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  1. kirbymodel2c

    My bestie's DS 80 video

    Very nice... <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">video and Kirby.... I love the text you've placed at the end of the video.</span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James</span>
  2. kirbymodel2c

    Hoover point of sales display

    I... <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Thought so too. Better to save it than it going to landfill.</span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James</span>
  3. kirbymodel2c

    Hoover point of sales display

    <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Hi, I got given this "Hoover" point of sales display today.  The person I got it off has had a repair/sales shop for some time and came across it in the week. He was going to bin it but knowing what I do thought I'd like it to display as you...
  4. kirbymodel2c

    Another Lucky Kirby 505 Find, Now with Attachments!

    Great Find!! <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">You have a great Kirby 505 there. It's wonderful how it came with the separate floor polishing head that was first introduced with this model in 1947. I love how the bristles on the Kirby 505 floor polishing nozzle spiral around...
  5. kirbymodel2c

    Kirby Ultimate G Diamond Edition (2005) restoration

    Hi, <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Michael. You've done a very good job of getting him back up to spec again.</span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James</span>  
  6. kirbymodel2c

    hoover 1959 652 early example respray and clean up need HELP

    Hi Mark.... <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">You've done a great job on it. Well done.</span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">You should come up my way and help me restore a few vacs when you have some free time.</span>   <span style="font-family...
  7. kirbymodel2c

    Monstrous Commercial Machine, Latest Purchase!

    Hi, <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Nice vacuums. I have a Nilco 171 I think it is off the top of my head. Similar vacuum except it has a lower profile hood.</span> <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I'll have to dig it out some time.</span>   <span...
  8. kirbymodel2c

    Wireless Vacuette Lubrication?

    Hi <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Alex. That's a nice picture of you and some of your machine. Was it taken recently?</span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James</span>
  9. kirbymodel2c

    New Member with lots of Kirby Questions!

    Very.. <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">nice Steve. I hope your plleased with it.</span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James</span>
  10. kirbymodel2c

    Kirby Dual Sanitronic 80 restore!

    Hi, <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Mr T, Very nice. I hope your pleased with it. Did you managed to get any attachments with it? </span> <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James</span>
  11. kirbymodel2c

    Kirby 509 Project

    Hi, <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I've just been looking at the 4C manual and nearly all the pictures in it are of the 2C with all four of the wheels being the same but the thinner style.</span> <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Even the complete "4C"...
  12. kirbymodel2c

    Kirby 509 Project

    Hi Michael. The videos you've made are very good. It must of took a while to upload them.   Hi Charlie, As far as I'm aware the Kirby 4C still had the thin wheels at the back. The 505 was the first to have all four wheels the same thicker diameter. My 4C has the same wheel set up as Bills...
  13. kirbymodel2c

    kirby legend 2

    That <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">sounds like a plan. I think you should use wrapping paper to wrap them up since there a present to yourself</span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James</span>
  14. kirbymodel2c

    kirby legend 2

    Very... <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">nice Jake. I hope you get it polished up soon.... I also hope you got the attachments as well.</span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James</span>
  15. kirbymodel2c

    Mini meet page on the VCCC club website.

    Hi, <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Kenny, Thanks for letting us know. I enjoyed looking at the pictures. I'm sure you all had a nice time.</span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James</span>
  16. kirbymodel2c

    Kirby bags over the years

    Hi Steve, Thanks for the complement on my Kirbys. All my pre Classic models are from the USA. Although I do have a second 230 volt 508.   Kirby arrived in the UK around 1973, The farther of my friend who is himself a semi retired Kirby distributor was one of the first Kirby distributors in...
  17. kirbymodel2c

    Kirby bags over the years

    Hi, <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Steve,(Kirby519) Hope you are well. </span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">As far as I'm aware non of the Dual Sanitronic 80s came with a open bag when new from the factory.</span> <span style="font-family: book...
  18. kirbymodel2c

    Can someone identify this Kirby?

    Ooh <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Mr Lester. You did make me smile when you used the term <a name="start_30081.334277"></a>"Sani-Emptor-ectomy."</span>   <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Hope your keeping well.</span>   <span style="font-family: book...
  19. kirbymodel2c

    Need help with Royal Everlast

    Well <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Rob it looks like we disagree. I'd rather have a deep cleaner that deep cleans with out wearing out the carpet quicker . I still know my carpets are properly deep cleaned with something that's more versatile.</span> <span...
  20. kirbymodel2c

    The complete history of the Hoover Junior

    Hi, <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Steve, We didn't get the Generation 3 till 1992 over here and the G4 quickly replaced it.</span> <span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">So most of the issue's were sorted out by time we got it. I seem to remember Ken (a...
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