I got a '68 last year.
I've looked at lots of pictures of 68's and I've noticed that the radio antenna is located on the front fender on most of them.
However, I've also seen some pictures of 68's with the antenna on the rear fender.
What is the significance of that? Why is the antenna in the rear on some 68's?

Thanks,
-Greg

Greg, the rear antenna location was just another option. For example, the RPO's probably said something like this:

- AM puchbutton radio.
- AM pushbutton radio with rear antenna.

Hope this helps.

it was an option
mine has the rear antenea

Would that be the same for 69?

I posted this same question a while back concerning the 67's antenna placement. The responses I got were it was placed in the rear if it had the AM/FM and on the front fender if it was just FM (or vice/versa). No idea if the 68's were like that, or for that matter, the 67's :)

Would that be the same for 69?

Yes. My car has the factory rear antenna. It's all still there except for the mast. The cable runs on the passenger side, under the carpet.

Jimmy,

Do you have an am or am/fm with the rear antenna??

It came with an AM only.

That's correct, at least for 69's if you got the rear antennae, you got an am radio

My 68 also had AM only with a rear antenna.

1968 AM radio=front antenna std, rear antenna optional
1968 AM/FM radio=front antenna only

BillL

My 68 also had AM only with a rear antenna.


An AM/FM radio required a fixed length antenna, (non-telescoping), and was only available in 68 as a front fender mounted unit. The AM radio, therefore, was the only one that could have the rear mounted antenna in 1968. I do belive 69 to be the same.

Jeff Dotterer
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I thought it had to do with power and non power antenna. Power was mounted in the trunk because there was no room for the motor under the front fender.

the rear mounted antenna was only available with the Am radio you could not and i repeat could not order it with the AM/FM radio

I thought it had to do with power and non power antenna. Power was mounted in the trunk because there was no room for the motor under the front fender.
Power antennas weren't available in '68 Chevelles.
BillL