When I purchased my 1978 Plymoth Volare it did not come with a radio as standard equipment. Your options were AM, AM/FM and AM/FM Stereo. Other options back then were power steering/brakes/windows and a rear window defogger. I went with power steering, rear window defogger and AM/FM. My budget could not afford the stereo option.

Agreed...in fact I find myself streaming from my phone more often than ever when  behind the wheel . Only tune to 680 News for a quick news hit and a traffic update. 

mace wrote:

When I purchased my 1978 Plymoth Volare it did not come with a radio as standard equipment. Your options were AM, AM/FM and AM/FM Stereo. Other options back then were power steering/brakes/windows and a rear window defogger. I went with power steering, rear window defogger and AM/FM. My budget could not afford the stereo option.

My 1968 Plymouth Fury had an AM Radio only, so I bought an under-dash FM stereo receiver made by
Automatic Radio (of Toronto), and connected a switch to feed the right channel to the front speaker and the left channel to the rear speaker. 
It was actually a very good receiver, albeit with a manual tuning knob, but it pulled in the Buffalo and Niagara stations really well.

Radio is a must have in my car. Living here in London, satellite radio is a must have.

When radios were optional in a car, I always bought wihout a radio, to save money, then installed one from Canadian Tire or Consumers distributing.

Back when I was still driving old junkers, having a radio in it was a bonus. If it didn't have a radio, I would get one from the junk yard and mount it under the dash.

So long as they make them, absolutely, even if it has to be an add-on.