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**mr48chev** · 03-02-2021, 01:49 PM

Up into the early 50's many cars and all of the GM trucks could be ordered without a heater to keep the sticker price down. Then when you sat down with the salesman they would go "oh by the way, you are going to want a heater" and that may have been one of the units on the shelf in the parts room Deluxe because it appears to have defroster outlets and you can aim the doors to direct the heat.

It's a great looking heater that one might be able to fit a much newer heater core in that wouldn't be too expensive to do.

Often the trouble with old heaters is that it costs way more to fix them than you can buy the complete under dash heat only unit from Vintage Air for that puts out real heat.

03-02-2021, 01:49 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,819	Re: Anyone identify this old GM heater box? Up into the early 50's many cars and all of the GM trucks could be ordered without a heater to keep the sticker price down. Then when you sat down with the salesman they would go "oh by the way, you are going to want a heater" and that may have been one of the units on the shelf in the parts room Deluxe because it appears to have defroster outlets and you can aim the doors to direct the heat. It's a great looking heater that one might be able to fit a much newer heater core in that wouldn't be too expensive to do. Often the trouble with old heaters is that it costs way more to fix them than you can buy the complete under dash heat only unit from Vintage Air for that puts out real heat. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.