[RAII 4-speed]

Originally Posted by YNOBIL

Maybe it's not factory, but I must say an AM-FM with built in 8-Track is really cool. And since it came with a factory radio you have a factory antenna which most aftermarket radios didn't get.

It was Dealer installed Am/FM 8-track..... Yes it did come with an AM radio so they used the original antenna that was on the car.
here is the window sticker showing the AM Radio......

[RAII 4-speed]

Ok I must admit I thought the litter basket was an aftermarket until the original owner told me he bought it from the Dealer in 1964.... I believe him and he has no reason to lie about it , But when 8 lug posted pics of a bean bag type I remembered I had one that I took out of a one owner 1971 Formula firebird that I bought a while back. I thought this one was an aftermarket one as well BUT it looks exactly like the one 8 lug posted.........It was collecting dust in the garage, I took some pics of it Again, Let me know your thoughts please........

[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by John V.

8LUG, I was posting as you posted that. Are you sure that is the 985740?

I can't say I've seen one, but I'm leaning toward the Black one being correct (985822 for the '65 Black).

Neither the '64 nor '65 Accessory Catalogs show the Litter Container. However, Accessory Package Nos. were made available in '65 and were offered for the '64/'65 Models (no distinction for Pontiac vs. Tempest).

The '65 Packages came in Red, Blue, Black, or Fawn.

Same colors were offered for '66 but new Accessory Package Nos. were used for them. This time, the Litter Basket WAS illustrated in the Accessory Catalog. The description shows that it was to cling to the transmission tunnel and was weighted to avoid tipping.

Just guessing, but would make sense to me that the '66 Litter Basket was a design change from the '65 and the one you have was the one offered by Pontiac Dealers for the '65 Model Year.

I wrote the above before seeing 8LUGS post.

8LUG, yours looks like the one illustrated in the '66 Accessory Catalog.

Would be strange that they changed the Accessory Package No. if they were unchanged from '65 (same colors offered in '66). Red in '66 was 986608.

I disagree with Andre about it looking generic. That hanger is too model specific to my eye to have been offered at a Dept. store for generic use.

I agree with John V

I saw a "Trash Bin" like that on a 65 GTO I took the Pontiac Tissue Dispenser out of it (in a junk yard in Kalamazoo, Michigan) years ago.
I still have the Tissue Dispenser on the shelf. Dispenser is a "swing out" style mounted under the dash.

Tom Vaught

[64woodwheel]

Just the facts ma'am:

[8LUG]

Thanks Chad, Great stuff!

[johnta1]

Thanks!

Great info.

[8LUG]

Must be a full moon ! http://www.ebay.com/itm/331139268351...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[YNOBIL]

Originally Posted by 8LUG

Must be a full moon ! http://www.ebay.com/itm/331139268351...;3AMEBIDX%3AIT

WOW!!!.... 5 people bid over $100.00 and the winner paid $346.71 for a trash can. I can't believe it.

[Keith Seymore]

Wow. All the literature Chad posted makes me want to run right out and buy one!

K

[RAII 4-speed]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

Wow. All the literature Chad posted makes me want to run right out and buy one!

K

Makes me want to sell mine

[RAII 4-speed]

I listed mine on E-Bay and it sold right away......http://www.ebay.com/itm/181343509144...84.m1555.l2649


E-Bay item number ... 181343509144

[Tom Vaught]

Originally Posted by RAII 4-speed

I listed mine on E-Bay and it sold right away......http://www.ebay.com/itm/181343509144...84.m1555.l2649


E-Bay item number ... 181343509144

Don't you love it when an investment comes home big time. Might win the buyer some "Big Wood" at a car show some day.

Tom V.

[64woodwheel]

That $1.50 item probably sold for $2.00 retail new. What is the rate of return for a $2 investment that doubles in value 7.5625 times to $400 in 50 years? About 11%!

[james66GTO]

Wow! I never would have guessed that but it's always nice to learn something new. Isn't that the way sometimes? You have an obscure, rare part that you can't give away and then an accessory waste bucket brings in the top dollar. The market sets the value!

[8LUG]

Another chance to get one! http://www.firebirdcentral.com/Vinta...p/int-1232.htm