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In my ongoing quest to find the garage floor, I drug out a box of old magazines. I was reading Gus Wilson’s Model Garage in the May 1954 issue of Popular Science when I noticed this article in the corner of a page. It stirred up vague memories but I can’t place them. A search here shows a couple...

I’m not familiar with caloric appliances but, just based on the styling, I would guess the add to be 1953 – 1955. Packard débuted it’s Ultramatic transmission middle 1949 and experienced a couple of years of growing pains. It would be interesting to know how Caloric got away without someone...

The fun with yard sales is seeing things I never saw before. This very fiftyish box appeared on a table and, after protracted and intense negotiation, (marked $1 offered 50 cents) it went home with me. I found nothing describing MIRACLE FILT-R-FAT, however, two boxes are on Ebay now. I found...

I’m helping out a friend clean out a very messy house, in which, is a Panasonic microwave of unknown vintage. Anything moved, reveled a cockroach community running for cover. Sometime in the afternoon, hunger pangs took over so I went down the street, bought a couple of hot pockets, and tossed...

About a year ago I collected an early model front load Neptune. After a used water pump and a tip from you guys, it’s been running fine. A couple of days ago my wife asked what that cable she found in the wash was. I didn’t recognize it but lots of things get stuck in my pockets. A little later...

This showed up on the Cadillac & La Salle club forum Last week but I missed the deadline. It would be a major pain in the neck to make it fit my kitchen, but it would be a perfect match to my 1961 pink bathroom. It would also be the inside compliment to its contemporary in my driveway. In 57, GM...

I was never a fan of stacked washer / dryer sets, they looked somewhat low budget, until my son converted a long narrow bedroom closet into a laundry room. I found a first gen Neptune with electric dryer that just fit and changed what’s left of my mind. Flash forward; my bosses’ washer died last...

Wife says the scrap metal is leaving and it’s going with it. I’d like to see any needed pieces go where their needed. Anyone with muscles and a truck can have the whole thing. Thanks; Tom

A few weeks ago: Post# 693871 , Reply# 44 8/2/2013 at 22:21 (420 days old) by Tomoldcars (Montclair, Ca 91763 USA) I replied to a thread that had an excellent picture of the Chrysler Airtemp Imperial That was built into the wall of my house. I commented on its recalcitrant starting. Four...

I have completed the dirty work in the resurrection of my laundry room. 16’ of Treated 4X4 footing and several studs to relieve the stucco from its duty to hold up the back of the house, two walls of new green drywall and 120 sq’ of new tile floor. I am on to cabinets and shelves. I moved in the...

I acquired a Neptune MAH4000AWW, yard sale for $20.00. I was told it ran but didn’t drain. Hooked it up in my driveway and ran a cycle. When it got to rinse, the pump made noise but nothing happened. Pulled the pump apart and found a 2” #6 flathead machine screw wedged inside perfectly...

Disclaimer; This post is neither appliance nor homemaking related, but service people will understand. I found these forums while tracking down an obscure Westinghouse service tool that one of you now own. I’ve been hooked ever since. Our common trait is that we are all eclectic collectors with...

Is anyone familiar with the Hudson Refrigerator? This is reported to be 1949. It’s in a local Porsche garage, I’ll try to get more pictures and model numbers if I can. A search returns everything Hudson except this.

While roaming the beautiful downtown Clairmont Ca. yard sales, I spotted this gem. I was age guessing when the villainess vender walked up and said $5.00. I paid the pusher and, after battling and begging my wife for the keys to the trunk, left with my drug of choice. I also left my wife at my...

I went chasing off with a friend to deliver a 51 Cad engine and trans with hope of returning with a radiator for my 57. There was no radiator available, but several other items were. The very nice 76 MGB was tempting but these two other items could trigger my insanity. I was only able to get...

A lady of my acquaintance, and her husband’s, hobby was collecting and restoring vintage household appliances. He has since died and she is trying to thin out the collection. Everything she has is in excellent condition. Some date back to the 20’s. I haven’t done any kind of inventory, most of...

As my full time employment transitions to full time indigence, I have begun staying up later. Several times now I found myself watching Perry Mason in front of the computer as the witching hour approaches. A few months ago I was lurking on the Imperial forum, when I over backed the back button...

Hi out there; I see I have found yet another manifestation of THE DISEASE. My symptoms are a yard full of Packards etc. and a house full of strange and ancient items. Which brings me to the purpose of this post; I found the following tool kit during a garage sale expedition yesterday and...