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Ron Ramirez
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02-13-2018, 03:12 PM
Pretty obvious to me - it was done by a previous owner. A factory paint job would not have red paint all over the tube layout label inside the cabinet.

(and besides, these radios were never painted red at the factory)
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Tropic mystery - by postie446 - 02-13-2018, 01:35 PM
RE: Tropic mystery - by Ron Ramirez - 02-13-2018, 01:48 PM
RE: Tropic mystery - by postie446 - 02-13-2018, 02:10 PM
RE: Tropic mystery - by Ron Ramirez - 02-13-2018, 03:12 PM
RE: Tropic mystery - by Arran - 02-14-2018, 03:55 AM
RE: Tropic mystery - by postie446 - 02-14-2018, 06:02 AM



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