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Michael-Twelve wrote:.... My 38 super 8 in the distant past had a Packard heater installed with the typical underdash switch. ,
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You lost me with that "typical under-dash switch" comment. May I presume you meant an "after-market" heater switch?
I know - I know - of COURSE it can get damn cold in the winter even in the coastal cities of Southern California!
But times and culture have changed - then, it was quite common for folks not to want to pay for car heaters, which were universally an extra cost option! Then, after a while, common sense could take over, and they'd go hunting around for "after-market" compromises, sometimes even going to a legit Packard dealer for help.
Yes, Packard dealers did have "after-market" heaters to sell, made by outside suppliers, but often provided with Packard "logo". I presume that is what happened with your car, and explains the "under-dash" heater switch.
The only "under-dash" switches on '38 Senior Packards as they came out of East Grand Avenue would have been switches for the interior and dash lights, the rheostat to dim the dash panel lights, and of course the clock re-set knob.
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