The N.Z. Vintage Radio Project

There is considerable information on the main Bell Colt page about this long-running Kiwi icon.

Bell Colts ran from 1951 through until 1980 - the longest running model of NZ built domestic radio.  It saw many different engineering changes over the years, and the last few models dropped valves in favour of new transistor technology.

Please note that not all radios shown in this series were known as Colt's - the Planet, the Mercury etc were models in their own right - but they have a Colt chassis in them and so are included here as part of the wider Bell Colt dynasty.

The items in this series are

1951 Bell Colt
Main Information Page

1951 Bell Colt Original

c. 1953 Skymaster Colt

1953 Rolax Colt

1954 Bell Colt 5B4

1954 Bell Oak Mantle

1955 Bell Colt 5B5

1956 Bell Planet
Colt

1956 Bell model 5D5
Mercury

1957 Bell Explorer
Colt 5W7

c. 1957 Bell Colt 3B7 Champ
Colt

c. 1958 Bell Colt Cadet

1960 Bell Colt 5B60

c. 1961 Bell Colt All Transistor

1964 Fountain OA
Marine Band

1967 Bell Colt 5B67

c. 1968 Bell Solid State Colt

c. 1975 Bell Solid State Colt Mk III