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I've only seen them in pictures but know what they are..
They still make them.. My brother picked one up last year off Craigslist
 
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What do you do with them, do they hold ice..? or just whip air inside the vehicle?
 
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They hold ice and operate on the principle of evaporative cooling. The work well in dry climates.
 
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Not a lot of people do know what it is. I've seen a few at antique car shows.
In 1950 my folks had a new pontiac and were thinking of getting a swamp cooler for a trip to California.
 
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They hold ice and operate on the principle of evaporative cooling. The work well in dry climates.
The one my brother had used water that trickled down across a radiator like grid that the fab blew through
 
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They hold ice and operate on the principle of evaporative cooling. The work well in dry climates.
Somehow knew that you knew...
 
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Here is one on Amazon.. They have a bunch

Amazon Amazon
 
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Here is one on Amazon.. They have a bunch

https://www.amazon.com/SPT-SF-48LB-H...s=swamp+cooler
Did you see the price on some of those? I think I'll stick with a window unit if I ever need one. LOL
 
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Somehow knew that you knew...
I'm a veritable fountain of useless information.
 
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That's not quite the same as the ones on the cars Don. They brought some larger ones to put in the shops underground at the mine , was usually over 100 ° down there..
 
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Did you see the price on some of those? I think I'll stick with a window unit if I ever need one. LOL
Yeah I would too
 
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I'm a veritable fountain of useless information.
Hey you said it and I believe you...lol
 
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Originally Posted by donjamer
Here is one on Amazon.. They have a bunch

https://www.amazon.com/SPT-SF-48LB-H...s=swamp+cooler
I think this is what we're talking about for cars.

https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.l...r=1.35&pid=1.7
 
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I think this is what we're talking about for cars.

https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.l...r=1.35&pid=1.7
Yuppers...

Think it's time I go spend a bit of time with Frances..ttyl
 
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That is it. Works fine lasts long time. LOL
 



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