Swamp Coolers/another cooling device

[RandalPark@xxxxxxx]

I haven't ever seen one of those, but it reminds me of the road test that Uncle 
Tom McCahill performed on the 1956  Imperial Southampton Two Door hardtop. I 
think that he was proclaiming about the Chrysler Full Time Power Steering which 
according to him must have worked pretty well. He said that settling for 
anything less would be "like trying to play catch with an ice cube to save on 
the cost of an air conditioner".

Paul

 In a message dated 1/14/2004 10:35:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, nyb@xxxxxxx 
writes:

> 
> 
> On the topic of ways to cool down the interior of the car, I remember an 
> interesting device that we ran across at my grandmother's house a few 
> years ago.  You filled it with ice and then plugged it into the cigar 
> lighter.  A fan would blow air over the ice cooling the car.  It was 
> from the 60's sometime and was a genuine Mopar product.  Anyone ever 
> seen one of these?
> 
> FltSgt@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> >Paul
> >
> >Since I have AOL I have not had the opportunity to view your original email 
> >about what was an " swamp cooler mounted on the front passenger door".
> >
> >Swamp coolers were purchased by vehicle owners who lived in the region west 
> >of the Mississippi and south of the mason dixon line.  The cooler was wind 
> >forced into a tubular device by the speed of the vehicle.  Inside of the 
>devise 
> >was a himp type material which was wet by water added to the device.  The 
>outlet 
> >for the air was into the passenger window ( which was rolled down about 2 
> >inches for the inlet / outlet ).
> >
> >After a while the water supply would evaporate and one would again notice 
> >warm air from the duct.  Soooo, they would stop to refill the tank for that 
>cool 
> >air feeling.
> >
> >The "swamp coolers" were sold in the west up into the early seventies.  If 
> >you would like a photo of one just let me know what your email is.
> >
> >                                    Rodger & Gabby
> >                                    Colo Spgs
> >
> >'47 De Soto Custom w/Fluid Drive & passenger door mounted swamp cooler
> >'63 Le Baron w/F-Sweep trunk lid & std A/C
> >'66 Le Baron w/dual A/C & reverbed AM/FM
> >
> >