I knew they made add-on heaters, didn't know they made radios as well. Anyone who repairs old tube car radios should be able to repair it. If it were mine, I'd have to do it myself.
Since you can see a few big cables running to the "speaker", it makes me think that it's the type that has all the electronics in the "speaker" housing.
Yeah that's what I'm hoping, people forget how much room all that stuff took up. An incomplete set like that would be a shame. I bet that thing cost a bundle back then. If you're going to sell it, don't touch a thing. Unless you're really good, it won't improve the value and may reduce it.
Old tube radios are not hard to repair, I got into it years ago, most of the time if all the tubes light up all that is needed is to replace the capacitors. Remember I said most of the time, I have had some real basket cases. And yes, they were very expensive, I have one in my '37 Cadillac and it was the most expensive option that could be installed.
No they aren't but the people buying them generally prefer to do it. I'm just saying there really isn't any reason to even knock the dust off when flipping it for resale. It won't help and may hurt. So long as it is complete is the main thing.
I looked on ebay, and although I didn't look at all the Arvin radios listed, and didn't see a car radio, they seem to sell for between $25.00 and $100.00. Here is a link to an Arvin preservation website: http://www.preservingarvin.com/arvin-radio-1967.html radio museum, for more info: https://www.radiomuseum.org/m/arvin_usa_en_1.html The site below, is to help identify the model. https://sites.google.com/site/identifyingcarradios/home/radios-3/motorola Bob
Figure out what you are after first. I am working with an old Arvin and trying to add new components to make a blue tooth speaker out of it. At this point the best option is to take an older bose speaker I have and take it apart and put the components in the Arvin
If only, that would be kinda cool. Maybe we could get a pic of the innards in the speaker? What's the tube line-up? That will definitely give an age range. Loctals were developed in the 1940s and were reasonably small by vacuum tube standards. Subminiatures and "space charge" & series string came later iirc.
I got a early 60’s custom cabinet stuffed full of Fishers equipment. Sent from my iPhone using H.A.M.B.
Arvin made some pretty cool car radios back in the 1930's. This is when car radios were in their infancy. As others have stated only the "well off" owned these. You were really someone if you could afford it in the early '30's. Here is a link to the Kentucky Antique Radio Club. If you're looking for help/tips/info on your radio, certainly these guys could help you. https://www.facebook.com/midsouthradiocollectors/ You have both the head and the speaker. From what little I know about these I'm sure your setup is worth at least $120. Here is an early 1930's column mount Arvin radio once owned by one of our fellow HAMBers. He sold it to Elrod who mounted it in his Model A. This thing is beautiful! Here is my early 1930's Catherdral Radio Head (column mount) It looks pretty cool mounted on my steering column.