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« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2012, 07:12:29 pm »
Bonovox,
Most of the victors were not ordered with the counter top since it was a factory option.
A lot of people added counter tops and "fabricated" their own brackets.
Here are a couple of pics of the ones Victor used to install the factory counter top option.
There is one on each end, and two on the front . This thing has been sitting in my girlfriends dusty garage for 6 years, so excuse the dust. It's being thoroughly cleaned this week.
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« Reply #11 on: June 11, 2012, 10:26:41 pm »
Thanks Dave..... the pics help!!

I wish I had a girlfriend that let me store Victors lol

(Im sure Im leaning into a joke with that statement, but I'll let it stand  oops)
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« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2012, 10:12:24 pm »
Started thorough cleaning of the Victor cooler today. The factory counter top had never been off before. There was almost 60 years of dirt and grime under it. It looks as if Victor also put a serial tag on the bottom of the counter top also. I also included a pic of the 4 factory brackets in case someone has never seen a set before. Dave
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« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2012, 07:49:09 am »
Thanks for the bracket pics!!

How functional is the cooler to be used as a bar without having a counter on top?  Is there enough room for glasses etc....

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« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2012, 09:39:43 am »
Hard to tell in the pic, but isn't one side of the bracket curved?
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« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2012, 08:31:30 pm »
Bonovox,
The top without the counter top is 13" so it has some space to place stuff.
Also one side of the brackets for the counter top are curved.
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« Reply #16 on: June 21, 2012, 12:19:32 am »
Well here are a couple of pics of the 3 door Victor after approximately 27 hrs of hand rubbing out the original paint and detailing the rest. It's about 75% done. I will put the new wheels on tomorrow.
It's hard to believe that the guy I bought this from a few years ago, was going to sandblast and totally restore this. I knew it was way too nice of an original for that. A little bit of patience and a lot of elbow grease can produce excellent results. Even the stubborn stain on the lower front faded away.
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« Reply #17 on: June 21, 2012, 01:46:16 am »
Dang that looks awesome! It looks like a brand new machine!
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« Reply #18 on: June 21, 2012, 01:53:18 am »
Looks great congrats!!
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« Reply #19 on: June 21, 2012, 11:11:04 am »
Wow, you've really saved yourself a lot of time and money by cleaning it up instead of repainting it.
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