north aire swamp cooler

any body have any info or history on one of these things? i picked one up at the turlock swapmeet today for a hundred bucks, i thought it was cool(no pun intended). the only thing i can find on it was someone selling one just like it on the samba (vw version of the hamb) and he wanted $350 for it. so i think i got a good deal, like a said i thought it ws cool. plans are clean it up and put it in the ol ladys stock 63 galaxie. and the one i got is two tone blue just like the galaxie, so it should match pretty good.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw//cl***ifieds/detail.php?id=840567

 

They are highly sought after by the the VW pre 67 Bus crowd. Its the period correct Type 2 Bus accessory to have. It installs on the floor, vents direct the air. You fill it up with ice and plug it in to lighter or or hard wire it. Very cool. Pun intended.

 

Good buy. I don't know much about them other then when I was a kid a relative visited our place one summer and had one of these coolers. When she left, she filled it up with ice and water. Said that it worked well. This would have been back in the mid 70's. I have had my eye out for one but haven't ran across one yet. Gives me a reason to go to swap meets.

Neal

 

I would love to mount something like this under the rear seat in my tudor for those real hot nights at the drive in

 

A freind of mine's Dad had one very similar in his corvair, it worked pretty well as I remember.

 

If you're in a dry climate they can work pretty well, but in humid areas they don't do much - I have a similar model (picked it up at a garage sale, still in the original box ) and in humid Minnesota summer weather it mainly made it even more humid inside the car.

 

Thats a drag.

guess that wont do much good here in michigan then

 

the guy i got it from had 2 different ones, i didnt even see them at first, i was lookin at a window mounted swamp as the ol lady was tryin to point the others out. when i saw this i had to have it.

 

We just sold one in excellent condition with legs and original directions for $125. http://bidfunshop.com/store/Parts-T...North-Aire-Air-Swamp-Cooler-12-Volt-GB12-SOLD

I cleaned it up after the picture was taken so it looked really good all cleaned up.
I really don't think they are worth that much, especially not worth $350.