Who has the oldest, still working 12 volt fridge/freezer?

[JaSAn]

I have a Norcold DE 251-D that came with my Grandby. Manufacturing sticker on the back says 1982.
I have no idea of its history; I've had the camper for 6 years and run it about 10 -12 weeks a year.

 

[gwittman]

Here are a couple pictures of one of my early ARB rebranded Engels refrigerators. This is the one in good condition because it is used in my house only.

 

[spressomon]

Bought my Waeco CF-51 in 2005 and it keeps on keeping on. I've replaced the goofy lid clasp mechanism a few times...and need to do it again now. But other than that the CF-51 has paid dividends and taken a tough pounding over the past 15-years.

 

[CSG]

the Norcold in my PleasureWay Traverse is now 17 years old with no issues so far.

 

[Cabrito]

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Who has the oldest, still working 12 volt fridge/freezer?

Like the title says, who has the oldest 12 volt fridge that still works? Make? model? year purchased? Approximate percentage of time it ran since new? did it require any repairs? I have an Engel MT35 I purchased new in 2003 or 04 and it’s been running at least 80-85% of the time since new. In...

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[ZMagic97]

I have an Edgestar FP430 that's about 10 years old. It's bounced around a LOT in my ownership and still runs fine. Just got a larger fridge, but the Edgestar has been too good to me to get rid of it.

 

[pjtilly]

I bought my Trailblazer in 1987. Its covered a lot of Australian roads and tropics in that time. Their Australian made .

 

[Land Shark]

ARB 50qt purchased 2010. Been on, in a truck the majority of its life. Replaced the thermistor but that’s it

 

[67cj5]

the metal exterior is a dead giveaway its an Engel, ARB went right to plastic when they started making their own..

Yeah the Blue and Grey ARB's have plastic Lids and Bases but the Walls are Powder Coated Zinc Plate so rust should not be a problem and they are pretty tough,

Since we have been having these lockdowns since February I have been running my two as Freezers, My 47L / 50Qt has been running non stop for almost 5 years come this March.