Slant car wash systems,

[keiththomas70@hotmail.com]

I believe is a car wash brand called Slant Systems, this is shown on you tube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzlb_oiQYtPrXy6qKSAAosA

I am wondering if anyone have any articles and history on this defunct company. This is of interest as after several years researching car wash technology and development for a book,

 

[Earl Weiss]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNxwkLuXU5o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03RtqH52QR8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLocWkswP3U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPxHw_2mqlk

Videos of the slant system I used to have. Having a Senior moment. Knew the names of one of the principals and saw him at an ICA Show about 6 years ago. If memory comes back I will post his name.

 

[tdlconceptsllc]

A OL slant brush a stand alone automatic not a tunnel/conveyor is what we call them in the south I don't know if we are talking about the same Kind of machine https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0pZV7nCRkc. My grandpa had one at a site in eastern Part of NC about 10 years ago we sold the site and my dad had one back in the day in the late 80"s in VA. The slant brush and the southern pride Turbo was about your only two options really in the 80"s for the carolinas before the Laserwash 4000 hit the seen in the early 90"s this is what everyone had before then. Very aggressive friction machine shake & rock the crap out of the car and you where lucky if your antenna was still on or not bent at the end of the wash. These are what gave carwashes a bad reputation back in the day. Maybe some of the older guys/operators will correct me but I am pretty sure.

 

[Earl Weiss]

My unit was in a tunnel. If large rooftop taxi ads were not prevalent it might still be in my tunnel.

 

[DiamondWash]

Earl What did you replace it with? 3 girls in bikinis on each side with soap mitts?

 

[washnshine]

They were made in Danville, Virginia and I think they were a subsidiary of the Bivens-Winchester Corp.

I saw several of the rollovers in the 80's. 45 degree slanted side brushes could only wash the sides - did not wrap around. Front and rear cleaning was done with two overhead brushes that were hung in opposing directions on the front and rear of the machine.

Earl's tunnel unit looks basically just like what I remember the rollover looking like, only it is stationary.

They also made this funky machine that was an early attempt at a hybrid inbay:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0pZV7nCRkc

They called it the "Tunnel on Wheels"

Let is know when your book is out - I'd like to read it.

 

[Earl Weiss]

They were made in Danville, Virginia and I think they were a subsidiary of the Bivens-Winchester Corp.

Memory spurred by this/ I believe the principal we dealt with was Ted Winchester. Maybe he is still around. He was working with another company when I lost saw him at the ICA show.

 

[Earl Weiss]

Earl What did you replace it with? 3 girls in bikinis on each side with soap mitts?

I did until Chicago put in a minimum wage ordinance So I got rid of the labor and put in a Sonny's 901 Mitter with Spyder wraps, a second 901 mitter and 2 sets off lower detail brushes.

 

[Earl Weiss]

Linkedin acct

https://www.linkedin.com/in/winchester-ted-a3a54ba7

 

[keiththomas70@hotmail.com]

Very strange designs and fascinating, Has anyone got old brochures or advertising material