MGB-GT Evaporative Cooling for your classic car

[Tiger37]

I live in Australia where we can get temperatures above 30 degrees centigrade for days on end during summer. This makes it quite hot inside my MGBGT. I investigated fitting air conditioning but wanted to keep my car as original as possible. Solution, a 12 volt evaporative cooler designed for campers and caravaners. I built a light weight wood shelf for the rear seat. Removing the 50mm outlets and fitting cooling hose to bring the cool air to the front seats works a treat. Then plug it into the 12v cigarette lighter socket. It’s not going to cool the car like AC but it provides air flow that is up to 10 degrees centigrade less than the ambient temperature!

 

[YakkoWarner]

I live in Australia where we can get temperatures above 30 degrees centigrade for days on end during summer. This makes it quite hot inside my MGBGT. I investigated fitting air conditioning but wanted to keep my car as original as possible. Solution, a 12 volt evaporative cooler designed for campers and caravaners. I built a light weight wood shelf for the rear seat. Removing the 50mm outlets and fitting cooling hose to bring the cool air to the front seats works a treat. Then plug it into the 12v cigarette lighter socket. It’s not going to cool the car like AC but it provides air flow that is up to 10 degrees centigrade less than the ambient temperature!

That will work well if you are in a lower humidity area. I live in an area that also sees temperatures like that in the summer (we set a record in the last couple of years for days that exceeded 35C/100F) but because of the humidity, evaporative processes don't accomplish much because the water doesn't evaporate much when the relative humidity is over 80% to begin with.