Beautiful 1967 Frigidaire Rollermatic in New Smryna Beach, Fl

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From seller at [email protected] ...

"I have an original (not restored) fully functional Frigidaire washing machine in excellent condition that I've had in storage for 20+ years. The washer is complete with the original hot and cold line hoses, original drain hose and original use and care instructions/booklets. The original wiring diagram on the back of the machine was printed in March of 1966. I have not been able to identify actual year of manufacture. The serial number is: 38 VD 9890."


Just so its clear: a washer that has been in storage for 20 years most likely is no longer "fully functional".

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This was the very first used washing machine I ever bought back in 1987. I had a two-room studio apartment and I first had a KitchenAid top loading dishwasher that drew water and drained into an apartment sink/cabinet combo. Then, I figured if I got a solid-tub washing machine it would use a small enough amount of water that it wouldn't overburden the plumbing and I could replace the dishwasher (which I wasn't using all that much, but I sure wish now that I had kept it) with a more useful appliance, a clothes washer.

Anyway, there was a wonderful used appliance store in Westbrook CT right next to an old laundromat that used GM Frigidaire Rollermatic washers. George had a bunch of Rollermatics in a mini-graveyard in the back. I wanted a "Rapid Dry" model, but this exact model, pictured above, was in much better condition than anything else so I bought it. Exactly the same except mine had metal selector knobs, not white ones.This machine did all my laundry handily for six years until I moved out of the apartment and sold it to the next tenant. Wish I'd kept it, but...

And now I have the matching dryer in Canary Yellow. Go figure.

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Ok

Gonna bump this thread up in the list. I'm curious as to who's after this machine? I'm letting it pass by but inquiring minds want to know, and make sure it someone who can appreciate it gets it.
 
I offered the seller $200.00, and he declined my offer. He must think it is worth more, but the fact it is not a rapidry model hurts the value. Hope someone can snatch it up.
 
MOL The working family's favorite brand.

That is a very nice Frigidaire, just minty-fresh. Wonder why it was stored for so long? Because it was a DPC mid-line machine most rollers, clutch parts and crucial pump bits shouldn't be too terribly difficult to rustle up if needed.
 
1966 FRIGIDARE WASHER

I have had a couple of these over the years and I was always impressed how Frigidare was so far ahead of its time with the white on white styling that would be all the rage in the early 1990s. I currently have the Rapid-dry version with the older three ring agitator in it, its one of my favorite Frigidrare washers.
 
i think $200.00 is quite fair

i haven't paid any more than that for any of my rollermatics. and 2 of mine are rapidry.a couple were basically given to me.

oh well i guess if someone wants it bad enough they will pay more. it does look nice.
 
I'd be interested to know

what he wants for it, since it's been sitting so long unused it's more minty, so to speak... So that very well may precipitate a higher than usual pricetag.
 
Looks like a very clean machine in good shape. Pricing is one thing I really need to know more about when it comes to these vintage machines. $200.00 seems fair to me.
While on the subject of Roller-matics, I have been trying to find information on the drive mechanism and how it works. Then I found the Frigidaire service manuals right in front of my face on the Home page. However the PDF file for the Roller-matics does not open. The other pdf's do open. Any advice?
 
The Rollermatic Manual

The file opens, but it's a big file so it takes a bit to download it depending on your connection.  It's probably best saved to your hard drive then viewed.  Study it over and you'll get a good overview of how they're put together, but there's nothing like getting up close and personal :)
 
Vintage Frigidaire Washer

I am sure being in this condition and the unique clean machine, and age....he wants $500.00 and possibly more....IT sold for $390.00, 20 years ago....and is like NEW....I would offer $580.00 and then see what he says, NOTHING like it today, you all know that..SOO, you ONLY LIVE ONCE..if you really want it.....MMMMMMM.....I'll be in touch to see what happens and I will contact him NOW....
 
JOhn L

"I currently have the Rapid-dry version with the older three ring agitator in it, its one of my favorite Frigidrare washers. "

 

That's an <span style="text-decoration: underline;">illegal mod </span>mister! 3-ring in a Rapid-dry! If it was an early 1964 production machine I could let that slide but this is blatant! Negative 10 points John Lefever! Thats NEGATIVE 10!
 
1972LKdishwash

"IT sold for $390.00, 20 years ago....and is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">like NEW</span>"

 

This is the statement worth pondering on. 

 

It has a clean cabinet, but you really don't know what's underneath. Have rats chewed on wiring, have vital electrical componenets dried out, how about all of the rubber pieces. Bellows may be rotted, and possibly unseen rust. It's true you do only live once, but a bad decision can make that one life rather miserable in some case. Being taken for an expensive ride like that for a heap would fall under that category. That's a lot of money to throw at the unknown. It is your money, it's merely advice to proceed with great caution.

 

Only advise...

 

 

-Tim
 
i agree

i have 6 of these machines and have gotten some that were in great shape, one was really bad! parts are very rare, i have managed to find a good collection for myself including bellows, tub seals, motors, but there aren't many left! rollers are very hard to find and pump parts are even harder. lucily for me i bypass the pumps and gravity drain all mine. outer tubs tend to be badly rusted around the bottom where transmission mounts.

i personally would not give more than $200.00 for this machine, no matter how good it looks on the outside. it's what inside that will determine whether it will run again!

and yes, the rollermatic manual here is hard to download but once you get it it's worth it's weight in gold in learning how these machines operate. i have studied it over and over for days at a time and it enabled me to put my 65 rapidry custom imperial back together and run perfectly! after a complete tear down.

i would be cautious in offering close to 600 for that machine!
 
I'll bet she's in good shape, rollermatics seem to age well from what I've seen unless it was used with water that was heavy with iron, probably a little rust here and there but I couldn't see it being worth a dime more than $400 myself.
 
I downloaded the rollermatic manual and it did take awhile, but boy was it worth it. I think I am hooked. This is one cool machine and drive mechanism. I always liked Frigidaire TL, but never paid much attention to the operation until becoming a member on AW.org. I now have 2 machines in mind for my first vintage quest; FL Westy and a ST Rollermatic. I love the whole concept of the roller drives and how there is no transmission, gears and belts or pulleys and you can see all the parts working together in the back. Now it's a matter of finding one!
 
hey "spin- it"

for more good info and learning i would suggest looking in the search catagory here under "rollermatic". that's what i did when i started collecting and working on mine. lots of good stuff out there! helped me enormously!
 
John L illegal mod

I am afraid I am going to have to agree with jetcone Jon about having the wrong agitator on a classic rollermatic frigidaire,it makes it a mongrel.Mark the laundry god,has spoken.....
 
THREE RING AGITATOR UPDATE KIT

The 3RAUDK gives much better rollover just ask Robert, besides it was that way when I got the machine and all I ever wash in this washer are towels so tangling is not a serious problem. You boys in Massachusetts must be suffering from too much winter weather it may be time to get out of the house.
 
THREE RING AGITATOR UPDATE KIT

The 3RAUDK gives much better rollover just ask Robert, besides it was that way when I got the machine and all I ever wash in this washer are towels so tangling is not a serious problem. You boys in Massachusetts must be suffering from too much winter weather it may be time to get out of the house.
 

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