Re: [Chrysler300] Delta/Bar Wing Air Cleaners

["John" <john@xxxxxxxxx>]

I can not get this link to open.  I've never heard or seen of Pontiac using this set up, but it is certainly possible.  As stated in my article Packard did use these but they mounted 180 degrees from the Chrysler position.  I believe Chevy was the same as Packard.  Caddy used the kitchen door knobs to hold theirs on.

Oil bath filters were going away by 1957 thanks primarily to Carl Kiekhaefer and his NASCAR offerings.  T-Birds used dry individual units and yes Buick did have dual carbs later on but the Delta Wing was history by then.

It is my understanding that Delco was the manufacture for all of these units.

John Lazenby


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Barber 
  To: 'Warren Anderson' ; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; 'Mark Souders' ; 'John' 
  Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 3:21 PM
  Subject: [Chrysler300] Delta/Bar Wing Air Cleaners


    
  Someone has done a lot of research, although it still looks incomplete,
  especially as regards MoPar stuff. See: http://tinyurl.com/4ef2z8j or:
  http://www.pontiacsafari.com/L1EarlyV8Pontiacs/56DualQuad/BatwingAircleanerG
  uide.pdf 

  This website documents with pictures the following: '56 Pontiac, 54-56 Cad,
  '57 Eldo, 55-56 Chry, 55-57 Chev.

  I'm pretty sure I've also seen a batwing mounted on a dual-carb Buick
  straight eight. Some '60's Buick Rivera's had dual quads, but apparently no
  batwing. And, some 57 T-Birds and sedans had dual quads but no batwing.
  '55 Packard Caribbean apparently had a batwing.

  Note that Cadillac has fancy chrome knobs to hold the batwing to the carbs
  and the cans to the batwing.

  And, am I correct in my recollection that all of these air cleaners were
  made by Rochester Carburetor?

  Googling various combinations of batwing and make produces a lot of sites to
  visit. A complete encyclopedic photo essay would be helpful as some of
  these air cleaners are works of art.

  Rich Barber

  Brentwood, CA

  From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
  Behalf Of Warren Anderson
  Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 8:53 AM
  To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Mark Souders; John
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Delta Wing Air Cleaners

  Good morning,

  I seem to remember that the batwing oil bath air cleaner assembly on '55 and
  '56 300s was a 'standard' piece designed by Carter Carburetor. The assembly,
  also from memory only, was used on some Chevrolets in 1957 and the dual
  carbureted Caddys and the Adventurer of course.

  Maybe someone has a factual accounting of batwing applications other than
  the 300s.

  Warren Anderson
  Sedona,AZ

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