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Thread Number: 8899
Another very rare bird goes for peanuts |
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| Post# 98579 , Reply# 1 5/18/2010 at 20:44 (5,084 days old) by kirbyotronic () | ||
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Charlie... See my thread... | ||
| Post# 98586 , Reply# 2 5/18/2010 at 21:14 (5,084 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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Well, I'm glad to know a collector got it instead of some jerk who wants to use it for vacuuming out his car! The one in the bottom photo is a different model -- it's not the over-the-top Atlas. I have one too, but it doesn't have the original hose. | ||
| Post# 100703 , Reply# 3 6/14/2010 at 01:49 (5,058 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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glorius vac | ||
| Post# 100704 , Reply# 4 6/14/2010 at 01:51 (5,058 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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Hey Christine, good to hear from you!! :) | ||
| Post# 102725 , Reply# 5 7/7/2010 at 00:21 (5,035 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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hi charlie most of my vacs r gone donated by necessity to free up space..something we all must face..oh well summer is just slipping by | ||
| Post# 102733 , Reply# 6 7/7/2010 at 06:30 (5,035 days old) by deliriousdan () | ||
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Did anyone notice the nameplate? New Britain was misspelled... | ||
| Post# 102773 , Reply# 7 7/7/2010 at 16:01 (5,035 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Dan!!!! What an amazing eye you have!!! I just checked mine and it's spelled wrong on there too!!! That is too freakin' funny!!!! I'll be darned...... Rick | ||
| Post# 102774 , Reply# 8 7/7/2010 at 16:02 (5,035 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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send it back Alex..... | ||
| Post# 102867 , Reply# 9 7/8/2010 at 12:59 (5,034 days old) by midcenturymike () | ||
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Are these really that rare? They seem to popping up almost weekly. Is it just coincidence that two should appear in a week? Or are there a lot of these floating around, waiting to be restored? Michael | ||
| Post# 102871 , Reply# 10 7/8/2010 at 13:28 (5,034 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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I've only seen a few of them in my lifetime, so I believe it's quite a rare machine. But Crevicetool would know more about that. 
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Post# 102877 , Reply# 11 7/8/2010 at 14:56 (5,034 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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| Post# 102939 , Reply# 12 7/9/2010 at 23:38 (5,032 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
Hey! | ||
| Post# 103075 , Reply# 15 7/11/2010 at 16:19 (5,030 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Michael, Here's the differences between the Universal Jet99 and the Atlas. Here's photos of my two examples during the rebuilding... Jet99 before... It don't look too bad here... 
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| Post# 103076 , Reply# 16 7/11/2010 at 16:21 (5,030 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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It was the inside that was a wreck! That first photo never gets big for what ever reason.... This thing was sitting in water. It was still damp when it arrived. But it ran. 
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| Post# 103077 , Reply# 17 7/11/2010 at 16:23 (5,030 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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After rebuilding: There is an inner-chamber... 
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| Post# 103081 , Reply# 19 7/11/2010 at 16:31 (5,030 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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In this shot you can see the "false bottom" that directs the airflow to the bag chamber. Also shown is the top rubber motor mount. 
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| Post# 103082 , Reply# 20 7/11/2010 at 16:32 (5,030 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Bag chamber attached. Again a little picture. Must have been with my old camera. 
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| Post# 103084 , Reply# 22 7/11/2010 at 16:41 (5,030 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Completed machines: After......Jet99 
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| Post# 103085 , Reply# 23 7/11/2010 at 16:42 (5,030 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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And the Atlas. 
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| Post# 103086 , Reply# 24 7/11/2010 at 16:45 (5,030 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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This is a picture of me when I was 18 with my 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe Sport Sedan after I brought it home. 
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| Post# 103087 , Reply# 25 7/11/2010 at 16:46 (5,030 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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yeah I know, what does that have to do with vacuum cleaners... | ||
| Post# 103096 , Reply# 26 7/11/2010 at 19:01 (5,030 days old) by akabent (LEFT Coast) | ||
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John Denver!!! Works for me! RB | ||
| Post# 103099 , Reply# 27 7/11/2010 at 19:27 (5,030 days old) by midcenturymike () | ||
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Wow Rick! Great work on both machines! and, Thank you for the tutorial and slide show!. So, as I understand it now, the Jet 99 was better built, more quiet, and less expensive than the Atlas? That's a great car! Do you still have it? Michael | ||
| Post# 103104 , Reply# 28 7/11/2010 at 20:42 (5,030 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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ALL TOGETHER NOW: Take me home, country roads To the place I belong West Virgina, Mountain Mama Take me home, country roads | ||
| Post# 103105 , Reply# 29 7/11/2010 at 21:23 (5,030 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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ummmmm Personally, I think he resembles Elijah Blue. Rick, do you have a famous Mama? | ||
| Post# 103109 , Reply# 31 7/11/2010 at 21:40 (5,030 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Rick, thanks for sharing those great pictures! The finish on that Atlas is fantastic! Did you also restore the 41 Chevy? Terry | ||
| Post# 103112 , Reply# 33 7/11/2010 at 22:04 (5,030 days old) by westingman123 () | ||
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So, did you name the Chevy Christine? | ||
| Post# 103122 , Reply# 34 7/11/2010 at 23:51 (5,030 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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Hey Rick - | ||
| Post# 104533 , Reply# 35 7/28/2010 at 15:24 (5,014 days old) by midcenturymike () | ||
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Well! Now these are just getting down right common! Another one? Its missing it's rubber bumper and original tools. With all these deeply closeted Atlas'are coming out now; I don't know what to think! Michael | ||
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