Long life vehicle ventilation system

A long life vehicle having a ventilation system for transmitting cool air to a passenger compartment adjacent a hot engine compartment, comprising:

• a rear vent, said rear vent permitting exterior air to flow through a side panel of the long life vehicle, said rear vent being at an upper rear corner of the long life vehicle on a side opposite that of an exhaust of the long life vehicle;
• a cover, said cover adjacent said rear vent and articulating with respect to said rear vent, said articulating cover selectively taking air from a direction rearward of said rear vent so that said articulating cover prevents rain from entering said rear vent while continuing to allow ventilation through said rear vent;
• a squirrel cage fan, said fan coupled to said rear vent and pumping air away from said rear vent, a speed of said fan controlled by voltage such that a lower voltage reduces said speed of said fan and a higher voltage increases said speed of said fan;
• a duct, said duct in communication with said air pump to conduct pumped air away from said air pump;
• and
• a ventilation outlet, said ventilation outlet in communication with said duct and having a plenum and a vent;
• whereby
• air ambient said rear vent may be transmitted to said ventilation outlet by said air pump in order to increase air circulation adjacent said ventilation outlet, said air ambient said rear vent being generally cooler and fresher than air ambient an engine of the long life vehicle.

A method for ventilating a long life vehicle or the like, the steps comprising:

• providing a rear vent, said rear vent in fluid communication with air ambient an exterior of the long life vehicle;
• providing a forward vent, said forward vent adjacent or within a passenger compartment of the long life vehicle;
• pumping air from said rear vent to provide pumped air internal to the long life vehicle;
• transmitting said pumped air to said forward vent;
• and
• ventilating said passenger compartment with said pumped air from said rear vent;
• whereby
• cooler air ambient said rear vent may be transmitted to said forward vent by pumping rear vent air in order to increase air circulation adjacent said forward vent, said air ambient said rear vent being generally cooler and fresher than air ambient an engine compartment adjacent said passenger compartment of the long life vehicle.

A ventilation system for a long life vehicle or the like, comprising:

• vent means for permitting air flow through a side panel of the long life vehicle;
• air movement means for moving air away from said vent means, said air movement means coupled to said vent means;
• duct means for conducting air away from said air movement means, said duct means in communication with said air movement means;
• and
• exhaust means for discharging air from said duct means, said exhaust means coupled to said duct means;
• whereby
• air ambient said vent means may be transmitted to said exhaust means to increase air circulation adjacent said exhaust means, said air ambient said vent means being generally cooler and fresher than other air generally ambient said exhaust means.