kc_kirby
Well-known member
Ok, so I'm perusing one of the local thrift shops a few weeks ago and am about ready to leave when something caught my eye. I spotted a Hoover Convertible 65 behind the counter. It appeared to me it was what the thrift store used to vacuum the floors there so it wasn't for sale to the public. It was late in the day and I didn't figure anyone there could sell it to me. I went back the next day, in the late afternoon and asked if I could buy it. The asst manager told me I'd have to talk to the manager and she wasn't in until Monday. I came back on Monday after work but she was already gone. I proceeded to revisit the store several more times before I almost gave up. I decided I would have to call the manager on the phone most likely. So that's what I did last Tuesday. When I asked about the vacuum,the manager said it didn't work. So I told her I had one already and needed that one for parts. This is true, I already have a 65 and it does need some parts. So she thought about it a bit and then came back and said I could just have it and she would be there until 9 pm that day. I went in after work and picked it up. Why I got so excited is this vacuum has the original bag in pretty good shape and the cord is original. My other 65 has the wrong plug and a replacement bag and it's missing the headlight lens. And it actually does run. I'm not sure why the store thought it was broken. It does need the bearings greased, but that's normal. So below is a pic of my new "free" Hoover Convertible 65. I will be combining my two 65's to make one good one.
