Amazing Luck (FREE VMC Pepsi 81)

[halehouse]

Great find! Congrats! That is just soooooo cool!

Thanks for reposting the pics Glen. I don't see anything on page 1.

[Marvin]

That's a great story.  It just goes to show the stuff is still out there!

[Larry]

Great find!  I don't think you'll be that lucky with the entire 81 collection.


I have pictures on the first page.  Why do some of us have them and some do not?

[Creighton]

Welcome to the site!! Great find and good move on having Glen and Tom restore the machine.
It will be a show stopper. Very cool the door light and compressor worked after all the years of storage.
Leading contender for the find of the year :-)

Per why pages display for some and not others, nasty bug in the system that hopefully will correct with the next upgrade.

Creighton

[mznb1u]

This machine is definitely a candidate for the 2010 calendar.  Great story, great before pics and great after pics to come!  And I am a Coke guy!

  Tim

[SIGNGUY]

I think I am catching the soda machine collector's bug Glen showed me a photo of a private collection of machines that included the Pepsi, Seven Up, RC and Dr. Pepper VMC 81's and a Coke Vendo 81 all side by side. I would love to have such a collection some day. Hopefully my good luck will continue

Just by that statement alone, is testimony that YOU ARE HOOKED MY FRIEND!!! Congrats on a great find,, definately the Best find of the year so far... !!!!

[Basementgeek]

Great find, especially at that price!!!

I have a nice rejector just like it. You would need two minor part changes from your old one.
Already some chrome plating from the factory and no rust. 

If you need it it will cost you more than the old machine cost 

BG

[Cameron]

Ok everyone, here it is.  Glen and Tom have done a wonderful job and the machine looks fantastic

The machine works great. There was a small issue with the coin mech but Tom promptly sent me a replacement.

I have definitely been bitten by the soda machine collector's bug Glen is currently helping me with the restoration of my Coke Vendo 39. I am currently looking for a new cabinet for the 39.

Again, thank you very much Glen and Tom!!!

Cheers

[Cameron]

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