Sunbeam Challenger AKA Ugly Betty

[collector2]

Hey everyone - Rex Sent me the pics of the Sunbeam with PN and asked me to post them so here they are:

 

[collector2]

the PN

 

[camelotshadow]

Ooooh not green..LOL

thanks for the pics

interesting
more pleasant color scheme

hose looks like a filter queen unles its not orig

thats a challenger II
guess that was a lil later?

Do see some have dials on front
mine does not

also it has the locking pin of the sears
so the attaches go pretty well with mine

bet it would suck really great if bag had all 4 walls against the sides of the inside

 

[luxg]

Thank you so much for the pictures with the power nozzle. STill wonder who made their machines??

 

[camelotshadow]

Only the Shadow

Doesn't Know...

LOL

Mean Green Machine's
War on dirt...
It's on patrol
Shhhhh

 

[camelotshadow]

Dirt Patrol

Watch out... Ugly Betty sees & hears all

LOL

 

[arh1953]

Rex's Sunbeam has more woodgrain on it than a Country Squire! I can't say it's a bad look though.

 

[camelotshadow]

Memories

Wow, loving this thread. Guess Charles Vac Palooza was in 2008.
Seems like it was ages ago but actually not that long ago although so much has changed since then.

Had fun with Ugly Betty...

Bags were a problem. Can't even remember what became of her but I think she eventually met her end & was in parts. Green brush went to Dave in CAN in exchange for a brown filter queen.

Just checking in before my months of chemo & radiation....

Foot got broke by a hit & run last Nov & surgery in March so I have not been able to push a vac for months...
Enjoying taking some of them for a spin...

 

[chan55]

Sunbeam

For years I worked at a store that sold only Sunbeam vacs. Had them until they dropped the line, then went to Eureka and then Hoover.
We sold a lot of Sunbeams, mainly canisters and stick vacs. They were well made and easy to use. The Challenger replaced the suitcase style Courier.
The uprights were made by Singer,worked well, but poor attachments.

 

[kirbyvertibles]

Christine,
I'm so sorry to hear about having to do treatments. Glad you are getting to have a little vacuum therapy after so long going without. Many thoughts and prayers to you.