1960 through 1966 Frigidaire Range ID Guide

[swestoyz]

Hey gang,

A few days ago a beautiful '61 Frigidaire range was posted, and I totally had the year wrong as I had forgotten some tidbits that identify a 61 vs. a 62 or 63.  

Recently I picked up the 1960 (Flair) / 1961 (Free Standing) through 1966 Frigidiare Range parts book, which has a picture of each range produced during this time.  I thought it would be a good idea to include those in a guide here, as these aren't as common or easily identifiable compared to the 50's models.  I'll break this out into two sections - the first will be Free Standing ranges, and the second part will be Flair ranges.  I do have wall ovens, Compact 30's, and Twin 30's in case folks are interested in those too.

 

I won't go into much detail on features or improvements in the inital posts.  Hopefully a discussion can follow suit as needed for this.

First up - 1961 Free standing ranges, models:

RS-30-61
RS-35-61
RD-38-61
RD-39-61
RCI-39-61
RS-10-61
RS-20-61
RDD-15-61
RDD-20-61
RI-55-61
RCD-71-61
RCI-75-61

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[swestoyz]

1962 Free Standing Models

1962 Models:

 

RS-30-62

RS-30S-62

RS-35-62

RD-38-62, RD-38HM-62, RD-39-62

RCI-39-62

RS-10-62

RSD-15-62

RDD-20-62

RD-20-62

RI-55-62

RCD-71-62

RCI-75-62

 

[swestoyz]

1963

1963 Models:

 

RS-30-63

RS-30S-63

RS-35-63

RD-38-63, RD-39-63

RCI-39-63

RS-10-63

RSD-15-63

RDD-20-63

RD-20-63

RI-55-63

RCD-71-63

RCI-75-63

 

 

[swestoyz]

1964

1964 Models.  Certainly not my favorite, but some out there may like them.

 

RS-30-64

RS-30S-64

RD-35-64

RD-39-64

RD-38-64

RCD-39-64

RCI-39-64

RS-10-64

RSD-15-64

RDD-20-64

RD-20-64

RCD-55-64

RD-71-64

RCI-71-64

RCI-75-64

 

* Note, I have omitted the 'G' suffix for glass, as it was optional.

 

[swestoyz]

1965 Models

1965 Models.  The fonts and graphics were improved for this model year, cleaning up the '64 panels.  This is also the first year for the Electri-Clean models, in the 30" ranges only. 

 

Also something to note here is the use of the letter 'J' to identify the model year.  Washers didn't start using letters until the '66 model year, while Ranges came earlier.

 

RS-30J

RSA-30J

RD-35J

RD-39J

RD-38J

RCD-39J

RDE-39J

RCIE-39J

RS-10J

RD-20J

RDD-15J

RDD-20J

RCD-55J

RD-71J

RCI-75J

 

[swestoyz]

1966 Models

Last for the Free Standing ranges, the 1966 Models. 

 

RDA-30K

RS-30K

RS-35K

RD-35K

RD-39K

RD-39K

RCD-39K

RDE-38K

RCIE-39K

RS-10K

RD-20K

RDD-15K

RDD-20K

RCD-55K

RD-71K

RCI-75K

 

[swestoyz]

1960 Flairs!

Everyone's favorite, the Flairs! First up is a banner year - 1960.  GM Frigidaire really got them right from the beginning, as I feel the first and last panels of the Flairs are the best.

 

RCDB-630

RCDB-640

RCIB-635

RCIB-645

 

[swestoyz]

1961 Flair Models

 

RCDB-630-1

RCDB-640-1

 

[swestoyz]

1962 and 1963 Flair Models

 

RCDB-630-2

RCDB-630

RCIB-635-2

RCDB-640-2

RCIB-645-2

 

[swestoyz]

1964 Flair Models

 

(Interesting, note the use of the 'H' in the model.  Probably means 1964.  This is the first I've noticed a '64 model year being identifed with a letter!)

 

RCDH-630

RDH-630

RCIH-635

RCDH-640

RCIH-645

 

[swestoyz]

1965 Flair Models

 

RCD-630J

RCI-645J

RCI-635J

 

[swestoyz]

1966 Flair Models

 

RCD-630K

RCI-645K

RCI-635K

 

[swestoyz]

There you go folks - enjoy! 

 

Ben

 

[danemodsandy]

Ben:

This is great! Much more info than any of us GE lovers have.

I'm hoping one day we can find this kind of info for the Loewy years....

 

[ovrphil]

Ben you read my mind - a few days ago I commented on revinkevin's Flair and thought, "if I could see all the Flair models, I'd be able to better decide which ones visually appealed to me." I've seen many Flairs from CL searching, noticing there are quite a few different models.

Thanks for mentioning that you think that the first and last GE models were your favorites. It's a shame (imho) that we can't have color, but that's how it was back when. Thank you for posting all this information!

Phil

 

[mikael3]

This is just amazing. From a newbie to this site, thank you so much for providing this information. A number of my questions were answered almost instantly.

 

[bluejay]

This is fantastic! I really do like the style of most of the '61s, although anything up through '63 is pretty nice looking.

 

[cadman]

Very cool! I can never seem to figure out the Flair years...interesting.

