black air cleaner top

[maroman]

At GM Carlisle there was a '67 BB car in the club building with a black top open element air cleaner. Is this right and what would it have been on? I think I've only seen black tops on '65 BB Corvettes. Thanks.

[Jerry@CHP]

So the story goes, many believe that some of the early BB production cars had the black lid.

Jerry 

[maroman]

Thanks Jerry. The pics of mine sure look black to me, the reflection is differant from the valve covers. The original owner doesn't remember.

[william]

Super Chevy did a feature on a loaded survivor '67 Camaro SS 396 convert in the July '81 issue; black lid.

[maroman]

Thanks, I will see if I have it or can get it.

[Jerry@CHP]

I think some did not use a PCV hose either.  At least that's what Larry C. believes.

Jerry

[dab67]

I know we are talking here about a BB with a black lid for the air cleaner. But what about the 350SS? The majority of the 350's I have seen have chrome tops. What is the norm for the 350ss?
The reason I ask, I just picked up a closed element air cleaner from the swap meet in Iola,Wi, and I was going to chrome the top and put it on my SS clone.

Dave