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Title: Pepsi 56 Jacobs Post by: BONOVOX on December 12, 2018, 04:18:30 pm https://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Pepsi-cola-Jacobs-56-Vendo-Selectivend-Coca-Coke-soda-machine-lighted-sign/292855068572?hash=item442f85b79c:g:iuEAAOSw0EpcDgcN:rk:33:pf:0
Ok, let's here what you all have to say..... Title: Re: Pepsi 56 Jacobs Post by: Zach on December 12, 2018, 05:09:49 pm So conversion kits included embossing? Not so fast... I think we have a Frankenstein on the loose!
Title: Re: Pepsi 56 Jacobs Post by: mygoose101 on December 12, 2018, 07:26:20 pm The description is way too wordy and don't care enough about this to read it, however, the embossing is definitely from a VMC Pepsi 81. I'm hoping someone didn't butcher that machine to make this. :darn:
Title: Re: Pepsi 56 Jacobs Post by: BONOVOX on December 12, 2018, 08:45:53 pm He's only asking $ 14,500 though!
Title: Re: Pepsi 56 Jacobs Post by: vendo81d on December 13, 2018, 10:02:20 am Not all of the embossing would be from a VMC 81. The "Ice Cold" would have come from a Vendo 39. Did you notice that the louver pattern on the left side is different than the pattern on the right side? The triangular-shaped Pepsi sign thing is just weird.
Title: Re: Pepsi 56 Jacobs Post by: coke_and_stuff on December 13, 2018, 11:22:52 am A c 81 did not get cut up. The embossing is fiberglass and he had been doing this for years. Machine started life as a Jacobs 50. He used Vendo 56 parts. It’s neat for sure!
Title: Re: Pepsi 56 Jacobs Post by: SodaShopNick on December 13, 2018, 03:43:21 pm Is this not our friend in Granite Falls. I know the location says Rutherford College, but it is only 10 miles away.
Title: Re: Pepsi 56 Jacobs Post by: MoonDawg on December 13, 2018, 04:49:12 pm While I doubt Selectivend produced just 1 multivend conversion for this Jacobs, I really must give credit to the person who built this machine.
It is very stylish, but I agree the triangle makes the front door look a little too busy. I think using a smaller Vendo 39 coin door would make it look even better, it's electric so the linkage to the bottle stack isn't hooked up anyways. Still, it took quite an imagination and a lot of time to build so I hope he sells it! :happydrinkers: Title: Re: Pepsi 56 Jacobs Post by: mygoose101 on December 13, 2018, 05:21:46 pm Some fantasy machines are cool but let's not try to reinvent the wheel.
This is a thumbs down from me. Especially when I see asking price. Title: Re: Pepsi 56 Jacobs Post by: jt2139 on December 16, 2018, 10:18:58 pm I like it. Really do.
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