Italian Fiat washer on Sale and others VTG machines ( Fiat similar of Westinghouse Laundromat)
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Sweet Fiat! I wonder if they would just sell the door-glass if nobody wants the whole machine?
arbilab
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GRR--- oh no, that's not a ripoff of Easy. [rolleyes]
Perusing the definitions of "fiat", never could figure why a company would name themselves that.
Perusing the definitions of "fiat", never could figure why a company would name themselves that.
Fiat . . .
is an acronym, standing for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino.
is an acronym, standing for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino.
kenmoreguy89
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Yes Hydralique is correct, the acronym in english would sound like: "Italian Car Factory Torino".....
Jeff, did not know the existence of this new model, you know I'm mostly into classic cars.....then Fiat is a mark I don't particularly like, I prefer way more American cars.....
But if you say that would likely fit I believe in you as you're talking about a thing that I don't even seen, or maybe yes but didn't care so for sure you're more wise than me on this subject....
Hope you're happy with your 500, a coworker got a 500 abarth and he says it is just nice, tiny cars those fiat, but you know here Italy and europe generally is famous for small cars even because europ and especially Italy got the smallest streets! My father owns a Mercedes ML and a Nissan Truck also and sometimes in certain places is really an enterprise to deal with such tiny streets with those cars! Not to mention parking in a city like Milan, if you think in NYC is difficult for traffic and parking just try the jam in Milan or worse Genua! LOL
Gan, unfortunately those sellers looks like they're making a favour selling that machine, they does not even offer the availability for shipping, which is stupid since they ask that much.
They're asking 1500 euros for that so I can be almost sure they would not of course pull out the glass of it to sell alone, that would make drop the value of the "treasure" they believe to own, I can't disagree with the fact that it is very rare, but 1500 is such a crazy cost!
Chirs I will attach a translation of description of the ad for you, BTW I noticed just now that it is also on ebay at 1000 euros with a "make offer" so looks like they're realizing that is not that treasure they believed....
Description:
Wanted and very rare!
Fiat washer of the 50s
washer produced but withdrawn from the market cuz too expensive.
I only have seen one at Fiat museum!
I believe it still works, hot and cold fill, to expose in museums.
Ppwer supply 110-120 V
A fe small rusting but a small painting would fix it.
I sell to make space!
price 1500.00
I do not ship.
Contact Paolo at: 348/8832808
The story he explained about cost is not totally true even if it played a good part in the cause their production gor stopped.
Chris they believe it works, I believe they didn't try it though LOL, the possible buyer will likely need one of those bulky converter probably 600- 800 watts at least, not a travel one even if some models arrives to convert till 2500 watts like some ones I have..... the motor may also suffer the difference of hertz also so you may need to get one converter which converts hertz also, in my house we have three 2500 watts converters, they can be relatively cheap on ebay, often available from US or Britain.....
Arbilab, of course it is different from an easy, I mean... I never said it is identical but just similar about the type, I think you can't disclaim that it is not a square twin tub but it resembles the easy about shaping (just to make an example), so with it's differences of course, never said it is the exact spitting of an easy, like indeed the Fiat with Westinghouse, BTW never said that for the Fiat and Westie as well....
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Jeff, did not know the existence of this new model, you know I'm mostly into classic cars.....then Fiat is a mark I don't particularly like, I prefer way more American cars.....
But if you say that would likely fit I believe in you as you're talking about a thing that I don't even seen, or maybe yes but didn't care so for sure you're more wise than me on this subject....
Hope you're happy with your 500, a coworker got a 500 abarth and he says it is just nice, tiny cars those fiat, but you know here Italy and europe generally is famous for small cars even because europ and especially Italy got the smallest streets! My father owns a Mercedes ML and a Nissan Truck also and sometimes in certain places is really an enterprise to deal with such tiny streets with those cars! Not to mention parking in a city like Milan, if you think in NYC is difficult for traffic and parking just try the jam in Milan or worse Genua! LOL
Gan, unfortunately those sellers looks like they're making a favour selling that machine, they does not even offer the availability for shipping, which is stupid since they ask that much.
They're asking 1500 euros for that so I can be almost sure they would not of course pull out the glass of it to sell alone, that would make drop the value of the "treasure" they believe to own, I can't disagree with the fact that it is very rare, but 1500 is such a crazy cost!
