<VV> 63 Spyder air cleaners are black!

[shortle]

Did the '63 Spyder have a road draft tube? Did the "black" air cleaner have a provision for a PCV system? I have certainly seen '62 Spyders that had no PCV system therefore no provision in the air cleaner. I wonder if that would have been the deciding factor in chrome vs. black air cleaners. And I suspect many cars that had black air cleaners might have been "changed up" to chrome just for the appearances alone.
Timothy Shortle in (very chilly) Durango Colorado 81301  


-----Original Message-----
>From: Ramon Rodriguez III <corvairgrymm at gmail.com>
>Sent: Dec 15, 2011 4:12 PM
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> 63 Spyder air cleaners are black!
>
>This is what the available data tells me.  I've learned of five examples of
>63 Spyders that are known for certain to have had black air cleaners when
>new, and I have a copy of an ad for a 63 Spyder which also shows a black
>air cleaner housing.
>
>So far, though a number of people have said that they are chrome, nobody
>has come up with a car (63) they have known since new that had a chrome air
>cleaner.  I'll be interested and somewhat happy to hear if someone can 100%
>confirm a 63 that came with a chrome housing.
>
>Also the parts catalog shows the 62 and 63 housings as the same part
>number, while the 64 unit is a different part number and is about 70% more
>expensive.
>
>-- 
>Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
>Lake Ariel, PA
>1966 Corsa 140 coupe (daily driver)
>1965 Corsa 180 coupe (under construction)
>1965 Corsa 140 coupe (for sale/under construction)
>1963 Monza PG coupe (daily driver)
>1962 Monza PG coupe (under construction)
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