To keep some to the vintage charm of this American passenger side Thermador, found in a rat rod condition we only felt it right to commission Rusty nail signs to apply our company name in a traditional hand sign written way.
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Freshly painted intakeįirst time fitted on to the windows glass with a original support rod Then installing a set of new pull cords that open & close the vents to allow ice cooled air to blow into the bug. Last stage was to paint the intake white and red too colour match the beetle interior. Primed and ready to paint Painted Reed Green to match 67 bug Vintage Swamp Cooler restoration in clear coat Then use the lightest layer of filler to get the smooth finish retaining the features. The next step was to weld pins and hand pulled the dents and dings out. It seemed a little in vain unless the swamp cooler was to match as it sat on the glass of the window. However after spending 50+ hours taking out paint imperfections from the 67 Beetle. I considered just clear coating to preserve the patina and history of the retro unit. I purchased and shipped to the UK from Iowa USA. Looking pretty beaten up with an odd shaped funnel. Here are pictures of pre purchased original Thermador air-conditioning unit. One fill pf the cylinder would be sufficient for approximate 75 to 125 miles. The air flow rate is controlled by two pull cords that open and close the vents. The speed of the car creates air flow through the cooler, which passes through the cooling jacket and out through the vents into the car. How they used to work: Basically before a journey you would fill the unit with crushed ice or water through the a opening in the side until water comes out of the overflow hole. It is often referred to jokingly as a missile launcher because of its peculiar. By the late 1960s they were eventually replaced by the air conditioning. The Thermador swamp cooler is a classic automotive air conditioning system. At the time it was the only thing you could use to cool down on those sweltering hot days. Vintage Swamp Coolers or Car coolers, were used between the 1940s and the 1960s.
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