What is this?

[convertible68]

I've never seen a DS80 with red/burgundy trim or with this style of belt lifter cap before. Possible vac shop rebuild, perhaps?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Kirby-D...0QQihZ017QQcategoryZ43525QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[buffalo-joe]

I thought they were green........

Got to be a Frankenkirby. The Classic 3 tools add to that.

Take a DS80 motor assembly, change the trim and head, you just might come up with that.

But.....there always is a possibility of a limited run of something or and export version.

Joe

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Ummm I go with Frankenkirby!

Just to say I will go with joes Frankenkirby answer...

James)

 

[eluxomarty]

I agree with Joe

It's a Frankenkirby! You see them all the time on ebay! If it was a rebuilt it would say on the bottom plate. The owners manual howeer may be for a rebuilt Kirby. I've never seen that particular one before.

 

[frkirby511]

I agree as well...

Joe has to be right.

The colors are all off from what Kirby would do; the bag has no logo whatsoever. So this could not be an original. I am sure Kirby does not do factory rebuilds like that either. The belt lifter would have the Kirby logo on it and so would the bag, even if it were a different color. Also with factory rebuilds, I believe they indicate it on the name plate on the bottom of the machine.

This is an after market Frankenkirby...absolutely.

Bruce

 

[charles~richard]

Belt Lifter

Is a product from one of the bojack companies, probably Hesco. Ditto for the bag.

 

[alex]

Frankenkirby

As a former Kirby trainer I have to agree with the rest of the gang, that is what we in the business called "a bastardized rebuild!" My suggestion is save the money, not worth it.

 

[frkirby511]

No hose....???

I also notice among other disparities from the "real thing," that there is no hose included among the attachments; at least it's not pictured. Several times on EBAY I have seen sales for Kirbys where the hose included with the "set" is from a model other than the one up for bid. One time I tried to point that out to a seller, but to no avail.

Bruce