ovrphil
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If it's not painted, then this isn't as funny as I thought...just doesn't look factory original.
Humor -Turquoise Westinghouse 50's dryer
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norgeway
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BLASPHEMY!!!!
That is a SIn of epic proportions!!!Westinghouse NEVER had that 80s looking color,!!!
That is a SIn of epic proportions!!!Westinghouse NEVER had that 80s looking color,!!!
ovrphil
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thanks - a bad dream, that color
danemodsandy
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The Only Things....
....That have been posted here more than that horror are the words "Automatic Washer." It keeps turning up like the proverbial bad penny. That is not to say that anyone is remiss for posting it here - the CL seller evidently lets one round of bad press die down for a few months before trying again.
The best thing I can say for that paint job is that it is undoubtedly a better one than Westinghouse put on it originally, which would not be hard to do.
....That have been posted here more than that horror are the words "Automatic Washer." It keeps turning up like the proverbial bad penny. That is not to say that anyone is remiss for posting it here - the CL seller evidently lets one round of bad press die down for a few months before trying again.
The best thing I can say for that paint job is that it is undoubtedly a better one than Westinghouse put on it originally, which would not be hard to do.
whirlaway
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Thin Paint for Sure!!!!
Westinghouse & Easy both were very thin with the paint.I dont know why my Laundromat doesnt have any rust,the paint is so thin and it was in a basement! Every Easy spin dryer Ive seen needs fresh paint,must have been because of the Korean War!Also Mixmasters at that time were the same way,crappy paint!
Westinghouse & Easy both were very thin with the paint.I dont know why my Laundromat doesnt have any rust,the paint is so thin and it was in a basement! Every Easy spin dryer Ive seen needs fresh paint,must have been because of the Korean War!Also Mixmasters at that time were the same way,crappy paint!
danemodsandy
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Bobby:
1950s paint wasn't such a much anyway. I have to snicker when I see "restored" 1955 Chevys and T-Birds, because their lovingly applied modern paint jobs are closer to the paint on a 1955 Rolls than a Detroit product of the time. We had a 1956 Chevrolet One-Fifty in Twilight Turquoise, and the paint was one small step above tempera.
These days, when I'm repainting '50s collectibles - like the lids of my West Bend canisters - I get a much more accurate period look by using Rustoleum's Painter's Touch spray paint in the semi-gloss formula. This avoids the over-restored, too-glossy look of most paints today. I spray until wet, let dry briefly, spray again until wet and then let it dry well before using. Almost perfect, except that two coats make a visibly thicker paint layer than Corporate America applied to much of anything back then.
1950s paint wasn't such a much anyway. I have to snicker when I see "restored" 1955 Chevys and T-Birds, because their lovingly applied modern paint jobs are closer to the paint on a 1955 Rolls than a Detroit product of the time. We had a 1956 Chevrolet One-Fifty in Twilight Turquoise, and the paint was one small step above tempera.
These days, when I'm repainting '50s collectibles - like the lids of my West Bend canisters - I get a much more accurate period look by using Rustoleum's Painter's Touch spray paint in the semi-gloss formula. This avoids the over-restored, too-glossy look of most paints today. I spray until wet, let dry briefly, spray again until wet and then let it dry well before using. Almost perfect, except that two coats make a visibly thicker paint layer than Corporate America applied to much of anything back then.
whirlaway
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Thats Great Paint!
I have painted many fans and my Easy wringer with Rustoleum spray,it is great and easy to get used to! It goes on very smooth.I painted my other Frogeye dryer,not the top but sides 20 years ago like a sky blue,it still looks great and the front its really tough stripped it primed it,and put 3 coats on it.Old Westinghouse fans from the late forties were the same way,thin paint and I did a few of those in varied colors they really look neat! I dont see anything wrong with other colors unless they take totally away from the original look.Its like those guys on antique roadshow,they get blown away if someone cleans a finish.You can bet when certain furniture was new it wasnt that dirty and dark,years of soot from candles and poor oil lamps created a dark film on finishes.You are right about cars most metallic paint checked and went dead in 2 years.I have seen a handful of Packards and Hudsons in that olive metallic and bronze that did hold up.GMs were really bad and Chrysler products in the mid to late 50s and even the sixties.Desotos in that olive and royal blue held up well. Bobby
I have painted many fans and my Easy wringer with Rustoleum spray,it is great and easy to get used to! It goes on very smooth.I painted my other Frogeye dryer,not the top but sides 20 years ago like a sky blue,it still looks great and the front its really tough stripped it primed it,and put 3 coats on it.Old Westinghouse fans from the late forties were the same way,thin paint and I did a few of those in varied colors they really look neat! I dont see anything wrong with other colors unless they take totally away from the original look.Its like those guys on antique roadshow,they get blown away if someone cleans a finish.You can bet when certain furniture was new it wasnt that dirty and dark,years of soot from candles and poor oil lamps created a dark film on finishes.You are right about cars most metallic paint checked and went dead in 2 years.I have seen a handful of Packards and Hudsons in that olive metallic and bronze that did hold up.GMs were really bad and Chrysler products in the mid to late 50s and even the sixties.Desotos in that olive and royal blue held up well. Bobby
@whirlaway.
As far as Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge paint, not so much.
