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Thread Number: 19712
Just acquired a Hoover Sprint |
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| Post# 219755 2/19/2013 at 08:35 (4,076 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
So I just found a Hoover Sprint 100 at my local thrift shop the other day for $17.99 in perfect shape, complete with tools. According to the serial number, this one was manufactured May of 1989. I'm pretty sure the 100 was the economy model, but how many different versions were there? I know there was also a Tempo, PortaPower II and Hornet, but they seem somewhat rare nowadays. Did they not sell well? Other than the small bag chamber it seems like a great little machine.
- Hershel | ||
| Post# 219783 , Reply# 1 2/19/2013 at 15:35 (4,076 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
A pic.. | ||
| Post# 219785 , Reply# 2 2/19/2013 at 15:37 (4,076 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
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Post# 219828 , Reply# 3 2/19/2013 at 19:00 (4,076 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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Great Find! 
Although these canisters were sold into the early-2000s, they never show up, especially the TOL Tempo with a PN. Since I've never used or seen one in person, they must either be made extremely well or extremely cheap, as they are just never for sale! Here is brochure for the Sprit 100; the very BOL. Isn't that a great looking children's bedroom?
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Post# 219829 , Reply# 4 2/19/2013 at 19:04 (4,076 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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MOL | ||
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Post# 219831 , Reply# 5 2/19/2013 at 19:07 (4,076 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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TOL | ||
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Post# 219832 , Reply# 6 2/19/2013 at 19:11 (4,076 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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Spec Sheet | ||
| Post# 219890 , Reply# 8 2/19/2013 at 23:01 (4,076 days old) by chan55 (Green Bay, WI) | ||
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Sprint I had one of the Sprint uprights too. Isn't it odd how Hoover started to use the names over and over? Very confusing for people buying bags. It seems the name Convertible appeared on other vacs after the real Convertibles were gone, if I remember correctly. | ||
| Post# 219903 , Reply# 9 2/20/2013 at 06:35 (4,075 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
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Thank you so much for the photos and a little more info on the Sprint/Tempo line. I recall P.C. Richards selling the Hoover Hornet in the early '90's for something like $69.99. And yes, making different models with the same name creates confusion for the average consumer. I have the centennial edition Convertible which for all intents and purposes is the Saavy. No where near the build quality of the original Convertible. There was also a hardbody version of the Elite named the Convertible. I see now there is a bagless version of the Elite with a cordwinder, but again, build quality was much better for the early '90's Elites.
- Hershel | ||
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