Re: Article Comparing 1956 Luxury Cars

Posted by HH56 On 2011/6/14 15:28:40

One thing I always compare is the refinements. Beauty is in the eye of the viewer so styling aside, if two items have identical functions but one is bare bones compared to the other, IMHO that is where a difference shows.

Two cases in point:

Trunk mounted AC units. Same unit but one car just vents the cold air out top of package shelf and leaves it at that while another car takes that same air and goes to the trouble to supply a duct under the headlining all the way to front of car with vents for both seats along the way.

Fresh air & heat delivery. Same basic inlet but one car takes the air and just opens it at the feet of the front seat passengers while another car takes a portion of that same air and via ducting in the doors or floors also delivers it to the rear seat passengers.

Whether the trouble taken is advantageous is up to debate but it shows at least an attempt was made to justify a label.