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Thread Number: 24341
Introducing... the 1968 WP Imperial MK Xll dryer with the "station wagon tailgate" door! |
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Post# 377853 9/10/2009 at 00:35 (5,335 days old) by revvinkevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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 You may remember I acquired this 1968 Whirlpool Imperial Mark Xll washer and dryer set a few months back. Well, the dryer door only opened one way and today finally took the time repair the door so it now opens properly. So now I present the station wagon tailgate (clears throat) erm, the Whirlpool dryer with the two-way door! First, the dryer itself. 
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Post# 377855 , Reply# 1 9/10/2009 at 00:37 (5,335 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 377856 , Reply# 2 9/10/2009 at 00:38 (5,335 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 377857 , Reply# 3 9/10/2009 at 00:41 (5,335 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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| Post# 377865 , Reply# 4 9/10/2009 at 02:52 (5,335 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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Wow, who knew? Very cool. I guess they figured since they had the station wagon wood, they may as well do a station wagon door! LOL I think that was about the time those 2 way station wagon doors first became popular. | ||
| Post# 377869 , Reply# 5 9/10/2009 at 03:58 (5,335 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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| Post# 377877 , Reply# 6 9/10/2009 at 04:22 (5,335 days old) by stainfighter (Columbia, SC) | ||
what a guy!!!... | ||
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Post# 377889 , Reply# 7 9/10/2009 at 06:38 (5,335 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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| Post# 377897 , Reply# 8 9/10/2009 at 08:28 (5,335 days old) by bygted () | ||
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Neato It's magic! - just like the 50's Philco V handle fridge that opens from either side! | ||
| Post# 377915 , Reply# 9 9/10/2009 at 11:20 (5,335 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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| Post# 377923 , Reply# 10 9/10/2009 at 12:59 (5,335 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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That's cool. I've never seen a door like that before. That set is gorgeous anyway. Was it possible to get the wood grain with other colors. I think the wood with harvest gold would make a nice combination. | ||
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Post# 377929 , Reply# 11 9/10/2009 at 13:49 (5,335 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Red Carpet Drew..... Wow, really? Dam! I always thought that was part of the machines all this time! Since you are the appliance repair guy you would know for sure. OK, I'll remove the rest of the packaging this weekend, but I think it's glued on and having to scrap all the adhesive off may damage the paint (if there is any paint under there to begin with)! I'll let you know what happens! | ||
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Post# 377934 , Reply# 12 9/10/2009 at 14:20 (5,335 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Kevin, | ||
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Post# 377935 , Reply# 13 9/10/2009 at 14:26 (5,335 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 377956 , Reply# 14 9/10/2009 at 16:02 (5,335 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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I'll let you know what happens!
ROFLMAO!!! I don't think I ducked low enough or ran fast enough... Now, Kevin... If I didn't know better, I'd swear you were being slightly sarcastic... Seriously, I think the way that door opens is really neat. The only thing that could have been cooler is if they'd made it so the door swing was reversable. Was there a matching washer with the wood covering? RCD | ||
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Post# 377960 , Reply# 15 9/10/2009 at 16:25 (5,335 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 377966 , Reply# 16 9/10/2009 at 16:44 (5,335 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI ) |
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Post# 377972 , Reply# 17 9/10/2009 at 17:16 (5,335 days old) by circlew (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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The dryer that thinks it's a Country Squire I like it! This model also came in Sapphire Blue and a tan color whose name I can't recall. Don't think they'd come out with Harvest Gold yet when these were available. | ||
| Post# 377989 , Reply# 19 9/10/2009 at 19:28 (5,334 days old) by supremewhirlpol () | ||
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I do really like your set Kelvin. That is my Dream washing machine. There is no other Whirlpool like the 1968 version. What an awesome machine!! Kelvin you cherish those puppies. | ||
| Post# 377991 , Reply# 20 9/10/2009 at 19:49 (5,334 days old) by magic clean () | ||
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Color question tan color whose name I can't recall="Doeskin" | ||
| Post# 378012 , Reply# 21 9/10/2009 at 20:29 (5,334 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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Glenn I just noticed something interesting-John's dryer's drum has the "fins" that are "molded" into the metal, where Kevin's appears to have the ones more like we know today. Perhaps it was about that time they switched the style from one to the other? | ||
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Post# 378035 , Reply# 23 9/10/2009 at 23:06 (5,334 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 378051 , Reply# 24 9/11/2009 at 00:45 (5,334 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Scott, interesting question. I'm not knowing the details regarding changes in drum baffles. My note on John's dryer says it's a 1970 model, as compared to Kevin's being 1968 ... but I don't know for sure as I don't have a pic of the model tag, and for some idiot reason I also didn't get a shot of the control panel. On a quick look at the four Whirly dryers in my garage, RJ's 1985 standard-capacity has two small integral baffles and one larger plastic attached. The other three are super-capacity (198x Kenmore, 1992 KA, and 2003? Calypso-match) and have three plastic baffles, 2 large and 1 small IIRC. | ||
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Post# 378060 , Reply# 25 9/11/2009 at 02:12 (5,334 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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Cool question about the dryer baffles - our 1972 Kenmore was configued like most 5.9 cu. ft. dryers, with two in-molded baffles like you see in John's coppertone machine, and one black plastic baffle that you can see in Kevin's. The in-molded ones are either very reminiscent or identical to those in the belt-drive blower dryers of the early 60s. I am pretty sure that 5.9 cu ft. models were made that way for many many years, until either recently or are still made this way. I don't think the 6.5/6.8/6.9/7.0 cu ft. models with the filter on top ever hand in-molded baffles. My 1986 Kenmore and my 1977 Kenmore both have the baffles as DADoES describes them - two large and one smaller one. One is a 6.8 unit, the other a 6.9. | ||
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Post# 378076 , Reply# 26 9/11/2009 at 08:33 (5,334 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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BTW.... here is a photo of both the washer and dryer together. On the dryer baffles: All of the KM or WP dryers I remember seeing (except the new ones) have 2 metal molded baffles and one plastic. I just looked in the 1963 70 series dryer I have and was surprised to see it has 3 metal molded baffles only. 
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