The 58 Plymouth Fury (Christine-Stephen King) line of Plymouth automobiles, along with the Belvedere (pretty much the 4 door version of the same car), were infamous for basically rusting away. That's why so few today actually exist. It's also a problem for collectors who want a Christine clone.
As far as Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge paint, not so much.
The 58 Plymouth Fury (Christine-Stephen King) line of Plymouth automobiles, along with the Belvedere (pretty much the 4 door version of the same car), were infamous for basically rusting away. That's why so few today actually exist. It's also a problem for collectors who want a Christine clone.
whirlaway
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They leaked Brand New
A friend of mine owned a Chrysler dealership,he told me they leaked water new off of the truck and with no inner fenders in the front mud and salt would just lay there same way with 55 and 56 Chevys.They were seling fender caps as early as 60 for 57s and yet Ive seen some that were perfect into the 70s.It took alot of 58s to make that movie! I had a 57 desoto,Chrysler that had perfect bodies of course they were Calif,cars.But one thing they were the best driving cars go around a corner flat as a pancake.Torsion Bar suspension was great.
A friend of mine owned a Chrysler dealership,he told me they leaked water new off of the truck and with no inner fenders in the front mud and salt would just lay there same way with 55 and 56 Chevys.They were seling fender caps as early as 60 for 57s and yet Ive seen some that were perfect into the 70s.It took alot of 58s to make that movie! I had a 57 desoto,Chrysler that had perfect bodies of course they were Calif,cars.But one thing they were the best driving cars go around a corner flat as a pancake.Torsion Bar suspension was great.
@whirlaway,
Yes it did, IIRC, there were something like 20 Plymouth Fury used in the filming of Christine, all but 3 were destroyed in the filming. Classic car enthusiast were furious, because even then (early 80's) the cars were rare.
The ironic thing is that there's rumours that Lebay's Christine, the completely trashed one that Arnie spotted in the beginning of the movie, is still around and showed up an auction one point.
Yes it did, IIRC, there were something like 20 Plymouth Fury used in the filming of Christine, all but 3 were destroyed in the filming. Classic car enthusiast were furious, because even then (early 80's) the cars were rare.
The ironic thing is that there's rumours that Lebay's Christine, the completely trashed one that Arnie spotted in the beginning of the movie, is still around and showed up an auction one point.
norgeway
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57 -58 DPCD products..
The 57s were not great, he 58s were much improved, the 57s did indeed leak water terribly, and rust....by the early 60s they were building..imho, as good a car as was on the road, and by far the best handling, all the Automotive magazines said so, Uncle Tom McCahill, one of the leading auto testers of the day said the Valiant, when introduced, was the best handling car on the road regardless of price, and the Imperial the best riding car he ever rode in.
The 57s were not great, he 58s were much improved, the 57s did indeed leak water terribly, and rust....by the early 60s they were building..imho, as good a car as was on the road, and by far the best handling, all the Automotive magazines said so, Uncle Tom McCahill, one of the leading auto testers of the day said the Valiant, when introduced, was the best handling car on the road regardless of price, and the Imperial the best riding car he ever rode in.
norgeway
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DPCD
If you look on every bolt in a older Chrysler product, they are stamped, DPCD..= Dodge Plymouth Chrysler DeSoto..
If you look on every bolt in a older Chrysler product, they are stamped, DPCD..= Dodge Plymouth Chrysler DeSoto..
whirlaway
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The 54s Chrysler Products!
I will say by 54 after the War! The Chrysler Products were some of the best you could buy! Im not being rude but Ive had enough of them to tell you,they would go and go without alot of maintenance.I drove a 54 Desoto firedome from Va to Calif in 3 days in 78 I had it for years off and on I sold it in 72 to a friends grandfather,his 55 plymouth just gave out and he drove it died and they resold it to a military family,they got shipped overseas, then I bought it back,with 150,000 miles,drove it to Calif,then in the 80s it crapped out with 289,000 miles on it.Terrific car. So now I have a 54 Imperial with 78,000 miles on it. Great body and Chrome needs interior work and thats it and I take it out every couple of weeks to shop in.But I have had up to 5 of various kinds of old Chryslers and Desotos during the earlier years. I also have a 48 Desoto in my garage,that runs good I just have alot of work to do to it.The inside is shot,but the body and chrome is good,smells like grandmas purse inside all old cars have their own smell!
I will say by 54 after the War! The Chrysler Products were some of the best you could buy! Im not being rude but Ive had enough of them to tell you,they would go and go without alot of maintenance.I drove a 54 Desoto firedome from Va to Calif in 3 days in 78 I had it for years off and on I sold it in 72 to a friends grandfather,his 55 plymouth just gave out and he drove it died and they resold it to a military family,they got shipped overseas, then I bought it back,with 150,000 miles,drove it to Calif,then in the 80s it crapped out with 289,000 miles on it.Terrific car. So now I have a 54 Imperial with 78,000 miles on it. Great body and Chrome needs interior work and thats it and I take it out every couple of weeks to shop in.But I have had up to 5 of various kinds of old Chryslers and Desotos during the earlier years. I also have a 48 Desoto in my garage,that runs good I just have alot of work to do to it.The inside is shot,but the body and chrome is good,smells like grandmas purse inside all old cars have their own smell!
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