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Thread Number: 14845
Any Pictures of Rebuilt (Color-Keyed) Kirbys from 1962-1981? |
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Post# 157503 10/30/2011 at 10:09 (4,560 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Hi,
I wonder if any of you actually have any pictures of any rebuilt Kirbys, those that were rebuilt in the years 1962-1981 and those that actually got out with the trim color corresponding to the then-current Kirby that was being sold at the time of the rebuild of the older model??? For example: any older Kirby from the 505 to the Classic III 2-CB rebuilt between 1979-1981 (approximately between August 1979 and September 1981) would be painted blue. (I would think that in the case of the Classic III, the 1979-1980 season rebuilds at first involved painting the Classic III's original belt lifter blue, due to the fact the original Tradition rug nozzle was mounted on a different safety switch (the one designed for the locking headlight cap). After modifying the motor design to accommodate the older-style safety switch last used on the Classic III, the 1980-1981 season rebuilds then used the Tradition's complete original rug nozzle in place of the original Classic III version.) Example 2: any older Kirby up to the Dual Sanitronic 80 rebuilt between 1970-1973 (Classic 1-CR) and 1973-1976 (Classic Omega 1-CB) would be colored brown. Example 3: any older Kirby up to the Classic Omega 1-CB rebuilt between 1976-1979 would be colored the Classic III's red. Thank you in advance, Ben (KirbyClassicIII) | ||
| Post# 157507 , Reply# 1 10/30/2011 at 11:00 (4,560 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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Any kirbys I have seen that have been factory rebuilt were restored to the original trim color package for that model. The only machines I have seen done in other trim color packages are machines rebuilt/serviced at non Kirby service centers or home garages. | ||
| Post# 157510 , Reply# 2 10/30/2011 at 11:11 (4,560 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
i think | ||
| Post# 157518 , Reply# 3 10/30/2011 at 12:30 (4,560 days old) by LongLiveKirbys (Minneapolis) | ||
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I have a Kirby 510 that was rebuilt in 2006 that was done in Sanitronic tan | ||
| Post# 157519 , Reply# 4 10/30/2011 at 12:31 (4,560 days old) by LongLiveKirbys (Minneapolis) | ||
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I have a Kirby 510 that was rebuilt in 2006 that was done in Sanitronic tan | ||
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Post# 157522 , Reply# 5 10/30/2011 at 13:10 (4,560 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Steve (@Kirby519),
Would you call Bill Graessle's (sp?) (SaniEmptor511) Kirby 511 (click the link), that he says was rebuilt late in 1967, a fine example of color-keyed rebuilding, or rather a crude example of color-keyed rebuilding? I would think that nowhere is this crudeness more acute than on the belt lifter. Being a 4th-quarter 1967 rebuild, this example came back in the same shade of green as the Dual Sanitronic 80. Again, I did see many Kirby Classic Omegas, as well as some Dual Sanitronic 80s, rebuilt that got the Tradition's blue trim. ~Ben CLICK HERE TO GO TO KirbyClassicIII's LINK | ||
| Post# 157528 , Reply# 6 10/30/2011 at 13:38 (4,560 days old) by lunchboxsean () | ||
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I have a 510ish series (not sure what model exactly because the tag is gone) rebuilt with classic III red. | ||
| Post# 157534 , Reply# 7 10/30/2011 at 16:16 (4,560 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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After I posted I did think back that I have seen the 500 series done in the tan color even from the factory. I have sent in two 1 CR's in the past 12 yrs and both came back trimmed out as they were originally. I do know that Kirby is now rebuilding the older machines using black trim packages. | ||
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Post# 157555 , Reply# 9 10/30/2011 at 19:40 (4,560 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 157563 , Reply# 10 10/30/2011 at 20:51 (4,560 days old) by thissucks () | ||
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how much money to do a 505? | ||
| Post# 157570 , Reply# 11 10/30/2011 at 21:37 (4,560 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Kirby Rebuild | ||
| Post# 157601 , Reply# 12 10/31/2011 at 11:55 (4,559 days old) by Sablekid () | ||
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I have a 518 all blue with a red bag | ||
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Post# 157638 , Reply# 14 10/31/2011 at 17:09 (4,559 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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In other words, the following parts would not be termed genuine Kirby parts, correct?
The hot sheet: *Wide front wheels (#1319xx, if for models in the Classic trilogy) in colors other than chocolate brown (Classic 1-CR), rosewood brown (Classic Omega 1-CB) and apple red (Classic III 2-CB). *Narrow rear wheels (#1320xx, if for models in the Classic trilogy) in colors other than the same three mentioned above for the wide front wheels. *Narrow rear wheels (#1320xx, if for models Dual Sanitronic 80 and back) in colors other than grey (models 515-561), sirocco (562, Sanitronic VII and Dual Sanitronic 50) and green (Dual Sanitronic 80). *Handle grips (#1727xx, Dual Sanitronic 50 and back) in colors other than black (model 505), grey (models 508-513), red (models 513-561) and sirocco (562, Sanitronic VII and Dual Sanitronic 50). ~Ben | ||
| Post# 157662 , Reply# 15 10/31/2011 at 19:30 (4,559 days old) by rickenbacker () | ||
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Surely somebody has some pictures though, right? I'd love to see some. I've always loved colour keyed Kirbys for some reason. I suppose they just look nice :P Charlie | ||
| Post# 157767 , Reply# 17 11/1/2011 at 20:24 (4,558 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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Normvac I remember seening the rebuilt kirbys for sale from Hesco. I even remember the name of the company that was doing the rebuilds. | ||
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