oldeskewltoy
oldeskewltoy UberDork
4/20/21 5:58 p.m.

The following came in one of my bins that came with my Mark II...  it is a heater box of some kind...  I know for sure it doesn't belong in the Mark II.....   

 

 

Sooooo... what does this belong in?????????

 

 

The arrow on the "front" does not move...   

 

 

So what does this belong in?????

Purple Frog (Forum Supporter)
Purple Frog (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
4/20/21 6:01 p.m.

It appears to be a car heater of some sort.

11GTCS
11GTCS HalfDork
4/20/21 6:28 p.m.

I’m guessing that was an aftermarket heater from the 1940’s.   We’re spoiled when you think even a heater was optional at one point in time!

akylekoz
akylekoz SuperDork
4/20/21 6:35 p.m.

I used to have one like that in my CJ.  It came from the seating area of an old school bus.  The roof would steam and I had to drive with the window down.

Not exactly like that one but close, does it have an fan in it?

DeadSkunk  (Warren)
DeadSkunk (Warren) UltimaDork
4/20/21 7:38 p.m.

My mother bought my father a car heater for Christmas 1952. I had been born in May and Mom thought some heat in the car might be nice for all involved. The car was a 1950 Austin A40 (heaterless) and we were living about 50 miles northwest of Montreal.

frenchyd
frenchyd UltimaDork
4/20/21 8:23 p.m.

In reply to DeadSkunk (Warren) :

It's similar but not exactly like my heater for my MGTD 

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/20/21 9:23 p.m.

It is it.

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
4/21/21 1:31 a.m.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

Let me know if you decide to junk it. I've got an art project idea that it would be perfect for. 

Duke
Duke MegaDork
4/21/21 6:26 a.m.
Pete. (l33t FS) said:

It is it.

DA na NA nah.

 

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
4/21/21 6:39 a.m.

The front half pops off, look for screws.  There's a fan behind it and possible an opening and closing flap on the bottom.

Toyman01 + Sized and
Toyman01 + Sized and GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/21/21 6:46 a.m.

Cab heater for sure. You can still buy them, but that one would be pretty cool to install in a hot rod. 

Speedway Universal Fit Street Rod Heater, 12 Volt, 20,000 BTU

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