Just sold my 1965 Corvette at Barrett Jackson in Palm Beach. I am looking for a Firebird 400 but because I live in Florida it must have Air Cond. My Question is "Vintage or factory air ?" Can a factory air car stay cool ? I had a 1972 corvette with Factory air and it was bad always in for repair and never did cool the car. I have seen ads where factory air cars had vintage air installed, is this because of cooling or cost ? New member ,I had a new 1967 Firebird 400 conv. w ac but can not remember how good the AC unit was. Great forum ,I hope to join the Firebird owners group soon. THANKS

My '69 Firebird convertible with factory air can keep us cool in Michigan 90 degree/high humidity days.

A good factory A/C system in good running order with a good blower and working resistor does a fine job.

Good luck in your search.

The factory air on my '68 was the worse piece of equipment on the car as I drove it daily from '69 to '82. It never cooled the car and was broken regularly. There is nothing on mine that was serviced more than the AC. First, being a convert with a black top, it never made the car cool if the sun was out. Second, I have a stack of GM Service records that show the number of repairs over those years.

The factory AC in my 69 blows ice cold at any outside temperature. It's colder than my newer Bonneville..... The 9 is triple black and I can make you ask me to turn the AC off. I use R12 because I'm certified to buy it. There's a fairly new product out called Freeze 12 that anyone can buy and it works with our original parts.....

Factory air seems to work fine even in Texas...I dont have A/C ,but friends do....but if you work on your onw car, a Vintage air leaves a lot more room in the engine compartment, makes it easier to change spark plugs etc...and it really cools...had one in my previous car...friends with Vintage air in Birds swear by them...

if you 'show' the car, factory equipment will be a plus..

As far as the plugs go, I change the ones near the AC suitcase from under the car.

ya, if you have a lift...or if not a crawler and such...just not as easy....I remember my dilemma in 1969 with my 68 w a/c....I left the last plug unchanged! LOL

LOL Now that my hair is a bit shorter I can use the creeper....

I need a creeper with no wheels. So I use an old rug.

when I had my 68 , I was in an apt. w carport...no tools ,no space..no jacks...made it very hard....I was used to stand on the street in Stockholm, reach everything from up abv...LOL..on my Fiat and VW bug

Short hair, plugs, rugs... are we talkin' A/C or hair loss?