Nice flames

Looks like the rare automotive record player.. and a really sweet example!

Cool images from Los Boulevardos ( too lowrider for customs, too custom for lowriders )

I found another photo of the above custom... it's a radical look for something new, I haven't seen many far out customs since the late 60's early 70's craze

These are the most beautiful scallops I can recall seeing, and I've never seen any running down the trunk!

Via: http://losboulevardos.blogspot.com/

When radio bored the car owners of the 50's, they didn't have XM, Sirius, CD's or cassettes... they had record players!

http://ookworld.com/hiwayhifi.html has the most complete look at the press releases, magazine reviews, and sales brochures

You were limited solely to the releases made available by Columbia, and as you can see in the listings, these were somewhat limited. I'm no expert on what was available to them, but I'm guessing that many of these releases were remasters from Columbia's back-catalog. Note the complete absence of serious jazz, rhythm & blues, country and rock 'n' roll.

http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Accessories/HiWay/Chrysler.htm