Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!
1963 Frigidaire!
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Thank you for the close-up of the incredible control panel. I've always wanted to know what the cycle bars looked like. Is this one of those control panels that folds down like a clamshell?
Clamshell design!
I had saved a few specs from this design that someone had posted awhile back and I thought I would share!
I had saved a few specs from this design that someone had posted awhile back and I thought I would share!
Clamshell design
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Loks good, Ben, never hurts to have a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">STURDY</span> washer or two......
Ben,
What a great video. Excellent editing job. Wish I knew how to do that.
Of course, fantastic washer too. One of my favorites!
Patrick
What a great video. Excellent editing job. Wish I knew how to do that.
Of course, fantastic washer too. One of my favorites!
Patrick
Hey Ben,
CONGRATS on getting that washer from Dan, it's absolutely BE-U-TI-FUL!!!
Awesome job on the video too!
Kevin
Great videos. Brings back a lot of memories of my Mom's 1963 WCDA-63. I remember the spin speed kicking up from low to high speed unlike her previous Frigidaire 1951 unimatic that ramped up immediately to the 1150 rpm. Missed both machines.
I remember that in 1963 there were still many stores selling Frigidaire appliances in San Francisco.
I remember that in 1963 there were still many stores selling Frigidaire appliances in San Francisco.
miele_ge
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very nice job.... thanks for posting
Content like this motivates me to keep my membership up to date!
Content like this motivates me to keep my membership up to date!
Three words.....FAB-U-LOUS........THE VIDEO, THE MAN, AND THE MACHINE.......
excellent job as always Ben....thanks for all the hard work on everything.....
I am gonna have to find one of these.......dag gone it you guys, getting me hooked on machines I never thought about before....first the 1-18, and now these....I love that agitator the best......odd how its shaped like the space capsule of the time period....
excellent job as always Ben....thanks for all the hard work on everything.....
I am gonna have to find one of these.......dag gone it you guys, getting me hooked on machines I never thought about before....first the 1-18, and now these....I love that agitator the best......odd how its shaped like the space capsule of the time period....
Ken - the fold-down clamshell was a 1961 Custom Imperial feature only. Certainly expensive to cast and manufature, I'm sure those conditions kept GM from continuing this in 62 and 63. 1961's also featured a similar button selector of that from the 1960. Simple push-buttons, found on the '62 and '63, would have been another cost savings point.
Kenny - yes, sturdy is the word. Unless this is on a wet floor, then it decides to dance!
Patrick - if I can figure out video editing, anyone can! Give it a try and don't give up at first. Eventually the light bulb will click and it's a piece of cake after that.
Jim - very cool memories to share with us! Seems quite a few folks here had a '63 Frigidaire in their past.
Thanks Martin for the kind words!
Peter - holly cow, I forgot I had posted those awhile back!
I learned something from the discussion today. For some reason I figured the 12 pound tub came out in '62, but I was wrong, per the doctrine (see below). Enjoy the craziness of speed changes year by year! I forgot to note on the chart the changes in 1962. At some point in the year (I believe towards the end) they changed the mechanism to that of what was in the '63. Changed the timer, motor, pulley's, clutch, etc.
The quality isn't the greatest, but that's what happens when you cut from multiple places in each table from each scan, then go from Illustrator to pdf to jpg.
Ben[this post was last edited: 10/24/2011-19:51]
Kenny - yes, sturdy is the word. Unless this is on a wet floor, then it decides to dance!
Patrick - if I can figure out video editing, anyone can! Give it a try and don't give up at first. Eventually the light bulb will click and it's a piece of cake after that.
Jim - very cool memories to share with us! Seems quite a few folks here had a '63 Frigidaire in their past.
Thanks Martin for the kind words!
Peter - holly cow, I forgot I had posted those awhile back!
I learned something from the discussion today. For some reason I figured the 12 pound tub came out in '62, but I was wrong, per the doctrine (see below). Enjoy the craziness of speed changes year by year! I forgot to note on the chart the changes in 1962. At some point in the year (I believe towards the end) they changed the mechanism to that of what was in the '63. Changed the timer, motor, pulley's, clutch, etc.
The quality isn't the greatest, but that's what happens when you cut from multiple places in each table from each scan, then go from Illustrator to pdf to jpg.
Ben[this post was last edited: 10/24/2011-19:51]
Great Video!
And a great machine, Nice to see it in action!
And a great machine, Nice to see it in action!
Absolutely gorgeous! We had the '62 or '63 Custom Deluxe when I was a kid with the three-ring agitator...no back-lit panel or push-buttons. I see someone earlier in this thread confirmed that the Jet-Cone agitator is authentic to your machine? Great video. Thank you so much!
Good question Todd - the agitator that would have came with the machine would have been identical to the one in Paul's WDAC-63, shown below.
Anyone out there got a spare?
Anyone out there got a spare?
spinmon
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Sorry I didn't mention in my earlier post,beautiful Fridgidaire! Now,thinking about that low-high spin speed shift,it DID go to high 1 timer click into spin.
How about an empty tub,timer advanced into high speed speed spin segment,0-top speed video with good sound. I think many of us would love to hear the low-high shift as it's accelerating. PLEASE!
How about an empty tub,timer advanced into high speed speed spin segment,0-top speed video with good sound. I think many of us would love to hear the low-high shift as it's accelerating. PLEASE!
whirlcool
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My parents had a set of these when I was growing up. As you all agree this is one of the most beautiful washers that was ever made.
Those panel lights were so bright! Our laundry room at the time was where our house's back door from the garage was. My parents used to leave the lights on the washer and dryer so they could see when entering the house from the garage late at night. Our machine also had the 4 ring agitator in it.
You must have paid a fortune for those machines. I haven't ever seen any for sale. And they are so clean!
Those panel lights were so bright! Our laundry room at the time was where our house's back door from the garage was. My parents used to leave the lights on the washer and dryer so they could see when entering the house from the garage late at night. Our machine also had the 4 ring agitator in it.
You must have paid a fortune for those machines. I haven't ever seen any for sale. And they are so clean!
Spinmon - as I mentioned before, I pulled the machine out of service for the time being. I want to repair the pump before putting it back in daily use. Someday I may get around to filming this machine again.
Allen - wow, another family with this set! I would have left the lights on all the time as well. Heck, I've gone down in the basement many times before the next day having forgotten to turn the lamp off. It looks so nice you don't want to turn it off!
Ben
Allen - wow, another family with this set! I would have left the lights on all the time as well. Heck, I've gone down in the basement many times before the next day having forgotten to turn the lamp off. It looks so nice you don't want to turn it off!
Ben
Gorgeaus Ben
Gorgeaus Ben.....
What else can one say!
Cheers
Leon
Gorgeaus Ben.....
What else can one say!
Cheers
Leon
