Re: ice age
Posted by HH56 On 2012/8/10 12:44:42
Cadillac followed suit for 1941 and 1942 with the exact same Bishop & Babcock unit, as did Chrysler in 1941 only (or 1942 only, I can't remember).
If the prototype was any indication, Cad had a long way to go so why reinvent the wheel. Seeing a proven product might explain why Cad stopped work on theirs. Didn't realize they had offered something not made by or at least designed under the direction of GM though.
Maybe not reinventing the wheel was also Packards thinking postwar. Wonder whose unit was in common use then -- still Bishop & Babcock??. Not used in passenger cars, but Henney apparently had a system from someone & advertised as available for use in their pre 50 Packard ambulances.
EDIT: In the article showing that Cad prototype, there is a photo of an even earlier installation than the one mentioned which started this thread. Made by Kelvinator for a private customer in 1930. Essentially a home refrigerator mechanical section bolted onto the car.
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If the prototype was any indication, Cad had a long way to go so why reinvent the wheel. Seeing a proven product might explain why Cad stopped work on theirs. Didn't realize they had offered something not made by or at least designed under the direction of GM though.
Maybe not reinventing the wheel was also Packards thinking postwar. Wonder whose unit was in common use then -- still Bishop & Babcock??. Not used in passenger cars, but Henney apparently had a system from someone & advertised as available for use in their pre 50 Packard ambulances.
EDIT: In the article showing that Cad prototype, there is a photo of an even earlier installation than the one mentioned which started this thread. Made by Kelvinator for a private customer in 1930. Essentially a home refrigerator mechanical section bolted onto the car.
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