This was a big step forward as GE was finally offering a DW that might last more than 10 years without rusting out. Yes it is funny that they mention that it is better than SS tubs, the only way it was likely better is it would be quieter and the white plastic tubs did not show mineral deposits as badly as SS tubs do, also the nice white tubs can make loading and unloading easier as you can see much better when you are not staring into a dark hole. Now that SS DWs have become popular we have a lot of people complain about this.

Now if GE had actually put a decent motor in their DWs, it took them nearly 20 more years to get rid of the noisy, crappy and grossly inefficient shaded pole motor that they introduced in 1967.

What's a "shaded pole motor"? Sounds kinda sexy.

Are one of the simplest and most reliable A/C motors made, they are also one of the most inefficient motors in terms of power output when you consider how much power they use. I think that GE was the only Major Appliance manufacturer that ever used one in a major appliance as the main motor.