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Jun 1, 2023 · In the early 1970s, we would look for puddles of water under cars (generally new cars) in the summer to tell if the car had air conditioning. By the mid-1970s, most people I knew had air conditioning on their “family” car (generally a full-size or intermediate domestic car), but it was unheard of on imports and domestic subcompacts and compacts, except for Chevy Novas with a V-8.
- Tom Halter
Nov 19, 2020 · What I found odd was that no one ever opened a window, so I tried it one day. It was like having a hair dryer blowing in your face. No more open windows! Because electricity was rationed, they could not run the air conditioning in the house all the time. It was a very warm trip. By 1980 air conditioning was available in the Ambassador.
- Tom Halter
Jun 24, 2010 · The 1940 Packard was the first car to offer factory-installed air-conditioning. By 1969, more than half of all new cars sold were equipped with A/C. Some brands affixed window decals to promote ...
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Aug 1, 2024 · Fun Fact: Less than one-third of European cars had air conditioning as a standard in the early 2000s. However, the European scenario has changed in the last decade. Currently, all cars, except for the ones at the low-budget spectrum, have the system pre-installed as a standard feature.
- Philipp Meister
Jun 3, 2023 · By 1958, even these holdouts had switched over to cowl-mounted A/C units. meanwhile, the 1958 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham became the first car with standard air conditioning. The Modern Era of automotive air conditioning had truly arrived.
- Tom Halter
Jun 27, 2022 · Before World War II began, there were about 3,000 cars that had air conditioning, but after the War there were over 1 million cars with air conditioning. In 1953, General Motors, Chrysler, and Packed all introduced new AC systems for cars, and the GM Radiator Division developed a revolutionary system that fit in a car’s engine.
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Mar 8, 2024 · Owing to the technological enhancement and volume of scale manufacturing, in the early 1970s, air conditioning systems became affordable, becoming a common feature in cars. By 1965, about 25% of the cars sold in America had air conditioning. The number rose to 54% in 1969, and by 1973, it was close to 70%. Today, 99% of the cars sold have an ...
