the hot seat

Once upon a time, my father thought it was time for his boy to have a car of his own. Maybe it was the too frequent fill-ups at the family diesel tank. Maybe it was the frequent dead batteries from leaving the dome light on. Or maybe he just wanted his pick-up back. For whatever reason I soon became the proud owner of a 1961 Mercedes. I thought it was quite the car, others, including the future wife were less enamored, citing the lack of shoulder belts and more importantly for the Sacramento valley summers and their frequent over 100oF days, no Air Conditioning.

I thought about adding an after-market unit but even the diesel parts store and their lowest price on a/c compressor, condenser, drier, air conditioning compressor couldn't help.

Luckily for her, and me, the new car is fully equipped and cool as a cucumber. But in case I ever need new parts, I know where to go. Because it really is true what they say, "The auto air conditioning compressor is an important part of the car and (they) have you covered."