Thanks everyone - We just unloaded it. Good to know that if I ever have to transport it, I have a vehicle for the job.
I just took a series of pictures of it in the living room (temporary home) and I will work on uploading them to my website shortly.
As to what I paid for it: I have a HUGE amount of respect for the veteran collectors/restorers on this site and I value their opinion highly. I mean than sincerely. Yes, I did go a bit above the prices I was given, but I factored in two things:
1) I am on the East Coast, and there seems to be a bit of a pricing premium out here that is not necessarily present in the Midwest.
2) I am into this hobby because I really love these old machines, clearly not to make any money.
Maybe someday my boys will be contacting you all (or your children) on this site asking for assistance in selling Dad's old Coke machines...and by then maybe everything I overpaid by $100 or so today will be worth a whole lot more...or maybe not.
Either way, I felt comfortable with the price I paid and I'm enjoying the heck out of building up my collection thanks to all the helpful advice and opinions I've received here on this site.
Jim
