Another update on the custom GE “Franken-TV” for Hepcat Restorations! See the first two installments if you haven’t already. Part 1 Part 2 Shane came up with a pair of very cool Grundig satellite tower speakers off of a high end Grundig Hi-Fi console, and inquired whether we could adapt the TV to use these
Category: Custom Color
New video electronics installed and set is displaying a picture! This Olympic used a very unusual 24″ black and white picture tube… when most TVs of the era were 21″ this was a king-sized model. There was no way to prevent the small bits of the top and bottom of the new picture tube from
Up and coming project! Going to convert the TV to color, and restore the AM/FM tuner and record changer. This set will also have an AUX input jack for ipod/tape/cd or whatever!
The ’56 Halolight- These models features an opaque white plastic mask around the picture concealing a neon lamp. The gimmick was that you had a TV lamp built right into the screen! Still needs new grille cloth and complete assembly of the halo and control panel. This TV will be remote control operated! Complete and