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Thanks for putting that site together, I've already learned a few things. Here is a shot of mine in the middle of a kitchen re-do that will feature all vintage appliances. Note that I even installed a dedicated outlet for the goofy upsidedown cord these things use!

time grows nigh... I'd really like to move this around Christmas if anyone is interested!

Or Mark V (showing some Ford love!)

And once last photo... Perfect garage fridge. Park it right next to your Mustang II or Granada ;-)

Inside Freezer has allowed food to defrost, I believe because of the seal, so freezer side is not being used.

Some of you may remember when I bought this fridge at an estate sale. Since then it's been at the home of a friend near Toldeo, Ohio. Well, it's had a few issues and rather then hassle with minor repairs, I simply replaced it with a Kenmore (circa 1996) that was an unbeatable deal at an estate...

Sun City As has already been mentioned, Sun City AZ is virtual museum of well-kept late 60s homes and furnishings, although fewer and fewer as time (and ugly remodels) march on. I lived in AZ as a Chrysler proving ground driver/mechanic from 99-03. I usually go to the area during the winter at...

I know there are codes available, but I would still recommend matching a panel to compensate for any fading/yellowing, etc.

I have painted cars for a living and as a hobby. Give them the door, but make sure they're a clean organized shop that won't set your door in the trunk of somebody's wrecked Hyundie just as it's being towed for scrap!

Jamiel, Yes, I do work at Conner. Have been a few other places in my career at Chrysler inluding a few years in Arizona!

I had a defrost issue with a '64 Frigidaire that turned out to be a switch that acts as a failsafe to prevent the defroster from running if the freezer tempgoes too high. Mine failed "open" so the defroster would never work. A few parts stores told me "too bad, it's dead, junk it", but for...

Perhaps I didn't communicate this effectively... There is a perception (and I think some people want it that way) of "Oh well, manufacturing is dead. Detroit is F'ed because all they do is cars." Au contraire mon frere, Michigan's recovery since 2008 has been called the second best in the...

Second photo has this retro-cool fireplace and you can see some of the matched washer/dryer set in the background. I recall these being early 80s Whirlpools? Maybe Kenmores? I'll say $100 for the fireplace and $100 for the set of washer/dryer. Just figured it might make someone's day here...

I'm an elected official of a local city government in the Detroit area. Our city has a policy of purchasing county-foreclosed homes and rehabbing them to code before they are sold. (In our county, all city governments have a "first-right-of-refusal" if we bring the taxes up to date.) The...

Dave, GM's Hamtramck Plant (Hamtramck is a city entirely surrounded by Detroit, as is Highland Park) is what I had in mind when I mentioned them as having some Detroit operations along with Chrysler. The GM Hamtramck plant was built on the grounds of Chrysler's old Dodge Main factory (and a few...

Always good to hear what Detroit is like from people viewing from the interwebs. Auto manufacturing is still alive and well... in Southeastern Michigan. It left Detroit decades ago when corrupt government officials couldn't even provide basic services. The difference between city and even...

This is how we are "cared for" by corporations. I work for one of those large corporations that still builds things in the USA, provides thousands of good local jobs, pays millions in local taxes, etc. Not only do they build things here, they also design them, test them and procure their parts...

The separate freezer/fridge question is pretty well answered, but I'll add that there is a sheet of formed styrofoam that goes immediately in front of the evap coil. It's molded in a way that separates and directs the airflow between the two. Generally I don't like to "hot rod" things, but if...

money shot...

So I did some thinking... Was it the defroster coil itself? The drain heater? How about the defroster timer? Turns out, it was none of the above. Using the service notes, I learned there is a fail-safe switch (circular part clamped to the evap coil on the left side). If for some reason, the...