In the 60s my favorite machine was the Sears Lady Kenmore combo; in the 70s and 80s, my favorite was the Westinghouse Heavy Duty front load washer with rear mounted controls/pushbuttons. I'm now using the Maytag Neptunes (front loading) since 1999.
i personally like the Speed Queen with the solid stainless steel tub...magnetic shifters...aerated fill...210 degree agitation stroke...the side flip lid...and of coarse how it shifted from wash to spin non stop...talk about speedy...not to mention being able to hold the button down and watch it spin...and the deep throat sound from the pump from the minute you turned it on.....aahhhhhhhhhh!