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These are too cool! Given that they were made in France in the early ‘60s it seems a shame that they could not have been based on a modified Citroen D series platform with hydropneumatic suspension so like the Constellation they would have lifted up when started. No doubt the Estafette and...

During what years was the Hoover Model 61 produced? That one looks like the one my family had when I was young. It was built like a tank!

dysonman . . . These photos are fantastic, thanks for taking the time to put all this together! Missouri is the “Show Me State” and clearly you’ve got a lot of wonderful stuff to show. I’m not nostalgic for the ‘60s specifically, but rather for a time when small appliances were seen as...

What a great looking machine, and yes it does look like it means business! Royals are among my fav tanks, they come in such great colors plus love the cord winders . . . I think the white attachments are perfect for it, but then again maroon and white were my college colors.   When do you...

Vintage . . . I’m really not a tank guy, usually gravitate to canisters but there is something about those Royals that is very appealing. Part of it is the blue color of the attachments, it’s pretty and unique. Plus they are simple but have enough chrome to look stylish and plenty of suction...

Moist? Maybe we should talk about Rainbows, lol! Actually Charles you did a very butch job of those Kirbys for your church friend. I need to put a new bearing in my Classic 1cr. It was my grandmother's vac and was thought lost after she died in '97 but was recently rediscovered in storage much...

M3s and RS4s . . . A good friend of mine has had an M3 inline six four door for years and I’ve driven it a few times. Nice car for the most part, the only thing that gets me (and him too) is the way the clutch engages right at the top of the travel. It did have a replacement gearbox under...

I grew up with a Hoover, I believe a Model 61 though am not sure. My parents bought it second hand from a vacuum shop shortly before I was born and then used it for the next 20 years. Every time it had a problem some vac shop would fix it and tell my mother "you can buy a different vacuum but it...

I’m not a big fan of the way old American large sedans drive either, but comparing a Mercedes or BMW Bavaria to most any Chrysler of the era is a little unfair. When the Bavaria was introduced about ‘70 they advertised it at $4995 but hardly anyone ever saw one of those, close to $6000 was more...

I wish they had tested a Compact or Revelation (the version sold by vacuum stores). Those have plenty of power, perhaps not as much as the Sunbeam or Apex but certainly enough to do a fine job of vacuuming most surfaces. They also have good filtration with the primary filter bag and large...

The one thing the filter fairy cannot dispense is filter cones, those must come from a filter queen!

Compact and Electra . . . The “Electra” name was added to the Compact logo sometime in the early ‘60s shortly after the introduction of the C-6. I am not an authority on this but to my knowledge Compacts weren’t sold in stores under the Compact name until the early ‘80s right before the name...

Nice vac! I honestly believe that for use on carpet a Kirby cannot be beat; perhaps equalled but not often. I love the easy toe adjustment and little green light to indicate brushroll rotation since you can easily dial the nozzle height in to get a perfect seal to the carpet. Everyone has their...

I like black and turquoise together so would use the Sanitizor 88 tools on the Vita-Vac in a heartbeat. Is there much difference between the 88 and Vita-Vac? They sure look to be about the same.

Super-sweeper . . . That's the GE I remember or one that's very close. It's such an elegant piece of design, I love the little striations on the tools and prefer the green to pink or other colors GE used. And of course a little chrome always helps! Can you still get bags for it? How powerful is...

OMG . . . That's amazing! Suffice it to say that I've loved cord reels since then. I've often wondered why Filter Queen quit offering the cord reel because it makes so much sense on an upper-end vac but maybe GE quit making the assembly. I sure hope mine never breaks; I suppose parts are now...

I suppose it had to do with accessibility. As a child I was absolutely forbidden to touch any controls on the car aside from the radio, the washer console was out of reach and I knew better than to mess with it anyway, but vacuums were down at a small child's level and most people didn't care if...

Joe and KC . . . Those are interesting photos and they do open a question. Your two C5-PB machines have the identical casting plate that notes 7 amps with the 7 in a little raised circle but does not specify if that is with or without the ABC powerhead. Mine is also a C5-PB but is obviously a...

All that I know . . . The C-5 is a rare model made from about '59-'61, the only Compact with three wheels. It is famously misidentified in Tri-Star’s own history poster as a C-6. Models before the C-5 had two rear wheels and two front skids, while models after it had four wheels. I have a C-2...

Beautiful Stuff . . . I especially like the chrome top GE with the cord reel. When I was small my aunt and uncle had one of those, how I loved to play with that! And the Apex Stratocleaner, the Royal, and of course I always love Compacts and Filter Queens . . . wish I had time and space for a...