AC on a 1941 Cadillac?

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[DylansPen]

And the outside vent still works today.

[jonr]

Well if it were 1941 I'd turn around to my kid and say "air what?"

[bikeman]

Most older cars had floor vents. One on the left and one on the right. They worked great. My buddy had a 1965 Falcon. We could put 4 beers in each side. They kept our beers ice cold especially in the winter.

[TheSoggynacho]

Glad I found your video. I got a 41 limo project, and for the life of me couldn't figure out how to open the vent

[Mark_]

My dad has a 1963 cadillac with AC. He also has a few cans of actual R-12 freon if it needs a recharge.

[patricksanders]

Also, don't forget the window wings!

[rossbrumby]

If youre talking airconditioning, look to Packard who had it first in 1939, or Chrysler, who were the leaders in modern airconditioning.

[co_rust]

I know you could buy those attachments to the side of the car window that has cold water in it to cool the car

[wouter]

I have read that 6 1941 Cadillacs in fact did have air conditioning from new. They were prototyping that system in those years. I guess it must have been delayed by the war, as the air conditioning did not became an option until 1953. It was develloped by Frigidaire and GM.

[vaughngordon]

They still used it in 1962 on the Corvette.
The cowl vent has been a mainstay of cars with air conditioning to this day. Fresh air almost always comes in between the hood and the windshield.
What's funny is Chevrolet had this fantastic idea to bring in air from vents over the headlights in 1956, so the 57 Chevy had this standard. It didn't last. It scooped up all the exhaust from cars ahead of it on the road.

[Mars-vxjx]

Our 1960 Country Sedan and 1964 Valiant had those vents and grandma's 1947 Mercury had those knobs for vents.

[billmoran]

Many cars had air vents in the foot well right up to 1970. As long as you were moving it wasn’t bad.

[darrell]

My brother had a '51 Chevy pickup had the same vent, if it started to rain u would eventually get wet feet.😊 He still has a '63 ford Fairlane, had a vent for the left an right side, air came from under the fenders, control each side separately.

[andrea]

Astro Air.. great option. And vent windows.

[JobyJoby-iwwr]

An unknown number of 1941 Cadillacs were indeed equipped with the Bishop & Babcock 'factory' a/c units. Finished cars were shipped to B&B's Cleveland plant for fitting, with the finished car then shipped to dealers.

[ajaxracing]

That is cool my 53 Buick only has the wing windows my old squarebody has wing windows and vents in the kick panels for a/c 😎👍

[markadams]

my dad's old Ford Prefect had vents in each lower front wing and opening front windshield.

[hydrostream]

Its cool and I love vintage/antique cars n have a couple although every car does. The button that shows air coming at the car saying recirculation or fresh air.

[RT-mmrq]

Man ! I can't remember what car it was, but when I was little my Grandfather had car a similar vent. Completely forget about it until now.

[bigblockjalopy]

I drive a Classic since 1988. The vent window is something I really miss in any new car.