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- Mack Model BM Truck Tractor with Attached Semi Trailer, 1933 - Mack Trucks introduced its Statotherm refrigeration system about 1933. It placed a refrigerant -- usually dry ice -- in a special compartment, while electric blowers controlled by a highly sensitive thermostat circulated cool air throughout the truck body. In a test run from Florida to New York, the Statotherm system kept a truck's interior at a near-constant 33 degrees Fahrenheit.
- November 01, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Mack Model BM Truck Tractor with Attached Semi Trailer, 1933
Mack Trucks introduced its Statotherm refrigeration system about 1933. It placed a refrigerant -- usually dry ice -- in a special compartment, while electric blowers controlled by a highly sensitive thermostat circulated cool air throughout the truck body. In a test run from Florida to New York, the Statotherm system kept a truck's interior at a near-constant 33 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Dry Ice Compartment inside a 1934 Mack Model BM Truck with Statotherm Refrigerated Body - Mack Trucks introduced its Statotherm refrigeration system about 1933. It placed a refrigerant -- usually dry ice -- in a special compartment, while electric blowers controlled by a highly sensitive thermostat circulated cool air throughout the truck body. In a test run from Florida to New York, the Statotherm system kept a truck's interior at a near-constant 33 degrees Fahrenheit.
- February 01, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Dry Ice Compartment inside a 1934 Mack Model BM Truck with Statotherm Refrigerated Body
Mack Trucks introduced its Statotherm refrigeration system about 1933. It placed a refrigerant -- usually dry ice -- in a special compartment, while electric blowers controlled by a highly sensitive thermostat circulated cool air throughout the truck body. In a test run from Florida to New York, the Statotherm system kept a truck's interior at a near-constant 33 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Ford V-8 Refrigerator Trucks Used by Golden State Company, Ltd., Los Angeles, California, April 1936 - Ford Motor Company's trucks received small design changes to their radiator shells and wheels for 1936. Available body styles included the pickup, the sedan delivery truck, and the panel truck. Buyers could also purchase a basic chassis and add a custom body. Engine options included the 221-cubic-inch V-8, or the economical 136-cubic-inch V-8.
- April 29, 1936
- Collections - Artifact
Ford V-8 Refrigerator Trucks Used by Golden State Company, Ltd., Los Angeles, California, April 1936
Ford Motor Company's trucks received small design changes to their radiator shells and wheels for 1936. Available body styles included the pickup, the sedan delivery truck, and the panel truck. Buyers could also purchase a basic chassis and add a custom body. Engine options included the 221-cubic-inch V-8, or the economical 136-cubic-inch V-8.
- Ice Box Used in a Mack Statotherm Refrigerated Truck Body, Shown in the Mack Factory, 1934 - Mack Trucks introduced its Statotherm refrigeration system about 1933. It placed a refrigerant -- usually dry ice -- in a special compartment, while electric blowers controlled by a highly sensitive thermostat circulated cool air throughout the truck body. In a test run from Florida to New York, the Statotherm system kept a truck's interior at a near-constant 33 degrees Fahrenheit.
- January 01, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Ice Box Used in a Mack Statotherm Refrigerated Truck Body, Shown in the Mack Factory, 1934
Mack Trucks introduced its Statotherm refrigeration system about 1933. It placed a refrigerant -- usually dry ice -- in a special compartment, while electric blowers controlled by a highly sensitive thermostat circulated cool air throughout the truck body. In a test run from Florida to New York, the Statotherm system kept a truck's interior at a near-constant 33 degrees Fahrenheit.