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Thread Number: 12539
Navy blue 1-CR? |
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| Post# 134068 , Reply# 1 4/25/2011 at 15:51 (4,748 days old) by MoabBomb () | ||
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The serial number tag See? Damaged and not aligned straight. 
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| Post# 134069 , Reply# 2 4/25/2011 at 15:53 (4,748 days old) by MoabBomb () | ||
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Accessories box Heritage? 
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| Post# 134070 , Reply# 3 4/25/2011 at 15:55 (4,748 days old) by MoabBomb () | ||
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Blue Heritage? Seems to be missing some stuff, including owners manual (DRAT!) 
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Post# 134071 , Reply# 4 4/25/2011 at 15:59 (4,748 days old) by jfalberti  (Visalia, CA) |
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Welcome Rob! Now this is speculation on my part but, What you have there is what we used to call a bojacked Kirby (back when I sold Kirby). You are correct that the Classic had brown trim, and a gold bag with a patch on the bag that said Kirby Classic. What probably happened is a vacuum shop got this Classic 1-CR (probably on trade) and rebuilt it, replacing the brown trim with blue (probably happend while the Tradition was the current model) and advertised it as the latest model, while carefully not stating that it was brand new. The unsuspecting person reading the shops ad in the paper, and having just had a demo, decides to go check it out. Once in the shop, the owner trys to switch them to another brand (more than likely a Royal). But the consumer is stead fast that they want the Kirby, and buy it thinking they got a steal on the machine for only $299, when the Kirby guy wanted over $800.
Yours is a good looking machine, and you do have a choice. You can keep it as is, or you can restore it to what it was when it came off the assembly line. Either way is a win, because the Classic 1-CR really is a good Kirby. Tell me, has it been converted to use disposable bags? | ||
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Post# 134072 , Reply# 5 4/25/2011 at 16:10 (4,748 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA) |
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Those attachments | ||
| Post# 134073 , Reply# 6 4/25/2011 at 16:27 (4,748 days old) by MoabBomb () | ||
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Still gleams! How could any mortal resist this gleaming curvaceous lovely? 
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| Post# 134076 , Reply# 8 4/25/2011 at 16:57 (4,748 days old) by MoabBomb () | ||
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Motor end coupling Here ya go, jfalbert: 
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Post# 134078 , Reply# 9 4/25/2011 at 17:23 (4,748 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA) |
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Did you try Turning the machine on with the hose attached? Did it come on? If so, then I'd suggest that you remove the hose and try to turn it on with nothing attached to the front. If it comes on, then the safety switch has probably been bypassed.
As for the bag, I see it still has the Sani EmpTor. Does the bag have a a zippered pocket, or a full zipper running from top to bottom in the back? My bet is they put a shake out Tradition bag on it.
I agree with you, it is a beautifful machine, and don't blame you one bit for keeping it as it is. | ||
| Post# 134093 , Reply# 11 4/25/2011 at 19:35 (4,748 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 134099 , Reply# 12 4/25/2011 at 20:14 (4,748 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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Post# 134127 , Reply# 14 4/25/2011 at 22:08 (4,748 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Wanna bet that many older Kirbys were rebuilt jazzed up in red like the Classic III while said model was being sold (in the years 1976-79)???
If anyone has a Classic III with the Classic 1-CR safety switch on it (the very first Classic Omegas had it before changes were made to it in early 1974), please show me a picture of it. ~Ben | ||
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Post# 355696 , Reply# 15 7/8/2016 at 20:56 (2,847 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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