Re: ice age

Posted by PackardV8 On 2012/8/11 16:41:22

"The technical sophistication of this early prototyp is amazing."

Actualy not. what surprises me is that very early gas or oil fired refrigeration units were rather common (relative to the fact that refrig was rather uncommon prior to the war) but never applied to automotive or other environments for human habitation.

Back in the late 70's i tried to get AMC to develope a convection type AC for auto's. Of course i've always been one not afraid to press and issue past it's limits, sometimes way past limits. Long story short, after a very candid heart-to-heart little talk with chief eng'eer (he talked, i had to listen) and paraphrasing: i was told the big money of industrial America would never let it happen. And to now go back to my departement and punch some computer buttons.