I hit the vacuum jackpot today!

[logan]

I was having a really really bad morning at work today. Needless to say I decided to leave early which is something I rarely do. Anyways, I was going to go to the mall and do some retail therapy, but instead I decided to drive about 45 minutes away to a vacuum store I had never been to. After talking to them about my collection, etc. they let me go through their storage room in the back and pick out any old stuff that I wanted.

I wanted to share some pictures with you. I am very excited because this will give me projects to work on for a while.

P.S. Please don't look at how filthy dirty my car is...grrrr

 

[logan]

Back seat...

 

[logan]

Here's the lot...

 

[eluxomarty]

Wow !

Logan! You did hit the jackpot! It looks like you got the same Hoover Spirit that I did this week! Have fun cleaning and restoring!!!!

Marty

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Fantastic!

Congrats!

I, too, have that model Hoover Spirit... and that Dimension 1000. Love both of them. Those are most amazing powerheads.



And YAY for retail therapy!

~Fred

 

[logan]

Is it easy to replace the wheels on the spirit and dimension?

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Yup, should be.

Usually you can just pry the old ones out with a tiny screwdriver... on the Spirit. Don't remember the Dimension, but I think it's somewhat similar.

 

[arh1953]

I Was Moved By The Spirit

and the Electroluxes. Nice guy that owns that shop! I think we had one here years before it occurred to me to collect these things. Good for you!

 

[cleaningbuff]

electrolux special

Hey Logan:
Great finds, I see u got a electrolux special vacuum there one with the plastic cordwinder grey 3rd on over that is identical to the one i need a cord or winder for. would be willing to sell it?
Thank you
Robert

 

[luxg]

Logan, what a wonderful "haul". I am so happy for you. You will have some fun going through and detailing these.

 

[vac-o-matic]

Wow!

Good for you Logan, you did very well! I had a similar experience a few weeks ago when I visited a vac shop that I had never been to before and got some really rare machines. Once I get them cleaned up and pics taken I'll post them. You got some real keepers there, and keep them all intact!

 

[aeoliandave]

Well done, Logan!!

Fine examples all and look to be in terrific cosmetic condition. You're going to have some wonderful fun spiffing them up one by one.

A mini motherload - as I looked at the pictures I just kep saying 'oh, and there's a...'

I notice how the black cat heads towards the turquoise Compact Twins. He knows a thing or two...what's his/her name?

 

[logan]

Cat

I have two cats and they are brother and sister. They are gray/black tabby colored. The girl is named "Pickles" and the male is named "Cotton Motorboat" but I just call him "Motorboat." They are my babys!

 

[swiveltop]

Great Vac finds

Those are all great machines and kinda hard to find esp. the old Luxes in that nice condition, I have a Turquous G that I need to restore the paint on,I saw yours in another thread that looks like new,one of my favorites, Love the Car,that green with the light colored leather is a really nice BMW color combo. Mark

 

[logan]

Thanks for the kind comments Mark.

LOL it was funny when I found that Lux Model R. The original handle had broken off, so someone cut a leather belt and screwed it to the top off the machine. hahaha. I guess whatever works!

 

[danemodsandy]

Logan's Car

"Please don't look at how filthy dirty my car is...grrrr"

Logan:

Have you had your Beemer long? If you have, then you know that "dirty" for a BMW is equal to "fresh from the detailler" for any other car. You guys just have verrrrrry high standards, that's all!

 

[constellation86]

Congrats on the jackpot!
I'm jealous about the model R, yours looks pretty good.
I guess I should visit more vac shops.
Nicholas

 

[hygiene903]

Congratulations, Logan!!

You got some nice finds there, especially the Luxes!! Looks like they're all in good condition, so restoration should be easy. Is the white Lux a model L?
Jeff

 

[logan]

Hello

Jeff,

Yes, the white Lux is a Model L. It is the one that is solid white with blue trimmings (wheels, bumper, handle). Let's see...it was actually the first I started working on yesterday. The motor was shot in it, so I had another Lux L motor that I saved just for this scenario. I replaced the motor with the good one and it works ok now. The only thing I need for it is one of the little blue bumpers on the front of the machine. It is missing. I don't think that should be too hard to find...

Sandy,

I've had my car about 3 years now. I agree I do have very high standards when it comes to keeping my car clean, however I am still willing to load it down with filthy dirty vacuum cleaners! Sometimes you just gotta compromise! LOL