1957 vintage Fridge - $585 (greensboro nc)

[ovrphil]

http://greensboro.craigslist.org/app/4613638312.html

 

[swestoyz]

1958 Imperial Frigidaire

Ummmmmmm PHILR!

 

This isn't a frost free model, is it?  Sure looks like it!  I'd be all over this one if it was in the upper Midwest.

 

EDIT - it appears as though the FP-142-58 has the ice dispenser in the door.  Regardless, this is still a cool fridge, no pun intended. 

http://1958 Imperial Fridge

 

[ovrphil]

I wish...but not in my timing.

 

[bluejay]

OMG!  Now that I've officially procured a fridge, the sunny yellow fridges are all coming out of hiding!  I love this one!

 

[rp2813]

CL Ad Copy

"I've been told that it works."

 

I'm betting that translates into, "It doesn't."

 

Just where is this fridge situated that there's not a 120V outlet within reasonable proximity to plug it in and test it?  For the ridiculous asking price of $585, any interested buyer is going to want to know for sure.

 

[ovrphil]

I agree, Ralph. Plug it in, does it run, does it get cold? It runs, perhaps - but maybe it's not getting cold. The price is baseless til condition is determined, but as Ben said, this is a cool fridge.

 

[philr]

WOW!

<span style="font-size: 14pt;">This is the appliance that made me like Frigidaire appliances so much! And I'm still searching for the Frost-Proof version! </span>

<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And I wish I had the money to get it even if it's not Frost-Proof...</span></span>

 

 As you can see, the badge is located on the freezer door on the Cold Pantry and on the refrigerator door on the Frost-Proof... And Ben already mentioned the other differences.

 

Still one of my favorite fridges.

 

I<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> love</span> that style! 

 

 

 

[philr]

If I could get that, I'd try to find a 1959 Frost-Proof model and combine a few parts to make a clone of my dream fridge!

 

[norgeway]

I want a right hand door...

That is NOT self defrosting!

 

[rp2813]

So even though the subject fridge isn't frost proof, they still employed a fan to move cold air from the evaporator into the fresh food section?  I thought that system was only used on frost proof models.

 

Thanks for pointing out that badge location is the indicator to look for.

 

[philr]

Hans, it's a left hinged door but...

This <span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 14pt;">isn't</span> a self-defrosting model... So if you really want it, ask the seller if it really works and go for it (and I think it's not too far from you?!). And if you ever get bored with it, let me know!!

Ralph,

All the Frigidaire bottom-freezer models have a fan in their food section. Instead of having a visible cold plate like the top-freezer Cycla-Matic models, theirs is hidden behind the refrigerator liner. 

But otherwise, it's just like any Cycla-Matic. 

 

I'd be very happy if a club member saved this one! The main issue with these fridges could be the cold plate itself. But the one in my 1961 is still fine so...