Some Hoover Vault Finds...

[air-waycharlie]

And..................

the 589..............Oy Vey! There are no other words.

 

[hamiltonbeachbo]

Nice Hoover 66, Tom

I'm with you Charlie!!
The 66 is one of my favorites as well. It was the first Hoover Convertible I ever pushed at about 5 years of age. My Aunt Elnore had that machined and used it routinely with the wonderful Ultraflex hose and attachments. I was completely enthralled by it. Great Fun!!

Pat

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hoover - The Product of Experience..!!!

Wow, Tom, what gems, one thing Hoover wer`nt afraid of was colour!!! what is the official colour of the 66?? great camera shots with complimentary coloured rugs...Enjoy, Mike

 

[luxg]

Tom, that model 66 is just to beautiful!!!

 

[seamusuk]

It was kept safely in a Hoover 1060 box of all things.......

Hey Tom

Stunning!- was the 66 prone to hood warping in the same way as the 65/652?

Ref the 1060 box you had best no belittle it- Jeff might be listening lol!

Seamus

P.s ref the 589- I had a pair of socks that colour in about 1983- they were the height of Primary school fashion !

 

[myhooverco]

Seamus...

I had to laugh at the socks!! This machine is a real awful color of pink (just my opinion).

The early 66's were prone to the same warping problems as the 652. Later in the run they used a "harder" plastic that was more sturdy like the later Convertible models.

--Tom

 

[hoover1060]

Mike,
The colors of model 66 are Garland Green and pearl white with gold trim.
the Hoover Company actually hired a color consultant to pick the colors of their machines.
Faber Birren spent his life researching colors and their effects on people.

http://www.colorsystem.com/projekte/engl/42bire.htm

 

[myhooverco]

Hmmmm....

What could be in this 1060 box????

 

[myhooverco]

It is a 334 from 12.12.68. It is painted the seal greige light instead of the earlier grey. It also sports the small medallion. This one is near the end of this models production run.

--Tom

 

[myhooverco]

Here is a look at the bottom...

 

[myhooverco]

Here is a look at the two position height adjuster that was discontinued on the next model the 344.

 

[myhooverco]

How about one from across the pond??

 

[myhooverco]

This is a 1334 built on 8.14.58. It still wears its original "flex" and special plug to match. The base is all metal not plastic like our version from the 60's and 70's. This is a very well made unit.

 

[myhooverco]

Here is the bottom view...

 

[myhooverco]

Here is the whole machine. It is hard to see but there is a matching pink handle grip too. This is a very pretty machine.

--Tom

 

[myhooverco]

What could be in this box???

(actually, everything has come in a 1060 box for some reason??????)

 

[myhooverco]

It is a 584! This one again is a very late one since it is painted seal griege light and has the small "foil" medalion.

 

[myhooverco]

Here is the two position height adjuster that was replaced on the model 589 by the four position adjuster. There is a slight bit of damage to the top of the hood. I am not sure how this happened but it is not the only model affected by this type of damage.

 

[myhooverco]

Bag detail....note the smaller "Hoover" lettering.

 

[myhooverco]

I have even run across a new model 35. It is also a very late model having the small medallion. The bag is very soft still.