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Good day, regarding Olds OAI assembly, saw this one on eBay listed as original, and had a question. I’ve seen where the letters “Oldsmobile” are not silver, and those that are silver - which was from the factory/original? Thank you
Last edited by vCode442; Mar 30, 2020 at 10:31 AM.
UNIT WAS ALL BLACK OEM ,, INDIVIDUALS DETAILED IN WHITE OR SILVER TO STAND OUT, BUT TO MAKE SURE ITS ORIGINAL ON THE BOTTOM SIDE LOOK FOR BORN DATE AND PART NUMBER, Tim
Thanks guys, I have one - not interested in purchasing, was utilizing this one as a reference - so are the letters “Oldsmobile” black from the factory or silver - it sounds like they were black.
Thanks guys, I have one - not interested in purchasing, was utilizing this one as a reference - so are the letters “Oldsmobile” black from the factory or silver - it sounds like they were black.
But they do look pretty cool in silver.
The production air cleaner adapters were all black. You will see period photos from magazines and even Olds PR photos that show them painted, but that was not the case for production parts.
Here’s (last) one on eBay from Thornton, not sure if it’s new old stock but seems to be GM item. Also seems to answer my question, other thoughts about how “Oldsmobile” lettering looks in silver versus black?
Last edited by vCode442; Mar 30, 2020 at 10:45 AM.
The production air cleaner adapters were all black. You will see period photos from magazines and even Olds PR photos that show them painted, but that was not the case for production parts.
Here’s (last) one on eBay from Thornton, not sure if it’s new old stock but seems to be GM item. Also seems to answer my question, other thoughts about how “Oldsmobile” lettering looks in silver versus black?
That is a repop. They are licensed by GM so they put it on the box. Makes it look like a GM part but it is not
That is a repop. They are licensed by GM so they put it on the box. Makes it look like a GM part but it is not
The key to knowing it's a repop is "GM Restoration Parts". Nothing with that logo will be NOS, although in *some* cases, they may actually have the original mold/die/tooling to do the repop's. As you stated, they are officially licensed by GM, and the parts are published in the GM Restoration Parts catalog.
