• Country
• United States of America (USA)

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

• Year
• 1970/1971

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

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 181958

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

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

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Sapphire XII Volkswagen 1VW20 - Motorola Inc. ex Galvin Mfg.Co

• Shape
• Chassis only or for «building in»

• Notes
• Sapphire XII, Typ 1VW20;
  Fits to Volkswagen 1500 Beetle, Karmann-Ghia, 1600 Fastback & Squareback and Transporter, five presets, made by Motorola.

• Mentioned in
• Photofact Folder, Howard W. SAMS (10/1970)

• Author
• Model page created by a member from A. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 4508 models, 2955 with images and 4002 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)