Of windows, tinting and climates

[Matthew Killick <m.killick@domain.elided>]

Charlie of LA, CA, USA (Pottree@domain.elided) wrote:

>Recently I visited Italdesign in Torino where the GTV-6 was designed.  It's 
>no wonder, experiencing their weather (downpours) that Georgetto didn't 
>consider the greenhouse effect when creating a design with all that beautiful 
>glass!  Nor that the folks in Arese, minutes from the Alps, considered a 
>silly device like an air conditioner a throwaway afterthought of no 
>consequence to serious drivers.

LA has a Mediterranean climate of cool wet winters and hot dry summers.  By
extraordinary coincidence, the Mediterranean region was where Italy
(including Turin) was located last time I looked at an atlas.

Cheers
Mat
Currently enjoying our cool wet Mediterranean winter in Perth, WA.

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