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Post# 326030   1/22/2009 at 04:35 (5,545 days old) by washinsheen ()        

I love this ad!




Post# 326042 , Reply# 1   1/22/2009 at 06:49 (5,545 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston)        

such classy machines!
Bobby in Boston


Post# 326044 , Reply# 2   1/22/2009 at 06:52 (5,545 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()        

I hope that is tomato juice and not blood. LOL

Post# 326055 , Reply# 3   1/22/2009 at 07:56 (5,544 days old) by autowasherfreak ()        

I love the high control panels. Any idea what the model is?

Post# 326057 , Reply# 4   1/22/2009 at 08:08 (5,544 days old) by chaskelljr2 (Washington, D. C.)        

"autowasherfreak"

I have NO idea what the model numbers are, but I believe those are TOL Frigidaires of 1966.

Maybe "Unimatic1140" or another Frigidaire expert will give you the exact model numbers of these machines.

But these are some beautiful machines, aren't they???

--Charles--


Post# 326077 , Reply# 5   1/22/2009 at 10:50 (5,544 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        
Allow me

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Those are WCI-66's and spectacular machines. These are, I believe Rollermatics and you can see the liquid detergent and fabric softener dispenser in the control panel of the washer and the sprinkler well filler in the panel of the dryer. These are the first Frigidaires I ever noticed and wanted. Still do.

Thank you for posting this picture. This was from an "Electric Living" ad, yes? I have a bad smaller copy of it and I was hoping to find the big version. The utility and steel companies did many neat ads in the sixties featuring some of the appliances we know and love. Here's one with my coveted 1961 GE V-12 TOL Filter-Flo's


Post# 326079 , Reply# 6   1/22/2009 at 11:02 (5,544 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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In 66 Frigidaire changed the nomenclature for the model numbers - the machine pictured would be a WCIK. The father's hand is in the way so I can't tell if they are a 65 or a 66 set. The dispenser door had the writing moved around between the two years.

Let's hope that the red substance is not oil based paint! ;-)

Ben


Post# 326080 , Reply# 7   1/22/2009 at 11:10 (5,544 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)        
wouldn't it be a WCIL?

if it has the laundry aids dispenser?

Post# 326082 , Reply# 8   1/22/2009 at 11:16 (5,544 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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'K' is what tells us that it is a 1966 machine. The dispensers would have been a feature of the CI. The crazy machines are the WCIAK - a CI machine - BUT the options section has a rotary knob instead of the push-buttons and lack of chrome strips down the front of the machine; but with a dispenser IIRC. Things started to get crazy in the 60's! I don't have my lettering 100 percent, but I think 'L' is 1967.

Ben


Post# 326181 , Reply# 9   1/22/2009 at 19:29 (5,544 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        

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Didn't the 67's have rectangular cycle dials? Or are these 68's?

Post# 326213 , Reply# 10   1/22/2009 at 22:19 (5,544 days old) by rickr (.)        
66 frigidaires

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I got these! Just finished them last fall

Post# 326214 , Reply# 11   1/22/2009 at 22:21 (5,544 days old) by rickr (.)        
and yes,

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they light up!

Post# 326215 , Reply# 12   1/22/2009 at 22:24 (5,544 days old) by rickr (.)        
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In pixs they look better with the lights out though.

Post# 326218 , Reply# 13   1/22/2009 at 22:33 (5,544 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        

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Holly crap Rick - I had no idea you were done with the set! They look stunning in their new coat of paint. Actually the Coppertone panel looks great with the turquoise hue the rest of the machine has.

Enjoying them?

Ben


Post# 326219 , Reply# 14   1/22/2009 at 22:37 (5,544 days old) by rickr (.)        

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Thanks Ben! I though the same thing on the panels. I think the contrast looks great. I got these done late last fall and they are wonderful. They do not operate like a Unimatic though, even with the 1000 rpm spin.



