OK, I see it. In earlier accessory lists Packard actually listed the trade name of the unit, Kelch, in their listing but at some point they no longer did. Perhaps the units were no longer made by Kelch, perhaps Packard felt it better to give the impression it was their own technology. In any case, take a look at the pictures of the components and see if anything looks familiar.

And I'd be interested in seeing pictures of the parts that you still have.

Apologies to the original poster for having gone astray.

Sorry, meant hot air heater. The attached list indicates price was $37.50.

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Sorry, not familiar with a hot air cleaner. Can you add some more info? The pictures in the article I posted over on PAC has a photo of some stray pieces from a 1937 Super Eight installation, you might take a look at them and see if they look similar to the pieces you have.

The double hot air cleaner was also offered as extra equipment for the 1937 120 closed cars. I have an opening in the rear compartment for the heater register on one of my cars. The rest of the set up is in pieces but it may be worhtwhile trying to salvage. O-D, would this have been a Kelch unit also?

Thanks Dave, that was the confirmation I was looking for before I order Eastwoods "Tank Tone" paint.

I wonder if it was an official option for the 39 V-12?

I've never taken the time to see if the Kelch was offered in 1939, but it was offered in 1938 across all car lines. Also, a large percentage of 1938 Twelves went unsold, probably due to the mini-recession of 1938, and were upgraded and sold and titled as 1939 cars. The 39 Twelve with Kelch is owned by PAC's chief judge, it's an unmolested original in quite stunning condition.

I can't do it here because of copyright concerns, but I'll post the article on the Kelch heaters over on PAC's forum for those who are interested. It's under "Packards in the Media" discussion group.

Very interesting! I have not seen the hot air heater used or specifically mentioned for use on the 39 Super 8. I wonder if it was an official option for the 39 V-12?

Whether an official option or not, this would be a fantastic option, especially on a divided limo. Neat picture and illustrations.

Thanks HH56, interesting price comparison, the Kelch at about 2X the DeLuxe heater.

If I recall, the divider was required by New York City, perhaps other jurisdictions as well. Somewhere in the Packard lore is a decent picture of the hinged rear window option, perhaps in one of the several articles that have been published on the Packard taxis.

Since the service counselor mentions the heaters are to be installed the same way, maybe same heaters were used in 39 so here are a couple of pictures of heaters from the accessory manual as used on 38 models including the one O_D just posted.

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