 

[philr]

Ben, I had missed this thread! I just saw the link you sent in another thread!

 

Here's some more from this side of the border... 

 

I'll begin with Flairs! The 1960-63 models had minor differences (no Speed Heat, fuse panels) but starting in 1964, there were more differences. 

 

Here's a Canadian RCIH-645C, there was also the 30" RCIH-635C

 

Some pictures show the differences with the US models. The Lux timer, the two signal lamps for the burners (the 1964-67 US models had just one). 

 

[philr]

Now the some of the 1965 "J" models

 

Different oven thermostats, Lux timer, two signal lights for the surface units...

 

According to the parts manual, the models were RCI-645J and RCI-635J just like the US models but I think this is an error (see the last picture that shows RCIJ-635C). 

 

I added pictures from the Canadian parts manual that show the minor differences on the illustrations (the numbers for the illustrations are the same as in the US manuals). 

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[philr]

Here's a Canadian Flair wall oven, it's a 1966 "K" model the GM badge means it's a 1967 or later. Note the filigree on the door that's also like the US (and other Canadian) 1966 ranges. 

 

BF-30K

 

[philr]

A 1967 or later Flair. My manuals don't even show this model! 

 

This one has circuit breakers on the control panel and a unique clock/timer.

 

Model number says B-30L

 

[philr]

Here are some of the Canadian 1962 ranges. The early ones (like my RCIG-39C-62) in the six first pictures) were very similar to the US models with the exception of having fuses behind the storage drawer, no "Speed Heat", two "Surface" lights and dark porcelain oven liner. Glass doors were also more popular here than in the United States. 

 

The other pictures show the ranges that were introduced later that year which had new control panels with fuses relocated in the access door at the base of the control panel. 

 

 

 

[philr]

Before 1962, the ranges we had here were quite similar to those in the US but we did have some unique 22" models and this strange 1959-style range which I think was produced in 1960-61 as an economy model. The 40" versions of the free-standing ranges were discontinued after 1960 so if someone wanted a 40", it had to be a Flair. 

 

[philr]

Here are some free-standing 1963 models. Note that the "RCIG" model is identified as an Imperial, not "Custom Imperial" as the serial number suggests (the same is true for the mid-1962 model I showed previously). 

 

[philr]

Now, some 1963 "Economy" Flairs similar to some Deluxe sold in the US.

 

Here, there was no "Custom Deluxe" version of the Flair but we did have the "Deluxe" and the "Imperial" that was based on the "Deluxe". The Imperial still had 3 6" burners, controls in the burner drawer as the Deluxe had but it added a chrome oven liner and a fluorescent light.

 

I don't think the "Imperial" was available in the US. 

 

[philr]

Here's a 1964 Deluxe range I parted out (the two front burners were not original). 

RDG-309-64

 

[philr]

Here are the Canadian free-standing ranges for 1965. The illustrations for two models were reversed in the parts manual but I corrected the information.

 

The 22" Super and Deluxe models as well as the 30" "307" model (pictures 1-2-3) feature 7 heat Chromalox burners.

 

The "308" and "309" Deluxe and Custom Imperial ranges (pictures 4-5) have infinite switches, pilot lights for the surface units and Radiantube burners. 

That year, the RCIG-309C-J was renamed "Custom Imperial". That year, it lost the meat thermometer but it had a new oven thermostat with separate bake and broil temperatures and the "Meal Minder" feature. It lacked a selector switch like the other Canadian Frigidaire free-standing ranges had since mid-1962.

 

The 22" models had no selector switch but a non thermostatic broil and the Deluxe 30" models still had a Broil/Bake selector switch.

 

[philr]

Here are the 1966 Canadian ranges. The 30" models still had cabinets that were similar to those used in 1963 US ranges but they got the larger oven door glass that year along with a new top that was extended at the front to be flush with the oven door.

 

The features otherwise remained the same as in 1965.  

 

The model names of Frigidaire ranges, washers, dryers and dishwashers were modified that year and didn't look like the US model numbers anymore... The 22" Super models were renamed RP-22K and RG-22K (The RG version had a glass in it's door).

The Deluxe models were renamed "RA-22K" "RA-37K", "RA-38K" and "RA-39K"

"22" was designating the 22" model, 37 was designating the 30" Deluxe with the 7 heat Chromalox burners, "38" was the 30" Deluxe with the infinite heat and the "39" added the Pull-N-Clean oven.

 

The link shows various pictures of my RJ-39K which is the 1966 Custom Imperial model. 

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http://https//www.flickr.com/search/?w=33723086@N02&q=RJ-39K

 

[philr]

Finally, the last Canadian free-standing ranges for 1967-70. 

 

Again, the cheaper 30" model had Chromalox burners (now with infinite switches), the rest of the lineup had Radiantube burners but now used Robertshaw infinite switches rather than Proctor/King-Seeley infinite switches.

 

The mid-line model was now a "Custom Deluxe"

 

The RJ-39 model was downgraded again to "Imperial" Some still had the Heat Minder but the one picture doesn't. I don't know if it was just replaced or if it was a change during the 3 years of production. The Imperial also lost the "Meal Minder" featured and it now had a selector switch like the 1962-64 Imperial models had.