IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE MADE THE EFFORT TO COLLECT COCA-COLA SPECIAL ISSUE CANS, PROBABLY BECAUSE THEY STOPPED ISSUING THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. I REMEMBER BACK IN 1986, COCA-COLA NEW YORK ISSUED OVER 200 CANS MOSTLY ON SPORTS AND OLYMPIC SUBJECTS. I WAS TRADING WITH ALOT OF OVERSEAS COLLECTORS AS WELL AND PROBABLY HAVE OVER 2,000 CANS MOSTLY OF 12oz SIZE IN VARIOUS PLACES MOSTLY NOT ON DISPLAY.
IN 1993 I DECIDED TO SHOW MY MORE UNIQUE COKE CANS ON A SHELF UNIT IN MY BASEMENT WHICH HELD OVER 300 CANS, IS JUST OVER 6' TALL AND ABOUT 7+' WIDE.
WELL 14 YEARS LATER, I FIGURED IT WAS TIME FOR A SWAPPING OF THE SODA CANS FOR OIL CANS. LAST YEAR I BOUGHT OVER 500 QUARTS MOSTLY COMMON ABOUT HALF METAL HALF COMPOSITE AND I NEEDED TO GET THEM OFF THE FLOOR.
SO I DECIDED TO REMOVE ALL THE SODA CANS AND REWORK THE SHELVES WHICH HAD TO BE SOMEWHAT DEEPER...
I TOOK THE OLD SHELVES AND ADDED TO THE FRONT AN 8' LONG 1x2" STRIP AND PLACED THEM BACK ON THE ADJUSTABLE "CLIP" ENDS WITH A SUPPORT BRACKET IN THE MIDDLE:
CON'T: