...this is indeed!
I present: the Hoover Commercial C1403
This vacuum was the predecessor to the C1404 (infact, it was the first variation of the Hoover Elite line to be featured as "COMMERCIAL"), and was based off of the earliest design of Hoover Elites. Specifically, the Hoover Elite 200. It features a slide top bag design, as opposed to the zipper type Elite bag, has a five amp commercial motor (with harder carbons) as opposed to the very usual 7 amp motor installed on all C1404s, and is the bright orange used on the earliest of Commercial vacuums made by Hoover, instead of the typical black that has been used on all C1404s. This vacuum also originally featured the single row brush roller, but I changed it out for the modern double row brush roller used in C1404s, since the double row brushes seem to groom much better. I still have the fully functional original brush though.
Another interesting thing to note is the small and plain "HOOVER" logo located in the top right portion of the bag that looks just like the logos printed on the earliest Hoover Elites, and does not resemble the newer "HOOVER TOP FILL BAG" logo centered in larger print on the bags of the C1404 vacuums.
Also, this beauty was made in '91 here in the USA, by HOOVER, not TTI.
I found this fine example of a C1403 a couple of years ago and had been wanting one of these for forever before I acquired it. This specific model is very hard to acquire since it is the earliest commercial Elite ever produced, and was shortly replaced by the C1404. When I got it, it really only needed a good cleaning, and a new belt and bag. That's about it! This is a much tougher and more powerful machine than it looks!
Enjoy!
I present: the Hoover Commercial C1403
This vacuum was the predecessor to the C1404 (infact, it was the first variation of the Hoover Elite line to be featured as "COMMERCIAL"), and was based off of the earliest design of Hoover Elites. Specifically, the Hoover Elite 200. It features a slide top bag design, as opposed to the zipper type Elite bag, has a five amp commercial motor (with harder carbons) as opposed to the very usual 7 amp motor installed on all C1404s, and is the bright orange used on the earliest of Commercial vacuums made by Hoover, instead of the typical black that has been used on all C1404s. This vacuum also originally featured the single row brush roller, but I changed it out for the modern double row brush roller used in C1404s, since the double row brushes seem to groom much better. I still have the fully functional original brush though.
Another interesting thing to note is the small and plain "HOOVER" logo located in the top right portion of the bag that looks just like the logos printed on the earliest Hoover Elites, and does not resemble the newer "HOOVER TOP FILL BAG" logo centered in larger print on the bags of the C1404 vacuums.
Also, this beauty was made in '91 here in the USA, by HOOVER, not TTI.
I found this fine example of a C1403 a couple of years ago and had been wanting one of these for forever before I acquired it. This specific model is very hard to acquire since it is the earliest commercial Elite ever produced, and was shortly replaced by the C1404. When I got it, it really only needed a good cleaning, and a new belt and bag. That's about it! This is a much tougher and more powerful machine than it looks!
Enjoy!
