'76 Fury wagon 400 and a/c
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It looks familiar but I think the one that was for sale awhile back was a 360. This one looks really clean. Now, I owe it to myself to tell you that if you're taking the whole tribe cross-country........ https://www.ebay.com/itm/305522628502?
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Re: '76 Fury wagon 400 and a/c
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I guess they changed the ad after Larry posted? The other one like this was in Seattle/Washington State if I remember correctly. Taking cars like this on roadtrip vacations was one of their selling points, so why no AC? The other wagon didn't have it either. I guess we're a bunch of wussies nowadays.......
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Re: '76 Fury wagon 400 and a/c
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I guess they changed the ad after Larry posted? The other one like this was in Seattle/Washington State if I remember correctly. Taking cars like this on roadtrip vacations was one of their selling points, so why no AC? The other wagon didn't have it either. I guess we're a bunch of wussies nowadays....... I think you're right John, Washington state area. It does seem strange to have it opted pretty nicely, especially the 400 but no a/c. Times have definitely changed.
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Re: '76 Fury wagon 400 and a/c
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There were a lot of cars in cooler climates where the original owner didn't order the $300-$500 AC. Saw that in NorCal, OR, etc well into the '70s.
Good point.
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Re: '76 Fury wagon 400 and a/c
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There were a lot of cars in cooler climates where the original owner didn't order the $300-$500 AC. Saw that in NorCal, OR, etc well into the '70s.
I understand that, but if you're vacationing, you may end up in a warmer climate. Different times for sure.........
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Re: '76 Fury wagon 400 and a/c
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There were a lot of cars in cooler climates where the original owner didn't order the $300-$500 AC. Saw that in NorCal, OR, etc well into the '70s.
Yeah, but they opted for the High-Output alternator...seems kinda redundant without A/C.
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Re: '76 Fury wagon 400 and a/c
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Growing up my parents had a 72 Plymouth wagon with no A/C The saying was, need air set the 4/65....four windows down and drive 65 mph And yes this was in Southern California. One year we took a two week vacation in it with four kids and two adults... We even slept in it a few nights.
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Re: '76 Fury wagon 400 and a/c
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Growing up my parents had a 72 Plymouth wagon with no A/C The saying was, need air set the 4/65....four windows down and drive 65 mph And yes this was in Southern California. One year we took a two week vacation in it with four kids and two adults... We even slept in it a few nights. Would your parents' wagon have been Petty blue?
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Re: '76 Fury wagon 400 and a/c
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Towing package had higher output Alt. But I see no hitch so hmmm. There were a lot of cars in cooler climates where the original owner didn't order the $300-$500 AC. Saw that in NorCal, OR, etc well into the '70s.
Yeah, but they opted for the High-Output alternator...seems kinda redundant without A/C.
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Re: '76 Fury wagon 400 and a/c
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Growing up my parents had a 72 Plymouth wagon with no A/C The saying was, need air set the 4/65....four windows down and drive 65 mph And yes this was in Southern California. One year we took a two week vacation in it with four kids and two adults... We even slept in it a few nights. Would your parents' wagon have been Petty blue? No, Dark green with green interior.
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Re: '76 Fury wagon 400 and a/c
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There's also the fact that the 1970's were the time of Sales Banks for Chrysler, where they built the cars before they had orders, then shipped them to dealers. My step-dad bought a '77 D200 Club-Cab long-box after the '78s came out, black over silver, black vinyl interior, 400, tilt/cruise, but NO a/c. That was a MISERABLE thing for 4 months a year, sitting in those sideways jump-seats, sweating like a pig, hauling a pickup camper so we couldn't even open up the sliding window to flow the air through. There were lots of people that didn't want the added up-front and maintenance costs.
I was running a municipal fleet when a/c became standard on Dodge trucks...in 2001. The rule-of-thumb at that time was when 85% of vehicles were ordered with something, you made it standard to reduce the number of different parts in the supply chain. I had three 2000 4x4 2500s with no a/c, and when the time came to order the 2001s, a/c was no longer optional.
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