Thread Number: 88019
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Post# 1126020   8/17/2021 at 15:27 (954 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)   |   | |
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Other than longevity/value for money, what ONE feature per item category would you you bring back? Refrigerators....Easy to clean, odorproof porcelain interiors! Your turn! Lawrence/Maytagbear |
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Post# 1126023 , Reply# 1   8/17/2021 at 15:40 (954 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Post# 1126024 , Reply# 2   8/17/2021 at 15:40 (954 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1126027 , Reply# 3   8/17/2021 at 16:02 (954 days old) by mrboilwash (Munich,Germany)   |   | |
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Post# 1126039 , Reply# 4   8/17/2021 at 17:15 (954 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 1126041 , Reply# 5   8/17/2021 at 17:18 (954 days old) by parunner58 (Davenport, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 1126044 , Reply# 6   8/17/2021 at 17:31 (954 days old) by spiralator60 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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On a washer, dryer, and dishwasher, a lighted dial (electro-mechanical) or digital indicator that shows exactly where in a cycle the machine is when it is running. The digital indicator should list more than just the minutes remaining in the selected cycle. |
Post# 1126055 , Reply# 7   8/17/2021 at 18:28 (954 days old) by agiflow ()   |   | |
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Bring back panel lights for stove cooktops,washers and dryers and heavy porcelain enameled coatings. |
Post# 1126060 , Reply# 8   8/17/2021 at 18:49 (954 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1126062 , Reply# 9   8/17/2021 at 18:52 (954 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Post# 1126063 , Reply# 10   8/17/2021 at 18:59 (954 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Post# 1126066 , Reply# 11   8/17/2021 at 19:14 (954 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1126068 , Reply# 12   8/17/2021 at 19:18 (954 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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The dimmer switch on the floor is quite useful since all you do to activate and deactivate the high beams is by pressing your left foot on the dimmer switch. It’s simple features like that, that are really useful since you don’t have to take your eyes off the road or play the guessing game where or how to activate and deactivate the high beams.
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Post# 1126070 , Reply# 13   8/17/2021 at 19:46 (954 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1126077 , Reply# 14   8/17/2021 at 20:55 (954 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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And a appliance outlet as standard equipment on all ranges sold.Color lighted controls for surface unit switches |
Post# 1126079 , Reply# 15   8/17/2021 at 21:11 (954 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)   |   | |
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Ranges - agree on panel light (even if LED) Washer - lint filter Dryer - panel light |
Post# 1126094 , Reply# 16   8/18/2021 at 01:13 (954 days old) by mieleforever (SOUTH AFRICA)   |   | |
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Real push button switches and controls instead of a touch screen oh yeah and analog speed dials. |
Post# 1126101 , Reply# 17   8/18/2021 at 03:39 (954 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN)   |   | |
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question...what did you do when you needed to clutch (on a manual) and dim the lights too? I remember our 70's cars having the switch on the floor, but they were all automatics. Since I've been driving it's been on the turn signal (or automatic on my recent Cadillacs, Lincolns, Mercedes, and Volvo).
