Find of the week!

[collecture]

I got pics of the 39 today! I was suprised to see that it is a late model 39 with the chrome trim.
It is missing the crank handle and the slug rejector, but I think it is complete otherwise.
He says the drum is there, so I assume the rest of the inside is also.
Not the greatest pictures, but I can see a few dents.
I was thinking of offering him $300-$350. I think he'll take it.

[Eric]

Heck yeah! The drum is worth that! Hope you get them both home soon...
You did good Tom! '>

[collecture]

The 110 I am hoping to get before Xmas and the 39 will probably be in January.
The good thing is I probably won't have any shipping or gas cost for the 39.
I have a friend who does business in the town it is in and he will simply pay,
pick it up for me and bring it back to me.

[davethebirdman]

Ii agree with Eric, the drum alone is worth the investment.
It might even have the modified drum which allows for the longer necked bottles.

Well done.

[collecture]

QUOTE

It might even have the modified drum which allows for the longer necked bottles.

Dave,
I have owned two of these late model 39's (still own one)
and both of them have had the redesigned drum.
If it is there like the seller says, then I would bet it is.

[sodaworks]

buy it!!

[collecture]

I go pick up my Pepsi V56ST (the $25 shipping from Missouri to Arizona machine) tomorrow.
I am also going to try to pick up the V39 from Craigs List as it is on the way. Hopefully we can strike a deal!

The VMC110 is going to be delivered to me via Eric's shipping. He's charging me $200.
Eric lives in Kingman, AZ - the machine is in Vegas - it is worth the money!
I'd spend $100+ in gas just getting there and back (5 hour drive one way).
Plus I don't have any "incidentals" while in Vegas. I'll have it in hand in a month or so.
I sent the seller cash payment today via USPS Registered Mail.

I'll post pics of them all as they arrive.
Oh - I should be getting the Victor C-14 early next week also.
I decided that I should wait on the restoration with the home expansion and all.

[TheGarbageHunter]

Busy man.

Great find on that VMC 110.

I bought that same machine, but the one I got looked like a bunch of kids hit it with some baseball bats.

Love the high of the hunt!

[collecture]

I got back from Tucson earlier.
Picked up the V56 - complete, straight machine.

Also bought the V39!
Main door is fairly beat up - cabinet has a dent in the bottom back right, but no holes (screws, w.f., etc.)
Need to check the cooling unit still!
Missing the crank handle and slug rejector.
When I first was looking at it, I noticed that the "fingers" for the ratchet weren't there. I then showed him how the drum would just spin.
Told him that considering the body, the missing parts - I pay him $300.
He said OK and then asked me if I wanted this case of King Size Coke bottles - I had the room and said sure.
There were also six 6 1/2 oz. embossed Coke bottles in the bottle drum.
When I got it home, I found the 3 of the 4 ratchet "fingers" behind the evap - just where I figured they were. Hopefully I'll find the #4 under the evap.
Still looking at it.
I will post pics soon.

[collecture]

Well - unless there is a "finger" stuck in the evap coils that I did not see, I am missing one.
Here are a few pics of the 39 - I cannot find any appreciable rust on it.

The condenser fan does not work - don't know about the evap fan..
The compressor starts right up. I could hear the fluids inside the compressor moving around.
How long can I let the compressor run with no fans?
Will the lines get cold or do I need to put a whole new harness on to test everything?