Yes, because it burned gasoline, it didn't rely on the coolant to warm up.
They were great.
Jack
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> From: rsexson@excite.com[SMTP:rsexson@excite.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 2:23 PM
> To: Feldman, Jack (Jack)
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Car Radio History (No LBC content)
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>
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>
> 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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