Special early 1964 features on 1965 cars

[Bobs 67S]

Look at this!!!

Hattrick has a for sale item the needs a look at-
http://www.early911sregistry.org/for...eaner-Assembly

I am reposting his photos here to make sure they are searchable in the future.

Note the left and right side air horns are two different heights.
One is a shorter height without a cap indent. We will be looking at the inside of that in a moment.

The other side, which is part of the Air Filter is taller in height and has a indent seam around it's cap. Also note it has a corner flattened to clear the engine lid.

The inside is what I would like to focus on:
The shorter of the two is without a center baffle (directing air to air horns) while the taller side has a center baffle with three air inlets centered on each of the carb barrel.


As a comparison study I am including a different air cleaner (from a 1964 car) that has tall cans on both sides - baffles on both sides and a flattened corner. Sorry I did not keep this example to review the stamped date. (This will be in a separate post as the order or the photos is not as desired).

My estimation is Wades air cleaner has 1/2 of the holy grail prototype to very early 1964 cars air cleaner that only shows up in prototype engines photographed for the very first Drivers Manual photos.

Any thoughts?

[Bobs 67S]

Here is the inside of a 1964 cars matching sides air cleaner - both sides are the same height and both sides have the interior air baffles.

[DEEMAN]

I am confused. I thought the baffle-less shorter type was earlier type and the baffled taller type was the later type.
Anyone wanting a shorter baffle-less right hand section can contact me as I have one spare. Looking for $1500 plus shipping from Scotland UK.

[Mashmotor]

Does anybody know when the astray inside was changed?

[21window]

I am confused. I thought the baffle-less shorter type was earlier type and the baffled taller type was the later type.
Anyone wanting a shorter baffle-less right hand section can contact me as I have one spare. Looking for $1500 plus shipping from Scotland UK.

I agree I thought baffle-less was earlier??


Proof being that the baffled side is the side with the 6/65 stamping making it late style???

[pss]

Does anybody know when the astray inside was changed?

Good question. The only info I have is that the one with the hole in the middle is 1964, and the other one is 1965, but I cannot imagine this as I have seen several of these already. I would guess it was changed sometime 1Q 1965.

[moito]

Good question. The only info I have is that the one with the hole in the middle is 1964, and the other one is 1965, but I cannot imagine this as I have seen several of these already. I would guess it was changed sometime 1Q 1965.

would say so too.

[John Straub]

#301111 has the hole in the middle.

John

[NeunElf]

301382 also has a hole in the middle.

[Haasman]

#302580 has the hole in the middle of the ashtray