Jose good job saving or preserving that switch plate. That is a factory supplied system which was also available in kit form to dealers. Good job!

 

Hi George, so it IS a Factory switch plate? Long time no see you around here.

 

It's one of the authorised systems.

 

It is--somewhere I have downloaded a copy of the factory offering catalog(ue).

 

That would have been printed in the US.

 

Front cover in B/W---that is Jose's plate!

Note this is 1961 to 1964 as that is a 3.8L MK 10

Back cover--looks like it was printed in the UK but will let you decide if you agree.

 

Ok so they printed the literature in the UK. I stand corrected.

The point is that it is a US system & not the only one authorised by Browns Lane.

 

Out of interest a friend in Bangkok, Thailand has an S Type that was supplied new to his family with an Artic Kar installation. So Browns Lane authorised them as well.

 

Now I know I have a Factory AC panel. However mine has no sign of ever having the Jaguar logo printed on it. Must have been done for brochure purposes only.

 

You have one of the factory authorised panels. Those panels are generic which is probably why it has no logo on it. I've seen one fitted to a Studebaker. I think they would put any logo you wanted on it. BTW ~ the unit shown in the brochure has a separate temperature control panel on the other side of the column. Older Delanair units I have seen had a temp control on the back parcel shelf.

That same Thai guy has a friend with the Koolaire system fitted but I can't confirm that the car came/was delivered new like that.

Has anybody seen a single component for any of these factory authorised AC kits in a Jaguar parts manual until 420?

 

Jose you may enjoy this. The pic is small but you can see them. Jaguar AC was developed jointly between Jaguar/Overseas Motors/ and Jaguar US western zone. Once satisfactory it was offered for sedan (saloon) models both as a kit and to the factory for install at build. There is extensive documentation from Jaguar on AC dating back to the MK VII model. Jaguar was the leader in AC for "import" cars and even beat RR to the option. JCNA did extensive research on the subject but it appears currently the guide link does not function. Until then enjoy.




This book was issued jointly and discusses the projects. It was issued to distributors and factory engineers. It mostly covers principles and physics of AC.

 

Jose here is a link if you want to see: https://www.jcna.com/sites/default/f...9;%20Guide.pdf

 

I have read that monster.

 

George, that is some documentation you have. I see the switch plate in the second picture, identical to mine. Many thanks for clearing all this up.

I have read that the Delanair MK-II and MK-III systems for the XJ-6 were also developed in Texas.

 

Jose this is actually Tom but there is an incorrect statement in the guide that will soon be updated I am told. The guide did not correctly identify the very early XJ6 which did have rear air.

 

Tom, that is the kind of book I enjoy. Parts and Instructions.

 

Jose the Coventry Foundation actually has the 25 page instruction booklet on the proper install of AC on several models but the best illustrations were for the 'S' for some reason. We believe these were instructions not only used for dealer kits but for factory install as they date to the time of the service bulletin about "icing".

 

Tom, the S type was Lyon's "baby", maybe that is why a/c was so concentrated on the S type.
None of the designers liked the S type's styling but Lyons did and that was that.

The guide is very thorough and useful. I do notice the MK-2 is not even mentioned if at all.

 

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