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Thread Number: 56881
/ Tag: Classified Ad Finds
THE RAREST OF THE RARE - 1956 STAINLESS STEEL KELVINATOR FOODARAMA |
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| Post# 791845 11/3/2014 at 16:06 (3,470 days old) by AgitatorBoogie (Denver) | ||
the priciest of the priciest as well..... glad there are many pics to enjoy ....
TAGS: KELVINATOR KELVY FOODARAMA FOOD-A-RAMA 1956 1950'S MID CENTURY REFRIGERATOR FRIDGE CLICK HERE TO GO TO AgitatorBoogie's LINK on Oklahomacity Craigslist | ||
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Post# 791857 , Reply# 1 11/3/2014 at 17:50 (3,470 days old) by ovrphil  (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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rubbing my eyes 
Lotto loot. Thanks for posting, first time I've seen a Food-a-Rama in such overall great condition,minus the area near the butter dish. Now for 13,000.00 smackers, how about nothing wrong at all and 100% perfect? So, maybe I'm wrong, but the price could be more realistic. What are they trying to finance, a second mortgage? :-)
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Post# 791861 , Reply# 2 11/3/2014 at 17:59 (3,470 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 791868 , Reply# 3 11/3/2014 at 18:36 (3,470 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 791881 , Reply# 4 11/3/2014 at 19:19 (3,470 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 791926 , Reply# 5 11/3/2014 at 23:44 (3,470 days old) by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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| Post# 791934 , Reply# 6 11/4/2014 at 00:45 (3,470 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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That damage to the inside door is significant. I dunno...the styling on it looks like it would be more appropriate to be installed in a morgue somewhere. But that is one clean Food O Rama! | ||
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Post# 791969 , Reply# 7 11/4/2014 at 07:50 (3,470 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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"appropriate to be installed in a morgue " | ||
| Post# 791976 , Reply# 8 11/4/2014 at 09:09 (3,470 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Because....
....Of the hand-written labels on the back, I'm going to venture a guess that this fridge was not production, but a specially-made unit for some use like trade shows or publicity photos, maybe a prototype or test run.
If one of those possibilities is the case, who knows what it's "worth?" Maybe it's not worth $13K to anyone here, but there are people out there with deeper pockets than most of us on AW can imagine. And some of them love rare midcentury stuff. The major drawback I see is that broken liner on the refrigerator door. It's going to take a donor unit to resolve that properly. | ||
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Post# 791984 , Reply# 9 11/4/2014 at 11:14 (3,470 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 791988 , Reply# 10 11/4/2014 at 12:02 (3,470 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) | ||
 That thing looks like an oversized finger print magnet. Unlike so many used stainless refrigerators for sale, I'm surprised it's not dented, but then it looks like it's bulletproof too.
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| Post# 791991 , Reply# 11 11/4/2014 at 12:39 (3,470 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
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Could Be....
On the label, Kenny!
OTOH, manufacturers were known to produce "one-offs" for publicity-making purposes. Lincoln made a couple of stainless Continentals for that reason in the '60s. Allegheny Ludlum handled the fabrication of the bodies. There was no serious intent to produce stainless Lincolns - it was just to get attention for the brand. Both a 1966 and 1967 convertible were made; both survive. The '66 is shown below; you can see the major drawback of a stainless body - dents are not easily removed. 
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