Rare!: 1973 Otis Black-Button Traction Lift At A Hotel (99% Original!)

Well where to begin...this was completely unexpected! A few people have filmed this building before, however only the two other cars, which have been modernised (fixture and logic) by Orona, have been filmed. I'm not sure how multiple people missed this one, which is the right hand car, espeically seeing as it has its original (and fully working!) indicator on the ground floor, and original directional lanterns on all the other floors!
The only things that have been replaced on this is the external call buttons (this is on a separate controller weirdly) and the electric eye on the doors. The motor, relay logic, interior fixtures and external lanterns are all original! Even better is the indicator (mostly) works too. This is great fun to ride with its original two-speed relay logic, pretty fast too, and the icing on the cake is the very pronounced classic levelling and working chimes/lanterns.
The logic does however have its quirks, it wont answer 'Up' calls at all (except on the ground floor); if you call it from floor 5 or below it goes up to the 6th floor first then back down; and it always returns to the ground floor, say if you call it from the 3rd floor and select the 7th floor, it will go down to ground first.
I hope to return soon to get some more footage of it, it was quite busy during my stay so the takes are a little choppy, and I had to film the lobby external indicator in the middle of the night haha, and even then someone got on at floor 5! (hence why it's fairly dark).
Tech Specs:-
Drive Type: Overhead Traction
Floors Served: 8
Fixtures: Otis Black-button
Year Installed: 1973
Capacity: 13pers/2000lbs
Doors: Centre Parting

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

Amazing find, lifts this old with anywhere over 3-4 floors are very rare these days!

[@VintageLiftLad]

they really are especially in a city centre!

[@LucasTheTechCollector]

@@VintageLiftLad Where is this located? Or would it best be kept private.

[@melevator]

Amazing!

[@VintageLiftLad]

thank you :)

[@mattacat3622]

Beautiful Ding aswell ! Might only be 99% original but its 100% epic still

[@VintageLiftLad]

I agree love the chimes. I spent more time than I'd like to admit riding this haha. Whats your discord? I've redownloaded it recently although still don't use it too often

[@mattacat3622]

@@VintageLiftLad it’s mattacat_