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So is this Texas's first collected Unimatic? Wow, what a washer, the WO-65 is up on my dream list as well.. Top 5 actually.

1. '70 Kenmore 800 (for those of you who wonder, I didn't get the one from 70s80sguy)
2. Kelvinator (any with orbital agitation and window lid)
3. Frig WO-65 (or any unimatic for that matter but pref. WO-65 or WCI-58)
4. Philo Automagic or any of the Blades Of Water machines
5. Westinghouse slant front, front loader.
6. Whirlpool Design 2000 (NOTT!!!)
 
Southern wash-in

All I can say is as soon as there is a southern wash-in....

Get'n the truck, sit down, shut up and hang on....We goin' to the wash-in!

duetboy
 
Perhaps the only American Made product that ever got sold at that Wal-Mart...What a nice washer!!!It looks to be in really great shape from the outside. You've now caught the vintage appliance bug, and your truck's gonna be jealous over the new the new occupants of the garage!
 
Congradulations DADoES !
Thanks for posting the cutaway pictures. I must admit my knoweledge of early Frigidaires is very limited. No one I ever knew had one. And although I have been in the appliance business for 15 years I have probably seen 3 GM Frigidaires. Certainly nothing older than the mid sixties. So excuse me if my questions are obvious. These machines look to be completely direct driven, is that where the "unimatic" name comes from? Is the inside of the cabinet porcelain just as an outer tub would have to be? This may be a noisey design by todays standards but it should make it pretty water efficient. It doesn't use any more water than it needs to fill the wash tub.

-ED
 
Hi Glenn, Just wanted to add my congratulations and best wishes as well!! How neat to find that machine in such beautiful condition. Have fun and keep us all posted. Thanks for sharing. Terry
 
Nice

Congrats on your new find!! It looks to be in very good condition too! Hope the resoration goes well for you. Be sure to post some pix of the "maiden voyage". Sure a nice prize to find at Jack-in-the-Box! Is that what they give out with their "happy meal"?? LOL!!

Rick
 
Wow, that looks like it's in really excellent condition, especially considering its age. Congratulations!

Question: How heavy is it? And how did they protect the inside of the cabinet from rusting (i.e. was it enameled or porcelain or something else)?
 
I also noticed that the WO-65 is the first model with the balance ring on top of the tub instead of below it like the previous two models.
 
Porcelain

I don't know the exact weight, but heavy is accurate. The entire cabinet is porcelain, including the control panel housing, except for a removeable panel back of the control panel and at the bottom for motor/pump/tranny access.

The Unimatic tranny is direct drive. There's not even a clutch for spin, the full torque of the motor drives the basket through the tranny.
 
One last important thing

I don't think anyone has brought this up yet. You will definitely need new water and oil bellows seals, as the old ones are probably cracked.
 
Woo WO!!!!!

Glenn:

I am so glad that you've acquired your first vintage....and she's a beauty!! You know we would have loved to have been there for the moment of "shear" happiness!

Of course, we will have to check out her maiden wash ;-)

Terrific pics. Keep us posted.

Venus
 
Glenn, it's just awesome. It meets my expectations of what you knew about it before you actually saw it.

Am I correct in assuming the wo65 had the all metal pulsator, including cap.

When did Frigidaire change to a pulsator with the black cap, was it for the wo65-2? If that's so, then I had a wo65 to play washer with in the late 600s after it had died.

And btw, is that Missamerica's husband? Hmm, I'm not sure if I would have taken him or the awsher. Drool!!!
 
Clearly from everyone's cheers, this is one of the best washers made in recent history; and from today's ad-of-the-day, it also seems to be one of the most efficient in terms of water use and spin-drying capability.

So why on Earth did Frigidaire ever go back to a conventional agitator? And why haven't other manufacturers picked up on this design after the patents expired? Some minor issue like vibration, which could be solved easily nowadays? Or just conventionality, or something else?
 
Congrats on the Frigidaire! She's a beauty, and came from a famous source also! You'll love it, especially as it shifts into spin! Oh, of course, they were built like Mack trucks too.
But, wait, what is that GREEN stuff in the background? GRASS?
LEAVES? We're not even close to that in CT!
Hope you did't eat in the Jack in the Box! Jerry
 
Wow! What a find, and your first vintage machine, too! I'd love to hear the glorious sound it must make when it goes into the spin cycle, throwing that water against the cabinet. Too cool! Hope the repairs you need to make go without a hitch. Keep us posted!
 
The Slippery Slope....WoW!!!

Hi Glen

Congratulations on the frigidaire, what a find for your first collectable...I`m sure you will have loads of fun repairing it and getting it working asap..

Like I say when we all met at the first convention, how many of us said "would love to collect but couldnt, dont have the space , etc, etc...Pah!!!

Now look at us ....that garage and utility will be full of lovely shiny collectables all purring away soon....

Enjoy....look forward to catching up at the convention!!!

p.s. I`ve added a few pics of mine onto the club site just to show what really happens when the bug bites!!!!

 
Great pictures Mike! Boy, Your collection has grown, its wonderful! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to seeing you at the convention.
 

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