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Post# 1126119 , Reply# 18   8/18/2021 at 09:13 (954 days old) by polkanut (Wausau, WI )   |   | |
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Post# 1126130 , Reply# 19   8/18/2021 at 11:02 (953 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ)   |   | |
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Refrigerators -- The butter conditioner. |
Post# 1126154 , Reply# 20   8/18/2021 at 14:27 (953 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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for better lint removal. |
Post# 1126156 , Reply# 21   8/18/2021 at 14:32 (953 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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lint pan, potscrubber, whirlpool power clean and clean touch laundry pairs. |
Post# 1126160 , Reply# 22   8/18/2021 at 16:46 (953 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC)   |   | |
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broiler pans! |
Post# 1126161 , Reply# 23   8/18/2021 at 16:55 (953 days old) by UltraWash (Charlotte, North Carolina )   |   | |
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Catalyst, variable water levels, and electromechanical controls. |
Post# 1126163 , Reply# 24   8/18/2021 at 17:45 (953 days old) by Dermacie (my forever home (Glenshaw, PA))   |   | |
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Post# 1126172 , Reply# 25   8/18/2021 at 18:48 (953 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 1126196 , Reply# 27   8/18/2021 at 21:06 (953 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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how i miss washers with matching dryers like these wish they where still made of brough back they need to think of those that do not need fancy gadgets or electronics they where also simple washers unlike todays models where everything is electronics
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Post# 1126201 , Reply# 28   8/18/2021 at 22:53 (953 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)   |   | |
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I really like the look of those newer Maytags with the center dial, really retro. I've never seen that set with the (gold?) trim on the panel and dials and that trim at the bottom of the cabinet. Are those Centennials? They sure look good! |
Post# 1126206 , Reply# 29   8/18/2021 at 23:37 (953 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Yes this was the beginning of the centennial line for maytag. These particular models were one year only and were designated 100 year anniversary. I believe they were 2007 if I remember correctly. The centennial designation started with these whirlpool built direct drives and continued into the VMW machines.
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Post# 1126223 , Reply# 30   8/19/2021 at 10:24 (952 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 1126237 , Reply# 31   8/19/2021 at 14:01 (952 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1126245 , Reply# 32   8/19/2021 at 15:20 (952 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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The days of the traditional TL may be gone forever, but why can’t they once again build a traditional FL, with electro-mechanical timer and analog dial controls for water temp and water level?
The Westinghouse FL’s used much less water than a TL, but still enough to actually clean and rinse thoroughly, without all the temperamental spin problems of the new electronic, computer board TL’s now sold.
I’d buy a machine like the old time Westinghouse or the Frigidaire FL’s from the late 90’s and early 2000’s, these were great machines.
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Post# 1126261 , Reply# 33   8/19/2021 at 17:15 (952 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Eddie it’s a cost thing. They can mass produce the circuit boards overseas and make them perform exactly how the engineers want them to. It’s always about the dollar.
I’m not a front loader person but I do agree that those years of the Frigidaire front loader were pretty good. There’s one that I keep going for a customer and it’s quick and effective for sure. That mechanical timer is awesome. If folks had better washing habits I believe there would still be a lot of these around because they were definitely popular in their time. |
Post# 1126264 , Reply# 34   8/19/2021 at 17:35 (952 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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The only way to make appliances like they did back in the 50’s and 60’s but without charging a arm and a leg for them is to have fully automated stamping presses for various components like GM had in the film from 1959 called Up From Clay A Car Is Born.
It’s not necessarily the cost of materials but more so the labor it takes to put those all porcelain appliances together on a assembly line. |
Post# 1126312 , Reply# 36   8/20/2021 at 00:00 (952 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Yes, I remember driving a stick with the dimmer switch on the left, thats how I learned to drive. Sometimes you needed to do both clutch and dim the lights at the same time, but that was seldom. I still prefer having the dimmer on the floor, probably because thats the way I learned to drive. All the cars were that way in ‘66.
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Post# 1126349 , Reply# 37   8/20/2021 at 08:47 (952 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1126354 , Reply# 38   8/20/2021 at 09:37 (952 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Exactly Glenn, you explained it much better than I did. It’s been almost 40 years now since I drove a car with the dimmer switch on the floorboard, didn’t think of the exact sequence for clutching and dimming at almost the same time, all I know is that it was never a problem. And I drove on mountain roads where I frequently had to be shifting and dimming due to oncoming cars and changes in the steepness of the grade. Easy peasy.
Eddie
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Post# 1126357 , Reply# 39   8/20/2021 at 09:56 (951 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Let’s once again see Incandescent Lamps become the norm, even in a vintage lamp at the antique store which will probably never get made again maybe while something like this plays:
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Post# 1126375 , Reply# 40   8/20/2021 at 11:12 (951 days old) by Iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)   |   | |
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Post# 1126381 , Reply# 41   8/20/2021 at 12:15 (951 days old) by lakewebsterkid (Dayton, Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 1126387 , Reply# 42   8/20/2021 at 12:59 (951 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 1126402 , Reply# 43   8/20/2021 at 14:10 (951 days old) by kevin313 (Detroit, Michigan)   |   | |
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How about just making things that can be repaired? So many things - especially small appliances - are not intended to be repaired but thrown away. More junk, more plastic, in our landfills and water.
