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Thread Number: 25930
The Much Anticipated New Kirby!!! |
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| Post# 290781 7/28/2014 at 20:05 (3,558 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
At a secret West Texas location, know only by a small inner circle, Kirby engineers and designers have been quietly working on the next new Kirby. It's current name is the Retro-vac. The lead engineer must apologize for his poor photography skills. After all, this is a "sneak peak". The boys in marketing will be posting the glamor shots at a later date.
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| Post# 290782 , Reply# 1 7/28/2014 at 20:07 (3,558 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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The Engineering
In order to create the new Retro-vac, Kirby engineers drew upon some tried and true designs from years past. The durable 4/5 amp motor from the D50/80 era was pressed back into service for this newest model.
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| Post# 290783 , Reply# 2 7/28/2014 at 20:12 (3,558 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Em-Tor and Bag Assembly
Also back in production is the Em-Tor from the Heritage line. With HEPA rated dust bags, filtration is greatly improvement over the 500 series.
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| Post# 290785 , Reply# 3 7/28/2014 at 20:19 (3,558 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Retro Styling
The styling department drew its aesthetic cues from the smart sensibility of the 500 series, and the much loved color scheme of the Tradition. The Chief Engineer was in such a hurry to rush this pre-production machine out for the vacuum press to see that he forgot to wipe it down for finger prints. The power switch also seems to be defective. Engineers are waiting for the parts supplier to send out a new one.
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| Post# 290786 , Reply# 4 7/28/2014 at 20:22 (3,558 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
Looks beautiful! | ||
| Post# 290787 , Reply# 5 7/28/2014 at 20:26 (3,558 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA) | ||
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Post# 290796 , Reply# 6 7/28/2014 at 20:54 (3,558 days old) by kloveland  (Tulsa) |
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| Post# 290806 , Reply# 7 7/28/2014 at 21:19 (3,558 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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super-sweeper
As soon as engineering can fix the issue with the power switch, it will be ready for production -- hopefully by the end of the week! I forgot to mention that the guys in engineering utilized the acclaimed four row brush roll in this pre-production vacuum. Discussions are underway with CWP to put the four row brush roll back into production.
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| Post# 290814 , Reply# 9 7/28/2014 at 21:51 (3,558 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
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| Post# 290821 , Reply# 10 7/28/2014 at 22:30 (3,558 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 290842 , Reply# 12 7/29/2014 at 01:14 (3,558 days old) by kevin (Livonia) | ||
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Very cool--I wonder if a revised Handi-Butler will be an option? | ||
| Post# 290845 , Reply# 13 7/29/2014 at 02:14 (3,558 days old) by marks_here (_._) | ||
Oh how cool | ||
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Post# 290859 , Reply# 14 7/29/2014 at 06:53 (3,558 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 290863 , Reply# 15 7/29/2014 at 08:01 (3,558 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Kenny
Bojack trim kits and other parts are still available from a couple of different sellers. a-1vacuum is one. It's hard to tell exactly what you're getting from site descriptions, so one might have to call and ask questions.
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| Post# 290972 , Reply# 17 7/29/2014 at 20:03 (3,557 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Eurekastar, great job you did on your Kirby! I personally would have preferred to do one in red, but your blue Kirby looks very classy :-) . I do hope they resurrect the 500 series, tweak it & use it as the basis for the next Kirby. Much easier to push & carry than the G Series & Classic/Tradition/Heritage series, & no transmission to break down either. All it would need is a more powerful motor, a 4 row brushroll, & find a way to incorporate the newest Mini Emtor in the design & it would be the ultimate Kirby!
Rob | ||
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