Tucker Radio head on E-Bay

[Tucker Fan 48]

Good catch on #1049. I hadn't noticed the knobs on the dash. #1008 has the same thing. Interesting that #1006, #1007, and #1008
are all different.

Here is a close up of the radio in #1004.

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I didn't realize what bad shape #1004 is in. Looks like it could use some restoration.

[Crow331]

The process of cleaning the buttons took off most of the paint that was still on them (There wasn't much to begin with though) So I repainted the letters with a red Sharpie marker. Luckily the lettering on the buttons is slightly recessed so I was able to get a nice looking result by following the lines.

Oh nooooooooooooooooooooo ....the letters were what I was most impressed with on first glance. I thought you actually were able to clean them back to their original glory. Now that you say "sharpie" I can totally see it. Don't get me wrong, the whole result looks great, but I'm of the mindset that I would leave it in it's current vintage look than take a sharpie to it. Oh well .... I'll just have to keep my eyes peeled for a radio with some better looking knobs and buttons at a decent price. Patience is a virtue. Eventually I find one ...

[P.J.]

Oh nooooooooooooooooooooo ....the letters were what I was most impressed with on first glance. I thought you actually were able to clean them back to their original glory. Now that you say "sharpie" I can totally see it. Don't get me wrong, the whole result looks great, but I'm of the mindset that I would leave it in it's current vintage look than take a sharpie to it. Oh well .... I'll just have to keep my eyes peeled for a radio with some better looking knobs and buttons at a decent price. Patience is a virtue. Eventually I find one ...

Yeah I understand your way of thinking. With me it's kind of a toss up between keeping things original and making them look nice. The deciding factor on this one was the amount of grime and dirt that was on the radio, the buttons actually smelled before I cleaned them off, kinda like ear wax and the crud that accumulates under fingernails. (It was really gross) Plus the buttons were in rough shape to start off with, the remaining paint came off after the first soak, I was pretty sure that it would though so I wasn't too upset when I had to re-paint the buttons. The idea to use a Sharpie came to me from my years of detailing models. Markers are just easier to control than a brush with paint on it, at least for me anyway

I wish you luck with finding one Crow331. They pop up pretty frequently so it should just be a matter of time for you and now that I have one there's one less competitor to outbid you.

Thanks for the info on the radio in Tucker 1049 too Cicero & Tucker Fan 48, I knew the early radios had numbers instead of letters but I didn't know the whole head was different. After seeing the pics of 1015 & 1004 it makes more sense.