We just finished up this Cavalier 96 Full restoration for a customer. Before Image After Restoration Images
Ray Hewitt
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We have been filming the last 4 weeks We were contacted by Insider, a division of Business Insider Magazine about filming a restoration for a series they are doing on different items people restore. So over the last month, we have been filming the restoration of this Vendo 44 for […]
This 1949 Vendo 39 came to us green Our customer has Vendo 39 Coke machine in his collection for while. Along the way, before he obtained it, someone decided to paint it the outside green. So we dubbed it the green Vendo 39. Other than the exterior paint, the […]
Perhaps one of the most desirable machines today is the VMC 44 and its almost identical sister the Vendo 44. This VMC came to us with the door hanging off and lots of rats nests in the base. Our customer was from NC and this was going to be […]
We recently finished this full restoration on a Jacobs 56 Pepsi machine for a customer out west. He shipped his machine to us for a complete restoration inside and out. This is a beautiful machine. It has the classic 1950 round stop with soft lines. The emblem lights up when […]
We love this beautiful machine We just finished this Vendo 81D for a customer, and it is a beauty!. Although this machine had surface wear, overall it was in a good shape, with little rust to deal with. After a full restoration that included new chrome, paint, clear coat, […]
Originally a wet box, we converted this one to a air cooled This cooler, like so many of our customers, had a family history going back several generations. It had been in storage, and along the way, it was painted white with a brush. As you can see below that […]
This is a versatile little machine We just finished this Cavalier 55 machine for a customer in Alabama. Today, the Vendo 44 is quite in demand for a small indoor machine. But don’t look this past model. It has many advantages. It has an electric coin mech, and it takes […]
The story behind the machine We got a email from a customer on Conway SC, who had a Vendo 39 he wanted to get restored. It was in rough shape, and normally we would pass on a machine this damaged. More on that in a minute. He explained to […]
We love restoring this machine, we have done several of them now. Here is one we just finished up last month. Use the arrows to slide the before and after below. More restoration images
Every week our customers are faced with this decisions like this: Should I keep the machine original (and just get it working again), should I restore it, or should I just sell / discard it? Most customers choose to restore, and for most cases that is best decision. But once in a while it may not be.
We just finished this Vendo 81B Full Restoration. (The images were taken before we installed the cooling system and kickplate. ) This machine is one of the most desired vintage drink machines and this one had a very pleasing transformation from worn to new! Use the Slider below to see […]
This machine came to us well worn, to put it lightly. It was on the edge of what can be restored. I am not sure the images show the condition that well. After a complete disassembly, a full sandblasting, bodywork, a replacement reproduction coin mechanism, a new paint job, a […]