Is this for real?

That washer is actually a combination of at least three machines.

The control panel came from a 1983-1986 Kenmore 70. The lid and top looks to be Almond and of Whirlpool origin as already noted. The cabinet looks to be Golden Wheat color, with the basket and "guts" being from a 1980 or earlier machine.

There is no parts interchangeability between 1980 and earlier large capacity machines and the 1981 and later units in terms of basket and outer tub size, or baseplate. The way to tell the difference is to check the rows of perfs. on the bottom of the tub. If it has four rows (I'm talking large capacity), its a 1980 or earlier (I have seen one suds model from 1981 with the old tub however), and if it has two rows, it's 1981 and later. The 1981 and later tubs to a trained eye look a little smaller, as they are actually 3/4 of an inch more shallow and 5/8 inch narrower in diameter.

All the mechanicals underneath the baseplate are the same, as are the timers, etc.

My bet is that the original gold machine was a late 70s model with painted top (Sears did LOTS of that). The painted tops tended to rust. My solution to that more than a few times was to transplant another top panel from a porcelain machine that was scrapped. I'd bet that the person had only a decent Whirlpool top available, and changed the control panel too, using a new 70-series panel.

Definitely another Frankenmore!


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Post# 311898 10/28/2008 at 00:10 (5,652 days old) by soapnsuds ()
Checkrate/Likes I've never seen a Kenmore with a Whirlpool lid. Did someone change the control panel? CLICK HERE TO GO TO soapnsuds's LINK on Sacramento Craigslist

Post# 311901 , Reply# 1 10/28/2008 at 00:23 (5,652 days old) by tuthill ()
Checkrate/Likes *younger insides with older casing* They put the guts in a new cabinet, which happened to be a Whirlpool.

Post# 311902 , Reply# 2 10/28/2008 at 00:41 (5,652 days old) by peteski50 (New York)
Checkrate/Likes *Kenmore / Whirlpool!* I always liked the back open lid anyway. It's awsome - I like it. Peter

Post# 311903 , Reply# 3 10/28/2008 at 01:23 (5,652 days old) by soapnsuds ()
Checkrate/Likes Tut-I saw the guts part...but that's a Kenmore control panel. So KM never made a lid like that, right? So Whirlpool body, with Kenmore panel?? I agree Peter, I do like the look of the back open lid.

Post# 311914 , Reply# 4 10/28/2008 at 05:57 (5,652 days old) by pulsator-power (connecticut)
Checkrate/Likes Looks like a Frankenmore! Bwah, ha, ha. Happy Halloween!

Post# 311949 , Reply# 5 10/28/2008 at 11:55 (5,651 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)
Checkrate/Likes That washer is actually a combination of at least three machines. The control panel came from a 1983-1986 Kenmore 70. The lid and top looks to be Almond and of Whirlpool origin as already noted. The cabinet looks to be Golden Wheat color, with the basket and "guts" being from a 1980 or earlier machine. There is no parts interchangeability between 1980 and earlier large capacity machines and the 1981 and later units in terms of basket and outer tub size, or baseplate. The way to tell the difference is to check the rows of perfs. on the bottom of the tub. If it has four rows (I'm talking large capacity), its a 1980 or earlier (I have seen one suds model from 1981 with the old tub however), and if it has two rows, it's 1981 and later. The 1981 and later tubs to a trained eye look a little smaller, as they are actually 3/4 of an inch more shallow and 5/8 inch narrower in diameter. All the mechanicals underneath the baseplate are the same, as are the timers, etc. My bet is that the original gold machine was a late 70s model with painted top (Sears did LOTS of that). The painted tops tended to rust. My solution to that more than a few times was to transplant another top panel from a porcelain machine that was scrapped. I'd bet that the person had only a decent Whirlpool top available, and changed the control panel too, using a new 70-series panel. Definitely another Frankenmore!

Post# 312071 , Reply# 6 10/28/2008 at 21:00 (5,651 days old) by soapnsuds ()
Checkrate/Likes *Frankenmore?* Thanks Gordon. :) What's a Frankenmore? I've seen that here before..but don't really know what it means.

Post# 312158 , Reply# 7 10/29/2008 at 13:00 (5,650 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)
Checkrate/Likes Def. of 'Frankenmore': The term 'Frankenmore' predates me on this site a bit, but from what I've been able to piece togehter, the term was coined due to the combination of a couple somewhat "famous" Kenmore machines that a member here had. They were of different eras (1960s and 1980s with the particular machine I know of), and they were blended together to have the controls and cosmetic appearance of the older machine, with the mechanicals of the newer model. This term may have come about even sooner, but the notorious Frankenmore is a combination of a 1968 Kenmore and a 1982 Kenmore. 'Franken' from Frankenstein, and 'more' from Kenmore.

Post# 312192 , Reply# 8 10/29/2008 at 15:31 (5,650 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)
Checkrate/Likes JasonL down in Tennessee has the frankenmore I think and it came from Austin in Texas

Post# 312211 , Reply# 9 10/29/2008 at 16:41 (5,650 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)
Checkrate/Likes Yes, and if I am correct, it is stored with the other members of Jason's collection while he is getting space, and the washers ready for use. Have a good one, James

Post# 312300 , Reply# 10 10/29/2008 at 22:39 (5,650 days old) by soapnsuds ()
Checkrate/Likes I got it. Can we see THE Frankenmore on AWO? Then I guess this machine on CL would qualify as a Frankenmore! Or a Kenpool or Morepool or.. lol Thanks guys.