[Ron Ramirez]

Hi,

Your unit originally used an AC cord with an end which was held onto the back of the unit with a clip, and it was designed to come off (unplugged) from that connector in your photo when the back was removed. It was a safety feature which manufacturers adopted in the 1950s.

It appears, from the way the opening is cut up, that someone removed the cord by cutting it away from the back rather than simply removing the clip and pulling the end of the cord out of the back.

What was once known as "cheater" cords were once sold so that a serviceman could plug the cheater cord into the radio, TV or stereo being serviced for testing purposes. Cheater cords are now nearly impossible to find. And original cords which clipped onto the back of the unit have been out of production for decades now.

Your best bet now would be a cord like the one Morzh linked to in his post above. As he said, you will want to make sure the new cord has the same hole size and the same spacing between holes to fit the connector on your stereo.

Your stereo was made in 1966, by the way (P = 1966 model year).