Re: 1941 PACKARD MAKES ICE CUBES
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PM sent. Photos courtesy of Joe Block
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Posted on: 2016/10/14 8:39
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Back in the 'early 60's I saw a very used Packard Henney ambulance, 40 or 41, with A/C and cold running water. Do not recall any other details
Posted on: 2016/10/14 10:45
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10-14-16
To Michael, Thanks for Dwight's lead about a 1941 Packard with a cellarette bar. I plan to contact him now. Thanks, Allen Archiveman2977
Posted on: 2016/10/14 12:16
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Hi Allen
Although not high resolution scans, these images show the Cellarette supplement page tipped into my 1941 Data Book, to share with all the Packard scholars. Steve
Posted on: 2016/10/18 17:00
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Thanks for the Cellarette photos, what a quality piece of furniture or is it a appliance? None the less a very nice quality option.
Posted on: 2016/10/19 19:34
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It would really be interesting to know how many of those were actually installed.
Reading the description of how it comes equipped and the factory promotion of the convenience of having a ready supply of ice cubes for cocktails is a real reflection of the time. Imagine the outcry if one of todays manufacturers would actively promote cocktails at the ready for anyone in a moving vehicle.
Posted on: 2016/10/19 20:04
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As Tyler Fitzgerald said in "Its A Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad, World"
"It's the only way to fly" Referring to the bar installed in his airplane.
Posted on: 2016/10/20 13:34
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Hi
The following paragraph regarding the air conditioning option for 1940, is quoted from the book The Classic Era by Beverly Rae Kimes, page 612: "Air conditioning was available at $274. "Cooled by Mechanical Refrigeration in the Summer," Packard advertised. A continuously operating compressor was mounted up front on the right side of the engine, the lack of a clutch not being considered much of a problem. The faster the car was driven the cooler it became. During hot summer days Alvan Macauley's wife and grand-daughter had to wear fur coats in the air-conditioned '38 Packard that was built for him. A chloride compound was the cooling medium and corroded vital components over time. Despite problems, air conditioning was a first that commanded press attention. So did Hydra-Matic which GM introduced on the Oldsmobile only as a $57 option, and sealed beam headlamps which appeared on 95% of all American cars." Has anyone seen documentation or photos of the Alvan Macauley air conditioned '38 Packard? It must have been one of the prototypes installations. Steve
Posted on: 2016/10/20 15:44
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10-25-16
Hi Steve, 58L8134, The Classic Era by Beverly Rae Kimes, page 612, inadvertently erred in stating that a (methyl) chloride compound was used for the cooling medium. This is partially correct. Packard initially used Freon 12 in its 1940 Weather-Conditioner. Later, after WWII began, methyl chloride was substituted for the Freon 12 that was utilized in the war effort. Packard issued two memo's according to this site's Packard Service Index: SL VOL. 15 NO.22 11-15-41 Refrigerant (Methyl Chloride) SC VOL. 18 NO. 6 1944 Methyl Chloride in...Systems Yes, it would be interesting to hear more about the Alvan Macauley air conditioned '38 Packard. Thanks, Allen Archiveman2977
Posted on: 2016/10/25 8:41
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