I am sure it came in the truck, maybe dealer installed. A lot of Radios and
Heaters were installed by dealers back then. As an Industrial Arts student
we used to work at dealerships installing these things. Many times whatever
was available was installed. Even paint colors ,other than green, on trucks
were dealers options.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>
To: "K. M. Lehmann" <klehmann@bentonrea.com>; "OleTrucks mailing List"
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Heater Question
> Any idea if yours came from a '54/55, or perhaps an earlier truck?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K. M. Lehmann" <klehmann@bentonrea.com>
> To: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>; "OleTrucks mailing List"
> <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 8:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Heater Question
>
>
> Steve
> I think one of the factors of interchangeability of the deluxe heater is
the
> location of the fresh air vent. My '54 Chev heater says GMC on it so they
> must have been basically intrchangable bodywise.
> Lee
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Hanberg" <steve@OldSub.com>
> To: "OleTrucks mailing List" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:32 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Heater Question
>
>
> > All this talk about how cold it is half way across the country made me
> think
> > of my heater situation.
> >
> > My '54 has no heater at all. My '55 1st has a standard heater that
> appears to
> > have been installed as a replacement for a deluxe heater. My '47 has a
> deluxe
> > heater.
> >
> > I want to fully understand how the '47 Deluxe heater is different than a
> '54
> > or '55 1st Deluxe heater. Can I put that '47 heater in one of the other
> > trucks? I know the controls are a little different, and don't mind
> planning
> > to use the earlier controls, but are there other issues I should know
> about?
> >
> > And the '47 and '54 are both Chevys, I think if I change anything the
> heater
> > would go in the '55 1st GMC, so are there also any differences that
would
> > affect my plan?
> >
> > For clarity, I don't care about originality, I'm concerned about things
> that
> > have to be modified to work. I drive the GMC most every day, and any
> > improvement to the heater/defroster (its really the defrost that's most
> > important here in Washington) would be welcome. My eventual plan is an
> > aftermarket air conditioning/heater system, but that is behind a lot of
> other
> > projects in the time and money prioritization.
> >
> > Steve@OldSub.com
> > www.OldSub.com
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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