LOVING CONNIE

[gottahaveahoove]

Lee,

Your work looks like they just left Perivale.

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint 95622

Thanks chaps, I love working on the constellations and gives me great pleasure working on them, it’s my stress buster.
So rewarding turning a rusting hulk that doesn’t work, back to life, such a great design as well.

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint 95622

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[gottahaveahoove]

"BOSS HOOVER" himself

would be proud.

 

[portable]

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">Lee,</span>


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<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">Were these the Connies you found in a shed?</span>

 

[hotpoint95622]

hotpoint 95622

Yes, both the yellow and the rose (know post office red)
Where found in a shed just a short walk from my home.

 

[vacbear58]

Infinite variety

How's about this one from New Zealand which was just posted in the Hooverland Yahoo group. Some interesting differences here with the decorative panel in the top (well I cannot see it performing any other purpose), the nod to US styling with the logo under the hose entry (I believe the parts for these models were sourced from North Canton), and of course the step-on switch which seems to have been a feature of the Aus/NZ Connies, we in the UK had the familiar toggle switch from the introduction of the 862 in 1959 almost until the end if production (around 1982). Personally I rather like the colour scheme

Al

 

[dial-a-nap]

Lee - that yellow Connie restoration is just breathtaking! Love the yellow trim ring around the inlet opening!

 

[ultimatevacman]

I love the Hoover Constellations, they look so different compared to any other vacuum. I'm hoping to buy one soon. Yes, that yellow one is just fantastic!

 

[guardsman69]

john longs favorite connie

he is a bit tilted....but we love him anyway lol