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From: phl@druxy.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: CARDBOARD ON THE RADIATOR
Message-ID: <918@druxy.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 24-Jan-84 16:47:16 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 24 16:47:16 1984
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A truly well designed car like the 1936 Packard has (there are still some
around) the louvres in the grille mechanically linked to a thermal sensor
in the radiator.  When the radiator is cold the grille is closed and only
opens when the radiator requires cooling.

Isn`t it a pity that forty-eight years after some now long-dead (probably)
engineer solved the problem we are still using cardboard?

If you are interested you can buy a well designed 1936 Packard for about
$50-$100 kilobucks.