Re: [Chrysler300] Holy Batwings

["johnl" <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rich and all,

Batwing is not what Chrysler referred to them as.  Everything I've heard and read states "DeltaWing".  They were built by Delco for Cad, Packard, Chevy, DeSoto and Chrysler.  Don't know about all of the others, but the Chrysler units are unique to themselves and will not interchange with the other cars.  Also Chrysler is the only one that have the ribs running fore and aft.  Caddy did have a large chrome V on them and used hold down knobs that looked just like they were off the kitchen cabinets.  The Packard examples were mounted on the carbs 180 degrees from the Chrysler and look rather strange with the V or point going towards the firewall. 

Sometime back I wrote an article that was published by the Chrysler 300 Club International detailing some of this info.  Currently can't remember what issue that was.

John Lazenby

1955 Chrysler New Yorker Deluxe Town & Country
1955 Imperial Newport
1955 Chrysler C300 Tango Red
1956 Chrysler 300B Cloud White
1957 Chrysler 300C Coupe Raven Black
1960 Chrysler 300F Coupe Alaskan White
1963 Volkswagen Beetle Black
2001 BMW ///M5 (A Modern Super Car)
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Rich Barber 
  To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 2:24 PM
  Subject: [Chrysler300] Holy Batwings


  On page 26 of the February (!), 2007 Hemmings Classic Car magazine is a
  picture of the batwing or delta air cleaner as installed on a 1956 Cadillac
  Eldorado. 305 HP is claimed from 365 cubes. I understand the batwing was
  manufactured by Delco for Cads, Chryslers and some other car (perhaps a
  T-Bird?). Note the fancier fasteners holding the oil bath pots.
  Additionally, the Cad batwing appears to have a Cadillac "Vee" on top and
  does not appear to be interchangeable with those on the 1955-56 Chrysler
  300's. 

  According to Hemmings, the Eldorado could be had for 54% more cash than a
  Chrysler 300B. I drove a '56 Eldorado once and it performed very poorly due
  to the Rochester carb secondaries getting clogged up from lack of use by the
  little old lady that owned it. I was happy to blow the cobwebs out of it
  for her from time to time. I was not in contact with the owner of the only
  1955 C-300 in Des Moines, but would have been happy to provide this service
  to him. 

  I visited that same Chrysler 300 this summer in Iowa, where it has sat
  outside too long and developed serious rot in floors and door posts. I love
  that old car, but decided it was too much to bite off to restore it and find
  an engine for it.

  C-300'ly,
  Rich Barber
  1955 C-300 (Blows the doors off of '55 Caddys)



   


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