Dear AMT...

[Stray]

If this is what a 1967 Chevelle heater box looks like:

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Can I ask what the frig this kit part is supposed to be???

[afx]

It's an opportunity for you to use your scratch building skills.

[southpier]

first world problem

[Stray]

It's an opportunity for you to use your scratch building skills.

first world problem

[Krazy Rick]

Easy, that's the 1/25 hairdryer that comes in it

[Guest]

Looks like someone figured out too late that the heater motor tucks up under the fender almost out of site. The Revell '67 kit doesn't have a heater motor. But, the box is correctly shaped. Just leave it off. I actually cut the heater box off the separate piece that goes on the Revell kit to get rid of it. It gives the firewall a cleaner look and I don't have to run heater hoses to it. Do you Aussie guys even use the heater in your real cars?

[Rodent]

That would be the blower housing for a car with A/C.

[Art Anderson]

Of course, one can also consider that in 1967, such amenities as heaters were OPTIONS, not standard equipment!

Art

[Speedfreak]

Amazing what you can learn about 1:1 cars on a model car site.

[Snake45]

Of course, one can also consider that in 1967, such amenities as heaters were OPTIONS, not standard equipment!

Art

Hmmmm. Can't speak for all cars, but I just looked at the option sheets for '67 Camaro and '67 Barracuda and they both had heater DELETE on the option lists, with credit prices. Sounds like they were standard, but you could special-order them WITHOUT and save a few bucks.

[Harry P.]

I doubt that heaters were optional in 1967.

[Harry P.]

Of course, one can also consider that in 1967, such amenities as heaters were OPTIONS, not standard equipment!

Art

From ehow.com:

By the early 1960s, modern heaters became standard on all GM cars.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/about_5421362_history-car-heaters.html

[Longbox55]

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/docs/gm-heritage-archive/vehicle-information-kits/Chevelle/1967-Chevrolet-Chevelle.pdf

Scroll down to page 36, that's where the list of standard equipment is.

BTW, the Heater and Defroster Delete option is RPO C48.

[Chief Joseph]

Just for fun, I googled around and found a '67 Camaro that was originally built in the Philippines-- sure enough, no heater! As if you really need a heater in your car in the Philippines, right? Those cars did have a higher-capacity cooling system, probably to account for the coolant capacity lost with the deleted heater core and hoses.

[Stray]

Amazing what you can learn about 1:1 cars on a model car site.

I wholeheartedly agree with you on this. The knowledge base is remarkable.

[Stray]

Looks like someone figured out too late that the heater motor tucks up under the fender almost out of site. The Revell '67 kit doesn't have a heater motor. But, the box is correctly shaped. Just leave it off. I actually cut the heater box off the separate piece that goes on the Revell kit to get rid of it. It gives the firewall a cleaner look and I don't have to run heater hoses to it. Do you Aussie guys even use the heater in your real cars?

lol yeah we do use them. Sure it doesn't get to the point where we have to shovel our driveways to get the car out, but it does get down below freezing in the winter in a lot of the southern areas. I have always owned older cars though, my 'newest' was a 1984 Holden Calais. Most of what I have owned have been 60's and 70's holdens and fords. A few of them had no heaters, but that was okay as the heat generated from the gearbox was enough to keep me warm.

[Stray]

That would be the blower housing for a car with A/C.

See now I did image searches for 1967 Chevelle heater boxes, heaters, 396 heater boxes, Chevelle air con, 1967 chev aircon etc etc and not once did I find an image that had this unit in it! Thanks for posting the pic dude.

Now why would AMT use this unit in the kit without adding the compressor and belt???

[southpier]

It's an opportunity for you to use your scratch building skills.

[Guest]

See now I did image searches for 1967 Chevelle heater boxes, heaters, 396 heater boxes, Chevelle air con, 1967 chev aircon etc etc and not once did I find an image that had this unit in it! Thanks for posting the pic dude.

Now why would AMT use this unit in the kit without adding the compressor and belt???

I didn't do a search. But, that's the first real '67 Chevelle I've seen with A/C. I guess most people who bought big block Chevelles didn't want the drag on the engine that the compressor creates. Some didn't even want P/S. If you want A/C on your Chevelle, The Revell '65 and '66 Impalas have the pulley, compressor and lines. Thanx to Steve for the correct info about the box. If I ever get around to building a '67 Chevelle, I think I'll put A/C on it.

[Rodent]

I just searched for 67 Chevelle air conditioning and found that SS for sale. Not sure why they kitted the A/C blower assembly but nothing else. I never had this kit and I don't know what parts it shares with other kits of the day. Possibly the 1:1 they used was an air car that was missing some of its parts. IIRC, the 66 442 convertible kit had A/C.

Does the Chevelle have the dash vents for A/C?

[Tom Geiger]

Just for fun, I googled around and found a '67 Camaro that was originally built in the Philippines-- sure enough, no heater! As if you really need a heater in your car in the Philippines, right? Those cars did have a higher-capacity cooling system, probably to account for the coolant capacity lost with the deleted heater core and hoses.

A friend of mine was in the US military stationed in Cuba. He had bought a new Toyota Corolla delivered there. After his service he brought the car back to New Jersey. Only once it got cold, did he remember that it had no heater! He suffered through one winter, and then sold it to some poor soul in the summer without saying a word!

[Guest]

Does the Chevelle have the dash vents for A/C?

I only have the pro street kit. But, sure enough, it does have the A/C vent on the dash. Now I'm wondering if the stock version has the A/C compressor?

[Stray]

I just searched for 67 Chevelle air conditioning and found that SS for sale. Not sure why they kitted the A/C blower assembly but nothing else. I never had this kit and I don't know what parts it shares with other kits of the day. Possibly the 1:1 they used was an air car that was missing some of its parts. IIRC, the 66 442 convertible kit had A/C.

Does the Chevelle have the dash vents for A/C?

I don't know what the stock or air con dashes look like so can't tell you. But here is a pic of my kit dash.

[Stray]

I did end up scratching up a heater box.

Here it is with the kit piece.

[Tom Geiger]

Very nice job on that heater box!