Fantastic...
Congrats, it looks like it came out of the box. Wasn't there a tag on the bag at the top like the ones before, meaning the Duals 50 and 80. I have had some of those tags that were hung by string on the top of the bag. That is all that seems to be missing from you Classic.
I remember as a kid and my grandmother Watters (dads mom) was still in her house and not yet had moved into her apartment. One evening my family stopped by grandmothers to take her out to dinner and there was a knock on the front door and it was a Kirby salesman. Knowing my mother already had her Dual 80 the only person who really wanted to see the vacuum, as you can tell was little me. My grandmother, I being her favorite (LOL) and she knew how much I loved to vacuum and could see how bad I wanted to see it. She let him bring the machine in and demonstrate it on Grandmosthers oriental rug. It was the Classic. Seeing the left side view of your machine clicked this memeory. We all sat in the living room watching him demonstrate his machine. But alas my grandmother, although she could have afforded it by anymeans, she had plenty of money, but did not by the machine. My mother sitting there did not know that in the near future that dad would take away her Dual 80 away and replace it with the first Dial-amatic that was self propelled, she hated it from the begining, as was mad at dad for taking her Kirby away. Yes we finally got a Kirby back 1975 Classic Omega.
Grandmother had an early 60's Kenmore upright with attachments. The color was tan and white, with a gold hood over the light and where you took then the plate off to put the hose on. I traded it in for my Hearitage dad bought me. I have hated it sence then that I got rid of grandmothers machine.
David
