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Title: My first machines Post by: Atyia-D on April 29, 2010, 10:51:32 pm I grabbed both of these for $60. I believe they are a vendo 63 and a cavalier 22 but I am not certain. The vendo works great and looks to have been garage kept and not used. I'm new so any suggestions would be great. I am thinking about repainting the vendo to a more nostalgic style. Is this a good or bad idea?
Title: Re: My first machines Post by: Creighton on April 29, 2010, 11:15:52 pm Welcome to the board!!
You did well. Nothing wrong with changing the color scheme. Creighton Title: Re: My first machines Post by: Kilroy on April 30, 2010, 05:53:23 am It's your machine, so it's your call.
Title: Re: My first machines Post by: bubba on April 30, 2010, 06:11:17 am I have the same V63 in my basement. Some here don't like the woodgrain, but I think it works well with the machine. If the paint is in good shape, I wouldn't mess with it.
Title: Re: My first machines Post by: Atyia-D on April 30, 2010, 08:53:18 am The paint is a little rough on one side thats the only reason I am contemplating painting it. Does anyone know where I can find a chrome bezel for it? And I already changed the ballester and starter fuse and the light works fine, but the exact change light and bottle door light still do not work. Any suggestions?
Title: Re: My first machines Post by: BrianB on April 30, 2010, 10:38:46 am Atyia-D,
Good score on those two machines. I have a question for you. Your avatar that you are using is familiar. There was a member here, "Markito", who had the very same avatar picture of his son looking up at his Vendo 216 that he had restored/fixed up. Are you any relation? Title: Re: My first machines Post by: Atyia-D on April 30, 2010, 10:47:19 am no, it was a choice in creating my profile. I am new so i just picked something. I have not uploaded one of my own pics yet.
Title: Re: My first machines Post by: davethebirdman on May 01, 2010, 06:59:33 am Welcome to the club... With regard to your 63 I would search through the archive here to get an idea of what can be achieved with a little imagination and a bit of hard work. That machine could look really special. Not that its not looking special at the moment (I'm in the ban woodgrain group). If its a keeper then its worth the effort. If you intend to sell on then don't go overboard because there is a ceiling with all soda machines... Dave |