On 3/16/2013 7:37 AM, Gary wrote:

> sf wrote:
>>
>> Gone with the 6oz or was that 8oz bottles of Coke. Mom loved those.
>
> In my closet, I have 3 OLD bottles of Coke never opened. Two of them are
> dated 1976. That was their 75th anniversary edition. The other one is older
> but no date anywhere on the bottle. Compared to the other two, I'd guess
> it's an 8oz bottle.
>
> I don't think these old bottles have any "antique/collector" value, or very
> little. Someday, I'll open one up and see if the flavor and fizz held up
> over the years. Or maybe I'll drink a bottle and feel the need to call 911
> after 15 minutes.
>
> G.
>

My bet is that there will be no fizz. I had some cans of something or
other and they were only about 7 years old in one of those 12 pack
cartons. I never liked the soda so they sat downstairs and by the time
I remembered they were there, some of them had exploded the cans enough
to leak out inside the cardboard carton.