People used to earn a living by repairing all kinds of things: shoes, TV/radios, small appliances, yard equipment, clothing, etc. Now we are all about consuming as much as we can. |
Post# 1126420 , Reply# 44   8/20/2021 at 16:45 (951 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1126421 , Reply# 45   8/20/2021 at 16:53 (951 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1126422 , Reply# 46   8/20/2021 at 16:56 (951 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Post# 1126427 , Reply# 47   8/20/2021 at 17:12 (951 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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I feel like my spine is going to come apart one of these days since I can literally feel every single bump in the road in my mother’s 2006 Honda Accord and the 2004 Honda Odyssey is a bit softer on bumps but has a wollowy ride since the shocks are worn out after 174,000 miles of being driven on roads that looked like they haven’t been touched since the 70’s and 80’s.
Only conclusion I could come up with is unibody construction isn’t as solid as body on frame construction and sure not everyone will agree with me but I just find that unibody cars don’t soak up bumps as well since they tend to pitch when hitting certain bumps and tend to throw you back in the seat as well. |
Post# 1126436 , Reply# 48   8/20/2021 at 19:10 (951 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)   |   | |
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Post# 1126446 , Reply# 49   8/20/2021 at 21:04 (951 days old) by wilkinsservis (Melbourne Australia)   |   | |
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Post# 1126460 , Reply# 50   8/21/2021 at 00:47 (951 days old) by fan-of-fans (Florida)   |   | |
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I found those Maytag 100th Anniversary set on AJMadison.com CLICK HERE TO GO TO fan-of-fans's LINK |
Post# 1126467 , Reply# 51   8/21/2021 at 03:17 (951 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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The days when we were weren't so hurried and rushed at the expense of being rude and ill-mannered, and maybe recognizing the names of things and calling them by their proper names, according to the label, not some generalization....
Yes, work at where I work at or even shop there, you'll see some examples, I can't properly describe... Good grammar, too... -- Dave |
Post# 1126576 , Reply# 52   8/22/2021 at 08:56 (950 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Yes when we had patience, not impatience…
But does any range top nowadays have even one Temperature Sensor-ed Burner? That is one creature that needs a comeback… That and while I sometimes appreciate and use the fifth burner on my stove, the grates that spread out entirely over the top of my stove make the wide, uniformed surface under it hard to clean… So a conventional stove top without those burner caps would also be welcome in being much easier to clean! — Dave |
Post# 1126645 , Reply# 53   8/23/2021 at 10:37 (948 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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I sometimes drive a 50 Plymouth with a three speed manual transmission (they didn't come with automatics back then). I've never run into a problem shifting my foot from clutch to dimmer switch and back. Normally when one is tooling along, the need to dim the lights (as for oncoming traffic on a two lane road) happens when the clutch is not needed. Same for my '67 Chevy Van with a three speed tranny. Not a problem.
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Post# 1126650 , Reply# 54   8/23/2021 at 12:11 (948 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ)   |   | |
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Not only was the dimmer switch on the floor convenient, having one eliminates the need for all the relays and nonsense in the headlight dimming circuit found in a modern car. |
Post# 1126652 , Reply# 55   8/23/2021 at 13:08 (948 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Rich, didn't Plymouth at least offer Fluid Drive transmission (AKA "semi-automatic" in layman's terms) in 1950? I know Dodge did. I think I've only driven a Fluid Drive once, and that was a friend's 1950 Dodge pickup. I'm sure it was a super rare option on their trucks back then. CLICK HERE TO GO TO RP2813's LINK |
Post# 1126658 , Reply# 56   8/23/2021 at 13:27 (948 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Ralph I don’t believe the Fluid Drive was offered in the 1950 Plymouth. It wasn’t until ‘53 that Plymouth offered Hy-Drive a version of Fluid Drive as a forerunner to Torque-Flight in ‘55, the first fully automatic transmission offered for Plymouth.
