Estimate the value

I found a Vendo Model F83b5w serial F108128883 manufactured date August 1951. It has 7 cents on it, but a 10 cents slot was added. It is in rough to good condition. Very few parts or missing, very little rust but needs some body work on it.(I would thank a few minor parts or missing) The coin box and bottle cap holder are with it. Found alot of caps that are cork lined.  I don't have the time to restore it so I was wondering what the value as is would be. It looks very close to a Vendo V-83 electric. The round bottle holder and evaporator and compressor are all there. I would appreciate any help on this machine.

                  Tommy

[dr galaga]

Welcome aboard Tommy. You should post a few pics of your machine - make sure you also show the inside.  These will aid the crew in giving you a "value" of the machine.

I just Aquired a vendorlator VF165 and can't find anything about the machine please help

tlh54,
So am I right that it's a V-83 with the distinctive "honeycomb" drum inside?
If so, they are not very desirable or valuable because:

1) They are big and heavy
2) They can only vend one flavor
3) They can only hold the 6.5/8 oz. bottles and unlike other models, this one can't be changed to hold longer bottles.

But despite those widely held beliefs, I own one and actually like it because the honeycomb style is different than any other model and because I believe in collecting at least one of each model out there.

But please post photos so that we can determine value.

Thanks.

Quote (mcorona @ Oct. 04 2005,9:58)

I just Aquired a vendorlator VF165 and can't find anything about the machine please help

mcorona,
Welcome to the forum!
Glad to have you here.
But you may want to post it again with your own thread.
And please attach photos.

can anyone tell me when the VF165 was made

[johnieG]

Quote (mcorona @ Oct. 05 2005,11:35)

can anyone tell me when the VF165 was made

Hello & welcome to the site,

From what I can tell from all of my Vendo sales literature, there isn't/wasn't  any such model listed (VF-165) at this point a picture will help in identifying you machine.  '>

It might help also if you decribe the machine too. Does it have a glass door were you remove the soda's? or a drop-chute were the sodas get delivered (like a modern machine)

does it vend bottles or cans?

does it have rectangular button(s) to select the flavor of soda?

some machines could vend both botlles or 12 oz. cans & shared the same chassis, but  would have different capacities/model no.s  depending on if they were set up to vend botlles or cans, for example a 1966 V-125 could also vend cans, in which case it would have be called a V-185


Pictures speak a thousand words...I can't stress that enough.
hope we can help you ID your machine...JohnieG