1935 Ford coupe heater

Kube said:
Well, at least in 1939, when Ford did authorize a hot water heater it was placed darn near center with no interference issues with the shift lever.
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When the attached pix is reviewed, it can be noted that the center mounted small '39 heater is quite close to the trans shifter tower.
In all probability the '41 and later, and/or an aftermarket heater, like the Arvin that "Copper" posted would not clear the floor shift on '39 and earlier vehicles.
 
I was able to contact previous owner. The heater that was installed before I purchased the car was a Tropic-Aire. Guess I will be keeping my eyes out for one like it.

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I have a feeling that the chrome plated heater did not come that way, someone wanted to dress it up.
I clicked on the ebay link that 40ford attached, the heater shown looks like it would be a good choice in lieu of a '39-40 heater. The Buy It Now price of $95. plus $22. S/H sounds like a fair deal... Five people are watching it, so if you snooze you might loose.
 
blucar said:
I have a feeling that the chrome plated heater did not come that way, someone wanted to dress it up.
I clicked on the ebay link that 40ford attached, the heater shown looks like it would be a good choice in lieu of a '39-40 heater. The Buy It Now price of $95. plus $22. S/H sounds like a fair deal... Five people are watching it, so if you snooze you might loose.
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I believe some Tropic Aire heaters (probably the "deluxe" models) were originally chromed. Here are three currently on eBay - the chrome looks old and the nameplate is riveted over it. I suppose someone could have gone to the trouble of re-riveting the plate but more likely would have used screws or simply left it off.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-CH...=item4b5c704ded:g:l3UAAOSwLnRcUfht:rk:10:pf:0

https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-WE...=item4b5c70803e:g:~FwAAOSwFFVcUf3H:rk:11:pf:0

https://www.ebay.com/itm/30S-TROPIC...=item3f4d45db6b:g:CuYAAOSwZd1VV-rT:rk:13:pf:0
 
tropic aire's are a common brand, i have had a few. i do not know if they all share the same mount pattern, but i agree the ebay link looks like a match
 
blucar said:
I have a feeling that the chrome plated heater did not come that way, someone wanted to dress it up.
I clicked on the ebay link that 40ford attached, the heater shown looks like it would be a good choice in lieu of a '39-40 heater. The Buy It Now price of $95. plus $22. S/H sounds like a fair deal... Five people are watching it, so if you snooze you might loose.
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Bullshark,I sent you an email about the heater.Only problem I see and maybe someone might notice,I think one of the mounting studs is broken off but it still can be repaired?
 
The previous heater had a control cable that went to the dash just left of the glove compartment. Wonder if this one supports that type of control? Didn't see that in the ebay pictures. Might have to jury rig something up?
 
Glad you got it.Let us know how it works.Before I would install it I would maybe leak check the core, clean and oil the fan motor,check wiring and do a test run.
 
Bullshark said:
The previous heater had a control cable that went to the dash just left of the glove compartment. Wonder if this one supports that type of control? Didn't see that in the ebay pictures. Might have to jury rig something up?
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I noted the filler plug to the left of the glove box on your dash. I would surmise that the heater had provisions for a windshield defroster. The '39-40 Ford heater had provisions incorporated within for defrosters. If you look closely at the pix I attached you will note a small cream colored knob located on the upper left side of the heater box.
The '35-36 Fords did not have provisions incorporated in the dash for defrosters, there was an accessory that attached to the left of the instruments on the face of the dash for a defroster tube.
Pages 119,120 of the 35-36 Ford book contains a lot of info on the '35-36 hot air heaters, a pix of one style of the defroster accessory on the face of the dash is shown.
I would not suggest "jury rigging" something up to add defrosters to your car. The system that Ford used did not work well because of it's location on the front of the dash and the crank-out windshield.
 
As said heater was an option, this was in my ‘35 as bought
 

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Does anyone know the interior color of my 35 ford dash? I received the ebay heater, referenced above, and plan to refurbish it and want to paint the box the same color. Thinking about painting the silver louvers and trim with chrome paint....Just thinking at this point.

Bullshark
 
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From the looks of it, painting that heater would be a crime. It even has the original decal! Don't do it!
 
Agree w Alan, looks great as is. check mechanical's make it work right but it looks great as is and is pretty close to Ur dash color already
 
Leave it like it is. It will look just fine in the car. Aftermarket heaters never matched the dash paint
 
I disassembled it so I could check it all out. It had already had a half *** refurb sometime ago and repainted. They could have done a little better job cleaning and preping before paint. Not sure if they kept the original color or not. The emblem can be easily removed and model plate masked. Plan to take the core to a radiator shop to get checked and repaired if necessary. Motor turns freely so hoping it will run. I'll know shortly. The core rubber shock mounts are hard as rocks so they will have to be replaced. Should be easy to find or make replacements. The louvers /trim looks to have been painted grayish silver as well. I'll do some searching to see if I can determine its original looks. You guys are right, I'm sure. The heater box never matched color in these old relics. I'll take some pics along the way and post
 
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