Fluid drive was originally offered in Chrysler’s and I believe also in DeSoto’s ‘39, then in ‘40 Dodges too. I’ve never personally driven a Fluid Drive, but rode in many owned by family members in the 50’s. When I took Drivers Education in the 9th grade the textbook contained info on how to drive a Fluid Drive equipped car as there were many still in service in ‘65. I think Fluid Drive was really a very ingenious idea, I would love to get the opportunity to drive a car with Fluid Drive one day. Fluid Drive was also used in some USA tanks during WWII, and Hydramatic was used in the other tanks.
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Post# 1126676 , Reply# 59   8/23/2021 at 20:40 (948 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1126679 , Reply# 60   8/23/2021 at 21:05 (948 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Post# 1126691 , Reply# 61   8/23/2021 at 22:45 (948 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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I brought a set of these home but apparently never did a post on them as I intended. Here is the gas version.
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Post# 1126694 , Reply# 62   8/24/2021 at 00:29 (948 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1126764 , Reply# 63   8/25/2021 at 01:45 (947 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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Correct: Plymouth did not offer Fluid Drive in 1950. Not sure when it was finally offered, but '53 sounds about right.
And, initially, Chrysler offered a semi-automatic transmission back in 1939, on their TOL Airstream models I think. It used a fluid clutch but wasn't particularly efficient, I think. But it did make starting out in the higher gear possible; I think Carl Breer said it made driving in stop and go city traffic easier.
My '64 Plymouth Valiant has a Torque-Flight 904 transmission. It's a great unit; you can bump start it in 2nd gear. Which I have had to do on a number of occasions. Fortunately I usually parked at the top of a hill in SF during those days (late 70's) so it was easy enough. Finally I started getting better batteries. And remembered to turn off the headlights before I parked for work. I forget the technical reason why it was possible to bump start that tranny, maybe something to do with a pump.
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Post# 1126789 , Reply# 64   8/25/2021 at 09:22 (947 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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You could also push start an early 50’s Chevy with Powerglide by putting the selector in either low or drive and turning on the ignition, and either getting a push form another car or rolling down an incline like you did with your ‘64 Valiant and when it got to 15-20 mph it would start. I believe I’ve also read the same thing about FoMoCo cars with Ford O Matic transmissions in the 50’s and up to the very early 60’s.
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Post# 1126791 , Reply# 66   8/25/2021 at 09:30 (947 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ)   |   | |
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Most automatic transmission made before 1967 have rear pumps and can be push started. That goes for GM, Ford, Chrysler, and Borg Warner (AMC & Studebaker). |
Post# 1126817 , Reply# 67   8/25/2021 at 15:38 (946 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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Post# 1126883 , Reply# 70   8/26/2021 at 12:04 (945 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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You are correct Patrick. When I looked up when Plymouth first offered a Fluid Drive type of transmission I only focused on the info about Hy-Drive. I didn't notice that Power Flyte was offered mid model year in March ‘54. I only recalled that my grandma bought a new Plymouth Belvedere on ‘55 with the Torque Flyte automatic transmission lever on the dash. She traded her ‘46 Dodge with Fluid Drive for the ‘55 Plymouth with Torque Flyte and Power Steering. I mistakenly thought that this was Plymouth’s first fully automatic transmission. As a 4 year old I was intrigued by the dash mounted transmission lever.
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Post# 1126995 , Reply# 72   8/27/2021 at 12:08 (944 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Rich you are correct about the “Flite”, but I looked up an advertisement for the ‘55 Plymouth and this new automatic transmission was actually called “Power Flite”. And yes the pushbuttons for Chrysler product auto transmission were entertaining. My Dad bought a new ‘56 Plymouth Fury convertible and this was the first year for the pushbuttons.
