Hey folks. I picked this one up the other day. This is the last of the Powerhouse style cleaners, before it was replaced by the more modern yet lesser performing floating head style cleaners. 

As far as I can tell, this was launched in around 2002. There was an earlier version in the same colour scheme, but that was 1100w. It originally retailed as a fairly mid-range cleaner, but by the end of it's run in 2005, it became a budget cleaner. They were very popular, but due to their long run as a budget vac, I think they were used and abused and mostly thrown out. Certainly the ones I knew of were bought because the buyer needed a cheap vac pretty quick. 

Having said that, it's a pretty sturdy and relatively decent vacuum. It's certainly not a patch on the earlier models and no where near as sturdy but for the price, it was a pretty good vac. The stretch hose is brilliant, it's nice and quiet and it grooms the pile well. 

Here is the pic when I first got it. It was covered in paint, full of dust and the hose was blocked up with (wait for it) a crisp packet. 

all cleaned up 

Close up of the sales sticker

The rear

the tools. It's missing the upholstery tool, but this was common as the upholstery tool never clipped it, it just sat in a little grove behind the hose. It has strange tool storage - the extension tube sits behind the hose and as said, the upholstery tool doesn't clip in. 

Here it is pictured with it's older brother, the original Hitachi CV50D upright

Just for into, this was the style of cleaner that replaced it. I'm not sure on the model numbers on these - they were very short lived and I don't think sold very well. NB: this pic is not mine

and the bagless version

Completely forgot to mention, the CV975 is something of a celebrity. It's been used on numerous TV sets, was seen being used in cult british horror flick "Long Time Dead" and, probably it's biggest appearances, belonged to Bridget Jones. 

I believe that's one of the earlier, grey models 

The CV50D was made in Japan. As later production went on and got cheaper and cheaper, production moved over seas to Singapore. 

I remember them well - they were a good seller for Argos.

Steve, I might have a spare dusting brush and crevice tool for that machine lurking about if you're interested? I will have a route around when I get home.

Yours is the earlier 1000w model from the second run of these style (the first run were all grey). My guess is about 1997/98.

The bag full indicator on the Turbopower 1 was near useless anyway and it was only the first series and last series of Turbopowers that didn't have them. Between 1986 and 1991, I think all the hardbag Turbo's came with a bag full light. It was then dropped off the top of Hoover's range by the Turbopower 2 in 1992 and became more of a budget cleaner. Amazingly, it lasted as such until 2001.

...*GASP*....

That's exactley what makes it BRILLIANT.

Slightly off topic, but there was a woman on my train home reading 50 Shades the other day and she was quite clearly getting off on it. Some people need to get out more.