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Post# 235836   6/9/2013 at 13:20 (3,945 days old) by hoover119dude (england)   |   | |
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hi all,
i have seen the hoover 700 i bought off of ebay. the seller used a web photo for the listing. the one i have purchased is a hoover 700 rebuilt at the hoover factory in perivale. in the states they are known as hoover specials. i am still pleased with it in spite that the orange triangle badge is not there anymore. just a big badge stating it as a rebuild. i was not aware that the hoover company here even rebuilt former models and i dont know of any here. if there are any rebuilt examples here in the U.K please post a few pics so i can see what mine would look like once refurbished. i will post a few of mine when it gets here. gary. |
Post# 235911 , Reply# 1   6/9/2013 at 18:19 (3,945 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Gary
I often wonder if these re-builds are one reason why so may pre-war Hoovers are around. In the early 1950s there was actually another Scottish factory to deal with overhauling trade-ins. In the early 1950s, due to the repaying of war debt the vast majority of production was assigned for export, which led to shortages at home - although Hoover cleaners (and other products) were heavily promoted there were still long waiting lists. But another factor is that, at the time, purchase tax was running at 50% on top of the basic price of the cleaners. But re-conditioned models were not subject to this making a good quality cleaner available to those who could not run to the cost of a new cleaner - and as we know, these pre war models WERE good cleaners :) Al |
Post# 235916 , Reply# 2   6/9/2013 at 21:06 (3,944 days old) by guido (ITALY)   |   | |
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Post# 235917 , Reply# 3   6/9/2013 at 21:12 (3,944 days old) by guido (ITALY)   |   | |
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Post# 236004 , Reply# 4   6/10/2013 at 13:53 (3,944 days old) by hoover119dude (england)   |   | |
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