11-02-2010, 01:28 PM
I've never seen the movie, but I was told an interesting story about this radio several years ago.
It seems someone found a dilapidated old Philco 60 with the top/sides in very poor shape. This person removed the old top/sides and replaced them with wicker, and then painted the entire thing white.
Someone later bought this radio and took it to Hollywood to use as a prop; you saw it in Driving Miss Daisy.
It never left the factory with wicker sides, nor was it painted white by the factory.
It seems someone found a dilapidated old Philco 60 with the top/sides in very poor shape. This person removed the old top/sides and replaced them with wicker, and then painted the entire thing white.
Someone later bought this radio and took it to Hollywood to use as a prop; you saw it in Driving Miss Daisy.
It never left the factory with wicker sides, nor was it painted white by the factory.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
