I'm getting a SC500 4 tube hybrid!
 

Just saw this set on Craigslist. Called the seller, and I'm going to pick it up Saturday. It's 4 hours away from me. When I saw it, I could not believe my eyes. I immediately got on the horn, and contacted the seller. I absolutely cannot wait to go get it.

You lucky dog!

Only 4 tube hybrid I've ever found is just a rusty chassis.

Yep! I'm still in shock! The TV Gods must be shining down upon me. I already know exactly where it's going to go, too. On top of my 1967 RCA CTC-25 Beauchamp that I'll be getting next month. It'll be a nice display.

That's a great find! I've been looking for one of those for years.

I take it its a remote control set? And I'm guessing that by the fact that its got 2 SC500 remotes with it.

Well that, and it says Space Command 500 on the door.

Here is a picture that Doug posted years ago of his set that is identical.

I actually have a 1960s vintage Philco Townhouse TV, which is a B & W set that needs a little work done to it, anyways apparently that TV could of been remotely controlled because it has a knock-out panel on the cover on the back that says "remote control" on it.

A lot of TV's in the 60's had the option of being remote. In the 60's, RCA did some weird stuff with their remote sets. Sometimes, only a certain cabinet style, or even finish would be available with remote, regardless of what chassis the set contained.

Interesting. I would love to find my Philco Townhouse TV a new home with someone who could better restore the TV than I can because its got issues with it that I can't really repair myself because I've never done those kinds of repairs before, like the fact that the orginal picture tube in it has failing Aquadag and I don't have any experience with redoing the aquadag coating on a picture tube and also the vertical is messed up on it because instead of running at 60 Hz. its running at 30 Hz. which is causing a doubled picture.

Congratulations, Universal Dave! Great set and remote, to boot! Remote version of this is much harder to find than the non-remote, and I finally got a nice non-remote Zenith 19" Hybrid, last year! One of my favorites, as for Zenith.

You know Dave, even though your siggy says you're looking for a Zenith Space Command 400 or 600 Color TV, this Space Command 500 TV might just be good enough to fulfill your siggy's wishlist because not only is it in between those two models but also seeing as the SC400 and SC600s are extremely rare TVs you might just have to say that this SC500 TV is a Nice compromise set and also pretty much has fulfilled your need for an early Space Command remote controlled Color TV without too much looking around. :thmbsp: :yes:

I suppose. But I still need a Space Command color console.

I think the SC500s and SC100s might be the rarest of all the Zenith remote sets (maybe except for the flashmatic). I've had 21 Zeniths with ultrasonic remotes, and not a single SC500 and only one SC100.

If there was a way to transport them, I'd trade you a '67 Zenith SC600 25" color console for this set.

It seems the 1973 flats are far more common than the 1972 flats, so my guess is that it's the same with the four-tubers. I've seen many SC500 remotes on eBay, but very few were of the 1972 design.

I'm not even sure if the 19" sets were available with SC600.

Please feel free to post a picture of said console so I can see what I'm missing out on.