Funny thing that - so did mine - for a short period I commuted from San Rafael to Mountain View (about sixty miles) - in my air-con'd Alpine. I had the tonneau cover on and wore a light weight rain-jacket with a pull-string hood (couldn't stand the wind in my ears). Talk about air conditioning!
Down over the Golden Gate (always windy) - through the ridiculous urban traffic snarls in S.F. and then down the Bayshore to Mountain View. Took about an hour each way.
But I don't recall getting up to 80 - at that speed I would probably have lost -
a) the tonneau b) my hooded jacket - and c) control of the Alpine - the Bayshore is not noted for velvety pavement (or at least it wasn't then).
I was quite content with the posted limit - which I think was 65 at the time - before all that (OPEC inspired) nonsense about 55 being the limit on all highways. [You guys are probably all too young to even remember a 55 universal speed limit?).
Just my Loonie's worth on the subject (no no! - the Loonie is our Canadian one dollar coin - it's not an evaluation of my mental state.)(Tony - may need your help to get me out of this one).
Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA) wrote:
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> Bill Gullatt wrote,
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> >Just curious,
> >Has anyone ever put air conditioning on an Alpine or Tiger?
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> I did'nt install mine, it came with the car.
> First you get the car up to 80, then.....
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> Jarrid,
> 90+ (F) in SoCal