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Philco 650PX Restore!
Fred Taylor
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02-06-2016, 10:38 AM
I am heading to radio shop with my 650 PX that I pushased at auction last Nov. Will do a tear down today and start on cabinet that had been thru @#$@ell and back Icon_sad . Bad shape but worthy of restoring this rare Philco only 1500 made  probably not many survived . Icon_biggrin This will be a full blown ,out of this world make over, stay tuned to this local post for up to date news and information on this historic face lift. Icon_crazy Icon_crazy Icon_crazy Icon_crazy Icon_crazy Icon_crazy See I am going insane Icon_wtf Icon_wtf Icon_wtf


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Philco 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-06-2016, 10:38 AM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by morzh - 02-06-2016, 11:55 AM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-06-2016, 07:20 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-07-2016, 12:26 AM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-07-2016, 12:34 AM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-07-2016, 08:57 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-07-2016, 09:14 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-07-2016, 09:18 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-07-2016, 09:24 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-07-2016, 09:33 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Crist Rigotti - 02-08-2016, 12:14 AM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by OldRestorer - 02-08-2016, 01:18 AM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-08-2016, 07:54 AM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by OldRestorer - 02-08-2016, 09:10 AM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 09-06-2016, 08:43 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Crist Rigotti - 02-13-2016, 08:10 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-13-2016, 09:33 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-14-2016, 04:38 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-20-2016, 08:51 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-20-2016, 08:55 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Crist Rigotti - 02-20-2016, 11:18 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 02-21-2016, 05:38 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 08-28-2016, 08:48 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by KCMike - 08-28-2016, 09:05 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by OldRestorer - 09-07-2016, 08:49 AM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Crist Rigotti - 09-07-2016, 09:01 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by PhilcoJohn - 09-25-2016, 07:34 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by klondike98 - 09-25-2016, 07:48 PM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Dennis Craft - 12-18-2016, 10:57 AM
RE: Coming soon 650PX Restore! - by Fred Taylor - 12-20-2016, 08:55 AM



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