As a 5 year old I used to sit in this car when it was parked in the garage and play with the pushbuttons for the transmission,pretending that I was driving it. I LOVED cars when I was a little boy and knew the make, year and model of everyone that I saw, something my Dad coached me on. Dad didn’t keep the ‘56 Fury for long, he traded it in the next year for a new ‘57 Oldsmobile 88 convertible. I drove several cars with pushbutton transmissions during the ‘60’s and ‘70’s. The most unusual pushbutton transmission set up was on the Edsel which had the pushbuttons in the center of the steering wheel. Eddie external-preview.redd.it/JGxZJ-H... post was last edited: 8/27/2021-12:24] |
Post# 1126997 , Reply# 73   8/27/2021 at 12:55 (944 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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Post# 1127000 , Reply# 75   8/27/2021 at 13:06 (944 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK)   |   | |
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Gosh it must have been hard to find cars that she could manage being such a petite lady?
I remember my Mum refusing to drive my dads car as it had a column shift and she was used to a floor one so she never drove till he bought a new car !! I dare say nowadays it would be a nightmare especially for my car as I over a foot shorter than my husband he has the seat down and back while I use up and forward.... So glad we have a car with auto seats that adjust to who ever has the car key... Austin |
Post# 1127002 , Reply# 76   8/27/2021 at 13:24 (944 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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My Mom taught herself to drive in the ‘29 Model A Ford that my parents bought for $50.00 when they returned from their honeymoon in May 1948. My Dad had owned a ‘39 LaSalle, but when they returned from their honeymoon they only had $14.00 left and he was in Law School. So he sold the LaSalle for $500. and they bought the used Model A and used the remainder for living expenses.
Mom was feisty as hell and she used to say she could drive anything with four wheels on it and she did. The only car that my parents owned that she really hated was the ‘47 Cadillac convertible that they bought used shortly after I was born on ‘51. Even though it had a Hydramatic transmission there was still no power steering in ‘47. She said it drove like a goddamned truck, her exact words. She had loved the car that he traded for the Cadillac, a ‘42 Chevrolet Special Deluxe 2 dr sedan that they bought after the ‘29 Model A Ford, it was real step up from the Model A. Once he passed the Bar Exam in ‘52 and while Dad was still alive we had a new car every 6 months, he just couldn’t help himself. It was thrilling for me, because we were always riding around in a beautiful new car. You name it, we had one at one time or another. But after he died in ‘62 that was the end of the steady stream of new cars. Both of my parents were fast, but excellent drivers. Car rides with them were always fun. Eddie This post was last edited 08/27/2021 at 13:40 |
Post# 1127003 , Reply# 77   8/27/2021 at 13:46 (944 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Eddie, my mom complained about our '51 Lincoln Cosmopolitan's steering too. It was a bear to drive that thing over twisting mountain roads, even with automatic transmission. By contrast, the '57 Lincoln Premiere was a dreamboat with power steering and air conditioning that blew out of vents in the ceiling at all four corners. It had big fat clear plastic ducts that came up from behind the back seat to move air to the two rear outlets.
One interesting thing about the '57 was that it had not only the foot switch on the floor for the high beams, but it had another one to tune the radio while driving. It would put the tuner into "scan" mode when driving outside of urban areas where reception was spotty at best. I can remember the hum that would come from the speaker when my dad would use is left foot to scan for reception. For years he wouldn't tell us how the radio was tuning itself. |
Post# 1127044 , Reply# 78   8/27/2021 at 21:32 (944 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 1127049 , Reply# 79   8/27/2021 at 23:04 (944 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Most of my earlier vehicles (pre-80's) had the floor mounted dimmers and they would rust in place usually on high. My sister had a '58 Fairlane convertible with a magic-bar scanner on the radio face. Didnt do much as there was 3 AM stations back then you could get here. Flicking the turn signal lever is so much better, I think.
