Name this round top....

[BryanH]

I have a line on three machines... This uniidentified machine.  Another VMC56 and a to be named 1970's can machine.  Seller wants to get rid of all 3 at once...  Says the mystery coke machine is a vendo Company model # xv216a  with the date of 7/53 .  

*** Ok I'm pretty sure it's a V216.  Missed the pic in the machines section the first time through.  Seller said it was big and delivered bottles through two chutes.  ***

Any idea what it is and what I should be willing to pay for it?

How hard to get the large bezel / trim piece replaced?

[petey64]

Hartlen if you do not want the VMC56 i might be interested

Yep, it's the Vendo 216
though it's missing the textured sheet metal and sign on the front.
See this photo from the machine photo section of our site:
http://soda-machines.com/machines/vendo/v216.html



I have a V-216MD, which is like this one, but has three selection buttons for vending three flavors rather than just drop in your dime and they are all the same flavor.

[johnieG]

Quote (hartlenb @ June 28 2005,1:01)

I have a line on three machines... This uniidentified machine.  Another VMC56 and a to be named 1970's can machine.  Seller wants to get rid of all 3 at once...  Says the mystery coke machine is a vendo Company model # xv216a  with the date of 7/53 .   *** Ok I'm pretty sure it's a V216.  Missed the pic in the machines section the first time through.  Seller said it was big and delivered bottles through two chutes.  *** Any idea what it is and what I should be willing to pay for it? How hard to get the large bezel / trim piece replaced?

I'd go with the book value, stated at $225.00 to start, these big machines are , well just that, BIG, heavy, & are a pain to move.. physically as well as resale, also it's missing it's sign, compare it to Markito's machine 3-flavor machine & the posted catalog picture, just make sure that it's complete & running/cooling, and the fact that it will vend only one flavor...yea, it says "Coca~Cola" & it's a fifties round-corner, but in the world of soda machines "Bigger isn't better" so if you really want to adopt a gentle giant, keep these facts in mind & that should help you the price low (on this one of the three machines of the group) same goes for Jasi's CD22/Cavalier chest cooler, they look way cool, untill you have to find a spot to put them! good luck!  '>

I agree. It isn't worth very much because it is huge, heavy and missing most of its face, which will be hard to find a replacement for. But if you love it, by all means go for it.

[Kevin C]

Hey

I might be interested in the 70's can machine if it works. Where is all this stuff located?

Kevin

[loman4ec]

The 216 would be a good machine to put out front of a antique mall and use for profit. It vends cans, is heavy so it can't be stolen easily, and holds alot of soda so it doesn't have to be filled often. You should get it and see if you cant make a deal with the local antique store. You might have a good money maker there. I would like to do this once I get settled somewhere. I think there is alot of money to be made in this.

[loman4ec]

You can buy soda at sams club for .22 per can. So if you vend at $1.00 per can. If you were to sell 4 cans a day 7 days a week you make $1123.20 per year. That isn't bad for extra spending money. And I think you could end up selling a bunch more soda than that. I know that if I were to walk by a working vintage machine I wouldn't think twice about paying $1 for a soda.

I like Josh's idea.  Even if you sold the soda for .75.  Every little bit helps and the profits could help buy your next machine.  '>

Josh, that's a really great idea.
Of course like you said, only very heavy machines like the 216 that don't have a big collectors value should be used or else someone would steal it. I don't want to see any roundtop Vendo 56 or 81 machines out there. I'd take them... I mean someone would steal them in a second. '>