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Mike Phelan · 14th Apr 2010, 9:09 am

Motorised aerials were commonplace on various makes - I had one on a BMW 520i as original equipment and the same on a Citroen BX.
They did need regular stripping and lubrication.
The aerials might be vintage, but there were no vintage (pre 1931) cars with radios.

There was another sort of car aerial used in the late 1930's which was a rod under the sill and parallel with it, attached to the chassis or floor by insulators.

14th Apr 2010, 9:09 am	#11
Mike Phelan Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Near Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK Posts: 4,609	Re: Vintage car aerial etc Motorised aerials were commonplace on various makes - I had one on a BMW 520i as original equipment and the same on a Citroen BX. They did need regular stripping and lubrication. The aerials might be vintage, but there were no vintage (pre 1931) cars with radios. There was another sort of car aerial used in the late 1930's which was a rod under the sill and parallel with it, attached to the chassis or floor by insulators. __________________ Mike.