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Title: BB Air Cleaner Lid Black or Chrome
Post by: LVN 67 on September 12, 2016, 03:33:07 PM

I was at a show recently and a gentleman commented about my air cleaner lid. He said with my bill date 02E, the lid should be black. Was there a change over period from black to chrome? My car is a NOR L-35, T-400. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Title: Re: BB Air Cleaner Lid Black or Chrome
Post by: bertfam on September 12, 2016, 03:39:19 PM

From THIS THREAD (http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=11091.0;all):

67 - LOS -  04B -  Black    - curved print
67 - NOR - 05B -  Black    - curved print
68 - NOR - 01D - Chrome - curved print
68 - NOR - 03D - Chrome - curved print
68 - NOR - 04D - Chrome - curved print
68 - LOS  - 05D - Chrome - straight print
68 - NOR - 06A - Chrome - straight print
68 - NOR - 07C - Chrome - curved print
69 - NOR - 01C - Chrome - straight print

Not enough data points to make this conclusive though.

Ed

Title: Re: BB Air Cleaner Lid Black or Chrome
Post by: ccargo on September 17, 2016, 05:30:41 AM

NOR 03D vintage photo 1967

Title: Re: BB Air Cleaner Lid Black or Chrome
Post by: firstgenaddict on September 17, 2016, 06:08:43 PM

Did some 67 L35's have a closed filter assym with snorkel?

Title: Re: BB Air Cleaner Lid Black or Chrome
Post by: cook_dw on September 17, 2016, 10:06:29 PM

Not Camaro.

Title: Re: BB Air Cleaner Lid Black or Chrome
Post by: Mike S on September 17, 2016, 11:10:40 PM

 CCARGO...is that black? Sometimes due to reflections chrome can look black.

Mike

Title: Re: BB Air Cleaner Lid Black or Chrome
Post by: Mike S on September 17, 2016, 11:13:40 PM

Quote from: LVN 67 on September 12, 2016, 03:33:07 PM

I was at a show recently and a gentleman commented about my air cleaner lid. He said with my bill date 02E, the lid should be black. Was there a change over period from black to chrome? My car is a NOR L-35, T-400. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

I'd say an early 02E should be black. Per reply #20 in the link posted above it looks like it was switched to chrome much later in '67.

Mike

Title: Re: BB Air Cleaner Lid Black or Chrome
Post by: ccargo on September 18, 2016, 01:50:11 AM

Quote from: Mike S on September 17, 2016, 11:10:40 PM

CCARGO...is that black? Sometimes due to reflections chrome can look black.

Mike

Yes sir it is. The oil breather on the valve cover is black and embossed.

Title: Re: BB Air Cleaner Lid Black or Chrome
Post by: Mike S on September 18, 2016, 11:54:07 AM

CCARGO,

  Is the air cleaner instructions under the lid curved by chance? This is another data point to add to that list.

Thanks,
Mike

Title: Re: BB Air Cleaner Lid Black or Chrome
Post by: ccargo on September 18, 2016, 01:38:48 PM

I was negotiating with the original owner to buy this car about 10 years ago. It was a real nice original car ( not still in the condition shown in the vintage photo ) but nice. I questioned the black lid, ya know, being as smart as I am and knowing it all and such to be chrome. He sent me these two photos he took shortly after he purchased it. Boom, schooled me! I didn't buy it but looking back should have. Don't know about the instruction script font since I didn't bring it home. I would guess it has a chrome lid now since camaro guys have bass DNA.