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Hello to all aw members,

What would be your dream vintage washer dryer set that you would loves to own again as daily drivers or searching for me in my case i would say (*will be post in 2 pictures) would be these 2 sets while growing up inglis superb washer with matching dryer or this whirlpool set including the matching dryer as during my teen years we had the washer (pic number1) but not the matching dryer.

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Hey Pierre,

You're from Canada... Ontario? Quebec?

I am from Quebec city .

My answer to your question would be:

1) Some of the vintage (circa 1960's-70's) Maytag washer and dryer

or

2) Hitachi twin tub (ca 1970) coupled with portable Hoover dryer..
 
DaveAMKrayoGuy's Daily Driver's he like to Bring Bac

I wish I had my mom's almond Maytag that I bought for her in 1992! Two speeds, 4 wash/rinse temperature combinations (Hot/Warm, Hot/Cold, Warm/Cold, Cold/Cold; no Warm/Warm) and a vertical slide lever for the infinite water level control!

A reg. cap. w/ lg. cap. features! It had a bleach & fabric softener, as well... There was a flood in the basement in 2003, after which it kept blowing fuses, so it got replaced w/ a matching TOL Maytag washer & dryer set in 2006; the old white reg. cap. Maytag dryer which had two temps, Reg., Perm Press & No Heat settings and was Timed Only; No Automatic Drying...

Then again, if only I could go back to that avocado Bradford washer & dryer set just to see what REALLY must'a been wrong with it & what my mom just admittedly did not like, but my dad had to but it 'cause he worked for GRANT'S...

The washer for it at least got replaced w/ a 3 water level/3 temp. Reg. & Perm. Press 2 Cycle 1 Speed white Maytag, that we'd gotten rid of to make way for that newer one in almond...

-- Dave
 
I would need all 3 of these and not in any particular order.  Juyst want them in my daily laundry arsenal.  WCI65.  Although these are RickR's 66 set, they're identical in basic look of panels and cycle/option buttons. 

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And finally

Maytag 806 or 808 pair.  My preference would be the versions of the 806 Center dial that had the big load dryer.  Reason being?  I prefer the better functionality performance and flexibility of the dryness control buttons as well as regular and delicate heat setting buttons.  Not sure there wass any version of that Big Load dryer that had a lighted control panel.  Although I'd take the older D806 dryer too if that was the only way I could have lighted control panels.  I love vintage, but if I had my choice, I'd opt. for best performance and flexibility asnd functionality of what the product line offered in its run.  And in these examples, they're the best as far as I"m concerned.  Maytag and Frigidaire being my most favorite.  Probably because these are the two brands my parnts would have never bought when I was growing up.  And I've already "lived" with GE, Norge, and Kenmore--ho hum. 

 

And did anyone notice they're all TOL?  Why compromise lol.

 

And thanks goes to RickR and PhilR for having photos of the machines I could have a representative of what I'd want.  And since I love front loaders, would ahve to make space for a TOL 1957 Bendix Duomatic somewhere in the dwelling lol. 

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For me it would be the set in my profile picture.
The TOL General Electric Filter Flo washer with mini wash and matching Timeline dryer, this is the set my grandmother got new in 1966 and had until 2001, I was absolutley in love with this set.
Oh, I'd prefer the washer to be a Suds Saver if possible
 
For Me....

....It would be the '65 Lady Kenmore I owned for a time around 1980. If I had one again, I would want it with the matching dryer I searched for without success at the time.

As much as I love my Maytag 806 pair for its versatility and durability, the Lady Ks of that era had a luxury feel and sound second to none. Even small experiences like putting supplies into the dispenser were made special; the dispenser's door was solid brushed metal that felt very upscale.

pdub has probably the ultimate Lady K pair from this era; his are turquoise. I have the photos carefully stashed on my hard drive. Sigh.
 
For me, collector of problem children...

80's Raytheon Speed Queen set. My favorite aunt had a pair, and I just loved the look of them, and the sound of them chugging away in their little nook in the kitchen. Her set was still working when she traded up to a new set of Kenmores 15 years later.

I know alot of people don't like these, but they played such a big part of my childhood. Many happy afternoons were spent at her house, helping her clean as she told my wide eyed lil self stories of her latest or past exploits. (She was the "wild" aunt, who many in the family say I turned out like, lol).

Yogitunes happens to have the exact set, and here is a pic of his, lucky guy that yogi..[this post was last edited: 8/18/2012-17:14]

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A peak at my profile indicates that I already own all of my dream machines.

 

Would love to find a nice hit and miss Maytag engine at a decent price for one of my Model 80's though.

 

 

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Maytag, of course.

A806 washer, and DG806 dryer!

In any color except avocado. Avocados belong on the plate, not my laundry area.

Lawrence/Maytagbear
 
hot rinse

Patrick,

Does your pictured daily driver Kenmore have a "hot rinse" option? It seems to me, I saw a button for that option on that machine, which a friend of mine owned. It was over thirty years ago that I saw it, so my memory may be blurred.
 
Hot rinse button

Barry, I've not known of such a thing since the early 1950s.  Most likely was a cold rinse button and another button for cold wash & rinse. 
 
Total faves

Similar to pictured above, the ultimate for me would be Poppy Red 1-18's, with a window and console flourescent lights, all the knobs and dials available for pre-wash, extra rinse, everything, but not a pushbutton design. I can make all sorts of choices, not the machine. Dryer in gas, not electric. Whichever year had the ultimate most extensive dial controls. Of course unused, New In Box, of course. For such a set, I'd re-do my first floor to make a first floor laundry room, those deserve to be seen and heard, not relegated to my basement.
 
Poppy Red Custom IMperial 1-18s

Mark, I"m not sure these were ever available in Poppy.  Every sales brochure I've seen that had poppy offered during the 1-18 years, only the custom deluxe model was avaiable in that color.  It's also the only model I've seen in collections of the club too.  And every ad for poppy I saw also was not a Custom Imperial.  I hope someone proves me wrong, but that's my takeaway from observing.  I agree with you, they woiuled have been awesome.  Mark, I can also tell you that all those push buttons on the 1965 CI mimicked exactly the cycles and options as found on that CI 1-18 set's panel pictured above. 
 
Hey Appnut

You are probably quite correct, but I can dream, right? Mom had a MOL 1-18 set from 73, and most 1-18's with dials have been a fave of mine since, but the 1965 set is great looking, no problem with pushbuttons on it. The 1-18's to me just look right with silver dials, not pushbuttons, who knows?

And when you think about it, the poppy red cabinet and lids are entirely interchangeable regardless of the console, so I actually could swap around from 2 sets to get the exact controls I want on the color I want.

It may never happen, but this is a fun thread.
 
I would like to have either a mid 70's Whirlpool set in harvest gold. That was the first automatic we had when I was growing up. My second choice would be be the set in Post# 618127, but in harvest gold.
 
1966-67 Lady Kenmore Set

My dream vintage laundry pair that I would use as daily drivers would be the 1966-67 Lady Kenmore Set that "pdub (Patrick)" has pictured on his post.

I would take that set in either Turquoise (like "pdub's") or in Coppertone.

I have a soft spot for Kenmores anyway. But the Keyboard Consoles and Lighted Consoles on the machines takes things over the top.

That or a 1965-69 TOL Frigidaire Custom Imperial Rollermatic with Rapidry. "Appnut" has the set pictured on his post.

I'd be happy with either one. If I can have both sets, then all the better.

--Charles--
 

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