"The Forward Look" 1955 Chrysler Television Advertisement - Philco Transistor Radio - Described

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Channel: Described and Captioned Media Program · 2010 · Autos & Vehicles

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Chrysler Corporation and Philco broke the news in 1955 of a startling new development in car radios.  Phenomenal surface-barrier transistors resulted in a radio that did not heat up and that had no tubes.  This spot in  the Climax! television production "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and features William Lundigan and Mary Costa.

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