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Thread: When did the first LR get Air-Con?

  1. 6th October 2014, 08:10 PM #11
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    I had a 76 with AFAIR Alpinaire hang on, I presume aftermarket with a Kirby compressor low down on the LH side. The belt tensioner was always doing bearings as it was at about the lowest point of the belt run.
    It had a fabricated steel mount.
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    I had an 81 in Saudi Arabia witha similar hang on again with a big piston compressor, fitted on an alloy bracket high on the RH side of the motor. I am pretty sure that one was factory as the bracket was a casting and nobody in Saudi Arabia at that stage was capable of fitting an airconditioner.
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  2. 6th October 2014, 10:32 PM #12
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    My 85 has factory air, it has that large vertical York compressor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Firefish View Post
    Normalair provided an aftermarket air conditioner designed specifically for the series land rover in the mid 1960's.

    Pictures of it here Other Dormobile features
    You beat me to it
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  4. 7th October 2014, 07:46 AM #14
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    I had a '79 two door Rangie that had air-con. Can't remember the details of it, but I always believed it to be factory fitted.

    Long time ago now - bought it in Fremantle and sold in Alice Springs.
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  5. 7th October 2014, 08:04 AM #15
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    My Feb '85 110 has factory aircon. Well, all the parts are there, I have never used it though
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  6. 7th October 2014, 09:29 AM #16
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    Are you asking about the first ever fitted,or the first that actually cooled the car down? I am still waiting for one that works properly.
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  7. 7th October 2014, 07:19 PM #17
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    My 76 Rangie had air, early Landies had 2/30 aircon
    2 windows, 30mph.


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  8. 7th October 2014, 07:21 PM #18
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    My 1973 Range Rover Classic had A/C
    Not sure what brand I think it was AMC
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    My 1951 80" had a large aircon vent full width of the bulkhead. Fully open it was great, and stopped the dust being sucked in the back as an added bonus. Shame it didn't keep the bees out though.
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  10. 8th October 2014, 10:21 AM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by disco man View Post
    Are you asking about the first ever fitted,or the first that actually cooled the car down? I am still waiting for one that works properly.
    Mine cools the car down. But the problem is there is too settings, off and freeze. Sometimes I put the heater on a little to balance it out.

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