twintubdexter
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Nice range for $125, although I'm not too sure how much cooking you'd get done if connected to 110 volts. The Frigidaire pan is nice. In LA/Van Nuys.
Frigidaire Range
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norgeway
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If THAT!
Would show up nearby, it would be in my kitchen!!Im thinking 1964 but im not sure??
Would show up nearby, it would be in my kitchen!!Im thinking 1964 but im not sure??
toploader55
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Beautiful.
dynaflow
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not if
I beat u to it Hans LOL
I beat u to it Hans LOL
The voltage ratings on the name plate indicate that there are components that run on 115 or 120 like the light, the clock and maybe something else like a rotisserie motor if the range had one, that run on 115 or 120 as well as components like the heating elements that operate on 240. Another way of looking at it is that it would be the world's largest slow cooker on 120. It sure looks well cared for.
Actually, the space below the small oven was storage for the Radiant Wall Broiler pan.
I would live to visit that store.
Actually, the space below the small oven was storage for the Radiant Wall Broiler pan.
I would live to visit that store.
ovrphil
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Love the double oven windows. PhilR - do you have one of these, too? 
philr
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I don't! It's a 1966 Custom Imperial. RCIG-75K, one of the few Frigidaire 40" free-standing ranges with two windows. The next year, the 40" Custom Imperial had the Electri-Clean oven that was introduced two years before on the 30" models and because of that feature, didn't have windows (Frigidaire was late at indroducing self-cleaning models with windows in the mid-1970s).
There's another one shown for sale in this thread:
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And the pictures from the Craigslist ad:
There's another one shown for sale in this thread:
Milk chocolate frigidaire
Looks to be a 40 inch. Not sure of the name of the color bUT definetly not copper. St Louis cl http://stlouis.craigslist.org/app/5238462290.html
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And the pictures from the Craigslist ad:
toploader55
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I just noticed...
Both Ovens are Pull and Cleans.
Both Ovens are Pull and Cleans.
Compared to the earlier 60s Custom Imperials, this is an amazingly toned down looking range.
twintubdexter
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I had to look twice when I posted this thread. It sure didn't look like a Custom Imperial to me...not enough glitz and glamour.
Looking at that control panel, it does not appear to have a meat thermometer unless it was radically redisigned into a round dial. I think it was at this time that Frigidaire offered something that might have been called TenderMatic that was supposed to be able to slow roast cuts of meat that normally had to be braised, but in CU's tests the results were dry and disappointing.
1966 must have been a year of refining for GM. I'm thinking of the difference between the wide, first year wall-to-wall tail lights on the 65 Electra 225 and the narrower treatment that feature got in 66.
1966 must have been a year of refining for GM. I'm thinking of the difference between the wide, first year wall-to-wall tail lights on the 65 Electra 225 and the narrower treatment that feature got in 66.
philr
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Tom, as you said, Frigidaire introduced the "Tender-Matic" feature instead of the meat thermometer in the 1965 Flair and free-standing ranges and it continued to offer it for 1966-67 while the meat thermometer remained in the built-in ovens. I have that Tender-Matic feature on my newly acquired 1967 Custom Imperial range and I haven't tried it yet! I just got the instructions on how to set it... I have to admit that I'm more curious to see how it works than about how well it works!
Right now, I'm working at fixing a 1960 Custom Imperial 30" range that I got for free locally. Strangely, the 30" model lost the meat thermometer in 1960 . In 1961, the feature was back but the "broiler grill" (adjustable broiler) was missing and the broil light was now gone (but that was still there for a few more years on the 40" model). In 1962, the broiler grill was back but the oven now had a regular door and the burner controls were now regular round dials instead of the "radio dials" which stayed for one more year on the 40" models.
As for 1965 vs 1966 control panels, the main differences between both years was changes of colors on the control panels. They got taller for 1967 with a redesigned clock and relocated burner controls.
Here's a timeline of 1964 to 1970 Frigidaire 40" Custom Imperial ranges. The control panels got taller in 1967 and again in 1969.
Pictures
#1-2 showing a 1964 RCIG-75-64 (has a meat thermometer)
#3-4 showing a 1965 RCIG-75J (first year for the "Tender-Matic" and the "Meal Minder" features.
#5-7 are from a 1966 RCIG-75K (the only year for two windows in the oven doors of the regular free standing range)
#8 is a 1967 RCIE-75L (first year for the Electri-Clean version of the 40" free standing ranges, taller control panel)
#9-10 are from a 1968 RCIE-75N, that year, the "Tender-Matic" was gone and the self-cleaning system was simplified.
#11-16 are from 1969-70 RCIE-75P which got taller control panels again.
Right now, I'm working at fixing a 1960 Custom Imperial 30" range that I got for free locally. Strangely, the 30" model lost the meat thermometer in 1960 . In 1961, the feature was back but the "broiler grill" (adjustable broiler) was missing and the broil light was now gone (but that was still there for a few more years on the 40" model). In 1962, the broiler grill was back but the oven now had a regular door and the burner controls were now regular round dials instead of the "radio dials" which stayed for one more year on the 40" models.
As for 1965 vs 1966 control panels, the main differences between both years was changes of colors on the control panels. They got taller for 1967 with a redesigned clock and relocated burner controls.
Here's a timeline of 1964 to 1970 Frigidaire 40" Custom Imperial ranges. The control panels got taller in 1967 and again in 1969.
