ST-70 local to me

We don't get too many tube amps popping up on Craigs List here on Oahu but here is one:

https://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/ele/5545763828.html

I have never seen a cover like this over the circuit board. I am thinking of looking at it tomorrow. Opinions welcome.

Hi --- I believe there was a factory built ST-70A that had a metal cover over the PCB and had a different color PCB (Light Green??). I saw a picture of one, once, when the Radio Shack Catalog listed Dynaco Products back in the late 1960's or early 1970's??

Hi again --- just looked more closely at your pictures --- lower left corner of the left and middle pictures say "70A".

Thanks for the info. I found a very nice write-up of the ST-70A here:

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=60831.0

That's in great shape. I'd go for it. Even though I believe the ST-70 is overrated compared to the ST-35 or the MK-III, that's a steal for a clean factory wired unit in an obscure market. If you're not nuts about the sound, you should be able to easily recoup your investment.

So, the question is: Do I go for this one and update it with a VTA board and cap can or just go ahead with my original plan of building one of Bob's VTA-70 kits? Around $1100 with options with Bob's kit vs $750 all in for the Craigslist amp.

Thanks Bob, that is the way I will go. I have no real desire to save the ST-70A as a museum piece nor do I really want to tear it up to bring it into the 21st century. I already went through that with a SCA-35.