Re: 1941 PACKARD MAKES ICE CUBES

Posted by ALLEN B. SIMONS On 2020/6/14 14:58:30

6-14-20

Hi Guscha,

Thanks for the obscure article about the 1953 Packard AC.

According to the Packard corporate minutes, President Vance reluctantly pursued factory AC as an accessory, to match GM's Frigidaire Division units in Cadillac, Buick, and Oldsmobile. Chrysler supplied Chrysler, DeSoto, and Dodge with their Airtemp Division unit. Ford had no affiliation with refrigeration, so it contracted with NOVI.

Packard contracted with Frigidaire for 500 units late in the 1953 model year. Due to slow sales, it separated the order and equipped 250 1953 units with the Frigidaire unit, and delayed the other 250 units for the 1954 model year.

This article will be a welcome addition for the 1953 Packard AC chapter.

Allen
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