VF 165 F-A, is this a real machine

[Slapshot42]

Google search the slogan or look at the different logo changes over the years.  I'd say late 70s ...

[Kilroy]

Be a Pepper was  used around 1978-79

[copper1]

There is a 7up skin under the Dr pepper if that makes any differance

[copper1]

I was told that that there was a way to tell the year by the ser#. True.

Ser# 02-78-22
Mod# 08-56-007

Anyone ? Would their still be a service manual around?

[tkaz]

All I can find is the parts manual from Vendo: http://www.vendoco.com/Documents/Serpentine%20165,%20246.pdf

[copper1]

Thanks, seems like night and day from the inner'ds of mine. Must have been a major model change from the standard 165 and mine

[Slider-Bob]

No can opener, just the pull tab slot. How would I date the machine?

Buy her dinner! LOL...ok that was bad!