Hi All,
That is one reason I stay with this group: you learn something new everytime a discussion begins. Thanks for the feedback. One strange thing though. The 69 Charger packet had a advertising brochure for Kelvinator refrigerators and freezers, along with the one for the window air conditioners and large basement units. That is how I got confused about Kelvinator. Did Chrysler have some kind of deal worked out with AMC? Perhaps Airtemp was a vendor for refrigerator parts to Kelvinator? Any Ideas? Also, I recently stumble across (read parted out) a 87 Chrysler New Yorker. It had an "Airtemp" sticker in the lower right side rear window. So I guess the name made it at least until the late 80's.
Just more pennies,
Chargin'Charles--->>>
>
> From: Dave Grove Grove Automotive <groveautomotive@xxxxxx>
> Date: 2001/05/09 Wed AM 09:28:42 EDT
> To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Air Conditioners/Airtemp History
>
> Actually, there were two different styles of "AirTemp" stickers for the rear
> side glass - one that was installed at the factory on A/C-equipped vehicles,
> and one that came with the "kit" for dealer installation. The factory
> sticker was somewhat smaller in height, and was not in "script". Easy to
> spot the difference once you have seen them both.
> Regards,
> DaveG.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Whitman <rwhitman@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 5:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Air Conditioners/Airtemp History
>
>
> > I own a '60 Adventurer with an underdash Mopar AC unit and the "Airtemp"
> > sticker in the rear window. The "Airtemp" is written in the '50's style
> > cursive script. This car has never been restored, and all items are most
> > likely as purchased from the dealer, new. This adds to the confusion as
> to
> > whether dealer installed AC cars had the "Airtemp" sticker. I have seen a
> > '61 Chrysler with dealer installed AC, and the unit appears identical,
> with
> > a slightly different plastic fascia and vents.
> >
> > Robert in K.C.
> > http://carnut.com/photo/mopar/60soto.jpg
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cpollock@xxxxxxxx [SMTP:cpollock@xxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 3:30 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Air Conditioners/Airtemp History
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > > This is all I know about Airtemp. Airtemp was Chrysler's air
> conditioning
> > > division and they made air conditioners for almost everything. They also
> > > made refrigerators and freezer along with refrigeration units under the
> > > "Kelvinator" brand name. Anyone remember those? I had an NOS 69
> Charger
> > > owners packet that contained a brochure for Airtemp, showing all the
> > > things they offered and how to order them. But Airtemp was also the
> brand
> > > name that all air conditioning units for Chrysler were put under. On
> > > factory air cars a small "Air Conditioning by Airtemp" sticker appears
> on
> > > the rear of the quarter windows. This was for all of the Chrysler cars.
> > > This sticker ONLY appears on factory air cars, not dealer add cars. I
> saw
> > > this same sticker all the way up to the 80's on my 1983 Dodge Rampage.
> > > This is a quick junkyard way to see if the car you are looking at was
> > > equiped with air from the factory. As for dealer installed air, they
> all
> > > hung under the dash. I have never seen them!
> > > anywhere else, and that includes all of the various brands. As for
> when
> > > and how Airtemp came to be and their eventual demise, I don't know. I
> > > would speculate they were sold off in the early 80's as part of the
> > > federal restructuring of Chrysler Corp. But the above is all I really
> > > know about the subject.
> > >
> > > That's just my 2 pennies.
> > > Chargin'Charles--->>>
> > > >
> > > > From: Mike Sealey <mopar2ya@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Date: 2001/05/08 Tue AM 12:29:52 EDT
> > > > To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Air Conditioners/Airtemp History
> > > >
> > > > --- David VanHouten <dlvh@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > 4wrdlkrs,
> > > > >
> > > > > I was sent this e-mail, but am not very familiar
> > > > > with after market Air Conditioners.
> > > >
> > > > "Airtemp" was Chrysler's air-conditioning division,
> > > > and they used the Airtemp name on both home/business
> > > > units and car units until Chrysler sold the Airtemp
> > > > division to Fedders in the late '70s or early '80s. In
> > > > addition to dealer-installed underdash units, Airtemp
> > > > made or designed factory AC units for MoPar vehicles
> > > > from about '53-'54 on, although I don't think Plymouth
> > > > got this until '55 or so, and the earlier the rarer.
> > > > (BTW, the former Airtemp plant in Bowling Green KY is
> > > > now GM's Corvette plant...)
> > > >
> > > > > Can anyone help this fellow out?
> > > > >
> > > > > The message was as follows:
> > > > >
> > > > > "DAVE,
> > > > >
> > > > > I AM LOOKING FOR INFO ON 1960 FURY AIR CONDITIONERS,
> > > > > CALLED AIRTEMP I BELIEVE. I HAVE A 61 FURY WITH
> > > > > THIS ON IT, AND HAVE A PERSON WHO WANTS TO INSTALL
> > > > > IT ON HIS 60 WAGON. DO YOU KNOW IF THESE ARE THE
> > > > > SAME STYLE UNIT FOR BOTH YRS.
> > > >
> > > > A big question here is whether the Airtemp unit is
> > > > indash (usually factory) or underdash (dealer
> > > > installed).
> > > >
> > > > The underdash unit interchanges over a number of model
> > > > years, and since it was dealer installed originally
> > > > it's as close to an easy installation as these things
> > > > get (IMO "easy" is a relative phrase)... As with the
> > > > indash model (see below) hang onto all parts no matter
> > > > how sorry they look, you never know when you'll need
> > > > them for comparison...
> > > >
> > > > The indash unit is *probably* the same from '60 to '61
> > > > except for the external control buttons and temp
> > > > switch. Going from a '61 to a '60, you might be able
> > > > to get away with just changing the buttons, but IIRC
> > > > they won't be labeled properly unless you get a set
> > > > from a '60 with AC. I believe this control unit is
> > > > similar to that used on Chryslers & Imperials from
> > > > this era, in which the heat control lever pulls out to
> > > > actuate the fan.
> > > >
> > > > This is just the '61 to '60 part of this swap. You'll
> > > > also need the ducting from the donor car and the
> > > > pop-up defroster pods, plus all the under-the-hood
> > > > stuff, and there's a lot of that. Pretty sure the AC
> > > > car uses a different heater core, and I know it'd have
> > > > a bigger radiator. Toss absolutely nothing out, no
> > > > matter how nasty, as you may need it for comparison
> > > > purposes if something needs replacing, which something
> > > > probably will. And I haven't even gotten on R12 vs.
> > > > R134, a question I'll leav to the experts...
> > > >
> > > > I might do this swap in the middle of a full resto,
> > > > assuming I could find all the parts first, but I'd be
> > > > reluctant to do it on a
> > > > golly-gee-let's-throw-this-sucker-in-there basis.
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > Mike Sealey, San Francisco CA
> > > > '57 Plymouth Sport Suburban
> > > >
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