philr
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The biggest fridge on this ad is the pink one on #7.
I have the exact same but with left hinges and brushed chrome doors.
Here's an ad showing the same model in Turquoise:
It's a 16 cubic feet model and it's 69¾" tall and 32" wide. Still quite big outside for the interior dimensions but better than the previous year's biggest model that had the exact same exterior dimensions but smaller interior. The 1963 Frost-Proof models now lacked the cold plate and second draft fan behind the refrigerator section which helped to increase the volume by 0.9 cu.ft from 14.63 cu.ft to 15.53 cu.ft., or just enough to call it a 16 cu.ft. model!
The other reason for the smallish interiors is that these cabinets had a very high freezer floor which Frigidaire was trying to hide for the first time in 1963 with doors that extended well over the toe panel. All models still had fiberglass-insulated cabinets that year.
In 1964, two models had foamed cabinets with thinner walls and the 16 cu-ft model was shorter by 5" than the 16 cu.ft. 1963 model and it even had a bit more interior space (16.06 cu.ft. vs 15.53 cu.ft for the taller 1963 model) all gained in the freezer section.
Here's an ad showing a larger pic of model John is talking about in the 1963 refrigerator lineup ad also seen paired with a matching Frost-Proof freezer.
[this post was last edited: 5/9/2013-18:44]
I have the exact same but with left hinges and brushed chrome doors.
Here's an ad showing the same model in Turquoise:
It's a 16 cubic feet model and it's 69¾" tall and 32" wide. Still quite big outside for the interior dimensions but better than the previous year's biggest model that had the exact same exterior dimensions but smaller interior. The 1963 Frost-Proof models now lacked the cold plate and second draft fan behind the refrigerator section which helped to increase the volume by 0.9 cu.ft from 14.63 cu.ft to 15.53 cu.ft., or just enough to call it a 16 cu.ft. model!
The other reason for the smallish interiors is that these cabinets had a very high freezer floor which Frigidaire was trying to hide for the first time in 1963 with doors that extended well over the toe panel. All models still had fiberglass-insulated cabinets that year.
In 1964, two models had foamed cabinets with thinner walls and the 16 cu-ft model was shorter by 5" than the 16 cu.ft. 1963 model and it even had a bit more interior space (16.06 cu.ft. vs 15.53 cu.ft for the taller 1963 model) all gained in the freezer section.
Here's an ad showing a larger pic of model John is talking about in the 1963 refrigerator lineup ad also seen paired with a matching Frost-Proof freezer.
[this post was last edited: 5/9/2013-18:44]
