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I believe 18th series, so calendar year 1939, model year 1940.
Posted on: 2020/3/27 12:14
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Everything I have also says the 40 models were the year the first practical units were commercially available to a buyer although one article mentioned a test installation in an earlier model while under development in 39. I have a photo of a Cadillac with their not practical and later abandoned version which occupied almost the entire trunk of a 39 but no Packard photos showing the unit in earlier than 40s. If he sees this post Archiveman is doing the book on the Packard AC and with all his research should have the definitive answer.
Posted on: 2020/3/27 12:44
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Howard is correct. 1940 models were the first commercially available cars with air-conditioning.
Posted on: 2020/3/27 12:50
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1930 Packard Speedster Eight Runabout (boattail) 1940 Packard 1808 w/Factory Air 1947 Chrysler Town and Country sedan 1970 Camaro RS https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=4307&forum=10 http://aaca.org/ |
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1940 was the first year but I understand that it was available as early as 1938 on Henney-Packard ambulances. Not sure where I read that did I did read it somewhere!
Posted on: 2020/3/27 17:52
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Checkout this also.
https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=18454&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&type=&mode=0&start=70 Wes
Posted on: 2020/3/29 13:38
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This is, what The Philadelphia Inquirer reported May 12, 1940. Click to enlarge.
![]() ![]() It says first announced in last November [1939]. Five months later (March 24, 1940) the Indianapolis Sunday Star reports on the first of the Packard cars to include a revolutionary method of automobile air conditioning. ![]() Quote: 1940 was the first year but I understand that it was available as early as 1938 on Henney-Packard ambulances. Not sure where I read that did I did read it somewhere! Coachbuilt.com could have been a possible source of yours.
Posted on: 2020/3/29 15:47
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The story of ZIS-110, ZIS-115, ZIL-111 & Chaika GAZ-13 on www.guscha.de
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...Pictured in the Clip is a 1939 Packard... Gordon (pckrd320), this confidence-inspiring -> clip ? ![]() Well, red is true. Take a look at the original ad below, please, which was published in 1939 but reads 1940. A couple of months later at the Chicago Auto Show 1940, Packard tromboned "magic to astonish the men from Mars" according to the Chicago Suntimes (fee required). Click to enlarge!
Posted on: 2020/3/30 0:52
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The story of ZIS-110, ZIS-115, ZIL-111 & Chaika GAZ-13 on www.guscha.de
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One final find.
Wes
Posted on: 2020/3/30 9:35
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Okay just one more post.
Wes
Posted on: 2020/3/30 9:47
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