About Us

 After 30 years of owning a variety of classic European cars, I have always been intrigued with vehicles that have survived in their original condition and have always been especially excited to find the correct radio in any of the vehicles I've owned. 

I have been collecting, restoring and selling  vintage radios now for almost two decades and find them quite beautiful, certainly a major highlight in any classic vehicle's dashboard. My first vintage Blaupunkt radio was in the dash of a low-mileage 1972 Porsche 911 Targa that I found in a barn. That Blaupunkt Frankfurt model with the thin chrome faceplate and big blue dot on the dial face almost hurt more to let go of than the car itself when it was sold years later.  

 After having sold and serviced thousands of radios over the years to individual owners, collectors, restoration companies and automotive museums, we've enjoyed meeting the many interesting people that make up the full spectrum of the classic car community. Our passion for classic cars and radios wouldn't be the same without them.   

 The current value of classic cars as investments is stronger than ever with a clear increase in prices for most makes and models of European manufacture. Good restoration candidates are becoming increasingly difficult to find, adding to their rarity. As a response to their popularity, we have seen people making their restorations increasingly authentic and finding it important to have the correct radio in the dash. People now recognize that you cannot finish the dash on a 1960's/1970's classic with a 1990's tape-deck. Realizing that nothing else will look correct and that there is no substitute, this aesthetic choice adds to the overall investment as well.    

 With that in mind, we are currently restoring our own classic, our "mascot". A 1975 BMW 2002 in Inka Orange. which will do just fine advertising our services at classic car shows. With a painstaking full restoration in mind, this car will of course be outfitted with a period correct Blaupunkt system. 

 Our other classic is a vintage BMW as well. This 1981 BMW 318i Baur Convertible European market car is a true rust-free survivor with 72,000 miles and original paint. The original Blaupunkt system is unluckily gone, but we are currently installing an NOS Blaupunkt Frankfurt Stereo with a 1981 date code and original speakers. 

We also collect Blaupunkt radios, often the oddball Blaupunkt radios and parts that few people have heard of. Whether an early NOS US model ivory button tube Frankfurt, KV shortwave adapters or a 24 volt 1950's Blaupunkt Munich tourbus intercoms. The more unique and strange, the better.

Some of our radios end up in museums such as this 1952 Blaupunkt KU 520, which is on permanent display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. This Blaupunkt radio was the first commercially available FM unit and part of a displays titled "Firsts".