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Title: VMC27 - Wrong coin door? (eBay Auction Pittsburgh, PA) Post by: Pixel on April 25, 2014, 11:47:00 pm Here's something I thought was rather strange, a VMC-27 with a non-split coin door. I've never seen one before. It's on eBay in Pittsburgh, PA.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400699921027 (http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/rOYAAOxyBjBTRrjY/$_57.JPG) I'm thinking he must have made a VMC33 one-piece coin door work on this machine, but I'm not certain. Did VMC ever offer a 27 with a single piece coin door? Title: Re: VMC27 - Wrong coin door? Post by: mygoose101 on April 26, 2014, 12:44:06 am Although all 27's are non embossed I believe it was offered in a Pepsi. Was the 27 "B". I thought it was only offered on the enclosed stand. If that was the case this is a Pepsi 27 B made into a Coke and put on a Coke Pipestand.
Too bad this great combination has such a poor restoration. For a $3,500 restoration his money should have bought him a much better job. Title: Re: VMC27 - Wrong coin door? Post by: Pixel on April 26, 2014, 01:51:26 am So this coin door is probably original to the machine, but the branding is not?
Title: Re: VMC27 - Wrong coin door? Post by: Jim on April 26, 2014, 06:58:02 am Another authenticity check is to check the cabinet with a magnet.
Almost all Coca-Cola 27's were aluminum whereas Pepsi used steel... Does the ID tag have a "PC" in the model number? I would lean towards a converted Pepsi Machine... Title: Re: VMC27 - Wrong coin door? Post by: MoonDawg on April 26, 2014, 08:38:03 am I'm thinking he must have made a VMC33 one-piece coin door work on this machine, but I'm not certain. The solid and split doors are NOT interchangeable. The solid door has larger radius corners than the split. On a similar subject, there are some good parts in Illinois, not only a 33 drum............. but a change giving coin mech. :happydrinkers: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coca-Cola-Coke-Machines-/291133470134?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43c8e835b6 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coca-Cola-Coke-Machines-/291133470134?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43c8e835b6) Title: Re: VMC27 - Wrong coin door? Post by: collecture on April 26, 2014, 10:30:16 am The solid and split doors are NOT interchangeable. The solid door has larger radius corners than the split. Not only that, but the single door uses a gasket that is installed in a recess around the perimeter whereas the split doors have a slight outward roll on the perimeter. Title: Re: VMC27 - Wrong coin door? Post by: georgescustompaint on April 26, 2014, 11:01:45 am Can you take a picture of the inside ?
The coke versions had a plate on the back wall of the unit behind the coke bottles. The Pepsi version did not, as the original Pepsi bottles where longer than the cokes. Title: Re: VMC27 - Wrong coin door? Post by: MoonDawg on April 26, 2014, 11:36:15 am The coke versions had a plate on the back wall of the unit behind the coke bottles. That would be on the 33's. The countertop units have a compressor there, but the Pepsi inner liner is deeper than the Coke. Title: Re: VMC27 - Wrong coin door? Post by: Pixel on April 26, 2014, 01:14:30 pm I'm sorry, I got in such a hurry and didn't clarify. I don't actually own the machine, somebody has it up for sale on eBay. I placed the eBay URL in the top post, but didn't give it much prominence.
My apologies. Here's a picture of the machine's side (http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/NIQAAOxy0x1TRrjg/$_57.JPG) Title: Re: VMC27 - Wrong coin door? (eBay Auction Pittsburgh, PA) Post by: georgescustompaint on April 28, 2014, 09:30:27 am Glen your right, I took a look on my 27 Dual, and 33, they have the backing plate, but I guess the counter top versions did not.
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