"Cool Mavericks dives deep into the history of automotive air conditioning from its humble beginnings in Detroit, Michigan and Dallas, Texas through the techinical challenges of creating a safe and effective system that could withstand the harshest of environments found in Australia. This book may well be the first ever written that captures the global development of this very unique industry that dominated the car accessory market before the inevitability of 'factory air'."--Printed on dust jacket.