Brought back to new life after many years in storage. We just finished another Cavalier 96 restoration ( here is another Cavalier 96 round top restoration.) The customer said he had it over 30 years before finally getting it restored. Now it is like new again and ready to […]
Ray Hewitt
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Can I vend today’s bottles in my Vendo 44? First, some info about the Vendo 44 / VMC 44 The Vendo 44 is one of the more popular models on the market because of it vintage look and small footprint. This Vendo model was originally produced in the mid to […]
A Great Way to Preserve The Vintage Look As an option to a partial restoration, many customers choose to have us clean the exterior of the machine and add 2 -3 coats of automotive clear. I wanted to explain this process a bit more today for those who may […]
While we consider many vintage drink machines for a full restoration, there are a few that we pass on. On most of the ones listed below, we WILL get them working again. For example install a new cooling system, get them vending, or change them to a fridge instead. (see […]
This was a rewarding restoration project, as we knew that this machine ( along with another) was going to be a heirloom gift from mom to her son. When we got the Cavalier 72 there were 2 things that stood out. One was it was painted before, it was the […]
Here is a before and after on a Cavalier 96 restoration we recently completed. This is a great little machine, similar to Cavalier 72 with a few more shelves. Use the slider on the image to see the before and after. Below are a few more images after completion.
Somestimes the memory is most important. That was the case with this Vendo H56 Pepsi machine. My customers grandfather had it for years. My customer remembered it well worn, lots of patina. When he got it, he wanted to get it working, but leave the patina as it was, just […]
I remember wanting to buy my first vintage Coke machine for my office. I had no idea what to get, what different brands or models were worth, what to look for, and how to be sure I was not being ripped off! I would like to share some general thoughts […]
Our customer from SC came across this old 1950s Vendo 216. I believe he told me someone was discarding it, and he jumped in an made an offer to keep it alive. Well, when we got the machine, it was apparent that over the years someone has tried rig the […]
We did this one just before the holiday last month for a local customer and friend of ours. It is a Vendo 56 – complete restoration. New Cooling system. It was a present for this father, who has had the machine for a long time. Before After
I wanted to highlight a project we did last year for a customer on a Glasco slider 50 cooler box. These boxes are common and this is a solution for getting them up and running again. This cooler was missing the slider insert completely, and the customer wanted to use […]
For those, like myself, who work on vintage machines, we see and hear this often: “It runs fine, does not get that cold, it just needs Freon!”
This is one of the larger coolers Cavalier made We just completed this cooler full restoration, with a new cooling system, for a customer in NC. I think the highlight of this project bringing one back to like new after it had been quite worn by the years of […]