I rescued an old 1954 Motorola radio… I am taking it apart and restoring it…
Figure 1 – Grill painted…
Figure 2 – Paint was really rough (scratches revealed black Bakelite)
Figure 3 – Factory Black
Mine was Factory Red
Figure 4 – The red one..
So here are the questions:
Q1: Would you paint black or red?
Q2: Would you keep it all original?
I could replace the filter cap and likely get it running… (but then it’s just an AM radio)?
(and who the hell wants something taking up space that is just a crappy tube AM radio)?
I know “but it’s original”…. I get that…
OR…
Would you build an Amazon Echo into it, maybe a weather radio or Bluetooth speaker and make the damn thing usable?
Inquiring minds what to know…