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amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#940588
I wish there was decent things to watch on TV to occupy my mind instead of adding to the endless list of rainy day projects.

I'm sure you have all seen the fridges painted up like splittie kombies. Obviously it just wouldnt look right doing it with a square edge modern fridge. And it would be tragic to spend all that time/money on a fridge and then have the thing chuck its guts up. Its pretty "easy" to update cars. What would be the logistics of getting a non working old 50's round edge fridge and putting late model mechanics/electrics in it?

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#940596
find yourself a friendly fridge.
looked in to it when i had the lock door but cant remember figures about it.
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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#940624
amazeer wrote:I wish there was decent things to watch on TV to occupy my mind instead of adding to the endless list of rainy day projects.

I'm sure you have all seen the fridges painted up like splittie kombies. Obviously it just wouldnt look right doing it with a square edge modern fridge. And it would be tragic to spend all that time/money on a fridge and then have the thing chuck its guts up. Its pretty "easy" to update cars. What would be the logistics of getting a non working old 50's round edge fridge and putting late model mechanics/electrics in it?
just get an old one regased or reconditioned.

can't really put "modern guts" into it, maybe the compressor but thats about it.

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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#940625
barls wrote:find yourself a friendly fridge.
looked in to it when i had the lock door but cant remember figures about it.
probably a kelvinator

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Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·

#940632
Chris, what you REALLY need is a Hallstom 'Silent Knight'.👍 We had one when I was a Kid [1940s].

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vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#941066
lol whats a name..........smeg ! 😂🙅

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#941068
vlad01 wrote:
barls wrote:find yourself a friendly fridge.
looked in to it when i had the lock door but cant remember figures about it.
probably a kelvinator
westinghouse actually.
bloody good fridge. pity i gave it away for a beer.
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#941900
Those smeg fridges are awesome. Wonder how much they cost. Lots of colours and designs and they have matching dishwashers. Would be very nice to have if you had a period house.

I'm surprised how many of the old fridges are still kicking around on ebay. New fridges are heavy enough. Cant imagine what an old style real fridge with real steel is like.

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#941917
I had an old 50's fridge... steel shell of it was pretty damn solid, and no way it would dent or ripple... about 2mm thick on the back.

Original 'guts'in it still worked a charm when I sold it 2004, but holy crap it used some electricity. Great fridge - never should've sold it.

Shifted it a few times and weighed a ton - took 3 blokes to lift up onto the back of the truck.

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