I don't remember him changing the oil or any other basic work.

No, even at the old house, when Ward did more chores, I don't remember him working on the car. The boys, yes, waxing it.

Chores I remember Ward doing are fixing an electric cord a few times, plumbing at the kitchen sink, maybe the cellar light, and trying but failing to repair a kitchen cabinet door at the 2nd house.

If Ward was raised on a farm he learned some engine repair from his father. When Wally and he shopped for Wally's used car he had quite a bit of automotive knowledge.

Ward did have a Tow Chain with his name on it ... (Lumpy's Rear End got ripped out by it)

Maybe when Ward got a decent job auto repair was off the schedule ?

I recall Ward mentioning the car was at the shop to "get greased" in one episode.

I got the impression Ward made upper middle class dough where he wasn't wildly rich. But, prosperous enough that he didn't have to be a grease monkey. If he ever did work on a car though and got loaded with grease June would make his greasy work clothes look brand spanking new with the miracle of tv.

I got the impression Ward made upper middle class dough where he wasn't wildly rich. But, prosperous enough that he didn't have to be a grease monkey. If he ever did work on a car though and got loaded with grease June would make his greasy work clothes look brand spanking new with the miracle of tv.

lol the episode could be sponsored by ...(?)

What was the name of the soap Beaver used in the washing machine episode ?

I got the impression Ward made upper middle class dough where he wasn't wildly rich. But, prosperous enough that he didn't have to be a grease monkey. If he ever did work on a car though and got loaded with grease June would make his greasy work clothes look brand spanking new with the miracle of tv.

I grew up in the 1960's and Ward reminds me of my dad. My dad was an accountant and he never worked on the car. He always took in to a mechanic. He never repaired broken stuff around the house either.