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Title: Another thing that will cause friction with the wife Post by: bcharlton on October 10, 2012, 04:01:40 pm I could not resist. I already have a great unrestored original (Vendo 39) but this one was in such nice shape that I had to pull the trigger. Everything works, gets cold and vends on a dime. It will be taken apart and be at the sand blasters by the weekend.
I hope..... Title: Re: Another thing that will cause friction with the wife Post by: coke_and_stuff on October 10, 2012, 05:06:08 pm Restoring that machine should be a sin, but to each his own thats a nice clean original.
Joey Title: Re: Another thing that will cause friction with the wife Post by: Eric on October 10, 2012, 05:40:23 pm yeah clean the inside and maybe the bezel but the rest looks too nice to restore... Nice survivor...
Title: Re: Another thing that will cause friction with the wife Post by: BONOVOX on October 10, 2012, 07:57:19 pm I agree with Joey
Restoring should be left for machines that need just that... restored. This one seems to be in great shape! What if you sold it for a profit, and used the $$ to buy a machine in need of restoration, then get that one restored with the profit? I know it's a personal pref. thing... but again.... machines that clean are getting harder and harder to find. After restoring it... it just becomes like all the others. Title: Re: Another thing that will cause friction with the wife Post by: MoonDawg on October 10, 2012, 08:13:28 pm Yup....what they said.
I bought one almost as nice as that last month for $400.00. Sold it the next week for $2000.00 but if it was restored I'd be lucky to get $3000. Title: Re: Another thing that will cause friction with the wife Post by: darrelcraig on October 10, 2012, 08:26:06 pm Nice machine. I keep hoping to stumble across one like that. I wouldn't worry about your wife. They secretly like us buying coke machines.
Title: Re: Another thing that will cause friction with the wife Post by: Eric on October 10, 2012, 08:46:45 pm Here is my original 39 and 33.. survivors... surviving all this time just to be stripped down and painted doesn't seem right to me
when they are in this condition... I notice a lot of collectors of gas pumps are doing the same... only original once. But your machine your choice... Title: Re: Another thing that will cause friction with the wife Post by: Roadman on October 11, 2012, 07:09:57 am wow BC, you have an uncanny knack for finding great quality, original machines at decent prices.
Title: Re: Another thing that will cause friction with the wife Post by: bcharlton on October 11, 2012, 07:32:49 am YouI think most of the comments here are correct. It is an amazing original. I have the same issue with my Jacobs 56 light up Pepsi. I love the restoration process but they are only original once.
I may just leave it. Thanks for the comments. Brian |