Air Conditioned '55-'56 Packards
Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2010/1/17 4:37:21
Maybe I should know this, but was Packard's "factory" A/C unit in the V8 cars similar to the "Mark IV" aftermarket unit in layout--evaporator in the trunk and "ducts" up the back shelf past the backlight-- or was another arrangement available.
I posted this shot of a '55 400 dash a while back, on AACA, to ask about the two square fixtures on the dash pad. Was told they were "air conditioning vents."
So, the first pic shows the dash pad with "vents" closed.
The second shows the rear window of the same car--where are translucent air tubes?
Was there a Packard AC system that routed cold air under the dash? Or what?
I'd sure like to have original AC and make it work, even if it had the big old runallthetime V twin compressor. But that big box in the trunk and those plastic tubes in the rear window are a real turnoff. Kind of robby the robot meets cold air. I'd rather try to find aftermarket like Vintage Air that would be under-dash and compact--not in the trunk.
Anyone have a slick AC system--based on original or aftermarket--that they really like and would recommend?
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I posted this shot of a '55 400 dash a while back, on AACA, to ask about the two square fixtures on the dash pad. Was told they were "air conditioning vents."
So, the first pic shows the dash pad with "vents" closed.
The second shows the rear window of the same car--where are translucent air tubes?
Was there a Packard AC system that routed cold air under the dash? Or what?
I'd sure like to have original AC and make it work, even if it had the big old runallthetime V twin compressor. But that big box in the trunk and those plastic tubes in the rear window are a real turnoff. Kind of robby the robot meets cold air. I'd rather try to find aftermarket like Vintage Air that would be under-dash and compact--not in the trunk.
Anyone have a slick AC system--based on original or aftermarket--that they really like and would recommend?
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