[SCG] Were gasoline heaters really an option after 1960?

[Wrsssatty at aol.com]

In a message dated 12/3/2009 11:53:50 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
whubbell at cox.net writes:

Does  anybody have documentation from the era (dealer accessory brochures,
etc.)  which could shed some light on this subject?
I have checked my sales lit. collection and here's what I've found:
 
1.  The '61 Custom Features brochure (375M-RS37 P&A) lists a  gasoline 
heater as an option.
 
2.  The '61 sales brochure mentions "2 KINDS OF HEATERS!" and goes on  to 
describe the direct air heater as well as the gasoline heater.   Elsewhere in 
the brochure only the "forced air" heater is described as a  
factory-installed option.
 
3.  The '62 Custom Features brochure also mentions the gasoline  heater.
 
4.  The '62 sales brochure lists the gasoline heater under "Options  and 
Custom Features" and goes on to say; "Check with your Chevrolet  dealer."
 
5.  A later revision of the '62 sales brochure shows no changes in  regard 
to mention of the gasoline heater.
 
If I may reach a conclusion on the basis of the above, alone, I would  
conclude that the gasoline heater was a dealer only option for '61 and  '62.
 
~Bill Stanley