nurdlinger
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Some photos about a local appliance restorer.
Today in the on-line Arizona Daily Star
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Quite the selection!
That last photo with the Frigidaire with the electronic "pad" as well as beer spigots. Scandelous. Looks like he's not working on washer, dryers, or dishwashers.
danemodsandy
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Oy.
"They don't just restore to original, they convert them to modern use."
Lost me right there.
"They don't just restore to original, they convert them to modern use."
Lost me right there.
58limited
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The last fridge with the TV and beer taps - 1954 Frigidaire Imperial Cycla-Matic like mine.
Yes Sandy, they lost me with the same quote.
Yes Sandy, they lost me with the same quote.
Some of the mods aren't bad. Others aren't to my taste, but the guy's in business and presumably makes customers happy.
The Westinghouse range in the first pic looks good, for instance. Looks like it just has modern burners on it.
I have mixed feelings about new compressors in old fridges. The old tech is part of their charm, but its hard to say how much life they have in them.
You know somebody is going to do a websearch, find the caption saying he can resell Kelvy Foodaramas for $8000 to $10,000, and try to sell a rusting hulk for that much!
The Westinghouse range in the first pic looks good, for instance. Looks like it just has modern burners on it.
I have mixed feelings about new compressors in old fridges. The old tech is part of their charm, but its hard to say how much life they have in them.
You know somebody is going to do a websearch, find the caption saying he can resell Kelvy Foodaramas for $8000 to $10,000, and try to sell a rusting hulk for that much!
This guy used to be located on E. Speedway in Tucson. He has since moved. I've been to his old location and talked with him. At that time, he wouldn't sell any machine unrestored.
What he's doing is better than seeing them scrapped, I'm OK with it.
