I agree,,this 561 is absolutely beautiful. Another Kirby that is equally as stunning (imho) when its been highly polished, and restored back to A1 condition is the Kirby Tradition.
The bright deep shiny polished silver with the dark blue trim is awsome. Unlike any other Kirby.
I'll have to say the last time i sent in my Classic 1CR for a factory rebuild,,it came back looking especially beautiful.
The new gold bag next to the shiny metal, and the polished bell shaped rug nozzle,and brown trim together is kinda cool looking,almost regal,like it should be used to clean an elegant room of a stately home,,something about it just says Classic Kirby!
I remember a neighbor lady who bought a new Kirby Classic Omega in around 1973,,with all attachments.
The neighbor wouldnt let me plug it in or use it,(for fear of it getting damaged!) but she would let me look at it. You cant let a kid "Play" with something so expensive! If she would have recognized the truth,,she could have had her house vacuumed for free, as often as she wanted!
She had gold/brown/green kitchen carpet, and kept the Kirby in the corner where she could grab it in a hurry. She also had that long long gold shag carpet through out her house, popular at the time,,,and used the Shag King Rake on her Kirby whenever she vacuumed her living room.
I remember walking by her house once when she was vacuuming with the living room windows open,,of course i recognized the "tone" of the Kirby motor and had to stop and watch. Thought it was really great! haha,,didnt take much to entertain me as a kid!
