Russ, what a great color on that 56. I saw one on Friday - ONE OWNER ! THey wrote down EVERY trip they took. It was a salmon colored lower, a cream colorer top and color coordinated fabric on the seats. It looked brand new and it was really pretty. I have a 56 coupe deville (no ac). Cadillac Limo's used a rear AC unit for many many years. I see limo's from the 70's have a similar unit in the trunk.
The first auto air conditioners were installed in 1940 Packards. Like this one the evaporator and air blowers were in the trunk. In the postwar era AC was re- introduced to the market for the 1953 Imperial (Airtemp) , also with the evaporator / blower unit in the trunk. The 1954 Nash Ambassador was first with a front mounted AC unit built by Kelvinator.
Something cool about an old cars with working air conditioning. Back in the day, that would have been extreme luxurious.
Russ, what a great color on that 56. I saw one on Friday - ONE OWNER ! THey wrote down EVERY trip they took. It was a salmon colored lower, a cream colorer top and color coordinated fabric on the seats. It looked brand new and it was really pretty. I have a 56 coupe deville (no ac). Cadillac Limo's used a rear AC unit for many many years. I see limo's from the 70's have a similar unit in the trunk.
The first auto air conditioners were installed in 1940 Packards. Like this one the evaporator and air blowers were in the trunk. In the postwar era AC was re- introduced to the market for the 1953 Imperial (Airtemp) , also with the evaporator / blower unit in the trunk. The 1954 Nash Ambassador was first with a front mounted AC unit built by Kelvinator.
Cadillac used this rear setup on all series 75s from 1953 through 1976. All other Cads from 1953 through 1956.