Gj3476
Gabriel,
The standard length of a Kirby hose is 7 feet; however, there is an optional 12 foot "stretch" hose.
You are right that the Legend II's Renovation Group casting did start out being black with the maroon belt lifter label; it was late in 1990 that the casting itself was maroon as well.
You are right, too, that the Legend II did have an extended sales run outside North America because for some reason the 240-volt version of the Generation 3 didn't make it there until around the fall of 1992.
I did see at least one Legend II that was built and sold here (it was built around November 1990), which did come with the G3-styled tool set.
Besides the off-white tools that came with the very last batch of the export Legend IIs in 1992, I am still trying to figure out the other mystery of... were there ever any Legend IIs - those with the shake-out (reusable) bag option - with the maroon (not the more common black) hammertoned Sani Emtor?
~Ben[this post was last edited: 10/15/2018-19:28]