Wanted: 1970s side-by-side fridge freezer

[mad]

Hi!

I'm looking for an early 1970s side-by-side fridge freezer to compliment our "new" Hotpoint range (as pictured).

I'm in the US and am willing to arrange shipping for the right fridge. It's got to be out there somewhere!

(I also wouldn't say no to a matching dishwasher...)

Thanks!

 

[goatfarmer]

I have a Westinghouse, but it's coppertone.

 

[mad]

That coppertone Westinghouse looks pretty nice. What are the dimensions and age?

 

[goatfarmer]

All the info from when I got it.

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?83578

 

[mad]

Too bad that Westinghouse is just 5' tall! Our 1971 cabinets are high enough to accommodate a bigger fridge. I love the color.

 

[goatfarmer]

Yeah, one of the smallest side by sides I've seen.

 

[mad]

I'm keeping my fingers crossed one will eventually surface. Browsing listings online is becoming a full time job!

(I thought I saw a coppertone Hotpoint washing machine on Facebook marketplace a day or two ago but lost the page. Now I'm not sure if I imagined it or if it sold.)

 

[goatfarmer]

I still see them a few times a year on trade in piles.

 

[mad]

Please do keep an eye out for me!

 

[goatfarmer]

Will do!

 

[mad]

Thanks, I really appreciate it!

 

[mad]

Not a side by side. I wonder, is there any resource to definitely date Hotpoint models? My guess is this fridge would be late 70s or very early 80s.

https://offerup.com/item/detail/967279969/

 

[goatfarmer]

I think you're right on the timeline.

 

[goatfarmer]

Penncrest

Also not a side by side, but a JC Penny's Penncrest built by Hotpoint. Closer to the year you're looking for.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/397388507956554/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined

 

[mad]

That Penncrest would look good. Hmmm, is there any way the door handles are reversible, or were they built as right or left handed from the start?

 

[mad]

The vast majority of refrigerators I'm coming across are coppertone. I like coppertone! I'd seriously consider switching over from white, but the house still had its original white Kohler sinks (which have since been joined by an age appropriate white Kohler Wellworth toilet) and a discolored white shower stall. I also have a brand new pair of Speed Queens in white just off the kitchen.

It was a rental property up until we bought it. Maybe it had white from the start to keep it easy to maintain on the cheap, rather than trendy colors? I haven't found any other 70s houses in this area with anything original in white.

 

[goatfarmer]

Kenmore

Maybe newer than you want.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/666766674010836/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined

 

[qsd-dan]

If you're looking for a 1970's side by side refrigerator then a Whirlpool with a Seeger rotary compressor is the only fridge you'll want to purchase.

 

[goatfarmer]

Here's a GE top mount

early to mid 60's

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/394914141559264/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined

 

[rp2813]

That GE Combo is in really rough shape.  I don't think I'd trust the seller's claim that it's in proper working order.  It would still be tempting if it were local to me and did work.  This is the first top-freezer GE from the +/- 1960 period that I've seen with the swing-out shelf system.   An awesome upgrade from the (late -- as in deceased) '57 Combo I had with the revolving shelves.

 

[repairguy]

Found you a late seventies to early eighties white hotpoint side by side at a great price in Richfield, PA.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/237190301158695/

 

[goatfarmer]

Good looking 'fridge!

 

[mad]

Found this Hotpoint not too far from me. Wonder when it dates from.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/app/d/auburn-working-refrigerator-side-by-side/7355332883.html

 

[hobarthero]

Dishwasher…

Are you looking for any specific brand of dishwasher from that time? I might have something in white that would work for you.
-Shannon

 

[mad]

I've mostly been looking for Hotpoint to match our range, but could be interested in something else complimentary!

 

[combo52]

Hotpoint SXS

That one is mid 80s or so, It was a reliable performer and long lived, 

 

It does use more than twice the power of a post 2000 SXS and puts off a lot of heat in your kitchen.

 

John L.

 

[mad]

John, thanks for your reply! I suspected it was 80s.

I'm wondering if we might be better off with left handed fridge rather than the side by side.

I wonder how far gone this one is...! Late 60s? When did they drop Custom Crafted?

 

[goatfarmer]

Hotpoint SxS

It looks like it's missing the drawers, might be hard to find.

 

[goatfarmer]

How about a green Coldspot?

Portland Or

https://www.facebook.com/marketplac...wse_serp:89e26f4e-1173-4081-8350-44280a86e2f3

 

[mad]

That's handsome!

Now why doesn't it show up in my searches on Facebook marketplace?