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"Now if only Hoover hadn't sold its clean air patent to Panasonic, there could've been a Dial-A-Matic II (which probably would have been better than the Concept). Certainly quiter at least...." If only we could go back in time to the mid 70s and advise Hoover to make better choices. On so many...

Did they ever have anything over there in that time frame that looked like the US 1060, 1070 "Convertibles" with the larger and more rectangular headlight lens? I'm assuming not as every Senior that I have ever seen from this era looked like the one above. Just curious Chris

I have both a Hoover Floor Mate and a Dual V. I am on my 2nd Floor Mate. Wore the original model out (loved it) and I like my second one just as well. Never bothered to use the Dual V on the hard floor because I heard mixed, at best, reviews of it and I was too satisfied with my Floor Mate to...

Another recollection I had another memory of my original Windtunnel. The above reference to the noise reminded just how loud it was. Compared to the soft roar of the Convertible, this had a screeching whine and I remember it just sort of went on at full speed without gradually starting up or...

Savvy It wasn't long after the Windtunnel V2 / Savvy, was introduced that they changed it to a traditional, one brush machine. It was rated as OK in performance. Oddly enough, Hoover also marketed this model as a "Convertible" which I took extreme exception to. The Savvy could be "converted"...

Without going into a dissertation that is longer than a report on global warming, the W2 bagged, is a great machine. Not on par with my Kirby Diamond or Miele S7, but not far off. The bagged model uses disposable bags that are similar to, (though no where near as good as...) the Miele HyClean in...

W2 I have the Hoover W2, plus a lot of history going back to the original Windtunnel that I also had. I wish I had kept my original Windtunnel. It was the original model, the maroon one before they added the self propelled feature. But you asked about W2, so I will stay on topic. On the left is...

Great ad, but... She would have a little suction to clean that lamp shade with if she turned the cleaner on. It wouldn't be much more, but something...

What model is the blue Convertible on the first photo? I didn't want to take space on a thread about the 87 constellation to ask this. I know it isn't a 65, 66 or 69. And since it has a blue handle instead of white (starting with 69)I'm guessing it is 68?? Does anyone have Convertibles 65...

A couple questions... ....regarding tool use. 1. How good is the suction? I read in one of these posts that it isn't great which was typical of the uprights of this era. Wondering how / if the brush roll cover makes any difference. 2. The Consumer Reports from 1961 posted here references...

Hard not to celebrate the glamorous and dramatic Hoover 150, particularly in that shot. Something about that vac represents everything that attracted me to vacs in the first place. My grandmother talked her new groom into getting her one of these when their new house in Youngstown, OH was...

I agree I agree Kenny. I like Consumer Reports, but they are a bench mark and not the absolute. It would be so cool for the VCCC to get a tour and see their testing process and exchange how we as "power" users evaluate vacs. I doubt that many of their subscribers have as much hands-on testing...

Uh Oh I thought that was too good to be true when I previewed it. Guess the site was still in my cache. Anyhow, here is a summary from highest to lowest 1. Hoover Dual V Spin Scrub All Terrain. Overall Score: 75 2. Hoover Steam Vac w/ Spin Scub. Score: 62 3. Hoover Platinum. Score 62 4...

Consumer Reports has rated carpet deep cleaners in the March 2010 edition which is already available on line to subscribers. I wish I had this report before I bought a pricey Hoover Platinum cleaner (which btw is not functional and in the shop after only 3 uses). I have included the link to...

top picture shows up blue at home laptop and red at work So you don't feel alone, I have the exact same difference - blue on one and red on the other. When red, there are a few blue specs on it, but it is clearly red. I thought I was seeing things.