Re: Random questions about 51-56's, Ultramatics and A/C

Posted by Leeedy On 2018/3/13 18:59:24
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HH56 wrote:
Leeedy, do you have any information on whether Packard designed in house or just bought the air vents from another application or why they have Modern Aire cast into them? I don't think I have ever seen Modern Aire used in any Packard literature or advertisements and was just wondering if the vents might have been third party or a generic commodity.


Hello... as far as I know, the V-8 Packard factory air system was designed jn-house with assistance from at least one Creative Industries engineer and other out-sourced air conditioning engineers. It was intended to be the creme-de-la-creme of factory automotive A/C systems.

Also as far as I know.. and according to everyone I interviewed about the factory A/C system for V-8s, "Modern Aire" was a Packard idea and name, not something strictly adapted. It was intended to look and sound cooler (pardon the pun) than the former 1954 "Frigidaire" name ... which, after all, was GM. Now Jim Nance thought that Frigidaire's system was antiquated and ineffective. So. Doesn't "Modern Aire" sound more up to date-at least for a mid-50s mentality???

The logo was just one of several that were trying to call attention to brand-new ideas and systems . Everything had to have a name. There were several such names and logos dreamed up for other things such as the Torsion-Level suspension and other features. But as the money wore down, so did the frivolity.

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