On Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:50:48 -0600, Feldman, Jack (Jack) wrote:
> Thanks to Bob Howard for his mention of automobile radios. He explained a
60
> year old mystery.
>
> When I as about 5 years old (mid 1930s) I went with my father to buy a
car.
> It was a Dodge Sedan. I remember the badge on the rear with a six pointed
> star and "Dodge Brothers" on it. I vaguely remember wings as part of the
> badge but I'm not sure. Anyway, the salesperson took the radio knobs off,
> and showed that they really were keys. He selling point was that you
could
> remove the knobs, and "kids", I assumed me because I had done it myself,
> couldn't turn the radio on and drain the battery. Back then my father
never
> locked the car, and I was fee to climb in and play driver. Now I know it
> wasn't just directed at me.
>
> BTW, heaters were still an option, and the first thing my father did was
> take it to a shop and have a South Wind gas heater installed. Those are
the
> folks who returned to prominence after all those years when the VW
heaters
> proved inadequate. They were a popular aftermaket addition.
>
> Thanks again Bob. Is there any way I could get a copy of the article?
>
> Jack
In the late 40's I had a 1935 Dodge Brothers 4 door. It had a South Wind
heater that would burn your shoes. It didn't have any warm up time,it was
hot as soon as you turned it on.
R. Sexson
74.5 B
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