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Title: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: BONOVOX on May 06, 2014, 12:04:14 pm Anyone ever seen or know of this Vendo model? To me it looks like a VMC 88 cabinet with a Vendo 80 coin door. Insides seem to be that of a Vendo 80.
I hate it when I find a machine that I like..... why do I even torture myself and look on CL! ARGHHHHHH Title: Re: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: Jared on May 06, 2014, 08:53:50 pm not sure about that one .your description is right on though
Title: Re: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: tkaz on May 06, 2014, 09:52:04 pm Looks like they converted an 88 to an electric machine, any photos of the inside to see if it could be changed back? Is the Coke embossed?
Title: Re: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: BONOVOX on May 06, 2014, 09:57:34 pm It's listed as a Vendo 80....
This Vendo came out of Mexico.... as it is embossed "TOME COCA COLA." A Vendo 80 from the US is an electric machine... so I'm simply guessing that Vendo took the design of a VMC 88 and the styling of an 80 (thus the door).... creating a VMC 80 is what I would call it lol. Title: Re: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: Kilroy on May 07, 2014, 07:14:22 am Mexico and South America are well known in the jukebox collector's world for cannibalizing and jury rigging old jukes to get them alive. It's possible parts were scavenged for this machiine to keep it in operation .
Title: Re: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: MoonDawg on May 07, 2014, 09:47:19 am I passed on an unrestored Mexican 81 several years ago, guy was asking $1500
Title: Re: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: BONOVOX on May 07, 2014, 01:46:04 pm See.... this Mexican 81 above looks different to me too..... as with the one I showed.. the vents are differnet, the coin door is like an 80 (electric) and the door to me based on the pics seems to be in a different place than a reg. 81?
As well, the bottom kick plate is that like a VMC 88 or 72, rather than a 3" or so true kick plate.... I dunno... my eyes cant look at the machine for more than a second without being diverted lol I just like the fact that there are machines out there that are different than the norm. Embossed TOME looks cool :smile: Title: Re: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: MaineT on May 07, 2014, 04:16:41 pm Um... What machine? is there a machine in that picture! LOL
Title: Re: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: BONOVOX on May 07, 2014, 07:10:54 pm Here is a picture of the inside.......
Do you guys think this is a Frankenstein machine? Or simply what was produced in Mexico? Title: Re: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: MoonDawg on May 07, 2014, 08:03:07 pm I am guessing VMC used their cabinets and purchased Vendo equipment to supply the Mexican market.
Title: Re: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: BONOVOX on May 07, 2014, 08:07:50 pm I suppose that could be the case... although this one has an embossed Vendo at the bottom of this VMC 88 body.
How common are embossed Vendo TOME machines? Thanks all for your insight on this! Title: Re: VMC VENDO 88/80 Post by: Jared on May 07, 2014, 09:17:01 pm i have seen a tome coke jr.pretty cool looking
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