Pictures
#1-2 showing a 1964 RCIG-75-64 (has a meat thermometer)
#3-4 showing a 1965 RCIG-75J (first year for the "Tender-Matic" and the "Meal Minder" features.
#5-7 are from a 1966 RCIG-75K (the only year for two windows in the oven doors of the regular free standing range)
#8 is a 1967 RCIE-75L (first year for the Electri-Clean version of the 40" free standing ranges, taller control panel)
#9-10 are from a 1968 RCIE-75N, that year, the "Tender-Matic" was gone and the self-cleaning system was simplified.
#11-16 are from 1969-70 RCIE-75P which got taller control panels again.
philr
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As for the same period Buick taillights...
Tom, since that's another thing that interests me...
I used to have a '65 Electra 225 Custom hardtop coupe which did have the taller, almost full width taillights (with the fuel filler door at the center that was painted red to match but it wasn't lit).
While I think the styling was somewhat less interesting on the 1966, I do prefer the true full width taillights from that year and I also like the 1967 Electra full width taillights that were even thinner than in 1966.
Other full size Buick models followed a similar pattern in 1965-67 as their taillights got larger but the lenses or the decorative trim between and around them got thinner each of these years (I currently have a 1965 Wildcat and used to have a 1967).
The pictures show a 1965 Electra, my 1965 Wildcat, a 1966 Electra, a 1966 Wildcat, a 1967 Electra and a 1967 Wildcat.
Tom, since that's another thing that interests me...
I used to have a '65 Electra 225 Custom hardtop coupe which did have the taller, almost full width taillights (with the fuel filler door at the center that was painted red to match but it wasn't lit).
While I think the styling was somewhat less interesting on the 1966, I do prefer the true full width taillights from that year and I also like the 1967 Electra full width taillights that were even thinner than in 1966.
Other full size Buick models followed a similar pattern in 1965-67 as their taillights got larger but the lenses or the decorative trim between and around them got thinner each of these years (I currently have a 1965 Wildcat and used to have a 1967).
The pictures show a 1965 Electra, my 1965 Wildcat, a 1966 Electra, a 1966 Wildcat, a 1967 Electra and a 1967 Wildcat.
toploader55
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Love those old "Land Yachts".
Love the Older Buicks. As a matter of fact I love all cars from 1972 back. I never liked any of the cars from 1973 when they started to put those I called them "Park Bench" bumpers on cars.
When and if I get to Canada Phil, I would love a ride in your Wildcat.
Wouldn't it have been something if you bought a Riviera, Electra or a Wildcat you got a Free TOL Frigidaire Range.
Love the Older Buicks. As a matter of fact I love all cars from 1972 back. I never liked any of the cars from 1973 when they started to put those I called them "Park Bench" bumpers on cars.
When and if I get to Canada Phil, I would love a ride in your Wildcat.
Wouldn't it have been something if you bought a Riviera, Electra or a Wildcat you got a Free TOL Frigidaire Range.
polkanut
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A very pretty turquoise 30" Custom Imperial Frigidaire range for sale in Schofield, WI which is the city immediately next to Wausau to the south. Asking price is $175. Ad says it's in great shape and working condition.
ovrphil
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Reply#12- When design meant something
Your photos are just a bittersweet reminder of what we used to see cruising up and down our roads in Michigan in the 60's. One weekend night, a friend's friend "borrowed" his parent's(who were gone somewhere) Electra 225 to cruise Woodward Ave. With four guys chipping in for gas, which was $0.25-27/gallon for regular and more for this deuce and a quarter, the ride up and down the corridor was unforgettable. Hauled butt for a big vehicle with four wild passengers.
Your photos are just a bittersweet reminder of what we used to see cruising up and down our roads in Michigan in the 60's. One weekend night, a friend's friend "borrowed" his parent's(who were gone somewhere) Electra 225 to cruise Woodward Ave. With four guys chipping in for gas, which was $0.25-27/gallon for regular and more for this deuce and a quarter, the ride up and down the corridor was unforgettable. Hauled butt for a big vehicle with four wild passengers.
firedome
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love those 75P 40" ranges!!
Did they ever come with ElectriClean on both ovens?
Did they ever come with ElectriClean on both ovens?
philr
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Tim, the turquoise one is the last french-door model from 1961. RCI-39-61
Eddie, did you ever try the Tender-Matic feature on your 1965 Custom Deluxe?
Roger, there are no GM Frigidaire double ovens (built-in or free-standing) that are both self-cleaning. The small oven does have removable panels that can be cleaned in the larger oven but I have never had one to try that!
Eddie, did you ever try the Tender-Matic feature on your 1965 Custom Deluxe?
Roger, there are no GM Frigidaire double ovens (built-in or free-standing) that are both self-cleaning. The small oven does have removable panels that can be cleaned in the larger oven but I have never had one to try that!
philr
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I'm trying the Tender-Matic feature on my range tonight... I didn't follow the instructions exactly, I guess I'll get something very dry tomorrow! Still I like to see the oven thermostat turning itself on by itself and the temperature going up to 325 and then down to 150°. I don't understand exactly how it works and how the settings change the cooking times but with the Tender-Matic control at 5 and the Meal Minder control at 2, it took about 50 minutes before the Meal Minder went to Manual and the temperature dropped from 325° to 150° where it should stay overnight...
Here's a small video showing the thermostat knob slowly moving up...
Here's a small video showing the thermostat knob slowly moving up...
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