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Old 19th Apr 2021, 2:14 am   #15
Maarten
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Default Re: Grundig use of BOY in model names?

I think the name BOY was exclusively used for portable sets.

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Originally Posted by paulsherwin View Post
I suspect it originates from somebody in Grundig listening to AFN as a teenager in the 50s and thinking 'Boy' sounded sophisticated and stylish. The various 'Boy' model names do sound strange to native English speakers.

'Boy' models were certainly still being made in the 80s, after Grundig had closed the Portugal factory and moved production to the Far East.
The Braga, Portugal factory still exists, though it might have switched away from portable sets to hifi and car radio at some point or points in time. Parts of it are now operated by Blaupunkt and/or Bosch.

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