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« on: September 25, 2012, 05:28:57 pm »

I have a former student I use to help me with some shop work and moving equipment around. He's a hard luck case and I try to help him out with jobs when I can. He called me yesterday about a Coke machine he found at the scrap yard and to see if I wanted it. I told him I'd take a look at it and was suprised to see a Vendo 144 standing up in his truck. It's pretty rough but intact and cools well I haven't tried the vending mech yet. This thing is a beast and I probably paid too much at $300.00 but it was more helping the guy out than buying a machine. Are these worth restoring or am I better off parting it out?

                                                       Thanks, Ken
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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2012, 07:32:53 pm »

Looks like a longneck version of my 80....Is it rusted thru on the upper LH corner or is it just dirt....? Other than that is looks pretty good.  I have seem them with an additional sign between the coin box and the white top.  One kinda like yours down here in Georgia at an antique shop that looks worse and it's listed at $500.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/atd/3287542102.html

Brian
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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2012, 07:48:34 pm »

Wow, that one near you is pretty rough. I wish I had the sign though. The spot on top is surface rust, the rest of it is pretty solid but I have 2 spots at the beltline that came thru.
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Jacobs 26
Ideal 55 Hires root beer, 7-Up restored
Ideal 55 Pepsi, Barqs original
Double cola,Squirt,Nesbitts,Canada Dry on deck
3 Westy 60's
3 Westy 78's
Cav 72 original
S&S 1400 WD2 Pepsi
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« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2012, 05:22:25 am »

Here is another one for sale in my neck of the woods.....This one is in much better shape than the one in the antique shop....This one has the sign as well.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/atq/3279756689.html

Brian
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« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2012, 06:06:49 am »

Salvage the refrig unit and part out or scrap the rest.
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