"I've never seen a radio in this kind of condition, and thats
in 35+ years as a ham and collector of radio stuff.
I cannot describe its condition.....you'd have to see
(and smell) it. It will be a major challenge to restore."

Perfect one to restore. I once got an amplifier that apparently had
parasitics. Meters broken; face and inside spray-painted and sides and
front panel apparently hit with a chain. Band-switch burnt beyond
recognition. No bottom cabinet (roll around type), It looked ok when I got
done and worked, but did not look like original. Felt good putting that
sucker back on the air.

My best work was a Johnson Adventurer that had about 10 extra holes in the
front panel. The panel was restored, although I never duplicated the
original Johnson paint scheme.

Now, if only I had an engraving machine to make new engraved front panels.

Colin K7FM