Chirs I will attach a translation of description of the ad for you, BTW I noticed just now that it is also on ebay at 1000 euros with a "make offer" so looks like they're realizing that is not that treasure they believed....
Description:
Wanted and very rare!
Fiat washer of the 50s
washer produced but withdrawn from the market cuz too expensive.
I only have seen one at Fiat museum!
I believe it still works, hot and cold fill, to expose in museums.
Ppwer supply 110-120 V
A fe small rusting but a small painting would fix it.
I sell to make space!
price 1500.00
I do not ship.
Contact Paolo at: 348/8832808
The story he explained about cost is not totally true even if it played a good part in the cause their production gor stopped.
Chris they believe it works, I believe they didn't try it though LOL, the possible buyer will likely need one of those bulky converter probably 600- 800 watts at least, not a travel one even if some models arrives to convert till 2500 watts like some ones I have..... the motor may also suffer the difference of hertz also so you may need to get one converter which converts hertz also, in my house we have three 2500 watts converters, they can be relatively cheap on ebay, often available from US or Britain.....
Arbilab, of course it is different from an easy, I mean... I never said it is identical but just similar about the type, I think you can't disclaim that it is not a square twin tub but it resembles the easy about shaping (just to make an example), so with it's differences of course, never said it is the exact spitting of an easy, like indeed the Fiat with Westinghouse, BTW never said that for the Fiat and Westie as well....
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That Fiat washer, AWESOME, but 1500 Euros? Holy Moly that is $1925.00!!!! OUCH!
= = = = = = = = =
I thought FIAT stood for Fix It Again Tony.
(ducks & runs........)
kenmoreguy89
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Ahahahahahahah!!!
This is good!
This is good!
kenmoreguy89
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Yes you're totally right! It is just too expensive! now is on ebay at 1000 buy it now and make offer also......they probably would let ir run away for 800 euros...I don't think less....it is anyway too much considering it would need a partial restoration....
kenmoreguy89
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Found this 1957 fiat AD on ebay, I'm sure I've seen this machine somewhere but I can't really find out which it was.....a westie as well?
kenmoreguy89
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Oh yes a westie as well!
redcarpetdrew
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Stop drooling, Kevin!
You're going to short out your iPod... LOL!
RCD
You're going to short out your iPod... LOL!
RCD
kenmoreguy89
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Yes that is funny! Made me laugh so much! It surely add a note though as you say.
I gotta admit that these new 500s looks very solid and well made cars so I guess Tony actually should not see much work LOL, this at least for what today they call "solid", you know today is all about plastic and more plastic (like for appliances on the other hand.....) and crappy complicated and delicate electronic engines and stuff that get broken easily...
Sad to say, but those new Fiat looks way more solid that modern Ford cars they sell here, at least from what I can see and hear, my sister got a new Fiesta 1 year ago.....she had a small crash/plugging and front was half destroyed, a thing like that with a car of the past would have caused just a scratch! Also that car featured some problems to electronic stuff and had to bring to repair several times....
And heard of these electronic problems several times with Ford cars.....
My 1996 VolksWagen polo I bought used for 300 euros is going strong now after having spent 800 euros of repairs, it only had few KM was of an old lady and treated it nicely, if only she knew that oil needed to be changed regularly! LOL But motor is okay now and was anyway a good deal! This let you understand how stronger were cars even of not so long ago than ones of today! Just 2 oil changes since 1996 is not a thing modern cars would take and still work with just a camshaft+valvs replaced! I like it, and at least is a pretty strong car that does not suffer of a minimal collision.....
My dream cars would be many....but impossible to manage and to use in this country for too many reasons....
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I gotta admit that these new 500s looks very solid and well made cars so I guess Tony actually should not see much work LOL, this at least for what today they call "solid", you know today is all about plastic and more plastic (like for appliances on the other hand.....) and crappy complicated and delicate electronic engines and stuff that get broken easily...
Sad to say, but those new Fiat looks way more solid that modern Ford cars they sell here, at least from what I can see and hear, my sister got a new Fiesta 1 year ago.....she had a small crash/plugging and front was half destroyed, a thing like that with a car of the past would have caused just a scratch! Also that car featured some problems to electronic stuff and had to bring to repair several times....
