Let's see your early Hoover Elites from 1988-1990

[kirbyvertibles]

I love these early Elites. I've got about 10 of them total so far.
Here are my white and green 200's and though not 88-90 but still cool are my Encore and Sprint (both the same thing) in the 200 style. They are from 1995

 

[kirbyvertibles]

the reason the red ones look funny is because I just have the handels sitting in place for the pic and not attached (I was in the middle of the spa treatment when I got the idea to do this thread

 

[kirbyvertibles]

next bunch

here are left to right 400,600,300 and 350 5.0

 

[kirbyvertibles]

the 350 on the end has a big tear in the bag so I will have to have that hand stiched. My oldes elite of them all is the maroon 400. It's dated 3 1988
I have two more that I forgot to take a pic of. They are a while 350 (matching mate to the white 200) and a beautiful grey with maroon bag 350

 

[kirbyvertibles]

ad 1

Thanks Kenny Loveland for sending me these

 

[kirbyvertibles]

ad 2

ad 2

 

[kirbyvertibles]

ad 3

ad 3

 

[kirbyvertibles]

ad 4

4

 

[kirbyvertibles]

5

5

 

[kirbyvertibles]

6

6

 

[kirbyvertibles]

7

7

 

[kirbyvertibles]

8

8

 

[kirbyvertibles]

9

9

 

[kirbyvertibles]

last

but not least

 

[sanitaireboy99]

I don't have any Elite's from that time But I do have a Commercial version BTW shouldn't this be in the Vintage section??

 

[vacuumman206]

I love that 300 and 400. Quite the hard to find ones of the bunch. My 5.0 and 6.0 need new bags, because the lettering got messed up, but I can't find those bags for sale anywhere.Kirbyvertibles you're the only one I've seen with the exact same bags as mine on your 5.0 and 6.0/600. I'm still missing and wanting a 3,4, and 500.I do have a blue 600 and one of those 95' encores, but no pictures of them.

 

[vacuumman206]

From 1990

Here is what was not supposed to be mine, Legacy 810. I am somewhat glad now that I have it though. Wish it was a 730 because I want that more than any other vacuum right now. I also have a thing for the gray bodied, white attachment and cord Elites/Legacys.

 

[vacuumman206]

I like them too

Had to include this too, because it was the last year for the gray body machines, I believe (1993). And this Runabout (another one, not this actual 1 unfortunately) was the first vacuum I ever saw as a kid. That's also why turqouise is my favorite color and because I couldn't resist, I bought the turqoise 96' Tempo. And I'm set to get another turqoise runabout but with a headlight.

 

[kirbyvertibles]

That runabout was the same model I had in 93! I now have the one with headlight. Never knew about that Tempo hmmmm how did that excape me? lol

vacuumman, I love the bags on those. I was told thye were a kmart special bag?? My very first real vacuum was the 6.0 with that bag but sadly it's gone now but I got lucky when I found the one I have now. I have that same Legacy dated 1992