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« on: February 09, 2007, 12:53:48 pm »
On Wednesday of this week I went to an estate auction at our local National Guard armory. My wife let me know about it and showed me the classified ad and pointed out that near the bottom there was a few Coca-Cola items and one of them happened to be a Glasco 50!

I was a bit skeptical and wasn't going to go. The weather here got cold & snowy enough to cancel school so I decided to stay home with my daughter. After "discussing it" with her we made the decision to go to the auction. We had to wait about 3 hours until they got back to the machine in question. They started the bidding at $450 and nobody bit so they progressively lowered it to $100 and another guy bid on it. To make a long story short, we ended up getting it for $275!

The only things that are really wrong with it are; Coin mech is missing, lid backstops are missing and, some yahoo decided that they would rather have a walk-in freezer type latch handle system instead of the plug-lock and hex wrench. It also has a reproduction steel/fiberglass cap catcher.

The body is really straight and it appears that there is no rust. The inside liner is clean with no evidence of rust or corrosin. The slider rack is still there which is a bonus.

Here's a few pictures!
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« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2007, 01:45:59 pm »
Nice pick up !
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2007, 01:55:58 pm »
Nice machine.  It shouldn't be too hard to get the parts you need.  Were you able to test if it cools?
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« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2007, 01:56:31 pm »
Nice!
One of these days I'm going to have to get a slider!
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« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2007, 02:20:58 pm »
That looks pretty nice and no shipping.  Great thing to do on a day off of school.  I don't know if my son would sit for 3 hours waiting for it...well he might for a price.   '<img'>   Does it cool ? Looks really clean too.
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« Reply #5 on: February 09, 2007, 03:20:17 pm »
Looks great, awesome buy, I like it.

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« Reply #6 on: February 09, 2007, 03:25:03 pm »
Brian - nice deal... gotta like when a plan (or lack of a plan) comes together that way.

Btw:  Looks like you're missing the flapper part of the rack.
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Thanks, Bryan
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« Reply #7 on: February 09, 2007, 03:26:24 pm »
Nice score!
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« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2007, 03:51:33 pm »
Remove the slider rack, it's worth almost what you paid for the machine. Then add a countertop to overhang and host 4 stools. The easy-open latch on the side lets you cool lots of food and beverage.
      These converted sliders have been offered at $2500 on e-bay
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« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2007, 04:10:35 pm »
You were the one i was bidding against?
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RC VMC - 81 Orignal
Vendo V-56 Two Tone Round Top ~~ Currently in use
Seeburg 100 G Jukebox ~~ Restored
Minit Pop Popcorn Machine ~~ Restored
Cavalier 55-D ~~ Restored
Rockola 1426 ~~ Orignal--- For Sale
Chicago Coin Band Box ~~~ Restored
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