Favorite kirbys and why?

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Edgar, I'm with you. Among my various Kirbys, I'm drawn to my G5 and G6. Aside from their power and tech drive, their respective colors call out to me. The rich burgandy color of the G5 makes that model one of the more stylish in the lineup, and the elegant black and yellow trim of the G6, to me, is just plain sharp. Since I'm in the Pittsburgh area, our Kirby dealer always refers to the G6 as the Steeler model. I can live with that.

Joe
 
I know this is shocking to some. I actually enjoy my Kirby cleaners, and have one of every model ever made (including the gold plated sales trophy award models). My ultimate favorite comes down to my model 1C and my 505. I actually use the 1C to clean the 1930's room in the Museum (along with my Rexair model A for the dusting).

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Joe,

I tend to think of the G6's black and yellow color scheme as the "bumblebee". If I'm not mistaken, Kirby refers to the G5's color as "cabernet". Aside from those two distinctive models, the rest of the Generation/Sentria series could be referred to as "Fifty Shades of Gray" ;)
 
Right there with you Hans...besides all the 500 series I have, I have the smaller heads for my Heritage and my Legend II. I put the 4-row brushrolls in them and they clean really well, and maneuver much easier than the wider heads. I wish they would've made them for the Classics/Traditions. Kirby must've listened to someone wanting the smaller head, or they wouldn't have made them an option on the later models.
 
Hard To Pick One!

Can't narrow it down to just one, but my favorite Kirbys include just about all of the 500 series, the D-50, and the Classic III. Here's a pic of my Classic III, the newest, most complete, and most powerful Kirby in my collection
Jeff

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