Old Fashioned Air Cooler Fits Most Cars And Trucks

Old Fashioned Air Cooler Fits Most Cars And Trucks FARM HOME Cars 27-2-11 If you've got an antique car or track that you'd like to keep as authentic as possible - or if your car's conventional air conditioning system doesn't work - you'll like this old fashioned ClassicAire« window-mounted car "cooler", from J&M Engineering, Camas, Washington. The ClassicAire is a reproduction of evaporative coolers used in the 1930's and 1940's, before the advent of the modern automotive air conditioner. The unit mounts in the passenger side window so air entering the window flows through it. As the outdoor air is channeled through, it's filtered and cooled by evaporating water in the unit. The ClassicAire can cool 90-degree, 10 percent humidity air to below 70 degrees. Models are available to fit most vehicles. The standard unit relies on the speed of the vehicle to force air through it. A powered model is available with a 4.5 amp. fan that plugs into a standard cigarette lighter outlet. Because they rely on evaporating water, the units have 1-gal. water reservoirs that must be refilled every 100 to 150 miles. Filters should also be replaced or cleaned routinely. The standard ClassicAire sells for $410. A high-top standard model, for coupes, sells for $435. The company sells the fan-powered unit for $575 and $595, respectively. Shipping is $18.50 per unit. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, J&M Engineering, Inc., Box 739, Camas, Wash. 98607 (ph/fax 360 834-5227; E-mail: mail@classicaire.com;Website: www.classicaire.com).

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