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- The 1940s was a seminal time in the history of automotive air conditioning. To kick-start the decade, Packard became the first automaker to offer factory-installed air conditioning. It was followed closely by Cadillac, which introduced the feature in its 1941 models.
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Jun 3, 2023 · Packard offered air conditioning as early as 1938 on the Henney-built ambulances and first added it to their passenger cars in 1940. When the all-new Clipper models came out in 1941, they had it available too.
- Tom Halter
Feb 15, 2021 · Eight decades ago, cooling the air inside a vehicle was no simple task. After a multitude of unsuccessful attempts from companies across the globe, the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, eventually broke through and offered factory-installed air-conditioning in its new car models.
The 1953 Chrysler Imperial was one of the first production cars in twelve years to offer modern automobile air conditioning as an option, following tentative experiments by Packard in 1940 and Cadillac in 1941. [6]
Dec 14, 2010 · 1940-'41 were the first years for "factory" air-conditioning, available from Packard, Chrysler, and Cadillac.
- I can partly answer your Packard portion of your question. Packard offered the first factory-installed a/c in the fall of 1939 on the 1940 models....
- Here's an article from Nov, 1933
- Years ago in Old Cars Weekly they had a 42 Packard going to auction. This car was shown to be the command car for Gen. Douglas Macarthur in WWII an...
- This question has come up before. Somewhere on the net I have seen an article about a Cadillac ca.1930 with a custom air conditioning system. The p...
- One memory of my visit to Harrahs collection in Reno in 1978 (coincidentally I think it was only a week or so after William Harrah's death) was a l...
- Not so. Packard only for 1940. Cadillac offered it in 1941, then I believed discontinued for 1942. Chrysler was also a one-year only deal, but I do...
- hi, if you'll look up on the internet, "riding in comfort part II" you'll see the first car equipped with an air conditioning unit for a houston,te...
- Here is a link to that article: http://www.studebaker-info.org/tech/aircon/ashrae.pdf
- Great article. Thanks for the link.
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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Jun 2, 2023 · Based largely on the success of the aftermarket, Lincoln, Cadillac, and Chrysler reintroduced factory air conditioning in their cars in 1953. By the mid-1950s, factory A/C was available from every major manufacturer.
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Aug 11, 2023 · Around the early 1940s, Packard became the first automaker to offer factory-installed car air conditioning; Cadillac followed suit in its 1941 models.
