Vintage 1976 Hoover Convertible U5002 Upright Vacuum Cleaner

Finally a dream realised - I have wanted one of these cleaners for thirty years and now I have one! Hooray! They are stupidly expensive to buy in the UK because they are so rare, but I found this one in France and had it sent over. That was a risk because they are delicate flowers and the plastics break easily. When it arrived the lower pivot had been smashed off. After some drilling, screwing and fixing it was all back together. Then came a light service and a good scrub because it was filthy. Just before I filmed this video I noticed the bag full indicator had fallen off one of it's pivots. So I took the front off (always a risk because the plastic is weak), popped it back on and set about filming. And it fell off AGAIN! You can see it get blown up the front cover. I'll have to investigate and repair the little plastic C's that hold it in place. Hope you enjoy the video of one of my favourite vacuum cleaners :) PS: I had to use the Freedom hose again - sorry!