Jeschbac
The Sanitronic VII, as you may have guessed, is not too far removed from the 562.
Notable differences between the two:
* The 562 is the one with the white cord, while on the VII it is all tan.
* Some tan trim on the VII (and the Dual Sanitronic 50) was a metallic copper on the 562. These include the bag cap, the handle grip, the headlight bumper, and the motor switch button.
* The VII is the one which, for Kirby, had pioneered the hose which has a universal suction/blower coupling, while the 562 had used the separate suction (motor unit) and blower (bag port) couplings like its predecessors.
~Ben