Original bare-bones burgandy colored windtunnel...

[dwhdarren97]

Does anyone have one of these? This is the vacuum that was in my house until probably age 10 then we got a Dyson DC17. It is similar to the Tempo widepath in design, minus the widepath feature. No full bag indicator, s/p, etc. If anyone has one, pictures would be sweet! Thanks in advance.

~Darren

 

[sanitaireboy99]

I had one in between the years 98ish- 2007 from Costco I think. Broke down in 07 and got a new Hoover. Lasted about 10 years! Now that is what I call a Hoover!! And it actually DID have a check-bag indicator but it wasn't on the bag door, it was on the Embedded Dirtfinder lights. There was not 2 but 3 lights! Red, Green, and Yellow. The 3rd one would turn on (yellow) when the bag was full. I remember it said on the bag door, "Hoover WindTunnel Deluxe by Hoover" and yes it was burgandy . And it also had that red square-like switch on the handle to turn it on, now they are more circular and gray. It was one of the very first WindTunnels around! Unfortunately, I don't have any pics of it.. But the link below has a pic of how it looked like.

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Hoov..._-_U5465900&docid=KHUq-eZAAW3koM&w=176&h=150&

 

[vacman117]

The first Windtunnel was actually released in 1996, which I believe was the original Hoover Windtunnel Supreme.

 

[sanitaireboy99]

Oh, than it must've been in 97 cause I wasn't sure if it was 1997 or 1998.

 

[gsheen]

Hi Darren

I think I have one , will I know I have one but I don't know if its the one you are looking for ,
I will post pictures tomorrow, when I get a chance, mine is new never used but missing its tools

 

[dwhdarren97]

This particular model stated on the front panel: Windtunnel by Hoover. It had nothing else on it, just a headlight and a switch not on the handle, but at the base of the handle where it joined the machine. It was black, a simple two position rocker switch.

 

[gsheen]

ah the one I have has the switch on the handle, but otherwise is bare bonesjust a headligt, not even the dust indicater of later models. I got it from a mate who owns a furniture store, it stood in the back of the shop after it went off the market but was never used, I cleaned it up and took some pics for you but my blue tooth connection won't work tonight( go figure)
Up until tonight it had never been switched on , it has however got some scuff marks from standing around and getting bashed by other machines

cheers
Gareth

 

[gsheen]

Hi darren

this is the one I have,hope it helps

 

[dwhdarren97]

Just like ours, but the three tools were on the back, and the hose was a simple extremely short blow molded non stretch. The switch was also on the top of the bag compartment corner.

 

[gsheen]

This was an odd one, the normal ones I see also have the blow moulded hose.

This thing sucks like crazy though, I love vacuums withlights , my two sons love to vacuum thier room in the dark so they can search with the light for hidden lego, I had to get a bissel with a headlight for them as our dyson doesn't have one