Post# 326229 , Reply# 15   1/22/2009 at 23:01 (5,544 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)        
HOLY CRAP IS RIGHT

Rick, that set is positively stunning!!! I have a turquoise 1967 WCIL (now I understand the model number structure, thanks to swestoys). Bajaespuma, what you picture there is indeed a WCIL from '67, exactly what I have, minus the window lid. Rick, what color were they before you painted them? I recall seeing a picture of a coppertone set which were beautiful as well? Do you use the set often? I'm waiting for our Calypso to shit the bed so I can move the Frigidaire into it's place (with my wife's blessing I may add).

Post# 326256 , Reply# 16   1/23/2009 at 01:15 (5,544 days old) by tuthill ()        
Jaw drops to the floor...

WOW that is one awesome looking set you got there!

Post# 326275 , Reply# 17   1/23/2009 at 05:03 (5,544 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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Rick, that's a magnificent set! You did again a great job!

Post# 326276 , Reply# 18   1/23/2009 at 05:03 (5,544 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Wow! That's a gorgeous set, Rick. Stunning.

Post# 326296 , Reply# 19   1/23/2009 at 07:44 (5,543 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)        

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Those are Beautiful! Congratulations!

Post# 326317 , Reply# 20   1/23/2009 at 11:16 (5,543 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)        
Did Anyone Else Notice?

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There's something in that ad at the top...

Post# 326328 , Reply# 21   1/23/2009 at 11:40 (5,543 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)        
Odd...

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You'd think she'd be painting the heart on the washer, considering it has the pulsator, after all (and the spin cycle). Go figure.

Oh, well, if she messed up, Lord knows you can use a razor blade on all that porcelain to just scritch that little love-doodle right off.


Post# 326330 , Reply# 22   1/23/2009 at 11:50 (5,543 days old) by toggleswitch2 ()        

LOL ROFL LMAO.

Oh Nate. Cut it out or my Depends will leak! LOL


Post# 326331 , Reply# 23   1/23/2009 at 11:57 (5,543 days old) by fltcoils (South Bend, Indiana)        
Excuse to goto Fort Wayne

Rick, you've given me an excuse to goto Fort Wayne again.

What wonderful machines.


Post# 326333 , Reply# 24   1/23/2009 at 12:05 (5,543 days old) by rickr (.)        
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Thank you guys!

Sometime I will do a thread of these, with some restoration pixs and videos of operation.

In the meantime, here is what they looked like before the restoration.


Post# 326343 , Reply# 25   1/23/2009 at 13:45 (5,543 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        
DOUBLE,TRIPLE HOLY CRAP

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OMG, They are so stunning I can't believe my eyes. Fantastic Job Rick. You are a Very Talented Man. I don't think I've seen a Set (Thise particular Models) since 1975. Eddie

Post# 326348 , Reply# 26   1/23/2009 at 14:16 (5,543 days old) by tuthill ()        

Rick, could you briefly sum up how you painted the machines? I was under the impression that porcelain really couldn't be painted...

Post# 326386 , Reply# 27   1/23/2009 at 22:52 (5,543 days old) by rickr (.)        
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Hey Jed, I have a good friend that does the metal/paint work for me. He is the painter at the Porche dealer, and is a perfectionist. I gut the cabinets, then if he wants the cabinet blasted first, I have them blasted. These Frigidaires were in very poor condition. I almost scrapped them out for parts. The washer had leaked for years and had even rusted a couple holes in the lower cabinet area.It was also dented. At any rate, the porcelain was blasted so that the eching primer, finishing primer, and paint would adhere to the metal.
You are correct, paint will not stick to porcelain.

Here is what the cabinets looked like after the basic metal prep. The cabinets sat this way all spring and summer, because my friend was busy with his free time restoring his 1966 Oldsmobile 88 convertible. Finally he got the cabinets finished just before the really cold weather sat in.


Post# 326387 , Reply# 28   1/23/2009 at 22:59 (5,543 days old) by rickr (.)        
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Rusted bottom brace.

Anytime the washer was moved, it would leave a trail of rust from the lower cabinet and bottom brace. The replacement brace is from a 1961 model. I was able to make some modifications to it and use it on the 66 Custom Imperial washer.

The pump leaked for years, and the outer tub had one rust hole in it as large as a dime. These both must have leaked for decades.



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