Pink '63 Three-Ring Frigidaire Washer in Winnipeg

[westytoploader]

And remember what happened to the ABC...

 

[jasonl]

Please someone save this machine!

This is a Frigidaire washer in PINK. It might not be TOL but jeez people.

Uni, why don't you get the machine? Aren't you close to there?

 

[Unimatic1140]

Because I can't save everything Jason, I don't have the space as well as the fact that I just don't have the time right now to drop everything and drive up to Winnipeg.

Someone else is going to have to do it or ker-krush.

Two days and counting, tick...tick...tick.

 

[Versatronic]

Well...

This is the kind of opportunity I'm looking for, but my cat goes in for major surgery tomorrow and I need to be here to nurse her after the ordeal and so on. Life happens and you can't always drop everything on at a moment's notice and travel to another country. That's the way it goes.

 

[mixfinder]

Washer Hostel

Is there a Canadian member who can take them in until the computer work is caught up or the cat gets over it's hairball?

Kelly

 

[panthera]

Today's POD (24 May)

This beautiful picture is just adding insult to injury. If I had the money and the time, I would fly right over and pick up both of them right now! Kelly asks a pertinent question, isn't there anybody in Canada who could give these wonderful pink machines a friendly storage shed? Or better yet, a home?
I cringe to think of them going to the crusher - but I am so many thousands of miles away, I confess my complaints must sound childish...

 

[jasonl]

Well, one can only hope that one of our Canada memebers gets it and holds it until someone else really wants it in their collection.

 

[petek]

I don't think there's anyone in Winnipeg and Robert appears to be the closest. It's at the least a 15 hr drive from here and we're trying to pack stuff up and downsize for a cross country move not bring more in.. I just got supreme shite this morning when my other half found my last Sundays flea market finds hidden in my car.. lol. The other awful thing is that the moving truck will be going right through Winnipeg in August.

 

[jasonl]

And since Robert's turned his nose up to it, the machine will probably get crushed. What a shame.

 

[westytoploader]

I've shot Eddy an email just in case he hasn't seen this yet.

I really hope this set is saved. And what happened to all those people who posted in the past about "looking for a 50's/60's Frigidaire washer"? Strange, and ironic that they have pretty much disappeared now that one is available. Perhaps they weren't all that interested in one...

Tick, tick, tick...

 

[lokringbob]

I would but no way to get it

Any idea what it would cost to ship? if that is even possible.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Huh? What's up with that?

And since Robert's turned his nose up to it

That's not fair Jason, as much as I love Winnipeg and Pink Frigidaires, its still a 14 hour round-trip drive from here and we only have until Thursday. If it were a really rare, once in a lifetime washer, yes I would pay the $1200 international shipping charges, but I can't spend that kind of money for something I wouldn't even want to keep. I do enough around here without having to drop everything and drive 650 miles to get a washer that I'm not even interested in. If someone is really interested in that machine they will find a way, if not there will be other machines in time.

 

[jasonl]

Sorry Robert

I guess I misread things. Again, I jumped too soon.

Well, hopefully someone will get it. If not well, there will be another time. That machine's just out of reach for most people I guess.

 

[panthera]

Austin,

I am one of those who would give his eye teeth for these beautiful machines - but I can not afford to book another flight out of Munich to Canada, pick them up, drive to Fort Collins, Colorado, surprise my parents...
Then drive down to Denver and fly back to Munich in time for my student's next class.
Wish I could. If I were independently wealthy I would.
Guess these are just lost to us. Who took the great pictures? Was awful nice of them. I had been assuming it was Robert until he pointed out that it was 14 hour round-trip.

 

[roto204]

Gosh

Doesn't it kill your soul when something so great is so far away?

Robert, thank you for continuing to post these opportunities. I really appreciate the hard work you do, and the thoughtfulness you've shown.

It is a shame that this machine may be an impossible case, but I know that it's happened to all of us in one way or another over the years. The comfort comes with knowing that something good is always on the horizon, and the excitement comes when you realize that you may not always know--or even anticipate in your wildest dreams--what that "something" might be.

In the meantime, you do the best you can.

--Nate

 

[appnut]

Yes it does Nate, and for me it's called husband material cuz there's only loosers and sluts around here.

And you guys, you know how I feel about pink, I got nuttin' to trade for it.

 

[jasonl]

Oh come on, Bob, ain't nuthin with pank. It's a 50s color.

Well I guess today is the sad day for that lovely 63 pair.

The good news is Gregg's Unimatics are up on ebay. Someone who's Unimatic-less should get these.

 

[Unimatic1140]

Well it appears that the machine hasn't been crushed yet, so if anyone really wants it now is your chance, maybe he can hold it for a bit...

Robert - Thanks or the quick reply. Sorry to hit you with another
picture, but that is the route for me to get out in my message process.
We can stash the pink machine for a while, if there is a good chance
someone could come and get it. Do your best to find a new owner; but
give me an idea how soon that might happen, if at all possible. If it
is really desirable, maybe some one could arrange for storage here
until it could be taken away. I don't think getting an old washer
across the border should be a problem - is that right ?

 

[lightedcontrols]

AAAGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Robert!
Where's the dryer????????? Mark

 

[Unimatic1140]

Hi Mark, all questions will need to be directed to the owner at:
[email protected]