1935 GM Frigidaire refrigerator seeking a new home

[swestoyz]

Hey gang -

For years I had aspirations of restoring this beautiful Frigidaire but alas it is time for it to find a new loving home. Sadly too, my wife and I bought a 1932 bungalow that this would look perfect in, but I couldn't imagine using this as a daily driver in the kitchen. A vintage collector of appliances does like a few modern conveniences...

Anyway, here is what I know about this beauty. It is a 1935 Super model but I'm unsure of the exact cubic foot sizing. My guess is it's probably 6-35, but it could be slightly smaller or larger. This is an all porcelain model with porcelain inside and out, making it one of the heaviest appliances you'll ever move.

The cabinet porcelain is in pretty good shape with some repairs having been done to the edges along the side. Inside cabinet is also equally as nice and is only missing the drip tray and includes what appears to the an original ice cube tray.

Mechanically everything appears to be there, in terms of the reciprocating system. I've never plugged it in to test but I can't imagine that it is seized up or that the motor does work. Someone must have done something at some point as there is a modern grounding strap on the motor junction box.

This fridge came from Chris in St. Louis about 8-9 years ago, and whom I believe got it from Travis at some point. With this in mind, this fridge is completely free, just as long as it goes to a loving home and won't get crushed. There isn't a rush on it leaving but I'd like to have it gone before the snow flies in late Nov/early Dec.

Feel free to ask questions or request more pictures. Thankfully it's in my garage and is ready for easy transport to your vehicle of choice.

Thanks!

Ben

 

[turquoisedude]

I think I hear PhilR raising his hand... LOL

 

[turbokinetic]

Very nice!

That's a real beauty and probably the last year ever of the belt-drive fridges.

The cabinet top reminds me of my 1937 which is a hermetic compressor. But the cooling unit here is obviously an open-drive. These are some of the quietest open-drives around, as well. I have two of them in my shop at the moment which are running after repairs.

It's obvious that Frigidaire was competing with the sealed systems from GE and Westinghouse, trying to keep their machines as quiet as possible.

 

[swestoyz]

Thanks, David. To be honest I thought this one might have your name on it. If it's something you may want to grab let me know and we can work out the details.

Otherwise, I'll throw it on CL/FB Mkt and if it doesn't go it will end up at the scrapper.

Ben

 

[turbokinetic]

Ben, I sincerely hope someone takes this fridge and you don't end up scrapping it. I have too many fridges already and don't need another. If this one were closer, I would be all over it. If the opportunity presents its self, nothing is out of the question but at this time I am just trying to keep my head above water so to speak.

Ideally, it would be awesome if someone else was to take this fridge and then send it here for repairs. That would be best because then I could make pictures and videos of the repairs, and it would end up with someone who would appreciate it and use it.

 

[dougdesign]

question on my gm fridge

i recently acquired this piece , no model number visible that i can see and the previous owner removed the entire cooling system with the exception of the upper freezer,evaporator which is good. the lines were cut off on the back of the fridge so i’m hoping someone can guide me as to how to remove the top lid off the fridge so i can access the coolant lines to re attach a newer compressor. thank you

 

[turbokinetic]

Doug, it's a shame someone took out the cooling unit!

I did a similar conversion a year or so past. The lines come out the back, actually; if this one is made like mine.

As for removing the top, there are a couple push-in release clips at the rear edge of the top, which should be able to pop the top off.

I found a few in-progress pictures which may help. The lines go along the top edge of the rear insulation pack and along the left side, down to the bottom.
There is an "intermediate pressure" valve which will need to be removed from the evaporator before the capillary tube is attached there.

The lines go down the rear of the cabinet. You'll need to take the rear cover off the cabinet to access the lines.

Just a side-note. The original post on this thread from Ben about his Frigidaire was a long time ago. I was able to visit Ben and take possession of his Frigidaire and bring it to Alabama. It's 100% original and working. The fridge I did the conversion on was another example.