Wasn't it 1992?
The Elite II came out? I have a link to a commercial for the Elite II below.
I remember finding one long ago curbside, while riding with a friend. That Friend said there appeared to be mold in the bag, So I cut it off with some sheers on the side of the road (Keep in mind, this was years back, when I was younger and clueless that Bleach would be the proper solution). The motor was very rough and dry, I remember putting a white cord from an ancient Quick-Broom my Sister swiped from a shed years back (Which I promptly returned, Don't know why I kept the cord) And wired a quick-wire GE plug from Winn-Dixie on it. I didn't have a replacement bag, So I swiped the blue hard-bag off an unfortunately long gone Blue Hoover-Elite I persuaded a guy who stopped across the street to give me when I saw he had it in the bed of his truck! The Elite II is long gone, All that remains of the once cobbled-together little thing is the Hose, that blue hard-bag, and the base w/ hood.
I might even still have the motor somewhere in that disaster I call a Garage, I remember trying desperately not-too-long-ago to take the cover off and try to fix the motor.
Here's the standard commercial form 1992:
