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Cobra 29 XLR


Cobra sold the first radio with the model number "29" around 1973 or '74. That one was a 23-channel radio.

The 29XLR was the 1978 model.

Pretty sure it was made for just that one year.

And there have been literally dozens of "29" radios of all flavors sold since then.

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At that price, we can safely assume that it has not had the 40-year tuneup. That would typically call for replacing a couple dozen or more electrolytic capacitors. They become unreliable after that long. This causes "out of the blue" breakdowns.

Or, maybe it's a "barn find" with only 500 original miles on it. That radio might hold up just fine for a few months or maybe a year.

Too bad it doesn't come with an odometer.

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