SummerNights

Looking for the super stylish air filter housing. Willing to buy if the price is right.

tru-blue 442

Oh yes, the Bat Wing. They are cool breathers.
Good luck with the hunt.

66400

In my neighborhood bat wing air cleaner refers to the air cleaner system found mostly on cars of the '50's with multiple carbs, they had the main body attached to the carbs, then two air filter chambers hanging off each side.

Henry

stetzie

Try this.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Techno...aner,1052.html

stetzie

Yellowstatue

The Cadillac air filter looks similar but the air openings are about four or five inches to the rear. Doesn't look as good as the Olds.

SummerNights

Thanks for the link Stetzie! Had no idea someone was making a repop.

Olds Dad

what he said

redoldsman

I have always heard this one referred to as the Batwing. It was popular with hot rodders and customizers as soon as it came out. I put a dry element in mine. The old oil bath is a pain. I am sure the repops are only take a dry element. I have also heard the air cleaners for multiple carbs referred to as Batwings.

Jetstarjim

This is a "batwing", it goes on this car, and also a similar one on the Eldorado.

D. Yaros

Quite a few folk call the first air cleaner pictured by the OP a bat wing. Doing so does not make it so. Doing so yields a misnomer.

tru-blue 442

Well then, there you go.
So no nick name for the op's
breather?

Jetstarjim

Also, should not be confused with my mother-in-law's arms, which also could possibly be referred to as "batwings".

tru-blue 442

^^^ Ahh Ha ha ha.
I DID laugh out loud.
Thanks Jim.

Tedd Thompson

Make sure that repop batwing(i know I know but they have called them batwings since the fifties) will fit your carburetor throat it looks like they are talking about Edelbrock and Holly carbs and the filter base is smaller on a 4gc carb if that is what you have....Tedd

SummerNights

This whole batwing talk is all new to me, not old enough to know the fifties lingo... I was thinking the 4gc was a smaller throat. Looks like some fabrication work will be in order.

redoldsman

Good point Tedd because the 4gc base is smaller. I saw one of these a few years ago on a 57 Chevy (I think) and it was painted to match the car and then a picture of the car was airbrushed on the top. Pretty cool.