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Thread Number: 20869
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| Post# 233664 , Reply# 1 5/22/2013 at 23:07 (3,990 days old) by bisonian (Where the buffalo roamed! (Ocala, FL)) | ||
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For what they charged... I would HOPE the thing would run perfectly! Did you see what the cost of that restoration was? $5,000! I'm willing to bet it could have been done just as well or better by some of the members of this forum for about $4,800 less than that! | ||
| Post# 233692 , Reply# 4 5/23/2013 at 08:07 (3,990 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
It wasn't a 1934 Rexair. Rexair didn't begin selling cleaners until October of 1936 - and they didn't have water in them until February of 1937. The model in American Restorations was a model 3. It was launched in 1942 and made until 1946. The serial numbers all begin with "3" and are in the "300,000" range. After the war, Rexair came back with the model B (black) and the serial numbers started at "400,000". That is certainly not the ONLY model 3, Mike Pletcher has two of them, former VCCC President, R.J. Vanik has one. There's virtually no difference between the motor in the model 3 and the motor in the model B. The machine was built because the parent company of Rexair (Martin-Perry Corp.) was building hospital ships for the war effort, and Rexair made the cleaners they outfitted the ships with. The Rexair model 3 was also available to the public if they had a doctor's prescription - making it the only vacuum available to the American public during the war.
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| Post# 233756 , Reply# 5 5/23/2013 at 18:42 (3,989 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
What do you mean by... | ||
| Post# 233830 , Reply# 7 5/24/2013 at 02:19 (3,989 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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Yes It's called Gouging! I think that is absolutely High way Robbery . I don't think that was worth 5 grand. Just plain stupid. | ||
| Post# 234269 , Reply# 8 5/27/2013 at 21:32 (3,985 days old) by vacuumman206 () | ||
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Does anyone know the title of that american restoration episode, or where to get it so I can see what this model 3 looks like? Seems rare by the fact that the only information I can find out about it is from this forum. | ||
| Post# 234303 , Reply# 9 5/28/2013 at 05:49 (3,985 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Re Why didnt Rainbow do it... Because they dont know beans about there past!! | ||
Post# 234308 , Reply# 10 5/28/2013 at 08:15 (3,985 days old) by dial-a-nap  (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner) |
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Interesting history on the Rexair!
This is television. Aside from the expenses of the shop, crew, etc. everything is inflated and pumped up to be exciting and keep the viewers attention (mostly to the commercials) during the show. $5000 sounds a lot more shocking to the average viewer than a few hundred dollars. Good exposure for Rainbow too - a 1/2 hour show working on a Rexair (Rainbow) vacuum is better than an infomercial and the "cost" of the restoration is far more than a new Rainbow from your friendly Rainbow dealer! Check your local yellow pages! | ||
| Post# 234752 , Reply# 12 6/1/2013 at 11:42 (3,981 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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That would be most interesting... | ||
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