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Veteran Posts: 256 Location: Chicago | Based on a discussion with Suddenlyits1960! about a Craigslist 1961 Newport with air conditioning I am offering my sample of twelve 1961 Chryslers I have owned and how many had factory air conditioning: 0 of 3 Windsors and a Newport 1 of 3 New Yorkers 3 of 6 300-Gs The air conditioning option cost was $714.25. Newports were $3000, and 300-Gs were $5400. So, 4 of 12 that I own/owned have air conditioning. It definitely ramps up with more expensive models. Offhand, I’ve seen/made notes on a couple/three dozen 300-Gs. I’m not organized enough to put out the a/c numbers now but it’s probably more than half. Where cars were sold definitely affects air conditioning purchase interest. These cars were from different areas of the country. I could get into that. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 143 Location: Malmberget, Sweden | My G sold new in Las Vegas and have air. | ||
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Expert Posts: 1737 Location: Hay Lakes, Alberta, Canada | From what I have seen, cars sold in hotter U.S. states had air much more often than other areas of the country. I've seen Texas and California cars with A/C quite frequently, and also common in Florida cars. Here in Canada, A/C is very rare in FL cars. In fact, it wasn't until 1959 that you could get A/C in a Chrysler vehicle built in Canada. Prior to that, you could get A/C, if you ordered a car built in the U.S., such as the New Yorker, 300, Chrysler station wagons, or any DeSoto model. Those models weren't built here (cost a lot more $$ too) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1819 Location: Vancouver, BC | For A/C, Chrysler had 16.8% of 1960 models ordered with A/C and 17.6% of 1961 models. For DeSoto it was 10.9% for 1960 and 13.5% of 1961. Both sets of figures are for the U.S. market, Total number of DeSotos built in Canada for model years 1955-1961 : 1955 - 2,575 - Firedome and Fireflite - only sedans and hardtops. All other models imported 1956 - 2,200 - Fireflite - only sedans and hardtops. Firedome wagons imported. 1957 - All DeSoto Firedome and Fireflite models were imported. No Firesweeps imported. No DeSotos built in Canada for the 1957 model year. 1958 - 1,070 Firedome sedans and hardtops built in Canada. All Fireflite and Adventurer models sold in Canada, but not built in Canada. No Firesweeps imported. 1959 - 1.127 Firedome sedans and hardtops built in Canada. All Fireflite and Adventurer models sold in Canada, but not built in Canada. No Firesweeps imported. 1960 - 2,249 Adventurer sedans and hardtops built in Canada. No Fireflites sold in Canada. 1961 - No Desotos built in Canada or sold in Canada. | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 384 Location: Hershey PA | Bill: Do you know the breakdown by model of the 1960 Desoto production of 2240? | ||
Chrycoman |
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Expert Posts: 1819 Location: Vancouver, BC | The total for the Canadian-built 1960 DeSoto - 2.249. 4 door sedan - 1,003 2 door hardtop - 699 4 door hardtop - 547 TOTAL 2,249 | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | I have a '60 DeSoto Adventurer 4dr sedan with A/C and electric windows | ||
hemidenis |
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Expert Posts: 3903 Location: Northen Virginia | I spoke to the original owner of my 1961 Chrysler New Yorker and he said: "The dealer in Norfolk Virginia didn't have any car with AC in stock, of around 30 in the lot, so I went (as the salesman advice) for the rear aftermarket unit which was virtually identical to the factory. Of course only the rear unit, the front was heater only. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 692 Location: Finland | From which manufactorer is the aftermarket a/c and how do the air outlets in the parcel shelf look like? | ||
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