And heard of these electronic problems several times with Ford cars.....
My 1996 VolksWagen polo I bought used for 300 euros is going strong now after having spent 800 euros of repairs, it only had few KM was of an old lady and treated it nicely, if only she knew that oil needed to be changed regularly! LOL But motor is okay now and was anyway a good deal! This let you understand how stronger were cars even of not so long ago than ones of today! Just 2 oil changes since 1996 is not a thing modern cars would take and still work with just a camshaft+valvs replaced! I like it, and at least is a pretty strong car that does not suffer of a minimal collision.....
My dream cars would be many....but impossible to manage and to use in this country for too many reasons....
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For the archives....
The Fiat / Westinghouse washing machine!
The Fiat / Westinghouse washing machine!
I'm guessing my washer is a little older as it does not have the chrome ring around the window.
Kevin
kenmoreguy89
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Yes of course in Italy there is 240 volt only now like all the Europe, but as said since it's motor and internal parts comes from a Westinghouse, so american built I guess, it does work with 120 volt (at least this is what they say in the ad, so I go by guessing), remember though that in 50s and 60s, this at least in Italy it was usual to find double voltage supply in certain homes/areas, remember also that in certain parts of the country electric land lines made their input just in mid 60s in urban areas, much later in rural areas and sometimes never.... certain homes or neighborhood in rural communities were provided with generators producing both 220 and 120 volt current for the area managed and provided/rented by the electric companies and or managed and owned by the neighborhood community, for example, my father's farm had his own generator till 3 years ago providing electricity to all the sorrounding area and farms, every home/property was provided with a current-o-meter to calculate and divide expenses at next fuel fill, this became not worth it during last years because of fuel cos tand fuel refill/transport cost, so they collected money to Enel to build a land line for that area, anyway it is not unusual to find VTG small appliances made in Italy running on 120 volt or double voltage switch, such as as VTG hair dryers, coffee grinders, Irons etc.....
You now will wonder......and for those having 240 volt only? How could that washer run? Well the problem was solved with a transformer for sure, and I guess it was provided with the machine.....
In Italy many american made appliances and product were imported in those years, maybe was the only european country doing that, Italy initially preferred buy american rather than german products, probably because of the malevolence toward Germany and Germans that until few years before, really did a mess and deaths over here with Nazi occupation, then germans were defeated and Italy was liberated and helped by americans...
But I don't want bother you with History.....
Then the american importing stopped because of many reasons including competitive prices (of course) of german and italian appliances, in the meantime Italy grew up and started producing their own appliances during late 50s early 60s (often following and copying the german models) and this with economical boom in 60s, it is not a case all italian appliance manufactures started exporting machines just during 60s while german ones were into exporting already since the early 50s... .... about foreign appliances the german appliances became the majority over here after that, italians made their machines to work with the europe-wide standardized current voltage so 120 volt supplies were definitely abandoned.....
You now will wonder......and for those having 240 volt only? How could that washer run? Well the problem was solved with a transformer for sure, and I guess it was provided with the machine.....
In Italy many american made appliances and product were imported in those years, maybe was the only european country doing that, Italy initially preferred buy american rather than german products, probably because of the malevolence toward Germany and Germans that until few years before, really did a mess and deaths over here with Nazi occupation, then germans were defeated and Italy was liberated and helped by americans...
But I don't want bother you with History.....
Then the american importing stopped because of many reasons including competitive prices (of course) of german and italian appliances, in the meantime Italy grew up and started producing their own appliances during late 50s early 60s (often following and copying the german models) and this with economical boom in 60s, it is not a case all italian appliance manufactures started exporting machines just during 60s while german ones were into exporting already since the early 50s... .... about foreign appliances the german appliances became the majority over here after that, italians made their machines to work with the europe-wide standardized current voltage so 120 volt supplies were definitely abandoned.....
kenmoreguy89
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Looks like fiat then only imported them with the Westinghous
Here is a video I found of an Italian guy (not sure if he is a member here) that owns a later model of Westinghouse, a Westinghouse in full!
Here is a video I found of an Italian guy (not sure if he is a member here) that owns a later model of Westinghouse, a Westinghouse in full!
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