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Rembrant

Odd looking Rosewood radio bezel in a 1981

This '81 has an odd looking radio bezel. Was this some sort of add-on radio face plate that Ford offered back then?

https://www.fmstrucks.com/details/used-1981-ford-f-250/68497817

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Gary Lewis

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I think that may be a radio-delete bezel that someone cut holes in.

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kramttocs

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Looks kind off similar to this thing which came off a chopped up (radio delete?) bezel. If that fms one isn't a modified Ford offering, the woodgrain looks spot on to me. It does almost look like the woodgrain could be peeled off there by the Band button.

Edit: well, I can't tell for sure what is the edge of the bezel inside the radio opening and what may be part of the radio itself. So maybe what I thought could be peeled up is just the edge of the bezel opening.

Just washed the dust off but looks like it had silver edging at one time.
Made by Rebel in Montgomery AL.

Scott
'Camano' 1986 F250 Supercab XLT Lariat 460/C6
'Chanute' 1980 F350 C&C 400/NP 435 - Gin Pole

But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio

1986F150Six

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kramttocs wrote

Looks kind off similar to this thing which came off a chopped up (radio delete?) bezel. If that fms one isn't a modified Ford offering, the woodgrain looks spot on to me. It does almost look like the woodgrain could be peeled off there by the Band button.
Edit: well, I can't tell for sure what is the edge of the bezel inside the radio opening and what may be part of the radio itself. So maybe what I thought could be peeled up is just the edge of the bezel opening.

Just washed the dust off but looks like it had silver edging at one time.
Made by Rebel in Montgomery AL.

From one who lives down south... https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=sweet+home+alabama+song&view=detail&mid=271586DC3006C16C7655271586DC3006C16C7655&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dsweet%2bhome%2balabama%2bsong%26form%3dANNH01%26refig%3d6201041167ad4d6d9327b5971bd1f6ac%26sp%3d5%26ghc%3d1%26qs%3dLS%26pq%3dsweet%2bhome%2bala%26sk%3dPRES1LS3EP1%26sc%3d8-14%26cvid%3d6201041167ad4d6d9327b5971bd1f6ac

Gary Lewis

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1986F150Six wrote

From one who lives down south... https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=sweet+home+alabama+song&view=detail&mid=271586DC3006C16C7655271586DC3006C16C7655&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3dsweet%2bhome%2balabama%2bsong%26form%3dANNH01%26refig%3d6201041167ad4d6d9327b5971bd1f6ac%26sp%3d5%26ghc%3d1%26qs%3dLS%26pq%3dsweet%2bhome%2bala%26sk%3dPRES1LS3EP1%26sc%3d8-14%26cvid%3d6201041167ad4d6d9327b5971bd1f6ac

After that JLL-like link you sent me, this one has the rocking continuing.

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Rembrant

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1986F150Six wrote

From one who lives down south...

From Athens, Alabama...

1986F150Six

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That is so good and only 40 miles to the east!