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« Reply #20 on: March 01, 2010, 09:51:18 am » |
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Come on VMC - tell us more! Did your friend know what an RC Cola VMC-81 is worth? Did he simply give it to you? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Cav 27, 33, CS-55E-2, 72 S-48 DP Ideal CC 35, Barq's 55 1930s DP Counter Cooler Vendo Coin Changers (ea. style - orig w/ stand) Vendo Junior (rest.), 23 Deluxe, 39D, 44, 56RT, 80SS, 81A (orig), 81D, 6 C.V. VMC 27, 27A, 81D DP, 110 DP Westy WC-42-T, WC-44SK, WD-5(2), WB60 Victor C-14
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« Reply #21 on: March 01, 2010, 10:16:15 am » |
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Nice, Did you leave skid marks out his driveway getting that machine out of there?
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TERRY@SODAWORKS RESTORATIONS Lots of Round Top machines Buy-Sell-Trade-Restorations
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« Reply #22 on: March 01, 2010, 11:59:36 am » |
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Wow!
It's great to see these machines are still coming out of the wood work.
Congrats and good luck on the restoration.
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« Reply #23 on: March 01, 2010, 03:25:34 pm » |
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So no burn out tire marks as I was leaving, did he understand the value? I think to some degree as he said his grandkids wanted to put it on ebay If I did not want it. I knew that wasn't gonna happen. Remenber he most likley took it on in trade way back when and at that time it would have been $100 or so. Besides this was his gift to me for being friends over the years and not about money.
We spent alot of time together and whenever he needed a hand dropping off a Juke he would call me. When he got in a new machine I would be over there helping cleaning up or whatever was needed.
We always had a good time as he would tell me storys of his days growing up and the things he used to do. In those days people got along with a whole lot less than they do these days. So much simplier
So you see this was a gift from a friend to a friend and he was happy to see that I appricated it.
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VMC 81 Pepsi VMC 27 7Up on a pipe stand Vendo 56 Seeburg VL 200 AMI 200
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« Reply #24 on: March 01, 2010, 04:29:53 pm » |
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That is an amazing friendship gesture ! ! ! Even though, he is no longer restoring, please be sure to take time and visit him from time to time. And hopefully, he'll get to see the machine restored before his age gives way...
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My six cents, Jim
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« Reply #25 on: March 01, 2010, 06:02:46 pm » |
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That is what friends are all about! Not about haves or have nots! Congrats again!
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Cav 27, 33, CS-55E-2, 72 S-48 DP Ideal CC 35, Barq's 55 1930s DP Counter Cooler Vendo Coin Changers (ea. style - orig w/ stand) Vendo Junior (rest.), 23 Deluxe, 39D, 44, 56RT, 80SS, 81A (orig), 81D, 6 C.V. VMC 27, 27A, 81D DP, 110 DP Westy WC-42-T, WC-44SK, WD-5(2), WB60 Victor C-14
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« Reply #26 on: March 01, 2010, 07:52:49 pm » |
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You don't find to many friends like that to much anymore. Congrats in more than one way!
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Restored Vendo H63B Coke in use in basement Original Vendo V/VF63/7 Pepsi in use
Restoring: Glascock Standard (2) Vendo 63 (2)Vendo 90 Vendo 126 waiting for paint VMC 56 Westinghouse WE-6
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« Reply #27 on: March 02, 2010, 07:00:34 am » |
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So many more people of your friend's generation are like that than those of us today. A handshake was all that was needed and a man's word was his bond.
Thanks for a great story and thank your friend for us, too.
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Mid-Atlantic Chapter
Cavalier 51 (1953) Cavalier Airline Cooler 7-Up Picnic Cooler Vendo 110 (1957) VMC 56 Bottle (1964) VMC 56 Can Westinghouse Master Water Bath Cooler Westinghouse Standard Ice Cooler Westinghouse WB-102 (1963)
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« Reply #28 on: March 02, 2010, 12:24:51 pm » |
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What an awesome story.. It's great having a buddy like that. I have a couple of friends like that as well and there's never an issue of giving each other stuff.
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« Reply #29 on: March 02, 2010, 05:49:27 pm » |
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VMC 81.. just to continue this warm fuzzy vibe with the Friendship conversation.. I'll be your friend and you can give it to me me, and in turn I'll someday give it to someone else and we'll just keep it going...??
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