LloydsLore@aol.com wrote:

> I have been shopping for a vintage a/s for a few months and have a basic
> question about the interior woodwork (laminate). The 50/60's I have seen have
> either solid Birch or Oak cabinetry, while the late 70's have "mobile
> homeish" laminated cabinetry - Then the recent 90's have solid wood again.
> During what year did a/s drop the solid wood - and when did they return to it.
> Also how are the cabinets attached? riveted to what? the structural braces?
> Would it be a HUGE undertaking to replace the laminated cabinetry on a 70's
> model if one were to find a good enough deal on one?

Actually the "solid wood" doors of the early years were almost all laminates. They stopped using them in 1970 when they started using tambour. They slowed down the use of tambour in the late 70's but the replacement was not a real wood.  Wood doors reappeared in the late 80's with a mix of photo finish and real wood. The cabinets (furniture in the trade) is anchored to the floor, the structural
ribs and each other for structural strength. In the seventies they even attached the cabinets to the refer for added strength. How much of an undertaking depends on the undertakee.

Charlie