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Post# 1127110 , Reply# 80   8/28/2021 at 17:21 (943 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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I had a ‘55 Cadillac Coupe de Ville that had a Wonderbar tuner on the radio. The Wonderbar homed into the nearest strong radio signal every time it was pressed. It also had the optional Electric Eye Headlight dimmer. It was called Autoronic Eye, and it really worked very well.
I used to do a lot of night driving on two lane roads then and it never failed to dim the lights at just the right time and and soon as the oncoming car had passed the lights went right back to high beam. I spoiled me for the little time I owned this car. I bought this Cadillac in 1974 when it was already 19 years old and had 180,000 miles on the odometer. This was during a gas shortage and I traded a paid for ‘69 Volkswagon for this Cad that I saw when I was driving down Hwy 101. I pulled of the hwy and bought the Cad for $995.00 and left that gas saving bug behind. I was impulsive and just had to have that Cadillac. I once had 8 passengers plus myself in the huge old boat, 5 in the backseat and 4 of us in the front, back in my wild partying days. After the novelty of the Cadillac wore off I traded it for a ‘74 Chevrolet Nova 2 dr. coupe, painted Lemon Yellow, which turned out to be very appropriate as if there was ever a lemon, that Nova was it! Eddie This post was last edited 08/28/2021 at 17:38 |
Post# 1127117 , Reply# 81   8/28/2021 at 19:39 (943 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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Post# 1127149 , Reply# 82   8/29/2021 at 01:41 (943 days old) by SudsMaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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From Wikipedia: TorqueFlite (also seen as Torqueflite) is the trademarked name of Chrysler Corporation's automatic transmissions, starting with the three-speed unit introduced late in the 1956 model year as a successor to Chrysler's two-speed PowerFlite. In the 1990s, the TorqueFlite name was dropped in favor of alphanumeric designations, although the latest ZF-based transmissions with the eight-speed automatic has revived the name. Oh, and the pushbutton transmission controls were phased out in 1965. So my '64 Valiant is one of the last iterations of that, I think. |
Post# 1127450 , Reply# 85   9/1/2021 at 14:28 (939 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1127514 , Reply# 86   9/2/2021 at 00:55 (939 days old) by MaytagNeptune (FireAlarmTechGuy4444 on YouTube. Interlochen MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1127581 , Reply# 87   9/2/2021 at 18:07 (938 days old) by Suds14 (Pittsburgh)   |   | |
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Washer with suds saver, variable water level and a spray rinse after the wash cycle. |
Post# 1128611 , Reply# 89   9/14/2021 at 00:49 (927 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1131010 , Reply# 90   10/12/2021 at 09:13 (899 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 1131051 , Reply# 91   10/13/2021 at 10:41 (897 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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has two pull out sealed glass shelves. It's enough. |
Post# 1131139 , Reply# 93   10/14/2021 at 18:41 (896 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi Jim, Whirlpool built A/Cs for Sears that could cool and dehumidify or dehumidify only and maintaine a fairly precise temperature and humidity that you selected from around 1960 into the early 70s, but I am not familiar with any A/Cs from the late 70s that could do anything like this.
Can you find an ad for such ?
We have several of these neat earlier A/Cs that cool or dehumidify only, they had a reversing valve and a 2nd condenser behind the evaporator to do this.
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Post# 1132285 , Reply# 94   10/29/2021 at 17:09 (881 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 1132289 , Reply# 95   10/29/2021 at 17:36 (881 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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go away? My GE profile has it, and a temp. probe. |
Post# 1132292 , Reply# 96   10/29/2021 at 18:39 (881 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1132293 , Reply# 97   10/29/2021 at 18:43 (881 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Joe I just looked at the owners manual of your new Frigidaire stove and on page 24 there are instructions on how to set the amount of time you want the oven to be on and also for setting delayed start.
