Back when the members of the Spec Land Yacht Brain Trust were discussing our planned race series over fermented beverages, the topic of conversation veered into what we regarded as the Holy Grail of pointless-yet-awe-inspiring 1980s car accessories: the in-dash cassette deck with built-in black-and-white television. Are there any left? we wondered. Well, it turns out that you can still find the occasional example for sale.

The price was a little steep, but just look at this fine futuristic AM/FM/Cassette/TV for your car's dashboard! J.C. Whitney

Back in the early 1980s, when I bought my first car (a 50-buck 1969 Toyota Corona sedan), I turned to the fat, pulp-paper-printed J.C. Whitney catalog for all my wish-list needs. Weird gauges and thumpin' stereo components to play serious tunes were all nice, but the king of the items in the catalog was the way-out-of-my-reach "In-dash CAR VIDEO/SOUND SYSTEM," which listed at an intimidating $299.95. That's $738.01 in 2014 bucks, but just imagine having a 2" screen TV as you drove! Obviously, this rig in your Zimmer Quicksilver would have made you as mighty a figure as Adnan Khashoggi and Ben Gazzara, combined, but what has happened to all those cassette TVs by now?

NOS, never installed, and a steal compared to the original price.

So, this NOS, never-installed Mustang AM/FM/Cassette/TV unit selling at $243.50 on eBay seems like a pretty good deal. Of course, analog broadcast television no longer exists in the United States, so you'd need to find some way to use a digital converter box to pick up current digital signals in your perfectly restored Quicksilver, but so what? Totally worth it!

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