VMC27 - Wrong coin door? (eBay Auction Pittsburgh, PA)

[Pixel]

Here's something I thought was rather strange, a VMC-27 with a non-split coin door. I've never seen one before. It's on eBay in Pittsburgh, PA.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/400699921027



I'm thinking he must have made a VMC33 one-piece coin door work on this machine, but I'm not certain. Did VMC ever offer a 27 with a single piece coin door?

[mygoose101]

Although all 27's are non embossed I believe it was offered in a Pepsi. Was the 27 "B". I thought it was only offered on the enclosed stand. If that was the case this is a Pepsi 27 B made into a Coke and put on a Coke Pipestand.

Too bad this great combination has such a poor restoration. For a $3,500 restoration his money should have bought him a much better job.

[Pixel]

So this coin door is probably original to the machine, but the branding is not?

[Jim]

Another authenticity check is to check the cabinet with a magnet.
Almost all Coca-Cola 27's were aluminum whereas Pepsi used steel...
Does the ID tag have a "PC" in the model number?
I would lean towards a converted Pepsi Machine...

[MoonDawg]

I'm thinking he must have made a VMC33 one-piece coin door work on this machine, but I'm not certain.

        The solid and split doors are NOT interchangeable. The solid door has larger radius corners than the split.

        On a similar subject, there are some good parts in Illinois, not only a 33 drum............. but a change giving coin mech. 

       http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coca-Cola-Coke-Machines-/291133470134?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43c8e835b6 

[collecture]

The solid and split doors are NOT interchangeable. The solid door has larger radius corners than the split.

Not only that, but the single door uses a gasket that is installed in a recess around the perimeter whereas the split doors have a slight outward roll on the perimeter.

[georgescustompaint]

Can you take a picture of the inside ?
The coke versions had a plate on the back wall of the unit behind the coke bottles.
The Pepsi version did not, as the original Pepsi bottles where longer than the cokes.

[MoonDawg]

The coke versions had a plate on the back wall of the unit behind the coke bottles.

      That would be on the 33's. The countertop units have a compressor there, but the Pepsi inner liner is deeper than the Coke.

[Pixel]

I'm sorry, I got in such a hurry and didn't clarify. I don't actually own the machine, somebody has it up for sale on eBay. I placed the eBay URL in the top post, but didn't give it much prominence.

My apologies. Here's a picture of the machine's side

[georgescustompaint]

Glen your right, I took a look on my 27 Dual, and 33, they have the backing plate, but I guess the counter top versions did not.

Cheers, Shane