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Old 28th Apr 2010, 11:00 pm   #1
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Default Cleaning a classic car in style

A couple of years ago I was considering buying a new hand held car vacuum cleaner, primarily to use in my Rover P4. However, I was aware of Hoover Dustettes and decided to search e-Bay to see what was available. I came across a Dustette from the early 60s in excellent condition with all of its tools and instructions in its original storage box. I put a bid in an won the Dustette.

I was very surprised how good a condition the Dustette was in - it looked barely used. It works perfectly and even has a brown bakelite 3 pin modern style plug. I think cleaning my P4 with the Dustette is much more appropriate then a modern cleaner

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Old 29th Apr 2010, 6:57 am   #2
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That's great

How much do these sort of things go for? Might have to see if I can source a small 1970s cleaner for my car!
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Old 29th Apr 2010, 8:47 am   #3
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They do work well the old machines and probably use less power than a modern equivalent.
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Old 29th Apr 2010, 9:01 am   #4
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A later model Dustette has an internal bag and a blow output which is very useful for initial cleaning of radios not to mention driving a cheap glass bottle type spray gun.

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I have the original dustette from the early '30s. It has been in the family for nearly 100 years. It is still going strong except for wear to the underside of the bag which needs stitching. The amazing thing about these is that everything passes through the fan!
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Old 29th Apr 2010, 5:41 pm   #6
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I have one of those, a Dustette 2614 model:-

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.li...ml#Anchor39006

When I got it the fan was damaged but I managed to get a new one and it worked fine. Within a week however the new aluminium fan broke a blade off due to ingesting a small stone . It's been languishing unloved at the back of the garage for 20 years now... .

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Still using a Constellation from the same era for car cleaning, even had a spare motor for nearly 30 years, perhaps I'll never get to use it!
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Old 29th Apr 2010, 8:38 pm   #8
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Snap! I have a Hoover Constellation still going after 30+ years, reliable old things and I have an unused spare motor somewhere....

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Oh wow! I remember my mum using one of those in the early 70's when is was a kid,it was green on the bottom. Always wondered what it was, thanks for the jog down memory lane.

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Josh, I paid about £30 for the Dustette.

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If anyone wants a restoration project, I have a Dusty in scruffy condition, which needs a new bag, FOC (collect or pay piostage).
(Mods: please move if this should be in 'For Sale' - I don't know if this section is standalone for sales and wanted).
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We had a constellation I used to sit on it but it wouldn't move, I wonder why?
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The high style here extends from the cleaner to the car! What a lovely P4! I've always had Rovers. My first car was a "100" in the early '70s and I would like to get another before too long.
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Oh wow! I remember my mum using one of those in the early 70's when is was a kid,it was green on the bottom.

We had a green one in the early 70's too, never thought i would see one again!!! Thanks, also like to say what a superb looking Rover that is!
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We use a Hoover senior from the early 60s for our everyday Hoovering and it does the job perfectly. Hoover products were made to last for ever and to be easily repaired. I have used modern cleaners at holiday cottages and cannot understand why anybody buys them; they seem to be plastic rubbish.

We had a dustette, but the fabric bag seemed to puff out as much dust every time it touched anything as the cleaner had picked up so we gave up with it. It was hopeless for doing the car because of this. Maybe an extension hoze would have been the answer.

I bought a very old electrolux cylinder cleaner complete with fitted wooden box to use in my P4, but the suction was hopeless so I use our "new" one dating from the early 80s.

I wish the leather in my P4 was as good as yours. Eamonn.

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Hi,
I've just picked this up for 99p, a bargain.
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