I passed. It was a different machine once I could get a good look at it. A lot of bodywork and body filler and missing parts. Coin mech was missing accepter and the rest of the mech was heavily painted. The bottle door was just a skin and it was heavily corroded. No frame or door glass. A piece of plate glass was cut and glued in for display purposes. The liner was cut open from the inside so the owner could push out a dent etc. I still made him an offer on it though, but he was non negotiable so I moved on.
Glad I did though because an 81B popped up on CL the very next day. It was just hours old when I saw the listing and it was local. I grabbed it. It looks all original. Still needs a restoration of course and it has its issues for sure, but I feel much better about this one because I can see the actual condition. It seems fairly solid. It has a small rust hole on the back in the usual spot, but it looks like early stage stuff. Missing shelves
. I can always round those up over time. has a buckle in the main door from a hit it took on the coin door. It should straighten out nice with the right body man. Liner looks good. Compressor area looks good. Very little rust there. Other than the bottle shelves its mostly complete. Needs a cap catcher, bottle door glass, bottle door light lens. It should be a good winter project.
