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i have almost the same machine, did you every find anything out about this machine?  mine is a dr pepper machine

Here is an old post with a pic of a machine similar to yours. Its toward the bottom of the thread. The reply is from JohnieG. I think this is a machine he owned so he may know something about your model. He is very active on this site.
http://soda-machines.com/discussions/index.php/topic,6451.0.html

I have the same machine, in Pepsi.  Sounds like all 3 of us are in the same boat, i havent found any info on mine, except that Vendolater made one using
the same signage, decals and colors as mine.
What is listed as a serial # and model # on yours? mine has 2 such tags, one on the bottom left end, and another near the motor.

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bingo!   we have a match.    here's what mine has on it, as hard as it is to read.   motor 174 hp   phase 1 model  P-11535    serial number M-80   226  and 578 lb.   maybe we can help eachother with any questions about the others machine, im slowly piecing together all the missing parts as best as i can.  i'll look at your pic closer, would really like to see a pic of the inside of the door backing, and the coin mechanism door open.   

Awesome!  Glad I found someone in the same boat as I.  I will message you my Email and perhaps we can trade pictures.  I am new to this stuff, so
if you notice anything out of place, or anything that i may be missing...by all means let me know!

Hopefully we can put our heads together and get these 2 machines looking like new(and it would be nice to know what they are worth in the process)

shoot me an e-mail aa777@att.net      curious to compare notes. 

Doing it right now.  Lots of pictures, hope your ready, lol.

174hp motor?? Thats more than my car has   :biggrin:..  Are you reading the info by the compressor deck or on the outside of the machine?? Something doesn't sound right.  I would guess value fairly low since they are uncommon.. They are cool machines, but hard to find parts..

its hard to read the dataplate, but here it is.   maybe there's a decimal point in there somewhere?  i thought that was a tad high!

I looked at my plate, and i think its 1/4 horse.  The way these things are stamped its hard to read any of the characters.

I suspect that is actually 1/4 HP.  I have seen a few of those Ideal 80T's come up on CL over the last year but have never seen one in person.  If JohnieG owned one then he will be a great resource on that model.

 :drinking: Tim :drinking:

So its an Ideal 80T?  My machine has 1D 729 listed across as the model #?  Of course i have found no sign that 1D 729 exists as a model # anywhere either. Particular reason these seem to be so light on available information?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-Drink-Dr-Pepper-10-2-4-Lime-Green-Vending-Machine-/350287425723

Another..

Or an 80-10L.  See here:

http://soda-machines.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=784&Itemid=14

 :drinking: Tim :drinking:

Nice!  Thanks for the help guys!  Im still perplexed at why my info plate doesnt have 80 on it anywhere. Very strange.

The best way I have found to read some of these old ID plates is to set up a camera on a tripod with the macro lens setting and shoot a close up of it - higher the MB the better. I have looked at some with a magnifying glass and think I know exactly what it says only to find out it is really a different number.

does anyone replicate dataplates? i'd like to get a new one rather than my scarred up old dataplate. i guess mine does say 1/4, which at first glance i thought it was 174.  that made no sense!  1/4 does.   its hard to read!    that Dr Pepper machine on ebay is here in Dallas where i am, if i remember correctly.   $1000?   good luck.  its still not exactly as mine is, maybe a year or two newer or older. 

For your Ideal, you will probably have ot get one custome made.

any idea where to get custom made dataplates?

http://www.datatags.com/

tossed 'data plate restoration' in Google and a few dozen pages popped up.
I have no interest or  connection to this site,  just looked promising  

awesome site!  thanks for finding it.  i sent them a message, see what it will cost to have it redone or replicated.   i'll post info when i get it.  thanks!