Re: {FORGED?} Re: AC in a V8 72 Gremlin

[farna@xxxxxxx]

Jeff's experience comes from growing up in the South! As soon as AC became popular enough to not be such a major expense on a car (in the very early 60s it was a $300 option on a $2000-$3000 Rambler -- 10% or more of the total cost!), think late 60s, it was put on all but bare bones and maybe half the mid level machines down there and in the south west. I've only seen a couple 58-63 Americans with AC, about a third of the 63-64 Classics and Ambos, and maybe half of the 67-69 models. Of course all Ambos 1968 (or 60) and later came standard with AC, the only other car that did at teh time was Rolls Royce (I have a copy of the AMC ad that says so!).

On April 27, 2005 Jim B wrote:

> A: But AC sucks more gas and who needs it more than 2 weeks of the year in
> the Pacific Northwest? Mine become air compressors for pumping up tires and
> running power tools.
> 
> 
> 
> From: "Jeff Reeves" <jeffr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: {FORGED?} Re: AC in a V8 72 Gremlin
> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:32:25 -0400
> Message-Id: <200504270832195.SM01252@D4JF0F51>
> 
> There's nothing "nuts" about wanting AC on the car. One of my pet peeves is
> when someone takes a car with a perfectly functional AC and either disables
> or removes it simply because "I don't need/use it". AC is a great thing to
> have any time of year because it helps the windshield defogger perform more
> efficiently even in cooler, damper weather. Out of the many AMCs I've owned
> over the years, only 1 (67 Rebel 770 hardtop) didn't come equipped with
> factory AC. Even all the parts cars I've had were equipped with AC.
> 
> Jeff Reeves
> Auburn GA
> 79 Spirit GT
> 72 Javelin SST
> 
> 69 Ambassador DPL


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