrid
( part
tube, part transistor ) or all transistor ( 1962 or later ) it will
require an 8 - 10 ohm speaker.
Note:
4 ohm speakers do not have the whizzer cone as many applications
like the 1955, 1956 Chevrolet full size
factory
radio applications will not accomodate a whizzer. Due to the compact
NEO magnet, this speaker will fit
in the
1946, 47, 48 Fords, 50, 51 Mercurys, 55, 56 Chevy and other
applications that require small magnets.
Black
fabric dust screen installed on all 8-10 ohm speakers (optional on 4
ohm at no extra charge).
Price - $89 Cdn 4
& 8 Ohm available.
Size: 9
1/16"L x 6 5/16"W. 2 11/16"
deep. 4 5/8" x 6 5/8" mounting centers.
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1958 - 1967 Corvette Speaker
6 x 9"
Oval with correct Delco Load Coil - Used in 1957 & 1958 full size
Chevrolet front speaker applications and
Corvettes
from 1958 through 1967. We have gone to great length to
reproduce the correct load coil and
mounting
bracket used on the C2 Corvettes. This speaker will make your
original Corvette radio sound better
than new,
with improved bass and treble response and can achieve higher volume
levels than an original speaker. The Neo magnet
used on our
speaker provides more than twice the magnetic field strength of the
ceramic magnet on the speaker
shown below
ours. As with all Delco radios of this vintage, this speaker is
designed to run with 1.5 volts DC across
the speaker terminals.
Warning:
There are many copies of this speaker available from other sources
that have the wrong value load coil
and 4 ohm
speakers. Many we have seen have a DC resistance as low as 1/4 ohm.
Load coils with
this low resistance
will appear
to be a short circuit to the radio and can destroy the output
transistor or amplifier circuits.
Price - $135
Cdn 8
- 10 Ohm with correct 1.5 ohm 26 millihenry load coil.
Black fabric face dust cover on all speakers.
Size: 9 1/16"L x 6 5/16"W. 2 11/16" deep. 4 5/8" x 6 5/8" mounting centers.
Our 8-10 ohm speaker with correct 1.5 ohm, 26 millihenry coil.
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Below is a pic of a commonly sold Incorrect replacement speaker sold for 1958 - 1967 Corvettes
Warning - DO NOT USE THIS SPEAKER.
This is a 4 ohm speaker with 1/4 ohm, 1 millihenry load coil. This far too low a value for proper operation.
This low valued load coil will hold the required 1.5 volt bias voltage of your output system to below 0.6 volt DC causing poor sound
and damage to the expensive and hard to find output transistor in your Corvette Delco radio.
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1970 - 1982 Corvette 4x6 Speaker
High Performance 4 x 6" Oval 10 ohm
As the original Delco 4x6 for the C3 series Corvettes become harder to find, we are seeing increased requests
for a
speaker that will work in this application. We wanted a speaker
that would outperform the original OEM and
have come
up with a speaker that far surpasses the Delco unit.
This is thanks to our NEO magnet, sanoprene rubber surround, larger spider, and composite cone with whizzer. This little speaker has far better bass response and higher frequency response out beyond the FM band limit of 15kHz. It comes with a custom cork gasket for proper fit in the factory speaker mounting frame. The speaker is the same depth as the original Delco speaker and is the correct 10 ohm impedance to function with all Delco radios. This speaker can be used with modern radios and will handle up to 40 watts RMS.
Price - $140 Cdn/ pair 8 - 10 Ohm Size: 4"W x 6 1/8"L x 2 1/8" Deep. Gasket mounting centers match C3 Corvette - many other combinations.
Original Delco (left) and our 4x6 (right) shown on Corvette cast speaker mounting frame.
4x6 Speaker shown with cork gasket and dust cover
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4" x 10" Special Rectangle Stereo High Output - 4ohm or 8 ohm -bracket not included - must use original.
This speaker uses High-Q drivers and is mounted on an 11ga laser cut steel plate with a foam rubber gasket to match the mid 60's through early 70's Delco 4 x 10. It is very light, weighing just over 1 pound. Compare this to others using smaller drivers weighing over twice the weight.
Available with 4 ohm voice coils suitable for use with our conversion and modern radios or with 8 ohm voice coils for those who wish to install original factory stereo radios in Chevrolet cars but do not wish to cut their kick panels for the original 4 x 6 speakers. Shown without included fabric dust screen for clarity.
This speaker will mount as OEM and requires the original bracket in most cases.
Price - $150 Cdn Both 4 ohm and 8 ohm available Size: 10 1/2"L x 4 3/4"W. 2 1/8" deep. No mounting centers - held in by bracket (not included - must use original).
Our
Dual 4x10 Special Rectangle speaker shown with Chevy, Pontiac, Buick
style bracket above right
and
Oldsmobile bracket below.
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4" x 10" Mopar A and B Body Stereo High Output -
This
speaker uses the same High-Q drivers used in our Dual HQ stereo
speakers above, It is mounted on an
11ga laser
cut steel plate cut to match the original Mopar A & B body 4x10
center dash speaker mounting plate.
Available
with 4 ohm voice coils suitable for use with our stereo conversion or
modern radios. Also available
with 8 ohm
voice coils for those who wish to install original factory stereo
radios in Mopar cars but do not wish
to
acquire the 3 speaker dash parts used with original Mopar stereo
radios and tape players.
Note: No dust screen due to fitment.
Price - $150 Cdn Both 4 ohm and 8 ohm available- Size: 10 1/2"L x 4 3/4"W. 2 1/8" deep.
Dual
speaker replaces original Mopar A & B body 4 x 10 Speaker and
mounting bracket for conversion radios
or modern
radio applications.