Ford air conditioning

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » August 14, 2011, 6:22 pm

Here is a little known fact of automotive history:
The Goldberg Brothers - Inventors of the Automobile Air Conditioner

The four Goldberg brothers, Lowell, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and developed the first automobile air-conditioner after WWII and wanted to sell it. They couldn't get an interview with anyone at GM so they went to the Ford offices in Dearborn.

On July 17, 1946, the temperature in was 97 degrees.

The four brothers walked into old man Henry Ford's office and sweet-talked his secretary into telling him that four gentlemen were there with the most exciting innovation in the auto industry since the electric starter.

Henry was curious and invited them into his office. They refused and instead asked that he come out to the parking lot to their car to see their invention.

They persuaded him to get into the car, which was about 130 degrees inside, started the motor, turned on the air conditioner, and cooled the car off immediately.

Henry got very excited and invited them back to the office, where he offered them $3 million for the patent.

The brothers refused, saying they would settle for $2 million, but they wanted the recognition by having a label, "The Goldberg Air-Conditioner," on the dashboard of each car in which it was installed.

Now old man Ford was more than just a little anti-Semitic, and there was no way he was going to put the Goldberg's name on millions of his Fords.

They haggled back and forth for several hours and finally agreed on $4 million, but that only their first names would be shown.

And so to this day, all Ford air conditioners show -- Lo, Norm, Hi, and Max -- on the controls.

I can hear your groans from here. Stop it!!

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » August 15, 2011, 2:27 am

I didn`t groan!, I`m a fan of that story!

Rusted64 · Post by **Rusted64** » August 15, 2011, 6:19 pm

Now thats funny.

Not sure why, but I didnt even see that coming.

Oh, and love the new avatar. Can I be Face? Or maybe Murdock better suites.

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » August 16, 2011, 6:42 pm

Jason. You could actually be Mr. T if you had a little more hair.....

Rusted64 · Post by **Rusted64** » August 16, 2011, 10:40 pm

Uncle Skip wrote:Jason. You could actually be Mr. T if you had a little more hair.....

That is true. I hate flying too.....

Of course, I am a little pigment challenged for that though.

No offense to anyone, trying to stay PC.

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » August 17, 2011, 8:01 pm

Jason, it ain't about pigment, its about attitude. Have you seen the Snickers commercial with Mr. T? If I can find it, I'll post it here. Pick your avatar brother.
Hannibal

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » August 17, 2011, 8:06 pm

Metrosexuals....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn5pxj6B ... re=related
ROTFLMAO........

Rusted64 · Post by **Rusted64** » August 18, 2011, 8:17 pm

Holy smokes, that is awesome.

I can definitely relate to that attitude.

"get some nuts"......priceless.

May have to setup my avatar now.