Blaupunkt Berlin swans neck

[mr bump]

I'm after some advice. I have a fully working vgc complete good condition blaupunkt Berlin 8000 swans neck cassette player stereo and amp set up, I removed it from my old daily driver which was a 560 sec over 8 yrs ago so I know it's in perfect working order.
My question is what is it worth?
I know their extremely rare and sought after. Any advice and guidence would be helpful. pics are library pics as it's packed away.

 

[autokunst]

Oh man, that is pretty cool looking! Unfortunately, I have no idea what it is worth. GLWS

 

[Strato102]

Looks like an early 80s job. Must have been very cool in your W126 coupe. These are very cool in a retro tuner car way. Did you happen to have color matched Pentas and other AMG cues? I had one in my Porsche 930. Earlier version with a micro phone so you can record. 400USD would be my guess. Comp:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s...0-berlin8000-super-arimat/955072093-223-18882

 

[Stevehose]

Those were the sh!t back in the day!

 

[m_thompson]

They show up on eBay regularly. An IQR 8000, including the equalizer, sold a little while ago for less than $335.

 

[mr bump]

Those were the sh!t back in the day!

Hahaha, or as we English say.."The dogs bollocks" Steve!

 

[mr bump]

They show up on eBay regularly. An IQR 8000, including the equalizer, sold a little while ago for less than $335.

I'm sure i spoke to the chap about that one, and he had lost all the swans neck leads and amp wiring to it, plus he said the head disnt work, that's why I left it alone. Was a chap in Dallas Texas?

 

[mr bump]

Looks like an early 80s job. Must have been very cool in your W126 coupe. These are very cool in a retro tuner car way. Did you happen to have color matched Pentas and other AMG cues? I had one in my Porsche 930. Earlier version with a micro phone so you can record. 400USD would be my guess. Comp:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s...0-berlin8000-super-arimat/955072093-223-18882

I'm hanging my nose over a set of pentes for my E9, but until i see a pic of an e9 with them on, I won't buy them at £500. it will be an expensive "naa dont like them"

 

[mr bump]

Looks like an early 80s job. Must have been very cool in your W126 coupe. These are very cool in a retro tuner car way. Did you happen to have color matched Pentas and other AMG cues? I had one in my Porsche 930. Earlier version with a micro phone so you can record. 400USD would be my guess. Comp:
https://www.ebay-kleinanzeigen.de/s...0-berlin8000-super-arimat/955072093-223-18882

My sec was an exact copy of Dalton in roadhouse which at the time was my favourite film. That 126 was a total beauty! When my mum first got in the car and the electronic seatbelt anchor came out she nearly shit herself with fright! She thought it was a gun!!

 

[ratso70]

Apologies for the photo quality but here are pics of the “swans neck” radio and CB in my CSI.

 

[Strato102]

Now, that is cool! That is the first generation Berlin with the spring loaded cassette mechanism. They came out in 1975 I believe. Your car looks to be 74 or newer. Probably doesn't work...who cares. I would drive that car through a Buffalo winter before I took that out.

 

[Strato102]

P.S. That is an M1 style shift knob. I don't think they were around too much earlier than the M1 as e12s or Luxury e3s didn't have them but interesting....what other "stuff" has been added to your car?

 

[ratso70]

The car is a ‘75 that was originally bought in Italy but now resides in Brooklyn. It had a funky alarm system and kill switch but I took all of that out and the near of wires that went with it. Nothing else stands out. It’s very cool though as it’s power everything, windows/roof/driver mirror.

 

[HB Chris]

Looks like an early 2002 knob to me.

 

[m_thompson]

I mounted my swan-neck to the floor so I didn't drill any holes in the side of the console.

 

[teahead]

real cool!

However, you should get a proper E9 AC/Radio faceplate from @Markos and ditch the E3 one you have there. Radio way too down low.

 

[HB Chris]

That’s a seven slat e9 faceplate, not e3.

 

[Markos]

That’s a seven slat e9 faceplate, not e3.

Every e9 face plate that I have seen has six slats with the AC knobs much closer together. Which e9’s came with the seven slat face plate?

 

[HB Chris]

Oops, I had it backwards, my sincere apologies.

 

[Stan]

Oops, I had it backwards, my sincere apologies.

Not bad, one error in nearly 10,000 posts