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Title: Pepsi 81 Post by: Eric on October 08, 2007, 10:54:01 pm Where do I begin... :wow:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vendorlator-81-Pepsi-machine_W0QQitemZ150169893504QQihZ005QQcategoryZ13734QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: coke_and_stuff on October 08, 2007, 11:23:54 pm Boy thats umm well ummm. I like this qoute in the auction I added a word. "This machine has undergone a very unique poor restoration"
Joey Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: Sodak Bob on October 09, 2007, 07:16:53 am I would think the machine deserves better. Someone needs to rescue her and do it the right way.....
Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: SIGNGUY on October 09, 2007, 08:28:02 am Duluth is 1 1/2 hours north of me... We'll have to see what this THING goes for... I bet his Pinstriping Bill might be more than the actual machine... OUCH!
Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: Eric on October 09, 2007, 09:16:48 am A new television show... “Pimp My Machine”.... Probaly done in less than a week too. :laugh:
Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: Marvin on October 09, 2007, 09:46:44 am Looking at that makes me sick. Someone here needs to buy and restore it correctly.
Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: aspbear on October 09, 2007, 07:41:11 pm Someone needs to tell whoever did this LESS IS MORE. One ugly machine but one great clock...
Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: David D on October 09, 2007, 09:58:50 pm You think this Pepsi machine is bad, has anyone seen this beauty...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Coca-Cola-Dixie-Narco-Vending-Machine-One-of-a-Kind_W0QQitemZ250170129165QQihZ015QQcategoryZ38QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: loman4ec on October 09, 2007, 10:03:41 pm Wow that machine is a fire waiting to happen. That radio extends into the cooling area of the machine. Cold air makes condensation. That is really dangerous.
Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: Marvin on October 09, 2007, 10:21:33 pm The coke machine does not disgust me as much as the Pespi does. I just looked at again and now have to go to the restroom.
Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: SIGNGUY on October 09, 2007, 11:01:03 pm I just emailed the seller and asked if he would disclose his reserve then consider lowering it by Half as anyone who bought it would have to sandblast this sucker down immediately and get it repainted in order to display it in any respectable collection.
maybe I just lost my chance to bid? HMMM,,, wasn't trying to be mean :biggrin: :oops: Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: SIGNGUY on October 10, 2007, 03:16:55 pm The guy responded to my email, and said his Reserve is 2999.00
That's pretty fair for a Pepsi isn't it? even though it has to be stripped and repainted? I might just go for it? what yall think? Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: Eric on October 10, 2007, 03:25:07 pm I would think that's fair... inside looks clean and it's complete... just needs
a real paint job. Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: MoonDawg on October 10, 2007, 08:59:36 pm I think that painting the bottle and coin door to match the machine could postpone a restoration for a while
The bottlestack faceplate really needs to be white, and maybe later the just the top of the machine could be white with red letters? Also maybe those cheap water release decals will flake off with a little effort ??? $3000.00 has been the average price for an un-restored machine lately and this is well above average condition. Go for it! The nicest Pepsi 81 I have ever seen is on the top of this page. If Y'all ever noticed, Jim's Pepsi 81 looks like he used 20 coats of clearcoat.... a beautiful mirror finish! Look at his pictures in the gallery! WOW ~! Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: Jim on October 11, 2007, 08:31:11 am Thanks for the compliment Glen !
This gloss shine is the result of spraying the door in a horizontal position. I mentioned this some time ago in a previous post... This is the ONLY way to get a superior glass finish and with NO extra work such as wet sanding and buffing. I can assure you there are no coats of clear on this door; I used single stage paint on this project as well as most of my painting restorations. Thanks again for noticing ! ! ! Title: Re: Pepsi 81 Post by: SIGNGUY on October 11, 2007, 10:38:59 pm WOW,,, I thought for sure it was clear coated about an inch thick too... Horizontal HMM... that is the 2nd time I've heard that now... I'll be trying that next time I can get the paint gun out (next summer) :down:
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