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Post# 85953   12/13/2009 at 15:15 (5,246 days old) by ozhoover (London UK (but born and raised in Melbourne, Australia ))        

a couple of pictures of the new toys I have just added to the collection.

First a General Electric upright with cord reel... I have been looking for one of these for years, this is a US model, it was also made in Australia by GE minus the cord reel and was called the Shagmaster.... great name


Post# 85954 , Reply# 1   12/13/2009 at 15:21 (5,246 days old) by ozhoover (London UK (but born and raised in Melbourne, Australia ))        

and second a commercial senior / convertible ......

Mark


Post# 85955 , Reply# 2   12/13/2009 at 15:25 (5,246 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)        
Very Nice .....

Hey Mark

It always strikes me as odd that Hoover went back to the 652 style for its last commercial metal base Senior seeing that the previous U4002 in Grey( which I have :) ) has a Ranger style hood (obviously!!)

Seamus

P.S do you have msn???


Post# 85967 , Reply# 3   12/13/2009 at 16:11 (5,246 days old) by ozhoover (London UK (but born and raised in Melbourne, Australia ))        

Hey Seamus,

How you doing? I never knew there was a commercial gray ranger, give that it is odd that they went back to the 652 base.

In OZ we also had this style hood as the last model

Mark

P.S have sent you an email :-)


Post# 85973 , Reply# 4   12/13/2009 at 16:26 (5,246 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
In Regards to the 2 Hoovers...

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I presume there were no (exact) U.S. equivalents. Correct? As I think that was where the Guardsman line fit in perfectly in this particular market segment.

~Ben


Post# 85974 , Reply# 5   12/13/2009 at 16:38 (5,246 days old) by ozhoover (London UK (but born and raised in Melbourne, Australia ))        

Ben,

I'm not sure if there where US equivalents to the above Hoover's. The 652 is UK made while the 4002 style is Australian made.

I also have a US Guardsman in the collection...

Mark


Post# 85976 , Reply# 6   12/13/2009 at 17:14 (5,246 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)        
Here it is......

Hi Mark

Got ya mail wil txt ya tomoz :)

This is the Hoover in Question- from August 1974- its in Commercial Corner lol :)


Post# 85977 , Reply# 7   12/13/2009 at 17:18 (5,246 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
The U4007

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Was the U4007 the U.S. equivalent of the U4002?

~Ben


Post# 85978 , Reply# 8   12/13/2009 at 17:37 (5,246 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)        
Trawling the archive....

This was the thread from when I found it....

Seamus


CLICK HERE TO GO TO seamusuk's LINK


Post# 86004 , Reply# 9   12/14/2009 at 05:24 (5,245 days old) by seamusuk (Dover Kent UK)        
Ben...

The U4002 in its standard version(the mustard yellow colour) made its debut in 1973 - I believe the U4003 would be closest to it?
Believe it or not that one does have a headlight unlike the commercial version, the lens on that model is VERY prone to yellowing as you can see!!

Seamus



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