Any Recommendation for (mobile) Bluetooth Speaker with vintage look for 1957 built Peugeot 403 convertible

[JensA]

I am looking for a music system which fits into my 1957 built Peugeot 403 convertible. (Yes, this is the car Peter Falk was driving Lieutenant Columbo, although mine is in slightly better shape)

I don't want to install a radio or even car hifi but I am rather looking for a bluetooth speaker - ideally with corresponding vintage look - to be connected to my Iphone (for music as well as voice navigation).

Obviously my goal is not to have a perfect car hifi system but just a decent mobile speaker which I can place at the back seat and can be easily taken out of the car.

A short internet search reveals a couple of speaker candidates:

- Klipsch Heritage Groove
- Marshall Stockwell/Kilburn
- JBL Authentics 300

Please let me know in case you should have any experience with the above speakers or have other recommendations.

 

[staticV3]

Lovely car

To have a chance against road noise and wind noise, you'll need a speaker with good volume and bass capabilities.

As such, I'd shortlist the Marshall Kilburn III and JBL Authentics 300.

However, the Kilburn III has a rear-firing reflex port and tweeter, which would point straight into the rear seats so not ideal.

The Authentics 300 does not have rear facing drivers or ports, but there is a bottom facing radiator which would not be ideal when placed on a super soft and cushiony seat.

 

[JensA]

@staticV3

Many thanks.
Yes, the Authentics 300 has the bottom facing bass unit which doubt would work - and might even get damaged - when speaker is placed on soft seats, so they are out.
The rearfiring reflex port and tweeter of the Kilburn III are not ideal either but at least they cannot get damaged.

 

[Quinton595]

I feel like it wouldn't be too hard to create a small platform for the speaker to sit on, on the seats, or even just some spacer blocks to keep it physically separated from the cushions by a couple of inches, because it's going to be hard to find a speaker that doesn't have at least one cone pointed in an inconvenient direction.