Shop Notes & Blog

A Full restoration by Soda City on a VMC 44 machine with a conversion to cans.

This 1949 Vendo 39 came to us green Our customer has Vendo 39 Coke machine in his collection for while. Along the way, before […]

Perhaps one of the most desirable machines today is the VMC 44 and its almost identical sister the Vendo 44.   This VMC came to […]

We recently finished this full restoration on a Jacobs 56 Pepsi machine for a customer out west.  He shipped his machine to us for […]

We love this beautiful machine We just finished this Vendo 81D for a customer, and it is a beauty!.   Although this machine had surface […]

If you are interested in having us repair or restore your machine, those consultations and quotes are free.   This is advice service below is […]

Originally a wet box, we converted this one to a air cooled This cooler, like so many of our customers, had a family history […]

This is a versatile little machine We just finished this Cavalier 55 machine for a customer in Alabama.   Today, the Vendo 44 is quite […]

The story behind the machine We got a email from a customer on Conway SC, who had a Vendo 39 he wanted to get […]

We get sent quite a few images, and I so I thought I would share some tips about sending them, so our future customers […]

We love restoring this machine, we have done several of them now.   Here is one we just finished up last month.    Use the arrows […]

Every week our customers are faced with this decisions like this: Should I keep the machine original (and just get it working again), should […]

We just finished this Vendo 81B Full Restoration.   (The images were taken before we installed the cooling system and kickplate. )  This machine is […]

 This machine came to us well worn, to put it lightly.  It was on the edge of what can be restored.  I am not […]

Brought back to new life after many years in storage. We just finished another Cavalier 96 restoration   ( here is another Cavalier 96 round […]

Can I vend today’s bottles in my Vendo 44? First, some info about the Vendo 44 / VMC 44 The Vendo 44 is one […]

A Great Way to Preserve The Vintage Look As an option to a partial restoration, many customers choose to have us clean the exterior […]

While we consider many vintage drink machines for a full restoration, there are a few that we pass on.   On most of the ones […]

Cavalier 64C Restoration images from Soda City Restorations, 2021

This was a rewarding restoration project, as we knew that this machine ( along with another) was going to be a heirloom gift from […]