Watching ADAM 12 as they are driving around in a 1967ish Plymouth police car. Reed says it must be 100 degrees and they have the windows down. Didn't they have a/c in the cars back then, especially in LA?
And a black car too.Yes they did not have them back in the day.
Not sure when it became affordable for departments.
Working ina car in an LA summer with no AC must been hell.
Heat is a potential safety issue.
Top was white.And a black car too.
I'm surprised how many people drive around Phoenix with their windows open now!I couldn't order my 1979 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel with A/C. It wasn't offered. It's the only reason I sold it when we moved to Arizona. It was not uncommon to see many new cars in the late 60's and early 70's without A/C.
In the 60's many didn't have power steering or power brakes either.
A/C broken?I'm surprised how many people drive around Phoenix with their windows open now!
I remember looking at houses with my parents in the 70's, and 20 years old was the max. All of them had central air, even those built in the late 50's. I would imagine in the Phoenix area, the take rate would be even higher.Central A/C in homes wasn't common until the late 60's.
Some didn't have heaters. I recall seeing an early Mustang in a museum that didn't come with a heater. it was a Florida car.I couldn't order my 1979 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel with A/C. It wasn't offered. It's the only reason I sold it when we moved to Arizona. It was not uncommon to see many new cars in the late 60's and early 70's without A/C.
In the 60's many didn't have power steering or power brakes either.
A lot of them have bad A/C, and can't, or won't get it fixed.I'm surprised how many people drive around Phoenix with their windows open now!
Yes that 428 was a 390 horsepower engine. It would pass everything but a gas station!My father purchased a used 1968 Pontiac Catalina police car from a Pontiac dealer somewhere around 1969 or so. It had a 428 with chrome air cleaner and chrome valve covers if I recall correctly along with a red badge on each front fender with "428". All of this was from the factory.
It was a station wagon which the department also used as an ambulance which was common then. The city it came from had about 25000 people and was a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.
The one thing it did lack was a factory air conditioner but one had been added by the dealer before it went into police service. I remember the big hunk of metal box containing the controls and vents hanging from under the dashboard in the front center.
I remember when I was a kid, car dealerships advertised a car on TV as "loaded" when it came equipped with a radio, heater, and whitewall tires.Some didn't have heaters. I recall seeing an early Mustang in a museum that didn't come with a heater. it was a Florida car.