You would first set the amt of time you want the oven to be on and the temp, then the time you want it to turn on. Then once the oven turns on it will only remain on for the amt of time you programmed into the controls and then turn off. HTH, Eddie |
Post# 1132297 , Reply# 98   10/29/2021 at 19:00 (881 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 1132299 , Reply# 99   10/29/2021 at 19:10 (881 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Sorry Joe, I wasn’t aware that they had changed the controls from what the manual give instructions for. Thats some kinda BS on a range that so expensive and otherwise advanced.
Maybe the keep warm function will allow for a quasi timed bake. It also could be that they are afraid that people would get food poisoning by allowing cooked foods to stay in a oven thats turned off. Maybe the Keep Warm function is their way of circumventing this problem. Hope you can find a way to delay start and time bake. I always liked this feature on stoves that I’ve had with this feature. Eddie |
Post# 1132337 , Reply# 100   10/30/2021 at 10:38 (880 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 1136239 , Reply# 102   12/15/2021 at 11:26 (834 days old) by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA)   |   | |
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I'd like to see the filter-flo make a comeback. |
Post# 1136256 , Reply# 103   12/15/2021 at 17:46 (834 days old) by kenwashesmonday (Carlstadt, NJ)   |   | |
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GELaundry4ever wrote: "I'd like to see the filter-flo make a comeback." Sure, if you have free water, no septic tank, and an inexhaustible supply of well sealed rebuilt transmissions. |
Post# 1136258 , Reply# 104   12/15/2021 at 17:57 (834 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 1136284 , Reply# 105   12/15/2021 at 23:25 (834 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Post# 1136295 , Reply# 107   12/16/2021 at 01:41 (834 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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If there’s one thing I could bring back, it would be the Whirlpool belt drive washers. According to a inflation calculator, my 1963 RCA Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII would be $3,322 if it were to be sold new in 2021 but honestly that’s not that bad of a price considering that some LG sets cost around the same price for the whole set plus you’d get more value for your money since it wouldn’t break down as fast and overall would provide satisfactory washing and rinsing performance.
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Post# 1136316 , Reply# 109   12/16/2021 at 08:27 (834 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1136327 , Reply# 110   12/16/2021 at 12:36 (833 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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$6900 may seem expensive for a washer and dryer set but if you don’t have to buy another one for decades, it definitely will be worth the investment plus you’d save a lot of money since you wouldn’t have to buy a new set every 5 to 6 years. If people really want to save money, you have to think long term instead of short term since buying disposable appliances costs more in the long run than if were to pay $6900 for a Maytag A806 set (if it were to be sold new in 2021) and would still be washing and rinsing 50 years later while people will have spent over $10K on disposable appliances that only last 5 to 6 years.
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Post# 1136432 , Reply# 111   12/17/2021 at 07:21 (833 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Wow It really shows what a bargain a New Speed Queen FL W&D is at only around $3000 for a pair with a standard 5 year warranty.
A new SQ FL washer is quite easily the longest lasting automatic washer EVER sold for home use in the US, It can easily last more than 25 years of normal home use *.
A 1963 WP TL washer only lasted 7-12 years by contrast and a 1960s MT A806 generally only lasted 15-25 years under similar use.
And this is saying nothing about the huge costs savings and better cleaning performance of a new SQ FL washer that when compared to older TL machines will literally save back the cost of the FL washer in its 25 year + life span.
When you look at the big picture we live in very good times for major appliances if you make smart choices.
* Normal use is defined as washing around 10 loads a week for a family of four.
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Post# 1136444 , Reply# 112   12/17/2021 at 10:56 (832 days old) by vacerator (Macomb, Michigan)   |   | |
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cost is what you look at. It used to be a Mercedes was a bargain, but no more. A lady I knew had one for every two Lincolns her husband had. |
Post# 1136455 , Reply# 113   12/17/2021 at 12:02 (832 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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This idea of something that will "last forever" is not really practical when it comes to technology stuff though.
