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Title: Vendo XH81B Post by: cokecolaman on February 26, 2013, 10:39:22 pm I just picked up a Vendo 81B...looks normal to me...but it has an XH in the model number and the serial #... Anyone know why?
Title: Re: Vendo XH81B Post by: Creighton on February 26, 2013, 11:42:16 pm Could be a Monday machine. Stamp worker didn't have his coffee yet and hadn't changed the stamp.
Classic Car rag does a cool "I was there" where the line workers share their experiences. Take away, there is no consistency they just cranked out machines/cars per the work order. With whatever parts were on the line. Spotty records at best. Creighton Title: Re: Vendo XH81B Post by: MoonDawg on February 27, 2013, 08:19:03 am Yea........... now show us your machine :happydrinkers:
Title: Re: Vendo XH81B Post by: SIGNGUY on February 27, 2013, 11:26:51 am I've seen it on machine tags in the past too... really don't think it means much... or it could mean it's SUPER RARE and worth double the money.. you decide.. :biggrin:
Title: Re: Vendo XH81B Post by: Kilroy on February 27, 2013, 11:29:33 am My first V39 had an XH in the mode and SN fields. I assumed it meant something, but that everyone who knew what died off
Title: Re: Vendo XH81B Post by: kbareit on February 27, 2013, 11:41:57 am It means Extra Hamster. If the original one died running the wheel there was a spare one to keep it running. :tounge:
Title: Re: Vendo XH81B Post by: bcharlton on February 27, 2013, 12:39:05 pm Show it!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Vendo XH81B Post by: 66GTO on February 27, 2013, 01:00:37 pm There an ebay auction going right now where a guy is selling 50 machine ID tags. He claims the XH means experimental run, for whatever that's worth.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-50-Vendo-ID-Tags-Model-V81A-V81B-V81D-V56-V44-V39-Coca-Cola-/261176587757?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3ccf5675ed Maybe initial start up runs were "experimental" while they worked out the bugs of the assembly process, or maybe new equipment/techniques that were used to put these machines together during the experimental run??? What's the manufacture date? Title: Re: Vendo XH81B Post by: cokecolaman on February 27, 2013, 02:14:57 pm It doesn't look like there is anything special about the machine...it needs to be restored.
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