Old German turntable

I have one that I bought at GoodWill some years ago. Paid about $20 (maybe less!) for it! Cleaned it and used it briefly. Then while fiddling with it I dropped the headshell - which fell under a pile of gear! My search for it was futile! Might as well have disappeared into another dimension! Right before I made my move to Florida I told my brother to check for it when the cleaning crew went to work. Alas, nothing! So I went months with a nonfunctional Miracord because I didn't want to spend another $40 for a new headshell! 

But I did pack the Miracord and had it sent along with most of my HiFi gear to Florida. Where it still sits (headshell-less) in storage! 

The Miracord 50 is an excellent rim-drive TT (like a Dual). It has a rather heavy tonearm - which I was planning to mount a Denon 103 on (probably a good match!). Should work well with low-compliance MC's! Definitely a collectible TT - and good German engineering! Someday I will buy a new headshell and get it out of storage! 

I also have on hand: 2 Dual's (1209 and 1229), a Garrard Lab 80, a Bogen/Lenco, and a Kenwood. All rim-drive. Along with 4 Empires, a Rek-O-Kut, a Fairchild, a VPI HW-19 and a Saul Marantz ST-7 linear-track. These are all belt-drive. And the list goes on ... I like collecting TT's and cartridges!

Just remembered that I have another rim-drive Rek-O-Kut (arm-less) in storage! And I would buy another Miracord if the price was right!

@roberjerman Great posts. Nothing to add except to say I have a Rek-o-Kut B12GH waiting for some love. 

@noromance : Definitely worth restoring! They had great (and powerful) motors - plenty of torque! My rim-drive Rek (with wood plinth) and Grace 707/Denon 103 sounded really good! 

@roberjerman- thank you for posting. I’ve got a chance to pick up a Miracord 50h in pristine condition for a couple hundred bucks. Thoughts?

If you like rumble.

There are several on EBAY right now! Buy one in the best condition, of course!

Check EBay for comparative prices! Do not over pay! My $20 GW purchase was just one of those lucky finds - like the time I walked in and bought a pair of Klipsch Heresy's for $25!

You could always tear it down, and do a clean lube and adjust.  Be sure to take the motor apart and then lube the motor bearings.  Then remove and replace the tone arm with any arm up to 9 inches.  It will require you drilling the top plate for the new mount but it’s very easy to do.  I did this with my Dual 1229, and mounted a Grace 747.  
Its my favorite turntable and gets used every day.

The Elac is a very well made turntable.