Re: Another AC idea.

Posted by su8overdrive On 2012/6/2 23:37:59

Never fathomed the interest in air conditioning in old cars, especially a serious road car, like a Packard. Sure, Packard offered AC, was the first in the industry to do so. You're in business, you offer what people want, or think they need.

But for us here, now, what's with air conditioning? It adds weight, robs horsepower, loads the engine, wastes gas. We've got these wonderful things in our cars: vent windows, and cowl vents. And the windows roll down, power-operated in some 1941-42 closed 180s, tho' again, Packard was in business to sell cars, and offered such nonsense to attract wealthy codgers.

Okay, so you're down in the hot California central ag valley. Why subject a nice survivor to grueling heat on a lockstep concrete conveyor belt in the first place?

Enjoy your car in the morning, or in the cooler evening with your windows down, so you can hear that Packard engine purr.