That Lady Bug vacuum looks very similar to a vacuum under the name of Homelite in Britain. The Avanti isn't all that far off by looks, either, especially in the bag topper area. I'm betting they're both made by the same foreign company.

I love those Eureka Lites do they still make them 

I am looking for the first  gen Bravo soft bag. I had one when I work at Elux as a sample machine sitting in my office but it got lost. It was the first time I had seen a Eureka 

Oh great, don't tell me that '#' trend has gotten to our beloved HOOVER! I kinda wonder where that idea came from.....

What ever happened to department store displays and in-home demonstrations? I don't '#', I do not face book,I am not one for the modern era! Of course,I am only one of the millions of modern youth who use such things as ashtrays and mobile telephones, for I am still one of typewriters and rotary telephones! It's a shame what's became of today, or at least in my mind!

At least Hoover has better battery technology today than Eureka did in the 90s, everything was going cordless then, especially those bricks of a mobile phone! 

Well then people need to slow down if you ask me.

These were sold in South Africa as a LG 

Good vacuum never see them for repair. I bought a whole bunch years ago that had box only damaged. Never had one come back. wish I had kept one. 

And Amway had it going on in the 1990s, their design could not be topped, even by Dyson!"

You have quite a collection of modern Hoovers. If I remember correctly, I believe the green version was the original. They really should bring back the tool caddy. The way they have the attachments set up on most of the T-Series is so awkward. 

What other Hoovers did Target carry when you bought it? Target seems to have most of the cheapo models these days, and I always thought the Caddy Vac was a pretty high-ranking model.  

We called that model the 612 here in SA. Its major difference been the location of the switch , Ours been on the side at the bottom. 

This is one of my 612's It was used every day by the same family till it was trades in a few months ago for something lighter.

It is still yet to be rebuilt so Its still at my home workshop ad not on display at my showroom

We got the same machine called the 638 Again with the switch underneath.

I am busy restoring this one.

Trying to remould the bumper as a new one is not available.

Underneath the 612 and 638 are just about identical, They use the same motor, Beater brush,even the heavy cast alloy base is the same, Just the Hoods are different and the cord mounts.

Some one else is interested in the 638 in my pics too  

Thanks Dan 

Look forward to meeting you one day too 

'Cinvertible'? 

Hey Dan, So sorry to hear about Kirby, For some may not understand but for the rest of us , we simply have 4 legged Children aswell. My 4 legged Children are definetly better behaved than my two legged ones :). 

I love the Eureka, One day I must get one to add to my collection