Bluetooth Ready To Go - Light Blue Green 1962 Motorola Model C2BHC Vacuum Tube AM Radio Sounds Great! Optical Illusion Grill!
BLUETOOTH: This particular radio has been modified to play Bluetooth while retaining its original AM receiver electronics and functionality. Plays wirelessly from any playing device over 30 ft. New integrated Bluetooth circuitry available exclusively from Retro Radio Farm is completely internal inside the radio! No external plugs, cables, or receiver device! Switch from Bluetooth to AM radio with rocker switch installed on back panel. Pairs within seconds. No batteries to recharge! Sounds great! Absolutely no noise from Bluetooth circuitry!
DESCRIPTION: This vintage radio manufactured by Motorola in late fifties early sixties in excellent physical and working condition. Rare and beautiful. Embodies all the design elements of the Jetsons, atomic age, space race era. Front grill has unique optical illusion design.
SOUND QUALITY: Picks up AM stations around the dial without need of external antenna attachment.
CABINET CONDITION: Cabinet is original factory molded light blue plastic that has mellowed to a light green. All original factory molded colors through and through. Not repainted, no touch up, no over spray. No major scratches anywhere on front or back pieces. There are small edge chips on front top edge and around the tuning controls circular edge. Original front aluminum tuning fascia panel is securely attached not wavy and a few numbers are faded.
KNOBS: Factory original matching tuning and volume knobs with no missing gold metal center caps. Gold metal center caps are not tarnished. Clock function knobs are original and matching.
LOGO: no missing logos.
DIAL LIGHT: No dial light. Not designed with one but can be added for an extra charge.
INTERNAL ELECTRONICS: All paper and wax capacitors have been replaced with modern equivalents so this radio has another 50+ years or more of playing time! The tubes are working fine. All out-of-spec resistors have been replaced with modern correct value and voltage equivalents. There is no loud or pervasive hum. There is no loud or pervasive static between stations. The set has been aligned according to factory specifications. All wiring has been thoroughly checked for possible bridging and weak solder connection. The radio has been thoroughly cleaned and inspected.
POWER CORD: New replacement power cord and safety polarized plug are in excellent condition with no cracks, or splits. No exposed wiring.
BACKING BOARD: Factory original backing board is in excellent condition with clear readable printing.
FACTORY LABELS AND STICKERS: Bottom factory label is intact not missing and readable.
DIMENSIONS: Approximately 11" x 5" x 5.5" (l x w x h)
WEIGHT: 3 lbs 7 oz.
COLOR: light blue faded to light green
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Product: antique radio, vintage radio, retro radio, vacuum tube radio, AM radio, art deco, mid-century product.
Category: radio
Cabinet construction: plastic
Period: 1950s
Country of manufacture: USA
Electronics: Mounted circuit board or chassis. Vacuum tube circuit.
Vacuum tubes: tested and working. Amplifier, converter, detector, pre-amplifier, rectifier