Lets see some kirby classics!!
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cb123
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Glorious!
gsheen
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My Classic 1cr give to.me by a kirby dealer.
aeoliandave
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Kirby kickline.
Nice stuff I have a Classic coming to me from ebay. Fingers crossed it arrives safe after reading all the shipping stories lately I'm a little worried. I'll post pictures as soon as I get it. I have one question (so far). How do you remove the belt lifter on a old classic(not omega or III)?
gsheen
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Some more of mine
Here's my Classic III and Dual Sanitronic 80.
~Ben
~Ben
Here's just a compilation of all the Kirbys that I have taken pictures of. Very few I don't own, though.
(The two Heritages pictured are different.)
I don't have any pictures of my Classic III unfortunately. That one is in very nice shape though.
The Tradition I got yesterday and I'm in the process of restoring.
(The two Heritages pictured are different.)
I don't have any pictures of my Classic III unfortunately. That one is in very nice shape though.
The Tradition I got yesterday and I'm in the process of restoring.
super-sweeper
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How about.....
A BRAND-NEW Classic?
A BRAND-NEW Classic?
super-sweeper
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OR.....
A SHINY Classic!?
A SHINY Classic!?
gsheen
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Better picture
firebirdman55
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jaker15
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A couple of mine....
super-sweeper
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That's a great example of a Dual-Heritage 52 you have there, Jaker!
jaker15
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Dual what now?
Ohhhh, I see what you did there! I like that! Now, if I could just fit a HII belt lifter onto the D50....
Ohhhh, I see what you did there! I like that! Now, if I could just fit a HII belt lifter onto the D50....
Jake,
There is a Heritage II small head available, of course, but there is no speed switch provision for model groups D50-D80, 1CR or 1CB-3CB but rather the 516-S7 and H1-L2. The Heritage I small nozzle might have had the additional speed switch provision for models 1CB-3CB.
You can adapt an H2 belt lifter to your D50 nozzle using these parts:
144081 - Belt lifter body, black
144181 - Belt lifter spring washer (order 314890)
144281 - Belt lifter hook (order 144291)
144681 - Belt lifter flat washer
144781 - Belt lifter mounting screw
145481 - Belt lifter bearing
146384 - Belt lifter label (top)
146784 - Belt lifter label (bottom)
Additionally, if you like you can order these other parts:
140869 - Bumper end rivet
147984 - Bumper, 13"
~Ben
There is a Heritage II small head available, of course, but there is no speed switch provision for model groups D50-D80, 1CR or 1CB-3CB but rather the 516-S7 and H1-L2. The Heritage I small nozzle might have had the additional speed switch provision for models 1CB-3CB.
You can adapt an H2 belt lifter to your D50 nozzle using these parts:
144081 - Belt lifter body, black
144181 - Belt lifter spring washer (order 314890)
144281 - Belt lifter hook (order 144291)
144681 - Belt lifter flat washer
144781 - Belt lifter mounting screw
145481 - Belt lifter bearing
146384 - Belt lifter label (top)
146784 - Belt lifter label (bottom)
Additionally, if you like you can order these other parts:
140869 - Bumper end rivet
147984 - Bumper, 13"
~Ben
hygiene903
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Here's my Classic and my Classic III. The Classic III is my most complete Kirby--have everything except the Handi-Butler. Need a hose for the older Classic. Anyone have an extra?
Jeff
Jeff
pr-21
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here is mine.....
My first Kirby was the Kirby Classic in the 70's. Back then the Kirby dealers displayed the newest model in the showroom window. I worked in Hamilton Ohio at a division of Sherwin Williams and drove by the Kirby dealer on Main Street going to work each day. What a breath taking machine at the time.....Anyway I went in and was able to run one in the dealership. I could have bought it right then, but $500 in the early 70's was a lot of money for me....Anyway, I did buy it several months down the road and they actually brought it to me at the paint store. I bought it on a monthly payment plan back then. I think it was for 3 years. This made it affordable for me at the time.
Anyway, I eventually gave it to my mom and she used it for years with the agreement that I would empty the bag from time to time and keep it running. My mom's girlfriend borrowed it when she was doing her spring house cleaning to clean her house from top to bottom. Anyway, that was my first Kirby, a truly dazzling machine at the time. I found one on ebay and sent it for a rebuild. Here is a picture of it. It is still part of my collection.
PR-21
My first Kirby was the Kirby Classic in the 70's. Back then the Kirby dealers displayed the newest model in the showroom window. I worked in Hamilton Ohio at a division of Sherwin Williams and drove by the Kirby dealer on Main Street going to work each day. What a breath taking machine at the time.....Anyway I went in and was able to run one in the dealership. I could have bought it right then, but $500 in the early 70's was a lot of money for me....Anyway, I did buy it several months down the road and they actually brought it to me at the paint store. I bought it on a monthly payment plan back then. I think it was for 3 years. This made it affordable for me at the time.
Anyway, I eventually gave it to my mom and she used it for years with the agreement that I would empty the bag from time to time and keep it running. My mom's girlfriend borrowed it when she was doing her spring house cleaning to clean her house from top to bottom. Anyway, that was my first Kirby, a truly dazzling machine at the time. I found one on ebay and sent it for a rebuild. Here is a picture of it. It is still part of my collection.
PR-21
