Original A212CW AC Air Filters

[m22mike]

FYI, Grady's "1969grb" 69 COPO Chevelle, 06D body tag



Mike

[Mr70]

I have an original "Best Way" & "Not" here to compare.





My original AC "Best Way" square mesh came from a box without a date on it & no hot melt stamp either.



It too has the wire end overlap inside & out,and a recessed valley groove on both sides,but it's up against the inner circumference,not the the outer like Marks is.



The "Not" I have is a post 74 Diamond mesh with almost the exact same characteristics as the "Best Way" above.

[Rixls6]

Originally Posted by m22mike

FYI, Grady's "1969grb" 69 COPO Chevelle, 06D body tag



Mike

So, if a 6/69 built 69 Chevelle has the square mesh originally, might there have been both styles of filter used in the 69 model year, square and diamond mesh?

[m22mike]

Originally Posted by Rixls6

So, if a 6/69 built 69 Chevelle has the square mesh originally, might there have been both styles of filter used in the 69 model year, square and diamond mesh?

Back when I posted that photo of the air cleaner on Grady's Blue COPO Chevelle I figured it was the original air cleaner. In later talking to Grady in general about these air cleaner types he could only confirm that this one was on the car when he bought it as a used car.
So it is possible it my not be the born with one ? But it looks good with the rest of the patina.


Mike