Think about if the cars and washers and refrigerators that were made in 1970, for example, were so "good" they would last forever. The tech then was not efficient compared to todays standards. What if the horse and buggy's from a century ago were made to "last forever"? Would you still rely on it? Given the amount of older Kitchenaid dishwashers and Maytag washers from years ago that can be found in the free sections... something that was once deemed as so reliable. Then there is the fashion trends. Now I won't give the new ugly the time of day but it is apparently a style for some. There are lots of appliances and cars that were traded in or junked just simply because it wasn't trendy. That's how rich we are in the U.S. |
Post# 1136456 , Reply# 114   12/17/2021 at 12:42 (832 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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I don’t buy into if “something lasted forever, it wouldn’t be practical when it comes to technology”. I may be 22 which means I am part of Gen Z, but I don’t fall for any of that “technology” crap since it’s all style and no substance, and there’s no real user feedback since you can’t customize the controls like on a Maytag A806 for example and if you try to customize the settings on a newer machine it simply won’t let you or simply will throw a error while a Maytag A806 will gladly will accept any number of customizations you want to do to the wash and spin speeds along with the rinse temperatures.
You can only push technology so far before you end up with a piece of junk that doesn’t work or falls apart within a few years but it seems the previous generations before me keep on falling for the all style and no substance combined with little to no user feedback or flexibility. |
Post# 1136467 , Reply# 115   12/17/2021 at 16:30 (832 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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There are lots of appliances and cars that were traded in or junked just simply because it wasn't trendy. That's how rich we are in the U.S. |
Post# 1136469 , Reply# 116   12/17/2021 at 17:01 (832 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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I’ve been telling myself for years that if people don’t pay off their homes, cars, etc., it will cause another Great Depression since the same habits were around in the 1920’s since people bought things on credit and didn’t have much if any money saved up and when the stock market crashed, people literally lost everything since they didn’t have any money saved up in the bank nor could pay off the stuff they bought.
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Post# 1136470 , Reply# 117   12/17/2021 at 17:10 (832 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Those percentages OF THE WHOLE are not as well off as others.
The U.S. is one of the WEALTHIEST countries on the planet. Don't ever fall for a (republican) floated line of b.s. that "we can't afford it". "We" can't afford Universal Health care so you'll have to suffer. "We" can't afford UBI so you'll have to stay poor and suffering. NO ! b.s.! How much $$ was pissed down the toilet on a useless border wall, for example? We CAN afford it. But let's stick to the subject of the post: Extinct appliance features we wish we had back CLICK HERE TO GO TO bradfordwhite's LINK |
Post# 1136473 , Reply# 118   12/17/2021 at 17:40 (832 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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I'm well aware of how wealth is distributed but those figures confirm my point. Lots of 80 percenters piss their money away like idiots, I see it all of the time.
Universal healthcare would take those upper percenters down a few big notches which is why it'll never happen. Money and corruption rule this planet. I don't like either but that's just the way it's.
Both sides of the isle spend money like it's going out of style so pointing fingers is just laughable. It's not their money, so why would they care? |
Post# 1136482 , Reply# 119   12/17/2021 at 19:03 (832 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Post# 1136483 , Reply# 120   12/17/2021 at 19:16 (832 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Incand. lighted selector switch plus the lighted temperature indicators.
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Post# 1136486 , Reply# 121   12/17/2021 at 19:35 (832 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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I had the same Lady K but in gold. Cleaned everything fine with the roto-rack. Did not have an air dry, only 12 or 22 minutes. The cycle lights were cool switching, especially when the sani-temp was on blinking. Eventually the 2 bottom screws on the door wore holes in the porcelain. I definitely wish I could have that recreated.
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Post# 1136520 , Reply# 123   12/18/2021 at 08:22 (832 days old) by kd12 (Arkansas)   |   | |
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For me, hands-down, it's the lighted control panel on washers and dryers. |
Post# 1136538 , Reply# 124   12/18/2021 at 14:59 (831 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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The sound of a LK electronic washer or dryer from the early 80s.
...and the colors of appliances: (non-shaded) Candy pink, robbins egg blue, sunny yellow, harvest gold, coffee, almond, platinum, bisque, seafoam green, and avocado.
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