Astro Ventilation
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Astro Ventilation
Ok,
I have 2 1974 Corvettes. The first I bought has no motor and because I discovered it needed more than just dropping a motor in, it has sat for 2 years. So I bought a secondone thinking I was getting a deal. A lot of work went into it, but It has some serious body alignment issues. But I digress.
The first car had no air-conditioning. It has an open set of vents in the rear deck and says Astro Ventilation on the windows. The second car has non-working air-conditioning and the rear vents have fiberglass covers glued on underneath. Now this makes sense to me. I would guess then that all air-conditioned cars were blocked off.
Both cars say Astro Ventilation on the window. If the vent is blocked off would an air-conditioned car have had the Astro Ventilation label as well?
I have 2 1974 Corvettes. The first I bought has no motor and because I discovered it needed more than just dropping a motor in, it has sat for 2 years. So I bought a secondone thinking I was getting a deal. A lot of work went into it, but It has some serious body alignment issues. But I digress.
The first car had no air-conditioning. It has an open set of vents in the rear deck and says Astro Ventilation on the windows. The second car has non-working air-conditioning and the rear vents have fiberglass covers glued on underneath. Now this makes sense to me. I would guess then that all air-conditioned cars were blocked off.
Both cars say Astro Ventilation on the window. If the vent is blocked off would an air-conditioned car have had the Astro Ventilation label as well?
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Are they coupes or convertibles? On the coupe with a/c, the vents are blocked off as they are located above the interior storage compartment. On verts with a/c, they are open as they are located further to the rear and are behind the storage compartment (you can look through them and see the ground).
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They are both coupes. Thanks for the info. I am trying to learn a little at a time here. Both cars have a lot of issues. Neither has an original drivetrain. I hope to build a mildly modified car one day. If all was equal would you start with the 4-speed A/C car (Green) or the automatic non-a/c car (White). The 4-speed non-ac car is the most complete currently but I fear has some serious body alignment issues.
