Original A212CW AC Air Filters

[midyr]

I worked on these puppies in dealers back in the mid 60s when they were new, said it somewhere in the Forum before and will again: Initially cars were coming off the truck with the solder-dipped diagonal mesh filters, although occasionally we would see the solder-dipped square mesh, and if ordered from the parts dept a solder-dipped square mesh would arrive; then at some point I cannot precisely remember, everything began to arrive with solder-dipped square mesh. For anyone really interested in getting it right, bottom line from somebody who was there, is that 1965 through 67 either diagonal or square mesh were original and are correct, provided they are solder-dipped. When new, the paper was very slightly yellowed, with age the yellowing darkened.

Lance Hill

[JohnZ]

Here's another distinguishing feature of a production-line 1967 A212CW; the overlap joint of the screen was very uniquely done - reproductions and later service replacements weren't done this way. Photo below is of an original '67 element.

[Rixls6]

Here's an ac212cw still in the old original box. It's been on a shelf since the 70's from the appearance of the box.

[70 Forest Green Zee]

Hey Rick... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img]

[RPO LS7]

Just curious, has anyone ever seen this type of filter with the print on the inside?

I purchased it a few years ago from a GM dealership out in the boonies, it was hanging up in the attic.

It doesn't have &quot;BEST WAY&quot; or &quot;AC 212CW&quot; imprinted on the ring, however it does have &quot;MADE IN CANADA&quot; stamped in the ring.

Please disregard box as it did not come with one.

Any guess as to what year or even decade it was produced?

Thanks in advance. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img]

[Mr70]

I've seen that filter on a few recent GMC trucks.

[RPO LS7]

Thanks Rick. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Must have been the environment it was stored in that has given it that aged look.

[JohnZ]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RPO LS7</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Just curious, has anyone ever seen this type of filter with the print on the inside?

I purchased it a few years ago from a GM dealership out in the boonies, it was hanging up in the attic.

It doesn't have &quot;BEST WAY&quot; or &quot;AC 212CW&quot; imprinted on the ring, however it does have &quot;MADE IN CANADA&quot; stamped in the ring.

Please disregard box as it did not come with one.

Any guess as to what year or even decade it was produced?

Thanks in advance. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img] </div></div>

That's a typical later Service replacement with an &quot;expanded metal&quot; outer screen; there were about six different types of the A212CW Service replacements over the years, and none of them were made like the original production-line part.

[RPO LS7]

Thanks JohnZ, yours and Ricks reply is valued and appreciated. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img]