[Ron Ramirez]

I can think of two right off: Model 16CPX and Model 509X. Both cost $600 when new.

Model 16CPX, a 1933-34 model, was a limited edition chairside radio with separate speaker. It was trimmed in not only exotic veneers, but also stainless steel and Catalin. Only 75 were made, and I've never seen or heard of one, so I wonder if any still remain. If so, it would surely be the rarest of all Philcos.

The following year, Philco offered Model 509X; a large floor model radio-phonograph containing a Model 201 High Fidelity chassis. 500 of these were made; they turn up every now and again so it appears that several examples of this model have survived.

I do my own repairs, but the most I ever paid for a Philco was $455, and I'm not sure I would ever do that again. I tend to be more of a "bottom fisher" that takes pity on poor derelict sets and tries to bring them back to their former glory, such as the 66-S I picked up earlier this year.