Craigslist Frigidaire Refrigerator - Copper Colored

[jim]

There's a cool looking copper colored GM Frigidaire Refrigerator/Freezer (top fridge & bottom drawer type freezer) for sale here in the MPLS-STPAUL area. Here's the link:

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/atq/2370349613.html

Here's the link to the person selling it:

[email protected]

 

[swestoyz]

Wow, it's for sale again. All I need is the freezer foot opener...

 

[bugsyjones]

That would go great with my 30" coppertone Flair.

~Tim

 

[goatfarmer]

Nice 'fridge, looks to be a 64 or so.

Link

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/atq/2370349613.html

 

[rp2813]

Should my GE Combination ever fail me, I would really like a bottom freezer model for my overflow fridge.  That is a nice looking Frigidaire, and a steal at that price.

 

[philr]

It's a 1963 Imperial 14cu.ft. model (FPI-14B-63).

 

[appliguy]

In glorious Aztec Copper no less

how gorgeous..PAT COFFEY

 

[rp2813]

Phil, can you provide height, width and depth dimensions for that refrigerator?

 

[steved]

dimensions

64" high, 32" wide, 30 1/8" deep with handles. Unlike the tractor-trailer sized units of today.

 

[rp2813]

Thanks Steve.  That's bigger than my counter-depth '57 Combination, which fits nicely in its little corner of the laundry room.   It's only 26" deep including handles and I really do love its size for the space it occupies.   Maybe the Frigidaire has exposed coils on the back that add to its depth.  Still, the dimensions on it are fairly compact for a bottom freezer model.  Thanks for providing them.

 

[philr]

Unlike many other brands, all Frigidaire refrigerators from this period have exposed coils at the back. The original owners of my 1963 refrigerator had it completely enclosed in their cabinets. When I got it, the temperature behind it was incredibly high but it was still keeping things cool! (see picture...).

One thing I like about these refrigerators is the magnetic door seals that are hidden when the doors are closed. My 1963 Frigidaire Imperial is the taller (almost 70") 16 cu-ft. model with one more shelf in the refrigerator, egg drawers and a "picture window hydrator" in the door (freezer is the same as the 14 cu.ft. model).

Compared to newer refrigerators, (or even some older models from other brands like GE that had adjustable shelves) the storage space in both the refrigerator and freezer sections is limited. There's not a lot of space between the non-adjustable shelves in the fridge and the freezer baskets aren't very large either. Some 1964 Imperial models had thinner, all urethane insulation that allowed to have more space inside of the smaller 64" cabinet (mostly in the freezer section) than the 1963 70" models but they still have the same (lack of) space between their shelves. I like these refrigerators so much that I'm pleased to deal with that lack of space/flexibility but I know that some people wouldn't!

 

[rp2813]

Wow Phil!  I'm surprised your fridge was still running after being enclosed in the cabinetry like that.  I'll bet it was really quiet though!  That's a beautiful model you have with the stainless treatment and harder to find configuration with hinges on the left. 

 

The way I see it, the convenience of having the fresh food section on the top outweighs any drawbacks with the shelving.  What good is efficient shelving if you have to stoop to get to it?  One of the reasons I like my GE Combination is that it eliminates crouching with its revolving shelves.  Space is sacrificed, but access to contents is so much easier.

 

[philr]

In fact, it was very noisy! That's the reason why the former owners were selling it. I had no idea about what made so much noise but it turned out to be a small rubber piece just behind the kick plate. I just moved it's retaining clip about 1/4" and the noise was gone! It's now very silent and the freezer gets below 0°F.

 

[philr]

See the larger freezer in my 64" tall 1964 Frigidaire Imperial 16 cu.ft model. It shared it's thin insulation with the new "Imperial Nineteen" model.

The 14 cu.ft Imperial and DeLuxe bottom freezer models had the same exterior dimensions as the 16 cu.ft Imperial that year but they kept the thicker walls of the 1963 models.

 

[jetcone]

Thats a georgeous

Fridge Phil, is that stainless steel?

 

 

 

[philr]

It's brushed chrome plating, like the burner drawers on Flair ranges.
Brushed chrome was available on the doors of white Imperial refrigerators as an extra cost option.

Here's another one from 1960

 

[philr]

From 1962

 

[philr]

And I think there's a member of this board who has a 1964 just like my white one but with brushed chrome doors.

 

[philr]

Brushed chrome was still available in 1966 as seen in this ad (below the picture).