Larry Hayward Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Hi all What does Prestone 44 mean? I have seen it stencilled on the front of WW2 GMC's & Dodges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 79x100 Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Anti-freeze ! Basically an instruction not to drain which was standard overnight procedure on earlier vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Larry Hayward Posted August 28, 2007 Author Share Posted August 28, 2007 Thanks But why not stencil 'Do not drain' on the bonnet? I have also seen Prestone 43 - is this number related to the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cripp Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 Yes, Prestone 43 means it was winterised that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 abn deuce Posted August 28, 2007 Share Posted August 28, 2007 A fellow collector friend of mine heard a father tell his son that he drove one of those "prestone 44's" in the war Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Bodge Deep Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Prestone is actually a brand name & they sell it in Motorworld just up the road from here... PRESTONE 07 ... hmm :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 abn deuce Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Yes The Prestone Brand is live and well and a good brand of anti-freeze still sold all over the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 woa2 Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 Not really into American vehicles, but I thought the 44 in 'PRESTONE 44' was the year the antifreeze was supposed to be drained and replaced. Can anyone confirm/deny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 abn deuce Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Its the otherway around it's the brand of antifreeze used and year the antifreeze was put into the vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lauren Child Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 I did a bit of googling around this a while ago. Prestone anti-freeze was different to the normal stuff used at the time (one was alcohol based I think, but dont quote me on that). The marking is a) showing that it's got antifreeze (and which year it was put in), and b) showing that it's prestone anti-freeze and not the other kind so nobody tops it up with the wrong stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jack Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Now is Prestone the only anti freeze EVER used during WW2 - did they win the contract or were their other companies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Lauren Child Posted September 7, 2008 Share Posted September 7, 2008 I think there were others, hence the need to differentiate. It could be to differentiate with whatever was picked up locally though, so it would be interesting to know if the Prestone was the only official one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Larry Hayward
Hi all
What does Prestone 44 mean?
I have seen it stencilled on the front of WW2 GMC's & Dodges
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