Thanks Paul!!
SOLO99G: The painting of the woofers actually improved the sound on this one. As you could see, they were very weathered and had a hard life. The few thin layers of paint actually help them work better I think. It may be psychological, of course, but the painting definitely didn't negatively effect the sound quality.
Thanks for the kind comments! I took her to work again a couple of weeks back and she still certainly gets more looks than the other radios I carrry!
Rock On.