Way back last spring I was looking for a radio to rebuild for my 1954 Chevy truck. An owner in California had a complete, but not working radio that he was willing to sell. Another owner directed me to a gentleman in Montana who restores tube radios and I had the radio shipped to him. Four months later the finished restoration arrived and I now have it installed in the truck. Nothing like the happy sound of oldies on an AM tube radio! I have attached before and after pictures, if you need a radio restored I highly recommend Alan in Montana, he is a wizard.
Nice Job ! I hope you realize how rare a '54 AD radio is Hw much did he charge for this nice job and is it still 6 volts ? . Maybe a link or E-Mail address to Alan please ? .
AM Radio! What dinosaurs we are! Who among us even know what that is? Who remembers WLS in Chicago, WSM in Nashville? KOIL in Omaha? In 5 years, who will have an AM radio that will even pick up a signal in today's evironment? I, for one, will always remember the day when, if you were lucky enough to have a push button radio, you still had to tweak your AM after dark to get good reception! Mr. Green, enjoy it while you can. Nothing is better than that "tin can" sound coming out of one speaker!
More Happy Sounds I am so lucky to have found an original 54 radio and then to find Alan who did the restoration. But the really good part is there is still an AM radio station here that plays oldies and has not converted to the talk (blah, blah) radio format. Alan Francis lives in Great Falls, Montana and is a wizard with old tube radios. Alan can be contacted at: alakerzam@bresnan.net The radio is still 6 volt because the truck is. He charged me a very fair amount based on the extent of the work he did, $300 for labor, parts and shipping. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and your families!!!
