I don't know about Roger and Gabby, but I have seen these in car shows, and
featured in magazines from the early fifties. It is a big round tube that is
mounted to the top of the door and has a vent through the window. It forces air
past a wet grill to cool the air. It is sort of like an air conditioner, but
isn't really.
Swamp cooler is the name given to the unit for a house that functions much the
same way only must use a fan to force the air over the condenser. If you visit
Pheonix, Arizona you will see lots of them mounted on the roofs of mobile homes
and older houses.
Paul
In a message dated 1/14/2004 6:27:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, Captden30
writes:
> members rodger & gabby have a 1947 desoto with passenger door mounted swamp
>cooler. i must admit my ignorance here as to what this is. i get the feeling
>this is an example of car humor, like armstrong power steering. in the name of
>furthering my education, i will risk looking dumb and i will ask" what
> is a passenger door mounted swamp cooler"? dennis, 53 custom
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