Re: When did antifreeze become common?

Posted by Hugh MacKay on February 14, 2004 at 08:52:03 from (216.208.58.100):

In Reply to: When did antifreeze become common? posted by Alberta Mike on February 14, 2004 at 05:31:38:

Mike: I was born in Nova Scotia back in 1942. My first recolections of vehicles was a pre war time Buick and a IH W4 my dad bought new in 42. The Buick must have had anti freeze of some nature, as they never drained it. I know they always drained the W4. In 1949 my dad bought a Farmall Cub and it never had anti freeze, drained in fall and not used all winter.

The first tractor my dad ever kept perminant anti freeze in was a 1951 Farmall H. I suspect even then the cost was still quite high. By then my dad was shipping enough milk the truck picking up our milk drove right in to the barn rather than picking up at roadside as had been the practice up until then. So the H had to be ready for snow plowing on short notice.

By the late 50s all vehicles on our farm had perminant anti freeze year around. I do remember as a teenager and even younger being warned not spill any as it was quite dear. Two items my grand father thought more valuable than gasoline were anti freeze and the rain water he collected for using in batteries.

I bought my first vehicle in 1962 and as I recall anti freeze was more expensive then than it is today. In fact if I remember correctly anti freeze never got to be a bargain until the early 70s.

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