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THANKS ! HERE's THE 160 at work THANKS ! HERE's THE 160 at work

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RESTORATION COMPLETE ! Here I'm back for what probably is going to be the end of this thread ...unfortunately no service manual for my 262 and 160 cleaners, but I got already lots of material from AL for the ìnstruction manual so I am very happy already ! I wanted to share my satifaction for a...

A QUESTION ABOUT THE HOOVER 262...... A QUESTION ABOUT THE HOOVER 262...... Maybe AL knows something about it : Looking at AL's 262, I was noticing that the paint of the 2 chassis look different : AL's seems the same hammer paint (not really hammer paint but anyway rough at touch, difficult to...

Hi David ! Hi David ! Happy to hear from another UK collector ! Thanks for your kind comment, I love this 262 ! I even didn't really want one ( and I bought it for 10 pounds only on internet ) but I changed my mind when i saw it, a great machine ! I see anyway some cheap HOOVER 262 sometimes on...

Sorry for the delay ......... Thanks Gary ! Thanks AL ! The instruction booklet for the HOOVER 262 is also super nice, and I had never seen it also ! I think I will try to reprint it and use a copy for display ! Well ...my HOOVER 262 bag is not the orginal ....but I love it the same: it...

HOOVER 262 - latest London find So here is a better image of my HOOVER 262 model : Al, please give a look at the bag and let me know if it might be original. The handle is also very well kept and is not perishing like many of that series usually are...anyway i have oiled all rubber parts with...

THANKS EVERYONE ! GARY : your story is as crazy as mine !!!!!!!!!!!!!! This cleaner is in wonderful condition ! Mine is really poor....but I love all of them anway ! Listen : I have now a straight rule : whatever happens I never sell anything from my collection even when I need money !!!. I...

THANKS EVERYONE ! Oh thankyou both ! Al : sorry I did not contact you but I came to LONDON really "last minute" and had no plans at all ! At that moment I just wanted to escape from Italy and from everyday life to forget all the problems at my restaurant: I adore Great Britain and in LONDON i...

( ISN't THAT A SHAME...so many cleaners and so much dust on my poor machines ???!! )

HOOVER 262 - my latest find in LONDON HOOVER 262 - my latest find in LONDON ! I must be honest : I was never fascinated by the model 262 which I always found poor in look and design, if compared to its glorious "brother" model 160 or following 612 model. But I bought this anyway on EBAY while...

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THANK YOU so much ! VACBEAR !!! Thankyou so much for your help, once again you have been very kind to me : i only had one scan from this beautiful booklet - which i had never seen entirely - and now I can have it complete ! Thanks really ! Now I only hope to have a copy from the service manual...

P.S. Please don't laugh ! I know this maschine is in very poor condition but trust me : with my many Hoover spares and lots of time and patience, it will be my " PROJECT OF THE YEAR", eheheh !

Hallo everyone ! You know I go crazy for the english HOOVER 160 model and already have 2 nice models ....but I got this on Ebay.co.uk last week and would like to have some more material about this wonderful machine in oder to start a serious revamp and renovation on my maschines. I was hoping...

Why collect VACUUM CLEANERS ? 10 good reasons ! 1 - collecting butterflies or post-stamps must be so boring........ 2 - collecting vacuum cleaners means being able to see a "soul" in an ordinary object ( like a vacuum cleaner ) that ordinary people usually are unable to see. 3 - searching for...

NEW photos - HOOVER 612 - 28 - 160 are back And here is the older HOOVER 160. The chassis has been carefully repainted and then lighty brushed in order to give the original no-glittering effect. The color does not match the original "sandy" color but this is the nearest one i found on the...

NEW photos - HOOVER 612 - 28 - 160 are back Hello everyone ! In this days my collection is undergoing a big cleaning. Also - as i promised - I wanted to let you see my last HOOVER 160 ( now well cleaned and perfectly running ). The spots on the chassis do not come out but I LOVE it anyway !