I adored the CBS Radio Mystery Theater. The term "driveway moments" may be used now by National Public Radio, but I listened to the program from 11 to midnight during drives between my mom's house and where I worked up in the mountains, or from mom's house to where I was living in college, and I timed my drive to listen to it. If I got there before it ended, I stayed in the driveway to listen in the car. Himan Brown created that gem.

You'll need to find an old fashioned radio shop that can test the tubes and sell you new ones (and I think someone told me that they can repair or restore vacuum tubes). Or try a shop that works on amplifiers. My son had to take his tube amp in for a repair - perhaps someone who does that can also look at radios?

As interesting as those very old wrapped cords are, they can't be safely used today. Perhaps you can disable them and leave them for looks, but don't use them.

SRS