Were car radios for the upper class in the 1920's in America?

And colleges offered more classes in such useful subjects as teacher training, engineering, and business administration. Two inventions also helped cause the social changes. They were the automobile and the radio. The automobile gave millions of Americans the freedom to travel easily to new places. read more

I guess America was probably cheaper than England. But from the UK viewpoint: - The trouble was that radios then needed valves/tubes to operate. These not only needed heater cathodes but high voltages on the anodes. read more

Yes, In the late 20’s and early 30’s car radio was absurdly expensive. by the mid 30’s it was mainly the province of upper middle class cars (Buick, Chrysler etc) although available in “lesser” makes. read more

The mass production of vehicles led to the mass production of newer technologies that went along with the theme of convenience in society at the time. Henry Ford set his cars at an affordable price for the middle classes in North America and Europe, and paid his workers relatively well for the time period. read more