HOLY GRAIL - 1965? TURQUOISE AQUA FRIGIDAIRE WASHER & DRYER - FLORIDA

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Yeah, I thought they were sold also. Where's Eaton Park and DAMN, I wish I had five hundred to blow. They look beautiful. Truly DREAM MACHINES.
 
That's an air-flow dryer, most likely electric. They look to be in nice shape cosmetically.
Not sure I would shell out that much until I know provenance and maintenance history.
Rollermatics are great fun to wash in and play with but finding parts is becoming quite a challenge these days.
 
Mark,
I contacted them and offered less ($250.00- $300.00). They informed me there are two people they are dealing with competing for them and they don't want to take less than $350.00.
So, if you don't think their worth it and can advise me a fair offer, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks.
Keith
 
Keith,

Since you're close, they're probably worth it. Most others have to figure in shipping.
 
Yes! Get them...

They are definitely worth the $350. They look mint and you will not find a good matched set in Turquoise, especially close by anymore.

I have this same set in white. The round timer indicator dials light up on both.

Washer is model WCD-65 and dryer is DCD-65.

Gee, I hope it doesn't turn into a bidding war.

Best of luck.
 
What Is the Fuss About the Price?

$500 is the price of a lower-end laptop that will be obsolete in three years. These are dream machines - and I'm not a Frigidaire guy.

I would gladly pay $500 for a pair of Maytag 906s in restorable shape - and I don't exactly have money to burn. Yeah, if I could get 'em cheaper, that'd be nice. But some of this stuff doesn't grow on trees.
 
With appliances, it's often the price of shipping that kills deals... The price of appliances is also an issue to some of us (including myself). I think another issue for many of us is the lack of storage space (that also includes myself!)... Once the basement and/or the garage are full, it really becomes an issue! Then when you find something you like better than what you already have, you might need to give stuff away to make space for the new stuff! Sometimes, it's even hard to get rid of nice appliances that you give away (that's if you care that it goes into the hands of someone who'll take care of it, not to a scrapper!).
 
Sent a message to sellers.

Sent a message asking about prior ownership, condition, whether operable and the like. Also made an offer, sort of. Please, no bidding wars. I'll share custody.
Keith
 
Question: POD 2/08/13 and these Frigidaires...

Curious; noticed the smaller knob under the large dial on both these machines and today's POD. Was the larger dial simply an indicator and the smaller one was actually the one to be turned to set the time, cycle, etc? And what was the small silver button beside the large dial? Always thought that in the pics I've seen of this vintage Frig. washers and dryers it looked a bit strange to have a knob below the "dash panel". Most years seemed to have rather clean, fairly symmetrical designs, so this vintage looks a bit off kilter to me. Still very nice machines; bet they performed well, and probably were dependable too.

Thanks!
Duane
 
Was the larger dial simply an indicator and the smaller one

That is exactly what the set up is Duane....PAT COFFEY
 
Duane, the small silver button is a reset for the circuit breaker (motor protector). Frigidaire washers had this from the late 1940s to 1966.
 
Travis

I am sure that is exactly what the buyer of these machines did. They got down to business!

From the surface picture we could see, these machines look to be in great shape. Of course who knows if there are any problems lurking inside but this style of machine is not impossible to get running again. Parts can be found when you look hard enough although sometimes expensive.

I hope whoever got them will share pictures and stories once they have them. Assuming they were bought by someone in this group.
 
Whoever got them...

It was I .....2nd in line, offered full price. I felt that there was no reason to offer less, as they were more than fairly priced. If you look for something for two years on Craigslist, and that is the only one you see, it must be worth at least $500.00. (They are to me anyway). The nice lady said they have been stored for at least 15 years, and that they tried the washer, and it worked as it should. I'm sure it will need a mechanical massage.
 
Congrats Marty!

I'm glad you got them. Sounds like they were well taken care of too.

Looking forward to hearing more once you get them.

How are the machines you rescued from the farm coming along? Any news to share?

Patrick
 
Congrats

Thanks Patrick!

I am still feeling my way on the machines I did grab. I've been reading, buying literature, (thanks Robert!), and searching for parts. In the meantime, I have powder coated my Youngstown kitchens full kitchen cabinet set and am close to having them installed in my kitchen. I also got the Youngstown dishwasher installed and running. I'm just feeling my way on all of it. My goal is to be all vintage throughout!
How about you?
 
Marty-

Thank you for the update. Your kitchen cabinets sound great. What color did you powder coat them? Would love to see some pictures. Maybe you should start a thread on your kitchen.

As for me I did quite a bit of work over the summer with maintenance on some of my appliances. Mostly replacing belts and a pump gasket and putting a new tub seal into a 1-18, as well as fixing a noisy rollermatic transmission.

Tonight just finished rewiring an old antique half gas / half electric chandelier. I converted the 3 top gas lights to electric as well so now it looks pretty good. As soon as it warms up a little I will resume work on appliance projects in the garage. Looking forward to spring!

Patrick
 
Thanks, Pat and Phil(?) for answering my questions. Phil, looks like you have QUITE a Frig. collection; including those space age 1957's!

We still have the green 1954 30" Frig. range in our basement, prob orig. to our house. When they remodeled the kitchen, the previous owners put it down there next to the washer and dryer to use for canning and entertaining. It was replaced by a 1969 40" TOL Frig. range. When one oven, then the other went out, I increasingly used the the 1954. We replaced the 1969 with a rather generic new 40" Frig. which prob. weighs 1/2 what the 1969 did, much thinner metal. Bringing up the old stove was not an option, as when Greg redid the kitchen, he built around the 40" range.

Hindsight being 20/20, now wish I'd looked harder for parts for the 1969, or looked for a cool vintage 50's or 60's 40" range. Perhaps a Flair or old GE is in our future!

Again, thanks for your responses!
Duane
 
Looks Good!

The opening of the dryer looks mint. Plus the fact that they kept the owners manual and it too looks to be in great condition are all good signs that these machines were well taken care of and probably had light use.

Gee, I might have to take a drive south one of these days for a viewing!

Congrats again Marty!
 

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