Vintage era Speed Queen Washer/Dryer pair

[tecnopolis]

Saw these on my local craigslist. Not bad looking for $175. Not sure of the vintage, possibly 70's or 80's? Would this washer have a stainless interior?
Great eye candy for sure.

 

[70series]

Early to mid 80s marathon set. Tub is the perforated stainless steel.

 

[yogitunes]

I have a set like these....although mine are not stainless....1980 Raytheon built machines.....

 

[tecnopolis]

I guess I was thrown off by the 70's era earth tones.

 

[tecnopolis]

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[yogitunes]

your not too far off Alex.....the first SQ I ever had, had this control panel and colors, but it was still made by McGraw-Edison and a solid tub, time fill, with side opening lid...it was a 1977 vesion....

you just HAD to put that Gremlin in there, didn't you?.....my dad and brothers worked for American Motors, Rambler for you older gents, and swore I would never own one...my first car, a Javelin, then a HornetAMX, and now a Jeep....if my dad could see me now!....but they were a simple constructed vehicle, probably why they would never die....

 

[tecnopolis]

I actually like the older Gremlins and Hornets. The Pacer and matador, not so much!

 

[tecnopolis]

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[jamman_98]

Yes I owned one

1976 AMC Pacer. Was not a bad car but would have been better with front wheel drive. Joe Jamman_98

 

[hydralique]

Timed Fill

SQ had timed fill as late as '77? How did it adjust to accommodate different water pressures?

 

[yogitunes]

why is it the biggest guys drive the smallest vehicles?....lol

speaking of things one would not be caught dead in, the pacer, while not the greatest, a little ahead of its time, while resembling an egg, was aero dynamic and had high visibility wrap around glass....

man how could I forget, and what I think the best ones they built, the Eagle, with 4 wheel drive.....I had a wagon and an SX4....the engines lacked horsepower, until they fuel injected them on the Jeeps.....

a time proven dedicated engine, since the first Jeeps used in WW2, that same engine is still used in todays Jeeps....but this was also from a time when you had to overhaul an engine at 100,000 miles......for todays versions, that ain't nothing

as for the SQ time fill.....you did have to have a certain amount of pressure for these to fill properly, or any time fill for that matter.....restictors could be removed or added to compensate pressures....

 

[frontloaderfan]

ugh...

My mother had a green (puke) Gremlin when my brother and I were little. All the thing did was break down and smoke. There's a reason AMC is no longer with us...

 

[DADoES]

<blockquote>as for the SQ time fill.....you did have to have a certain amount of pressure for these to fill properly, or any time fill for that matter.....restictors could be removed or added to compensate pressures....</blockquote> There also was an Extra Fill designation on the timer, at least on some models at some period in time. But only on the Normal cycle, not Durable Press.

 

[yogitunes]

yes, the extra minute was there if needed.......an extra on top of that was at the end before agitation started....

you had:
ExFill
Large
Medium
Small
and one more minute increment hidden after that....only on the machines with the banging solenoids, probably because of the motor/pump running this whole time in case of an overfill.....reversing motor versions did not have the extra at the end...

I knew of one guy who had very poor water pressure, and had to add two buckets of water for each fill.....

a cousin also with extreme low pressure, took her Whirlpool 3 hours to do a load of laundry....seemed like forever....and they talk about todays FLers taking too long...

 

[redcarpetdrew]

AMC

It was a kick when American Motors managed to supply the cars for the Bond flick "The Man With The Golden Gun". The story behind the bridge jump is a neat one to see when it shows up on tv from time to time. In this environmentally conscious time, it's only a matter of time before we see Bond driving a tricked out Prius...

RCD

 

[swestoyz]

I picked up MINT copy of this exact washer this past weekend.  Not sure when I'll get around to hauling it downstairs. 

 

It was on the curb of a small town near Waterloo.  Love small town City Wide Clean-Up days, LOL.

 

Ben

 

[whirlaway]

Hurricane 4 or Godevil 4

The WW2 Jeeps used a Hurricane 4 not a six,they were tough if you didnt rev them,I had one a 46 Willys I wish I still had it.My Cherokee a 91 has the straight 6 176,000 miles doesnt leak or use oil,Id luv to find a low mileage one. Bobby

 

[danemodsandy]

Had 2 Pacers:

One was a '76 sedan, and it was not in the greatest shape when I got it, so much of what I experienced would be a fair assessment of the car as built.

The second was a '78 D/L wagon, which was in very nice shape when I got it. My experiences with that one were very positive, particularly on the day it swallowed a 30-inch range and the tailgate closed - to the utter amazement of the thrift-store manager who'd just been saying, "It ain't gonna fit - I gotta guy who'll deliver it fer sevenny-fi dolluhs."

The only real problem with the wagon was the added weight of the glass in the cargo area. This made the car butt-heavy. It was not normally a problem, but certain of Atlanta's twistier freeway exits on rainy days, combined with the lard-bottomed effect, made the rear end slide out like a shot. The first time was really scary. I learned to take it easy and ignore the tight-wound jerks in their Beemers going ape-grits behind me because they couldn't go 85 MPH because of an AMC. In the '80s, there was evidently no worse humiliation for a high-dollar Atlanta yuppie than being impeded by a Joe Lunchbox special.

 

[yogitunes]

yes....starting out they were only 4's.....easy to ship and maintain....not to mention cost.....eventually 6's were added, mainly to ones used here in the states....most of the ones in the military weren't 4x4.....just basic transportation...my dad was a mechanic in the army and swore by them

it was simple stuff to these.....a crossmember changeout, and you could go 6 or 8....

I liked American Motors for their gas tank capacity, it did not matter which one you got, or engine size, they all had a 21 gallon tank......you go to something like a Honda, and they cut you down to a 10 gallon tank....

I also mis the gas port located behind the rear license plate, did not matter which side of the pump you were on....

I have a 99 grand cherokee limited....with the 4.7V8....140,000 miles....still going strong....bought and paid for....some day, I will trade in for a newer one...

AM engines were not high revving engines......even mine has a rev limiter if in neutral/park....not a recommended car for RevvinKevin....(ducks and runs)....lol