Solid as Sears?
It has been repainted...look at the edge of the inside of the lid. We had a '79 Kenmore 70 series washer in white, and the one in the ad is otherwise identical except for the paint job...in fact, when we won a Whirly in 1992 in a Tide sweepstakes, we gave the Kenmore to my niece, whom I believe is still using it today! The Whirly was replaced by a Maytag Performa five years ago...go figure...