I found a Vendo V 23 in the paper

[spitzme]

Hello All
I think I found a decent deal...  Some folks were moving and needed to sell this, and I was the first one there.  I paid 500.00 for it and I saw the receipt where she paid 1,000 for it 7 years ago.  It has been completely restored and runs and cools great!  It is now in the living room, next to my coke coolers.. and gulf gas pump! )

[collecture]

I think you did well on that purchase - neat little machines!

[Jim]

Looks to be a Deluxe model as well...
Nice find ! ! !

[spitzme]

Does it make it any more collectible to be a Deluxe model?

[SIGNGUY]

Nice deluxe for $500 , restored. yeah you did well on that one.. It's deluxe because of the emobossed logo... to me that is the only way to go on one of those machines.
Congrats!

[BryanH]

Not an expert by any means... but, I think you got a great deal.

I sold a working, but unfinished, deluxe for $650 in Dec 2005. At the time I was told by the person buying it (a member on this board) that it was a steal.  He knew I bought it for $500 and gave me a $150 for turning it around to him. Can't remember exact amounts but he had been seeing prices > $1000 for unfinished machines.

[collecture]

Actually, I believe that Vendo offered the V-23 with choices for the customer. Deluxe or Standard cabinet and either a Deluxe or Standard top. The tops had different bottle door knobs, different coin mechs (Standard mech had two gears; Deluxe had three gears) and different locks (the Deluxe top had a little lift handle next to the lock; Standard had just a lock). The Deluxe cabinet (both had the embossed sign) had chrome bezels and a chrome storage door handle and 'ICE COLD' embossed at the bottom.

This is all according to my original V-23 (Model A23A5 & A23B5) S&P manual. I have also seen some other models that don't have the star handle. On that model, I think you put your money in and physically rotated the top to the next drink. I really can't think of another machine that has so many variations.

What you have is a Deluxe cabinet and a Standard top. Not much value difference that I have seen.

I have a Standard cabinet and a Deluxe top model

[spitzme]

Thanks so much for the info!  I really appreciate all of the help that this website offers! 
What would you guys recommend to use as touch up paint?  There are a few scratches here and there..

Thanks again
Mike