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Thread Number: 25614
An old friend from my mother's past (The return of my first Hoover) |
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| Post# 287634 7/7/2014 at 13:24 (3,574 days old) by PoconoVacMan (Northeast Pennsylvania) | ||
I stopped in to see my dear friend John Gregory last week to pick up some Type A HEPA bags and John had a surprise for me and a gift for my mother.
The surprise for me was a beautiful Hoover Legacy from November of 1997. The gift for my mother was a beautiful 1981 Hoover U4303 Convertible. The very machine that my mother got as a wedding present, that she ran until it died a tragic death in a basement flood 5 years ago. We never thought we would ever see this rare promotional model again. The U4303 was the very first round handle 1060 shape hood Convertible to use the new Type A bag. It's 1980-1982 production launched the high style and absolutely beautiful Convertible line of the 80s. It was replaced in 1982 with the U4349 blue striped top fill Convertible line. Photos below. The Convertible is so minty like new that you would swear it came from "The Vault" | ||
| Post# 287639 , Reply# 1 7/7/2014 at 13:48 (3,574 days old) by marks_here (_._) | ||
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| Post# 287642 , Reply# 2 7/7/2014 at 13:52 (3,574 days old) by Gr8DaneDad () | ||
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What wonderful gifts and a great surprise as well! | ||
| Post# 287674 , Reply# 3 7/7/2014 at 17:05 (3,573 days old) by PoconoVacMan (Northeast Pennsylvania) | ||
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Here are pics of the original spec sheet for mom's cleaner and a pic of the Legacy. I'll post more of it when it gets its spa treatment.
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| Post# 288013 , Reply# 4 7/9/2014 at 22:53 (3,571 days old) by gusherb (Chicagoland) | ||
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Gorgeous machine Matt! I want it! So nice that you got it back after all these years. You sure would think that machine came from the vault... | ||
| Post# 288015 , Reply# 5 7/9/2014 at 23:24 (3,571 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 288496 , Reply# 6 7/13/2014 at 09:20 (3,568 days old) by raycarter (Taylor, Michigan) | ||
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That certainly makes us two of a kind! I also have that same Convertible and Legacy model in my collection! I'm so glad to hear of your reunion with a fondly-remembered cleaner from your past. Here is a photo of the production samples I own. 
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| Post# 288572 , Reply# 7 7/13/2014 at 22:07 (3,567 days old) by PoconoVacMan (Northeast Pennsylvania) | ||
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| Post# 289405 , Reply# 8 7/18/2014 at 15:29 (3,562 days old) by PoconoVacMan (Northeast Pennsylvania) | ||
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Stopped by again today and a few new additions to a few old friends in the showroom.
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| Post# 289406 , Reply# 9 7/18/2014 at 15:32 (3,562 days old) by PoconoVacMan (Northeast Pennsylvania) | ||
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A foreigner has invaded the Hoover store! I was promptly asked to remove it from the premises or replace it with something proper!
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