1957 olds- fan shroud only on air condition cars?
November 5th, 2009, 02:37 AM
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1957 olds- fan shroud only on air condition cars?
Hi just wondering if anyone could verify if 1957 oldsmobile 88 and 98's only came with a fan shroud if they came with air conditioning. Thanks for help.
November 6th, 2009, 02:58 AM
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Shrouded in secrecy
I didn't realize that there was a shroud until I saw one on a '56 Buick with no air in Sept. So I looked on my '57 98 and it has no air but has the holes to mount a shroud...one just sold on eBay for 168.00...
November 6th, 2009, 07:47 AM
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There are 5-57 olds in or club 3 are 98's to are super 88's and none have shrouds. Was this an option? I have seen several 57's at shows and none had shrouds. Mine runs cool without a shroud.
March 9th, 2013, 08:41 AM
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C.A.C. equipped vehicles only
As has been said, only those vehicles equipped with C.A.C. (car air conditioning) had the shrouds. The Olds parts book shows group 1.277, part number 570694 for the 1957 models with C.A.C. 
March 22nd, 2013, 08:25 PM
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The abbreviation C.A.C. stood for Custom Air Conditioning. This was the factory installed air conditioning. As opposed to a "hang on" unit that may have been dealer installed.
March 24th, 2013, 08:31 AM
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I rechecked the books
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