Vintage Finds Online: Electronics Part Two:

[ovrphil]

TV- 26 RCA Colortrak Monitor/Receiver - $17 (Temple)

so far away but if closer...

http://killeen.craigslist.org/ele/4687277949.html

 

[ovrphil]

1983 RCA Colortrak 2000 Console Color TV

doesn't look like a 2000 model, but only a Colortrak ..?

 

[bluejay]

We had a Colortrak growing up. That TV was fantastic. My parents got it in 1984; I took it with me when I moved to CT and it lasted until 2004 when a lightning storm took it out. The Toshiba that replaced it is still going strong at the moment.

 

[ovrphil]

Jason - the Colortrak and Colortrak 2000(a little higher end) are both great. I'd like to find a Dimensia model, the RCA TOL made until GE bought RCA or sold to Thompson.

 

[bluejay]

Phil, our Colortrak was a great TV.  We had to have it repaired in '86 because my dad dropped it; that TV was immensely heavy but was well built.  It was working fine until the lightning storm did it in.  If our apartment had been a modern one (and not a multi-family built in 1875 with questionable wiring) it might have survived.  That place killed so many of my audio and video equipment!

 

[ovrphil]

Jason - heavy? lol! Yeah, my Colortrak 2000 is like that...feels about 60lbs...not sure.

That's a shame,about the wiring firing your electronics. You didn't have protection, using a power-strip with the insurance up to enough to cover your costs? I know, they're as expensive as the equipment, at times.

 

[bluejay]

That's how we learned to use the really expensive power strips.

 

[twintubdexter]

Magnavox High Fidelity Instrument

Nice cabinet design. Photography is poor and the subject matter is weird. Looks like it's outside in the elements, hopefully just to snap some pics. Hampton Falls NH, $225.

http://nh.craigslist.org/ele/4693925937.html

 

[twintubdexter]

Motorola must have sold a lot of this cabinet style because I've seen several for sale. This one has "Vibrasonic." My uncle's new 1964 Pontiac Bonneville had that as a factory option labeled "Reverb" on the dash switch. Thought it was such a cool thing. $300 in Heartland/Ann Arbor Michigan.

http://annarbor.craigslist.org/fuo/4689898845.html

 

[ovrphil]

My neighbor and buddy had a car with reverb and some others...that was considered cool, if only but novel.

 

[twintubdexter]

Like raw oysters, this is an acquired taste

This is one of the more elaborate fireplace/bar/stereos I've seen. At least if you had it in your home the liquor would be near by. Miami/Dade $475.

http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/fuo/4693350975.html

 

[ovrphil]

Vintage TV Sets - $1 (northeast foothills)

ad reads - " I have a few antique TV sets for sale so that I can free up some room. They are all complete but need restoration. The first is a 1950 Westinghouse porthole B&W set, asking $75. The second is a 1948 Philco model 48-2500 projection set console. Complete and in good condition, asking $175. The third is a Fada model 930 table model set. Complete and in good condition, asking $175.

If interested, please respond by e-mail and include your local phone number so I know it's not spam. Will make a deal for anyone who wants all three sets. Thanks for looking. "

http://tucson.craigslist.org/atq/4688096091.html

 

[twintubdexter]

Phil,

Those are some very interesting televisions you have for sale. I've always thought owning one of those early projection sets would be very cool. That Westinghouse TV scares me. It looks so very, very old...it was made the same year as I was born.

 

[ovrphil]

we try !

..same idea here, Joe - those roundies emit a different feeling. Imagine,they had small tv sets at that time, too.

 

[twintubdexter]

Yet another one of those Motorolas

This one is mislabeled a Magnavox. The cabinet looks flawless. I've always liked those Motorola round tuning dials. This one has Vibrasonic too. In Tucson, $350.

http://tucson.craigslist.org/ele/4696103106.html

 

[ovrphil]

reply #94

I think...that design is quintessential looking mid-century; wonder who made the case?

 

[twintubdexter]

Drexel...they made several TOL cabinets for Motorola. They also made cabinets for early Magnavox models. The cabinet on my 1947 Magnavox Windsor is by Drexel.

 

[ovrphil]

Magnavox Concert Grand Tube Console - $1 (Detroit area)

http://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/ele/4690256367.html

 

[twintubdexter]

thanks for posting

Yikes! $1500 or thereabouts...and to think they could be found a few years ago for very little money. Finding one where the speakers don't show through the fabric was very difficult. I suppose if someone really wanted one badly enough they'd pay top dollar. Such kilowatt-hungry things these CG's are.

 

[ovrphil]

$1500

..is what they're looking for, a price closest to what they saw on eBay. Each CG is different, and without an upfront and personal experience, an eBay comparison is dreaming.

btw, anyone who might be interested in vintage Magnavox, a new site, born from the frustrations of the Yahoo group software, is here, with a Magnavox sighted area to post latest sightings of different Maggies. That's how I found the CG above.

http://vintagehifi.net