Paul Hunt wrote:
> The four Goldberg brothers, Lowell, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and
> developed the first automobile air-conditioner.
>
> On July 17, 1946, the temperature in Detroit was 97 degrees.
>
> The four brothers walked into old man Henry Ford's office and
> sweet-talked his secretary into telling him that four gentlemen were there
> with the most exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric
> starter.
>
But... but... but...
SNOPES says they believe the first American car in which
factory-installed airconditioning was offered as an option was the 1940
Packard!
:-)
Eric
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