6-27-17
Hi Guscha,

Please see a PM to you about the newspaper articles you submitted on 2-14-17.

Thanks,
Allen
Archiveman2977

6-27-17
Hi Wes,

My apologies for not responding to your 2-22-17 Automotive Industries article/image from 11-15-39.

I have concentrated on formatting the 1940 Packard AC chapter and have not opened packardinfo.com in a while.

Thanks again,
Allen
Archiveman2977

2-8-17

Hi Howard,

Thanks for your reply.

I traveled to Phoenix several times, where I couldn't touch and open the metal car door handle. In talking to a mechanic in the 1980s, he said that they had "dry heat" so it didn't bother him.

Baloney.

He did say that cars shipped to Phoenix didn't have thermostats installed. I had never heard that before.

I grew up in the sweat-ing-ly worst city of Houston in the 1950s.

Have I sent you a sidebar from my book, "How hot was it? A Houstonian's viewpoint from the mid-1950s."? It leads into my automotive AC fascination.

If not I will send it to you in a PM. Let me know...

See ya,

archiveman2977
Allen

2-7-17

Hi Howard,

How's the AC coming along? After I sent you the 1941 Packard Clipper pics taken from Terry Weiss's beautiful car, somehow I ran across your restoration blog......Holy Moly!

Also about the tale of cooling a side of beef, yes, the color brochures do include images of the blocks of ice. Yes, both 40 and 41 color brochure pieces are in my chapters. It would be nice to confirm such a tale, though.

As to my book, I am writing 5 chapters for 1940-1942: 1940, 1941, 1942 Packard; 1941 Cadillac, and 1940 Chrysler Imperial and 1942 DeSoto combined chapter.

I have just finished the 1940 Packard chapter: 8500 words and 91 mostly color images.

I have already written the 1953 chapters: Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Chrysler Corp cars- Chrysler, Imperial, DeSoto and Dodge, then Lincoln and Packard.

Most of these 1953 AC chapters run over 30 pages with 40-60 images each.

I am revising my 1953 Packard chapter to include a photo op of Billy Vaticalos' Cavalier with factory air. I took the pics at Salado 2015. Good timing because it is now in Brazil!

This Volume 1 will probably run +/- 300 pages, so Volume 2 will begin with 1954 and run through probably 1956.

Volume 3 will conclude with 1957-1960.

I am specifically using as much of the original brochures, road tests, owner's manuals, etc. which deal with AC.

I hope to publish Volume 1 this year.

Thanks for your comments.

See ya,

archiveman2977
Allen B. Simons
281-798-3031

2-7-17

I am writing an illustrated history of factory air conditioning. Volume One spans the periods 1940-1942 and 1953.

Does anyone know the story about the 1940 or 1941 Packard exhibit that cooled a side of beef?

An old wives' tale or true?

Comments?

Thanks,

archiveman2977

1-11-17

Hi, Let the Ride Decide,

Thanks for your heads-up of the 2009 Grenwich Concours d'Elegance video, yes I saw it before.

And thanks for the three videos of "Automotive Climate Control: 116 Years of Progress." Yes I have seen the videos, bought the book and also have spoken with and emailed
Gene Dickirson several times.

Thanks,
Allen
archiveman2977

12-13-16

Hi JW,

Re: Automotive News, 40th Anniversary publication


Thanks for the info. Yes, I have read and referenced info from this excellent source.

I am sending you a PM.

Thanks,
archiveman2977

11-15-16

Hi Let the Ride Decide,

Chapter 11 of Packard 1940 does not include 1940 Packard Weather-Conditioner information obtained from the 1940 Packard Data Book.

Thanks,
archiveman2977

11-14-16

The September 1940 Packard Data Books which I have inspected do not include information about their new air conditioner-heater system, advertised as the "Weather-Conditioner."

Is there a supplemental section which may have been added at a later date?

If so, I would be grateful for this new information, scanned, if possible, at 600dpi. This information will be presented in my illustrated history of automotive air conditioning.

Thanks,
archiveman2977

11-14-16

Hi Owen_Dyneto,

Point taken and thanks.

archiveman2977