Appliances or brands that you miss

[laundromat]

the ones I miss---

Philco-Bendix
Norge
Lewytte
Chambers
FRIGIDAIRE
Kelvinator(AMC)
Tappan
Modern-Maid
Shetland
Electrolux (vacuums)
Gaffers and Sattler
O'Keefe and Merritt
Kitchen Aid (Hobart)
Apex
Woman's Friend
Easy
Knapp Monarch
Vornado
Duracrest
Leonard
ABC
Youngstown Kitchens
Iona
Universal
Sunbeam
Ling Tempco
Waste King Universal
Ronson (Cook and Stir)
Launderall
Blackstone
Dexter
Westinghouse
Caloric
Hardwick
Crown
Dormeyer
Manning Bowman
Oxydol
Lestare Oxygen bleach packets
Salvo
Vim
Vel
Lifeboy(mint)
Electrosol
Calgonite
National
Postum
Roper
Monarch Ranges
Marquis
International Harvester Appliances
Sweetheart Soap

 

[mixfinder]

Splendor of the 50's

Frigidaire Crown Imperial Appliances
Electrolux Model G and Jubilee Model J
Sunbeam from 1957 to 1965
Maytag from 1958 to 1979
Magnavox in Henredon Cabinetry
Pyrex of the 50's
Frankoma and Red Wing Dishes
Slyter Magnuson Uphostered Furniture
Kitchenaid Model 4B
Lawnboy 2 Cycle Lawn Mowers

 

[ricky5050]

sounds like a visit to the park but ..

I have learned both Swan and Bush are no longer the "real deal" but simply cheapo appliances sold under a bought name to trick older buyers into thinking of previous quality

Swan made kettles toasters etc and Bush were the height of quality radio tv and record players etc.

See the Bush radio on ebay (one of many)

Pardon our interruption...

 

[strongenough78]

I miss...
Dash
Classic Kenmore/Whirlpool and Maytag products
Classic GE products.

I DON'T miss...
Dual Action agitators.....
I think that's all LOL

 

[autowasherfreak]

Whirlpool belt-drive washers
IBM typewriters, pre Lexmark/Wheelwriters.

 

[ronhic]

...and here are a couple more brand/makes

...but cars this time...

Riley
Wolseley
Morris
Austin
MG
Rover
Van den Plas
Triumph
Jaguar
Singer- rootes group/chrysler europe/peugeot
Hillman- ditto above
Humber- ditto above....

and why?

Well partly because BMC didn't think far enough into the future, whilst still being futuristic....and the rest has to do with Sir Donald Stokes/British Leyland and even worse, the British government not properly overseeing what was happening and ultimately having to try and sort it out...

Oh, the unions can shoulder a great deal of responcibility there too....

Such a shame...BMC/Leyland Australia was generally profitable, yet they stripped the company here to prop up the UK....

 

[favorit]

Citroen DS aka The Big Shark

When I was a boy everytime I saw one of them while starting, with those unbelievable gas shock adsorbers lifting the whole car ....... i was about going crazy

 

[favorit]

that DS was the OGDEN version
This turn the 2hp :

Anniversario della 2 CV: Citroen festeggia 60 anni d'innovazione! | BlogMotori.com

Nel 1948, Citroën presenta la sua 2 CV A al Salone dell’auto di Parigi. Che shock! La stampa è sbigottita ma il pubblico è affascinato da questa vettura così pratica, poco costosa e talmente innovativa. Conosciamo il seguito della storia: oltre 5 milioni di modelli prodotti da Citroën in 42 anni...

www.blogmotori.com

 

[hydralique]

Ah yes . . .

I too will always miss the real Citroen, before Peugeot got their grubby and plebian fingers on them and ruined the company. In my heart the background of the double chevron emblem is always, always blue, not red!

I also miss real Lancia, before Fiat took control. I've owned and truly loved three Fiats, but Lancias shouldn't be Fiats and Fiats aren't Lancias.

Other makes I miss: Panhard, Alpine and Matra-Bonnet.

