Yes. My '85 Westy arrived with speakers and antenna wired. 

Karl Wolz
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> On Jun 30, 2015, at 3:14 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> If a new Vanagon was sold without a radio, was an antenna installed regardless?
> My then new GM Firefly was sold as "radio ready" (antenna, speakers installed)
> but that's an apples to oranges comparison. Given the nature of the old Bugs
> I've owned, my guess is that the factory wouldn't have installed an antenna.
> 
> I have my eye on a US located 1980 sunroof air cooled. The one image
> in ad shows a black spot at front clip where antenna would be:
> 
> http://images.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/6300068.jpg
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Neil n
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