[Groundhog74]

Having thought it over for 24 hours and going out in the garage and staring at it every so often. I think what I'll do is see if the coils and transformers managed to survive whatever caused all the rust ( since the outside is not rusty, just dirty with peeling paint...I'm guessing some mice were using it for a double wide trailer). If they're ok, I'll probably give it a go knowing that when I get done it will not look 100% original. I'll try to get it as close as I can without spending 5 times what it will be worth. If the coils and transformers are toast, I'll part it out and look for another. I have several others ahead of this thing on the priority list, so it may take a while. When I was told about this radio a year ago, the lady said "it looks like new as far as I can tell".  I believe a visit to the optometrist is in order.