Bruce, it's a nice concept, but the retro looking and outlandishly expensive Big Chill fridges are notorious for failure. Even if they made a "sheer look" model, the quality wouldn't be any better. It's a sad commentary that an 60 year old fridge is more reliable.
And I feel your pain. These GE bottom mounts -- or any GE from the mid '50s to mid '60s -- have disappeared from the on line classifieds here in the SF Bay Area.