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- Ford V-8 Truck with Air Conditioning Unit near Refrigerated Railcar, 1936 - Ford Motor Company promoted the versatility of its trucks with this 1936 photograph. It shows a Ford truck chassis fitted with a mobile air conditioning unit. The unit is being used to keep produce cool inside a refrigerated railcar. Most railcars in this era still relied on ice to cool their contents. Mechanically refrigerated railcars weren't common until the 1950s.
- July 23, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Ford V-8 Truck with Air Conditioning Unit near Refrigerated Railcar, 1936
Ford Motor Company promoted the versatility of its trucks with this 1936 photograph. It shows a Ford truck chassis fitted with a mobile air conditioning unit. The unit is being used to keep produce cool inside a refrigerated railcar. Most railcars in this era still relied on ice to cool their contents. Mechanically refrigerated railcars weren't common until the 1950s.