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Update- picked it up this past weekend from my friend who picked it up for me.. machine gets so cold that ice forms... (got coin mech working perfectly thankfully)

Paint is decent as it has an older restoration on it, but not perfect.. embossing needs to be redone by a professional though

Nice score.

Awesome Find, Congrats!!!

Joey

would look even better in my game room.  Congrats!

      Can't wait for better pictures when you get it, cuz it looks like a nice original.
The kind that are too nice to paint.  :happydrinkers:

Is this the one from Schnecksville, PA?

I believe it's the one Bonovox and I both wanted.

Nice score.

Is this the one from Schnecksville, PA?


Yes it is. I waa going back and forth with him for several weeks.

Glad somebody here got it.  Its a nice machine.

Has it been repainted? Pics I got from the seller were blurry. Hard to tell.

Not sure if it has, supposedly all original however it looked like there was paint overspray on the inside.   Picking it up on the 23rd from my friend who picked it up for me.

Congrats!!  Glad someone here got it too!!

 :happydrinkers:

Bummer Bob - I was looking forward to hauling that to MI for you!   :down:

Jim

Thanks, I am really happy about it.  Going to hold on to it.

Congrats!!!! Love those VMC Machines!


Veryyyy Niiiiiice!!!!!!

Very Nice Score!!

Nice find!

Looking forward to picking this up from my friend that grabbed it for me this upcoming weekend.   I'll be sure to post pictures when I do get it.  Had to convince the wife to let me put in the house, once I told her I was putting beer in it.. she was all game... Guess I'll have to hide the dimes when the machine gets low.

picked it up this pass weekend.. Very happy with it overall ... need to get the coin mech working, don't know why it isn't working.... put dime in.. can't turn crank handle.

I'll be down this weekend to pick is up if your unhappy with it!!   :biggrin: I'll even let you make a $50 profit!!  :tounge:

Ha.. this one is a keeper.. but if you are down in VA area.. feel free to come by and help me get that coin mech working.

Just curious: Where are you in VA? I'm in Springfield, Fairfax Co.
Can't help with the mech though, sorry.

Send more pics if you decide to restore it.

BC

It's pretty clean, for now I don't think I'll put the money in to restoring it as it can truly be enjoyed as is...  Just need to get that coin mech working.  Looks like it had an older, somewhat amateur restoration.  Inside has little to no rust, I may be tempted to get the sliders powder coated though as that'll be an easy thing to do.  Amazingly, the coin mech has little to no rust on it, it's the most spotless coin mech I've ever owned for the most part.

Doesn't need to be restored.. would be a shame to take such a nice original and ruin it.. I vote leave as is... It has earned it.
Very nice pick up! Congrats! :happydrinkers:

It actually has an older restoration on it... all of the inside though is all original.

I have a great secret with coin mechs... it only takes a USPS flat rate box....

You need help with putting the coin mech in a box and shipping it to Arizona? That's what I do!!  :tounge:

       I do the same thing.

+1 on Tim's "method" of repairing Coin Mechs.    8)

Jim

See, fail-proof method and works every time! But not sure how good of a secret it is if other people do it!

Who is in AZ, what's the cost usually? flat or depends? and what's the turn around time typically?

Nice machine!  I'm a Coke guy and I would like to have that one. If that was mine, I would clean it up and keep it original. It is only original once!

Tim

       There is a guy in AZ that can take these coin mech's apart and put them back together in his sleep.
       His name is Tom, but P.M. him up under the name Collecture here at the members section of SMC.

Thanks, I've PMd him.  Hoping he'll either have advice, or I'll just send it off to him.

Nice find!