$600 Turquoise Maytag Set - Marshall, Michigan

[oliger]

I'm sure someone here could talk them down.

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[combo52]

Early 60s TOL Turquoise Maytag Pair

They need more pictures and a description of operating condition etc

 

If the additional information revels that these are as good as they look they may be worth every penny of $600

 

We have this pair in brown at the museum all restored which is where they will stay, they are just way to mediocre in performance to be anything you would want to use on a regular basis, but they are pretty.

 

John L.

 

[qsd-dan]

'60 -'61  160/641C in turquoise.

 

[appnut]

That dryer is timed dry only, it's not Electronic Dry Control, so it's not TOL.

 

[repairguy]

Wow that washer has to be super rare especially these days and in turquoise.

 

[qsd-dan]

That dryer is timed dry only, it's not Electronic Dry Control, so it's not TOL.

The 160 debuted in 1959 and the 642C/742C debuted in 1960, so this combo would actually be TOL for '59.

 

[combo52]

Maytag A160 Washer

Question for Dan or others, did the original A160 have black buttons instead of gray ?

 

John 

 

[swestoyz]

IIRC, the 160 debuted the grey buttons/gold dotted panel glass, and the round Maytag badge on the front panel.

Judging by the outside panels this set looks to be minty and worth the asking price. A bonus would be a shiny white wash tub.

Ben

 

[sprog]

wow

At first blush, they look pretty good! Worth $600... caveats aside.

 

[qsd-dan]

$600 is a fair price for rare machines, particularly the 160, in a rare color with paint/cabinets in excellent condition. Repainting is the most expensive ordeal in restoring machines of this age. Mechanicals of the washer are basically the same through 1989. If the inner tub shows common wear due to the Bakelite agitator, a white tub from an 80's stacked unit can be swapped in as well as some first gen small capacity LAT machines. For improved performance, swap in a Powerfin agitator and 63 OPM gears or keep the original gearing and install a 50Hz pulley and achieve 67.5 OPM's with a 756 RPM spin. Mechanically, the dryer is the same through 1975. Easy restoration for someone who enjoys working with their hands.

 

[pulsator]

Well, I reached out to the seller… we’ll see if they’re still available!

 

[d-jones]

Good luck to you, Jamie

I'd love to have this washer. I've wanted a push-button Maytag washer from this period for as long as I've known about them, but six hundred is far more than I can spend.

 

[pulsator]

Never heard a response from the seller, but they were just marked as sold. Hope they went to a good home!

 

[appnut]

Jamie, I'm sorry!! Tell your mom I said hi. It just occurred to me, it will be 20 years next summer when we first met!!!!

 

[pulsator]

Thanks Bob! I just hope they went to a good home. My mom says “hi back!”

I can’t believe it’s been almost 20 years… seems like a few years ago to me! It’s been a very long time since I’ve made it a wash-in. Hopefully in the future!