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Old 01-20-2019, 08:12 PM
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whats the original air filter look like vs reproductions? Any pictures would be great.

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No year, no generation ? Not clairvoyant.
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Sorry about that. 67, L79.

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Here's an original A212CW element for a '67 L-79, showing the band-soldered joint in the correctly-patterned retainer screen, the A212CW embossment on the upper seal, and the yellowish oiled paper element; Paragon used to make an excellent reproduction, but the tooling wore out several years ago. Genuine original elements are bringing about $1,000.00 if you can find one. Otherwise you get one of the other reproductions (which aren't even close) and take the judging hit.





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Thanks John. Plenty of reproductions with many bringing big $$ but I’ve yet to see one that looks like your photo.

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I have seen a few original filters like John has shown that have sold for 4K or more!
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This is the filter that was on R66 when we got it. Is it original, reproduction, or service replacement - Missing the W. Don't know why I haven't trashed it yet.

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