Last summer, I bought a light beige 500 at an estate sale. I saw that handset was white under beige paint, so I sold the handset on ebay. I hadn't realized until this morning while trying to move some clutter, that the shell was also painted beige and is actually ivory. It has a 1956 date in it. The shell needs to be stripped of paint, and it has a sticker or two stuck to it, but it does not have any cracks. If you are interested in an ivory 500 shell to restore, please contact me.
Thank You
Larry