Can a 2002 Firebird Transport a 7? Kitchen Aid Regency Portable?

[mickeyd]

A friend nicknamed Mad Dog, although very sane and docile, sold me this Beauty 5 years ago. Remodeling his ancient kitchen, he needed to have it gone. I went up to his house near the Buffalo Zoo today to reconnoiter and see which vehicle  in my trucker  person's  orbit would best be able to slide the Regency off his front porch, five steps up. After a little measuring, we were surprised to realize that it would fit so comfortably in my daily driver.  Eureka!  A double ridge across the "trunk" actually held the rear of the control panel.  He isn't exactly sure when he bought it for his Mother, but he thinks he can find the documents since he throws  nothing away. In the bright summer sunlight, the finish on the cabinet is striking, and the interior is a dream. 

 

The Firebird has pneumatic tubes on each side of the hatch which stays put at any level. Really nice. Though I take my bicycle everywhere in it, and have fit a few big things inside,  today this big bird's agility really went airborne. 

 

So the answer is, "Yes!'

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[mickeyd]

The motor, fan, hoses & electrix are all squeaky clean

This model heats and blows air during the Dry Cycle.  More tomorrow. Got home late. We went and petted the elephants, then out to eat, and listened to an outdoor concert at the Outer Harbor, Vampires or something. 

 

[tolivac]

Neat so you CAN haul stuff in a "go fast" car!Usually those cars were made for going fast rather than haulin!

 

[gansky1]

Excellent work!  That Regency does look clean underneath, those are fun dishwashers.

 

[mickeyd]

 

 

REX ~

 

It is to Pontiac's eternal credit that a "go fast " car can double as an SUV or TRUCK! Amazing! Who knew? Now I can haul anything.  This is my only vehicle, by the way. Spied it on a bike ride and then.......obsession. Gave the red 2003 Monte to my nephew for school in California.  

 

GREG ~

 

You already know the glories inside this machine which I'm just discovering, like the upper rack wash system  -- Are you kidding me? 

 

[mrb627]

LOL!

Maybe you can outrun the police when the DW is reported stolen... LOL!

Malcolm

 

[mickeyd]

Laughink !!!

HOW DID YOU KNOW  ~

 

MALCOLM  ~  that the whole elephant vampire story was made up???

 

[mickeyd]

Pretty Girl

Really like the color. Wondering if it's just aged white, eggshell, or a very muted beige. Lived in the kitchen for all of her 35 + years

 

[mickeyd]

Haven't checked for Doctrine yet,

But this is an intelligent design Master Control. Study for a minute and see.

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[mickeyd]

Even her feets are pretty!

A little Brillo or Brasso should bring them bacK

 

[mickeyd]

Backboard Buttons

 

[mickeyd]

Close Up and Personal

 

[mickeyd]

That cute little guy in the back,

looking and feeling a lot like the mini belllow's soft supple rubber from a Frigidiare, shoots the water out that's tunneled upward from the pump to spray the upper rack.

 

[mickeyd]

The water then shoots down this "pipe" and into the spray arm. Amazed and impressed to see a guard below the spray arm to protect it. A first for me.

 

[mickeyd]

Less cluttered view

of all the complicated well-engineered structures.

 

[mickeyd]

Whenever I see threads about KDS 12 14 16, etc

I always wondered what the fuss was all about, and why people swear by them, and won't even listen to people who don't appreciate them. Now I know the truth, which Mulder always promised was out there. LOL

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[mickeyd]

It even has the giblets yiblets grinder. :"D

One has never had one of them. And look at the brace which ensures contact between the bellows and pipe for the upper rack spray.[this post was last edited: 6/10/2014-19:37]

 

[toploader55]

You have one fine machine there.

I think that is the best wash system Hobart ever made for a home machine. Same set up as the 18 series. You should never worry about anything not coming clean I that Dishwasher.

Good Luck with that machine. I have a Early Regency One Armed Wonder. That cleans very good, but I'd really rather have a two armed machine.

 

[mickeyd]

"You should never worry....coming clean."

HI EDDIE, THANKS ~

I was really thinking about you today, remembering that you had one and loved it. The first thing I did was test the dry cycle because you said yours didn't heat during the dry cycle, so I expected this one not to heat, too; but it DID. Love the hum of the fan as the Regency dries. Most dry cycles are so boring, LOL.

I put my old steel frying pan in there today. Every other day till today, I soak it after the Omlette. Not coated, the pan always has cooked-on eggs, shrooms, garlic & onions, and some days, "sausage."
It always needs a scouing pad scrape. Today, I stuck it in for the maiden wash without touching the inside burned patches & bits.

It came clean. Whole truth: Have not yet tried the pan in the WP TL. Here's the very serious, made-to-last upper rack height adjuster.