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swestoyz

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Hey Gang,

Things have sure been busy here in Iowa this summer! Cory and I have spent most of the summer throwing up lumber and pounding nails at the lodge. A few weekends ago, I took an afternoon off from construction to take a drive through a small town here in Eastern Iowa to look at a 1967 Buick. While the car was a dive, I discovered this beautiful sign still hanging up on a hardware store!

Excited, I hopped out of the deVille and snapped pictures of this beautiful Frigidaire sign. It has been difficult to find any Frigidaire dealers left in Eastern Iowa, as Maytag had pretty much cornered the market. At this point I had no idea if any washers or appliances were even still around in this place.

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I couldn't believe it - one of my dream machines - an actual AMP!!! Today, I was able to get to the store today on my day off, and met up with the owner. He was kind enough to let me snap some shots of the AMP and other Frigidaires! This machine has a rust free lid, but it appears that the cabinet will need some work ~

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There was also a 1959 Custom Deluxe Frigidaire washer. I wished it was a 58, but I'll take her home anyways. Hopefully, I'll be able to pick up these great lookers in a few weeks! Till then, I'll have to make room in storage!
 
WOW, AWESOME finds Ben, especially that AMP, congratulations! Those are such fun machines and behave completely different than their later Helical Drive counterparts. One thing I am amazed by is their rock-solid suspension...you can wash half-loads in the machine, and the entire load will shift to one side and it won't even think about shaking or walking...perhaps it has something to do with the sheer weight of the machine as well! I think yours has the dry clutch (and "pinging" spin solenoid), but if you end up finding one with the oil clutch (and the loud "klunking" solenoid), those waste no time throwing the water out and getting up to speed!

Good luck!

--Austin
 
What a great place to stumble upon. So I'm assuming you are picking up all the machines you took photo's of, right? That place looks like it has all kinds of treasures lurking inside.

Congratulations Ben. Your collection continues to grow!

Patrick
(whose mom grew up in Washington, Iowa)
 
Wow an early type AMP with the float INSIDE of rather than a chrome cap extending over the top of the agitator. I've seen plenty of them with black agitators.

Oh and that '68/69 Rapidry Rollermatic sure looks good from the outside. In fact, those machines all look pretty good. That '64 needs a Gray, blue and green "three-ring" in it!
Certainly enough Frigidaire stuff to keep your blood-pressure elevated for months to come.

Congratulations guys!
 
WOW!! Great find Ben! Goes to show, you'll never know what you might find, if you don't look. Congratulations!
 

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