The radio described in this post is one of the most desired among antique radio collectors: it is the famous Philco 70, produced by the great American corporation between 1931-32. This model is one of the most famous and well-known radio ever built, a true icon of vintage radios: who has never seen its distinctive […]
The radio of this post is certainly one of the most famous among worldwide collectors: the Radiola 60 produced in 1928 by the major American company Radio Corporation of America (RCA), also distributed in Italy by Compagnia Generale di Elettricità (CGE) from Milan, like the models Superette R7 and R8. This model was a true […]
Philco C-5109 (Mopar 815) Car Radio One of the latest restoration I had the pleasure to do was of an interesting and unusual American car radio set by Philco – MOPAR (Mopar was – and is still nowadays – the spare part division of the American car maker Chrysler). The model is Philco C-5109 (Mopar […]
The radio of this article, which was part of our collection, was found time ago in a flea market in Northern Europe, still in great conditions, no scratches on the paint, with the metal parts well polished, but had to wait some time waiting for our restoration. The radio was a Villingen 125 from the […]
The radio here described is the famous RCA R7 “Superette”, manufactured in 1931-32 by the great American manufacturer “Radio Corporation of America (RCA), and also sold in Italy thanks to Compagnia Generale di Elettricità (CGE), Milan. As stated by the advertisement of the time, this was “The smallest great radio”: its features are indeed in […]
The restoration I am about to describe is about a radio from my collection: from time to time, it is nice to undergo some restoration for sheer pleasure and for bringing some old relics back to life, among all those which are laying on the shelves, forced to wait for long due to lack of […]
My friend, owner of the Autovox car radio installed on a Lancia Fulvia from a previous article, has recently contacted me for repairing the car radio for another Lancia sedan: a Blaupunkt Bremen SQR46, to be installed on his 1985 Lancia Thema since it was the model officially sold (as an option) from the car […]
An old friend of mine radio brought me his old radio asking for its restoration, since it has the power cord which was cut. The radio, a Magnadyne FM 12 which dates back to year 1955, manufactured from the well-known Italian maker from Turin, looked in good conditions, without rust on the chassis, only with […]
I have been recently contacted by a friend which asked for help, in order to repair a car radio installed in his Lancia Fulvia sedan, a memento of his father, which he was restoring. Going into details, the car radio is an Autovox RA 2011 which dates back from 1967, a rather interesting model since […]
Recently my brother, who shares with me the interest in electronics and vintage even if he’s not a technician, asked me to provide him with a working tube radio to be used quite frequently at home, and therefore he was looking for a reliable, good performing device and, especially, that could call visitors’ attention thanks […]