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Author Topic: Update on my Nichol Kola  (Read 2143 times)
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Eric
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« on: February 11, 2008, 12:54:43 am »
Well.... Here's where it's at so far.
As some of you know.. I'm wanting to buy Quikold coolers....
Well this one popped up last summer... cut in half... but solid for what was left
I found a doner with ICE COLD embossed took to a friend who owns a body shop
a little (well a lotta) welding and bingo ...here we are....
Before and afters...
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« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2008, 01:04:06 am »
And now...
That's my buddy Rick Thomas... shrinking up some spots on it! You can not tell
there's a seam.... a skim of filler on a few pits and low spots and primer...
This is gonna be killer!
Anyone know anything about this company/brand.. nothing I can find
but these little signs on ebay all the time... I feel they're repro from over seas....
they're ALL old stock with old paper on them AND all the same three.... there's a couple I think that are real... the few with the soldier I think are 50s and are the real deal but the others hhhmmmmm.....
anyway getting the bottle opener chromed, have all the letters traced, scanned, redrawn
and ready to take to get vinyl mask of the letters so I can have them painted on instead
of hand painted... Also, thanks to Bob, I have the little Quikold decal re-created .
Anyway... that's about it... Also have my 7up junior all pulled apart and it will be next.
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« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2008, 01:32:57 am »
Wow...NICE JOB Eric!
Didn't Nickol Kola succumb to the power of Coca Cola attorneys? I seem to recall reading/hearing that somewhere.
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« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2008, 02:40:22 am »
Way to go! That really looks great! Its great to see that you were able to save such a rare cooler.
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« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2008, 07:25:54 am »


Eric .  WOW VERY VERY Nice.
                                        I have Buddys in a Machine shop And I confuse them at times with the stuff  I bring them to do . But If I had friends in a Body Shop They would be busy untill Well Forever  wow.

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« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2008, 09:55:55 am »
WOW! What an absolutly Fantastic save of a great old ( and truly "rare" ) Nichol Kola Cooler.
 wow  can't wait to see it all together again!
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« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2008, 10:08:10 am »
That looks awesome Eric!! That is going to be a very cool machine when you get it all back together. Aren't friends great?
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« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2008, 10:15:40 am »
Nice job Eric!  I can't wait to see the finished product.  I run across Nichol Kola bottles on occasion, but that's all I know of them.  Your project reassures me that with the right talent, some of the rare basket cases I've seen could be saved.  Thanks!
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  Jacobs 26 ~ original/needs drum
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  Atlas Senior ice DP ~ restored (wants to sell it)
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« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2008, 10:26:18 am »
Eric,

You kept telling me of the project! Now I see the results! Looks great! I love what your body guy has done to it so far! Keep us posted. Let me know how the 7up jr goes.

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« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2008, 12:01:33 pm »
      Great save Eric!  How did you get it apart.....drill out the spot welds?
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