[Chrysler300] Delta/Bar Wing Air Cleaners

["Richard Barber" <c300@xxxxxxx>]

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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