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

[Jerry Brown]

Hi all.  Apparently the gas heater was an option, as I went to my 1962 shop supplement and in the Accessories section 11, it states "Gasoline heater"  500, 700 and 900 SERIES.  It further states, Servide information and procedures outlined in the 1961 are to be carried over for the 1962 Vehicle with no change.

Jerry Brown

--- On Thu, 12/3/09, Wrsssatty at aol.com <Wrsssatty at aol.com> wrote:

> From: Wrsssatty at aol.com <Wrsssatty at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCG] Were gasoline heaters really an option after 1960?
> To: whubbell at umich.edu, scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com
> Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009, 1:32 PM
> 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
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