Car air coolers

[Twitch]

Anyone familiar with the old Thermador car swamp coolers of the 50s? We had one on our 54 Mercury. You put water in and the ram-air effect passing through supposedly produced cool air. I see they're going for big bucks on Ebay these days.

[Guest imported_Speedster]

Yes, my Grandfather had one on his Chevvy and it really worked.

I remember thinking, when I was a kid, that I didn't like it hanging on the outside of car, telling everyone that you Can't Afford air-conditioning. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />

[Guest Randy Berger]

They are manufacturing those again - I saw an ad last year. And staying cool was more important than what the neighbors thought <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Besides A/C wasn't available on our 52 Mayfair.

YFAM, Randy Berger

[Guest imported_PackardV8]

Rick wrote:

"... I didn't like it hanging on the outside of car, telling everyone that you Can't Afford air-conditioning. "

Hmmmmmmm. Well ok. Then WHAT do u do?????? Roll up all of the windows while driving around and sweat like hell?????

[Twitch]

Curious Randy- who is making them again?

These things can be seen in So.Cal. especially on the Latino kids late 30s-50s cars they pour their money into. The old units go for as much as $300 on Ebay. I'd spend $50-75 but not $300.

Ours worked marginally on trips to California from St. Louis in the 54 Merc. Crossing the desert it's pretty ineffective but in other climes it has its moments of use. Ahhh, nostalgia! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Guest car crank]

ClassicAire still makes the evaporative car coolers. If you can get a good one on eBay for under $300 you would be better off. The new ones run from $369 - 539 + shipping.

http://www.classicaire.com/index.htm

[Twitch]

Holy crapola! <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> I ain't that nostalgic!