OMG my Eureka rumbled out

[bucolic_frolic]

5. I bought a used Eureka at a thrift shop

No attachments, just a vacuum and hose. A few tags on it, was sitting there for a year. Price was right - $5.
Cleaned it. Had to soak the wheel treads in vinyl restorer. Cleaned and waxed the cord. It is powerful, used with
more than moderate wear, relatively small bags. Cord reel needed work, now it is fine.

Here's the thing. I can't find any pics or references to it online. It is exactly like the Eureka Maxima canister in yellow,
called a 972B. But this model is the 972A and it is Blue and simply called Rally rather than Maxima! I don't know when it was manufactured. It's not in part diagrams,
not on eBay or Amazon. I'm wondering if it's rare?

The yellow one was on Amazon, listed as first available in 2014 I think it was.

Did you know Eureka's been owned by Electrolux since 1974? Though they sold the name in 2014, they still manufacture all Eureka's. Mine is made in China. No reference to Eureka manufacturing plants in Asia, just Mexico and Illinois.

Very confusing. Very puzzling.