air conditioning Options

[pauldunn]

Do all these cars come factory with air conditioning? just wondering if mine is special. its a 72.

[Dave_Darling]

I believe that DPD stood for "Dealer Products Division".

--DD

[MCShack]

I know this is an old thread, but don't shoot me please. I have updated the information in case anyone should be searching about air conditioning for their old VW - Porsche - Audi etc. I have updated the links within the old posts for anyone that is interested. A search for Porsche 914 air conditioning will bring up the current companies that make and sell an aftermarket unit for your 914, specifically classicautoair.com, autoatlanta.com and retroair.com along with a few places that sell replacement parts for 914 heating and air conditioning units with wiring diagrams and more. You may come across an old court case involving these companies which can be found here:

https://casetext.com/case/heatransfer-corp-...kswagenwerk-a-g


OLD QUOTE:

"That all said - yes, your 72 is indeed a special 914 for having the AC since most did not - particularly if it is one of the 2 dealer sold & Porsche factory approved AC systems (both designed by the same guy BTW). The VPC (Volkswagen Products Corp. division of VW of America - VoA was the Porsche importer & servicer in the early days back then), and DPD (don't recall what the initials stood for)."

AND

I believe that DPD stood for "Dealer Products Division".

--DD

My updates:

DPD = Design Performance Dependability by Don P. Dixon of San Antonio, TX.

VPC = Volkswagen Products Corporation owned by VWoA of Fort Worth, TX.

I don't believe VPC was designed by Don P. Dixon (DPD) from San Antonio, Texas, but I definitely could be wrong and it doesn't really matter.

They are both long gone, but in their day they made aftermarket A/C units for VW's and Porsche (maybe Audi) which were distributed thru VWoA for VPC of Ft. Worth and by DPD of San Antonio.

Here's more than you probably want to know about Don P. Dixon and his air conditioning systems:

http://www.roadglue.com/docs/main_and_rest/air_condition.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20050308033040/...r_condition.htm


Ed Gilmore can rebuild your under-dash and/or supply you with a new compressor and modern system.

http://www.gilmore-enterprises.com/

https://www.gilmore-enterprises.net/

I hope this helps someone like me researching this subject.