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| Post# 253651 10/23/2013 at 16:23 (3,830 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio) | ||
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Can anyone help me with build dates for a Classic III and a Tradition? Tradition- F732045 Classic III- E265501 | ||
| Post# 253657 , Reply# 1 10/23/2013 at 17:15 (3,830 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Hi 70catalina
I don't know the exact date the Classic 111 was first built, but I do know the date it was introduced to the public because I bought one of the first. Kirby introduced it the second week of June, 1976 to coincide with the nations 200th birthday. Kirby also went with it's standard color of candy apple red. The Classic 111 ran until the end of 1979, when it was replaced with the Tradition which came out in late September. I was working as a replacement training manager for Pacific Coast Kirby, in San Diego at the time, and the first Traditions had a locking mechanism on the headlight hood. Kirby quickly dropped that idea when sales were lost due to the difficulty we salesmen had with the headlight when demoing the machine. It was also the first time Kirby went with blue as a primary color. I hope this helps pinpoint the dates of these Kirby models.
Alex Taber. 
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Post# 253659 , Reply# 2 10/23/2013 at 17:55 (3,830 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 253662 , Reply# 3 10/23/2013 at 18:42 (3,830 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Thanks for the info. | ||
| Post# 253664 , Reply# 4 10/23/2013 at 18:48 (3,830 days old) by ncovert (Grove City, PA) | ||
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Approximate build date for your Tradition: December 1979. Approximate build date for your Classic III: November 1978.
Hope this helps you.
~Noah | ||
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Post# 253665 , Reply# 5 10/23/2013 at 18:51 (3,830 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Alex,
I'm wondering if the Pacific Northwest states (including Oregon and Washington State) didn't get their Kirby Traditions in until after the change of speed switch, in early 1980? I'd like to think they had some early Traditions prior to that date, but the original headlight-mounted speed switch on the earlier models was not well-received by most customers. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 253668 , Reply# 6 10/23/2013 at 19:41 (3,830 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio) | ||
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Thanks Noah I figured mine must have been one of the early ones because the post that trips the headlight switch was ground off the rug nozzle. 
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| Post# 253669 , Reply# 7 10/23/2013 at 20:15 (3,830 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
Not to mention, | ||
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Post# 253673 , Reply# 8 10/23/2013 at 20:45 (3,830 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Alex (SUPER-SWEEPER),
Anything could have happened to that over the years, with all the traits that you mention. BTW, this is also for Alex (caligula) to answer: were any of the Tradition shipments you've witnessed come with blue suction relief vents on the rug nozzles (especially the ones that had the speed switch engagement pin)? ~Ben | ||
| Post# 253699 , Reply# 9 10/23/2013 at 23:22 (3,830 days old) by chicagomike (Plover, WI) | ||
I found the information below yesterday and thought I would share -- I would like to give credit to someone else but dont want to drop a name, just know I got the info from another source and am sharing just to share.
Dual Sanitronic '50' (April 1965 - August 1967) A= April 1965 - May 1966 B= June - December 1966 D= January - August 1967 Dual Sanitronic '80' (September 1967 - Late 1969) A= September 1967 - May 1968 No letter used in serial number after May 1968 Classic 1-CR (January 1970 - June 1973) R= January - June 1970 S= July - December 1970 T= January - December 1971 A= January - August 1972 B= September 1972 - June 1973 Classic Omega 1-CB (July 1973 - June 1976) M= July - December 1973 (Gold Bag) N= January - September 1974 (Pinstriped Bag) P= October 1974 - September 1975 (Diamondback Bag) R= September 1975 - June 1976 (Diamondback Bag) Classic III 2-CB (July 1976 - June 1979) A= July - December 1976 B= January - July 1977 C= July - December 1977 D= January 1978 - August 1978 E= September 1978 - June 1979 Tradition 3-CB (July 1979 - August 1981) F= July 1979 - February 1980 G= March 1980 - February 1981 H= March - August 1981 | ||
| Post# 253700 , Reply# 10 10/23/2013 at 23:23 (3,830 days old) by chicagomike (Plover, WI) | ||
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| Post# 253704 , Reply# 11 10/24/2013 at 00:13 (3,830 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio) | ||
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Chicagomike... Thanks! My collection so far is everything you posted except for the Classic 1-CR.(It's too close to the Classic Omega, so I'll skip that one.) I like knowing the production dates. Thanks again! Jim | ||
| Post# 253705 , Reply# 12 10/24/2013 at 00:24 (3,830 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio) | ||
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SUPER-SWEEPER Mine was never factory rebuilt. It still has the original tag on the motor shell. It sounds great also. A rebuild is way down the road for this Tradition. I'm also growing very fond of the blue color and chrome belt lifter on this one. The Dual 80 is getting jealous! | ||
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Post# 254182 , Reply# 13 10/27/2013 at 16:13 (3,826 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA) |
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I just bought a Tradition | ||
| Post# 254193 , Reply# 14 10/27/2013 at 17:07 (3,826 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio) | ||
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I looked at that one... when I was buying mine on ebay. The thing that caught my eye was that none of the wheels had hubcaps. I considered buying it, but it was more than I wanted to pay, and I don't need anymore attachments. | ||
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Post# 254197 , Reply# 15 10/27/2013 at 17:54 (3,826 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA) |
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I noticed that too | ||
| Post# 254218 , Reply# 17 10/27/2013 at 19:33 (3,826 days old) by 70catalina (Ohio) | ||
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Noah You're right. After seeing a few used Tradition rug nozzles on Ebay, a few had the post which was located at the very front of the raised surface. I thought mine was ground off but what looks like a grind mark is too far back. | ||
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Post# 254233 , Reply# 18 10/27/2013 at 20:08 (3,826 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 254273 , Reply# 19 10/28/2013 at 06:47 (3,825 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA) |
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I noticed that too Ben | ||
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