While it's easy to pinpoint the SC 430 as the last car with a tape deck, there isn't really a final cassette album, so much ...

Then tape decks began appearing, eventually being joined by CD players. Now, Tape decks have disappeared as a factory option (the last car to come with a tape player was sold in 2010), and the CD ...

Especially if you own a car that's too new for a tape deck but too old for a factory 3.5-mm auxiliary input, this might be your key. Because long before radios had aux inputs on the front, ...

Cars have had DRM-like measures for longer than you might think. Go back to the 1990s, and coded cassette decks were a common way to stop thieves being able to use stolen stereos. Sadly, they becam… ...

The takeup spool is driven by the deck via a slipping clutch that allows it to NOT turn without damaging the motor, stretching the tape, etc., if the supply is all used up. <BR><BR>If the deck ...

Your typical car cassette adapter works through the use of a single-sided writing tape head. This is similar to the recording head on a traditional tape deck. Connected to this is, usually, a ...

In the 1983 catalog, we've discovered another fascinating piece of hardware: disguises to make your nice car stereo look like a low-end factory radio. J.C. Whitney The under-dash version made your ...

Re-Discovering the Car's Cassette Deck. Published: Sep 30, ... And tape cassettes were the music medium of choice for many millions of folks, especially when they were driving.

Increasingly CD players in cars are disappearing just like tape decks once did. Jane Ford-Stewart. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Walk onto any new car lot ready to plunk your money down for a shiny ...

Pioneer's new single-DIN head unit looks like an '80s car radio, but there's modern connectivity behind what looks like a tape deck. By Andrew P. Collins Published May 22, 2025 11:20 AM EDT ...