Packard Heaters

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2017/4/21 13:49:04

My car is a '39 1700 4-DR touring sedan VIN series 1282. The car has a factory heater unit, but I cannot find any evidence of a fan motor, or any switch controls. I have liaised with other owners and have been advised that the switch (or switches, if the 'deluxe' version is installed) is/are located underneath the dash on either side the steering column. I don't have any evidence of wires or switches there and wonder if it is possible Packard produced an 'ambient air' version?? There is a petcock on the head where the heater hoses go through the firewall, so the heat can be turned off in summer and there are ducts leading to the defrost ports. I can't imagine wafting air being sufficient to defog windows. My 90 year old Dad says there absolutely would have been a forced air fan motor as his '39 Ford had one, and 'Packard was far superior to Ford' (his quote) yet nothing seems obvious to me - can anyone shed some light on this??? Thanks.