 

[ronhic]

Welll......

...whilst on the subject of Citroen.....here is a pic of my latest purchase

1974 Citroen GS....

She's had a few 'alterations' done before I bought her in February....
- flared rear guards to take widened wheels (195x15)
- 1.3 GSA engine and gearbox (for the Americans...air cooled/front wheel drive)
- folding rear seat out of an estate/wagon
- sunroof.....
- new rear muffler...now sounds VERY Alfasud

Oh, and of course, has hydropneumatic suspension

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[hydralique]

Nice Ronhic!!!!!!

I've always coveted a GS, and would certainly have had one if they'd been available here. Are the plastic bumpers original, or did they come off a GSA as well? One thing I love about these cars besides the hydropneumatics is the use of inboard brakes and center-point steering. My old Saab 900 Turbo used to have tons of torque steer, which many people viewed as a necessary evil of front wheel drive. Meanwhile, my 3 liter SM, with more power than the Saab, never had a whiff of torque steer, even if you dropped the clutch hard off a stoplight - true center-point steering made all the difference in the world, not to mention it's a great safety factor in the event of a front blowout. I believe it was Andre Lefebvre who insisted that the DS have inboard brakes to allow the center-point geometry, and he may have learned that from his "teething years" as an engineer at Voisin in the twenties. Some ideas are just fundamentally right and remain so.

Another wonderful thing about the GS is the retention of true high pressure power braking with no master cylinder or squishy vacuum booster - I just hate those!

 

[ronhic]

Bumpers...

...are also off a GSA...

The car was previously owned (2 owners ago) by Denton Christies' son...Denton is one of THE Citroen mechanics in Sydney. People take their cars to him from all over New South Wales...

...anyway, he is the one who played around with the sweet Berline body and did the wheels...Personally, I would have prefered a neat wagon or straight Berline (sedan) rather than one that has been played with, but we wanted/needed a car to go to 'Cit-In' in Tasmania (Citroen car clubs from all over Oz meet in one city each year - Launceston this year)....so rather than buy a BX with potential problems or a CX/DS which I couldn't park in a double garage with the Holden and Morris, a GS was the perfect solution...

You may know that GS engines are notorious to keep oil tight and the exhausts are very complicated with 12 joins...well this one seems to be ok....it passed registration inspection which is what matters...

Check out the link...

aussiefrogs.com - French Car enthusiasts site for Australia Since 1999 - Citroen Peugeot Renault - aussiefrogs.com & Froggy Forum!

A medium for all French car owners in Australia (and the rest of the world) to discuss their French Marque, help others to share knowledge with like minded enthusiasts. Forum allows registered members to also advertise their car/parts for sale or wanted FREE. List of French car Clubs and...

www.aussiefrogs.com

 

[hydralique]

Oh, nice link there, love the Delahaye grille at the top! Certainly I think the GS is a fabulous car, but why wouldn't you park a D or CX in the same garage as a Holden or Morris?

 

[ronhic]

Quite simply....

....it won't comfortably fit!

Is technically a double garage....so the GS and Morris take about 3/5 and the Holden the other 2/5...the Morris is effectively tucked in the middle behind the central pillar.....

 

[hydralique]

OK, I see . . .

I didn't realize you were trying to get all three in there at one time!

I have a a serious Fiat fanatic friend who keeps his collection in an old barn on his property. He once considered buying a DS, and liked it very much, but finally passed on it because he was afraid to get too interested in such large cars as they won't fit in the same space as a small Fiat. Considering that at the time his barn held one Moretti (Sportiva 850), three Abarths (Bialbero, Sestriere, and OT1300), and four Fiats (two 850 Spiders, one '50s Multipla, and one 124 Spider), I could see his point! I am eternally jealous of his barn.

I'm gonna add Abarth and Moretti to the list . . .

Oh, and for a non-automotive name, how about KLH? Under Henry Kloss they made wonderful speakers and other hi-fi equipment, and continued to do so for many years afterwords. Now the name has been plastered on some cheap and nasty stuff from China, a sad ending.