Re: 1954 Packard Henney Station Wagon

Posted by HH56 On 2013/11/6 17:20:43

The prewar AC units are fairly well documented. The one I'm curious about is the Henney implementation advertised for their 22-23 cars.

Packard dropped AC for immediate post war cars. When it was available again in 53 Packard used the GM Frigidaire (same as Cadillac's) unit instead of going back to something similar to the original prewar unit. Am assuming the prewar Packard unit was unavailable postwar so wondered who made the unit Henney installed. Also how it was mechanically configured and located in the ambulances.

With the seemingly total lack of engine components postwar for anything earlier than 53 for those trying to install AC on the S8's today, the compressor and belt drive on Henney engines are another curiosity.