A long shot, but anyone have a working or restored '59 radio?
Yes, its in a 59 and it works
Not a long shot at all. Here it is. It worked when I removed it to put in a modern fancy-schmancy radio. It's been sitting on the shelf of my office closet for 13 years now collecting dust. Even the wonder bar works. It does NOT, however have a foot controller.
It is in good condition with very little pitting. Much of what you see is dust accumulation. The volume knob pushes and pulls to control the power antenna.
As long as you have the correct speaker for the radio to play. It has a special part on it and I have forgotten the name of it, voice coil maybe?, but without it a factory radio will not play.