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Rich Woolf (of American Station Wagon Owners'
Association fame -- Rich organized the spectacular annual convention last June)
was looking for a radio repair guy, and here's my experience:
George Found
Grandpa's Radio Shop (he's not the Grandpa, he just
works on your Grandpa's radios (and TVs - pre-1960 only)
26 Queenston Crescent
Kitchener, Ontario N2B 2V5
519-576-2570
George has done radios for me for two 1961
Cadillacs, a 1958 New Yorker Town & Country, a 1968 Chrysler Town &
Country and a 1958 Packard Coupe. On the '58 Packard, George even turned the
yellowed plastic buttons back to their original white, with some pretty delicate
sanding. On the '58 Chrysler, George left his booth at the Canadian
equivalent of Hershey and walked with me to the opposite side of the flea market
to confirm my suspicion that I had just discovered the
correct 7-button Electro-Touch tuner for the '58 Chrysler, which he took
home to rebuild for me, so I could do a "hot-swap" later. He's also rebuilt a
few speakers for me, when needed.
The 1968 Imperial convertible that I just purchased
(yes, Virginia, there IS some Imperial content) has an inoperative radio, though
the factory 8-track works great, so George will be doing that one for me, over
the winter.
So, Rich, I can highly recommend George's services
and if you prefer to send it to me, I'd be happy to take it to George's shop for
you, since I'm going there anyway. (He has an amazing collection of early radios
and pre-war TVs, and phones that go back to the wooden ones, so a visit there is
always interesting.)
Dick Woodside
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