• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)

• Year
• 1978–1980

• Category
• Car Radio, perhaps also + sound player/recorder

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 202053

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast only (MW).

• Power type and voltage
• Storage Battery for all (e.g. for car radios and amateur radios)

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Car Radio 5VW1902 - VW 175 035 175A - MB2 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 6.75 x 1.75 x 3.75 inch / 171 x 44 x 95 mm

• Notes
• The Motorola Car Radio 5VW1902 is marked Made in USA and one of them came factory installed in a 1979 Super Beetle convertible. It fits most probably both, SB's and the classic Volkswagen bus. It may be compatible with other models, too. Actual chassis measurement is 6.75 inches x 3.75 inches x 1.75 inches.

• Author
• Model page created by Ernst Erb. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4646 models, 2969 with images and 4145 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Motorola Inc. (ex Galvin Mfg.Co. Chicago); Schaumburg (IL)