Spotted an old Philco at S.A. this morning

[David Roper]

Retrofitting modern color electronics into vintage b&w white cabinets (aka Posterizing when done well; hacking up when done any less well) is viewed dimly around here. We're oriented toward preservation of the entire set, electronics as well as cosmetics.

The big question, though, is what smoked? There are lots of other questions after that, some perhaps bigger questions such as whether the CRT has life left in it.

I applaud you for the save even though it's a later set than I'm generally interested in. If electronic restoration isn't feasible...well...it's your set to do with as you wish. My preference would be to simply make it a static display as opposed to gutting it.