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Tturbomaster1984 Did you or anyone else notice the spider or spider like insect in the second picture that you posted with the serial number? Yikes! -Matt

Hello, here are some pictures of my Classic III including before pictures of the Head Unit and a picture of the mess of a bag left in this machine. I believe that it has a Heritage II/Legend as it is Silver and has the 4 Rows of Bristles. Does anyone have any ideas on how I could sanitize the...

Thanks. I called a couple local shops, and one of them had nothing but could order new in black, and one believes that they have the parts (mostly used) between their two shops and they offered to sell me a "complete" Classic III out of their storage (again if they had one) for approx $50-100...

That's a good idea with Thrift Shops. I'm also going to call a local shop that is an Authorized Kirby Dealer (or something like that). I'm also in contact with a forum member involved with Kirby as well. Ben, do you have a part number of the Red Vent suction release cap? Thanks, Matt

Awesome! Thanks So Much Ben! 2 Other Parts, if you could possibly provide P/N That would be great. Suction Release Vent (under the hood) Front Assembly Red Bumper Also, since I'm in a suburb of Cleveland, and Cleveland being Kirby World Headquarters where the do some if not all of the...

Thanks! Hopefully I can post a few pictures soon. That Restored C III is absolutely unbelievable! This one is pretty tarnished and scratched, but with the exception of only a few deep scratches, all are very light surface scratches. Thanks Again for the Support! Note: Another Potentially...

Hello all, I have been browsing the forum for a day or so before I decided to join. I am a teen trying to get a taste of the vintage vacuum scene. Today I rescued a Kirby Classic III from a friend who recycles scrap metal. He found this machine on the side of the road for trash collection and...