AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

[Ronald L.]

Some have commented on crazy prices on the flea,

check this out a this air cleaner lid for $1165???

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250647366350

With the purposefully bad photo this part looks like a paragon reproduction, great 10x business to be in!

[Bill I.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bill

[Scott S.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

Some have commented on crazy prices on the flea,

check this out a this air cleaner lid for $1165???

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250647366350

With the purposefully bad photo this part looks like a paragon reproduction, great 10x business to be in!

I was watching that auction too. The writing on my air cleaner lid looks different than the one in the auction.

[Richard M.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

I don't understand.....then why did the nos entire assembly he had the same day go for far less?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/65-66-67-69-72-CORVETTE-CAMARO-CHEVELLE-NOVA-IMPALA-NOS-/250647360953?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a5bbf35b9

[Ronald L.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

To me the writing looks identical to a Paragon reproduction that I "used to have" past tense because the writing was not as the originals.

The text you show Scott looks like one original that I have. Thicker chunkier letters.

One thing about those auctions with distant photos is the inability to see the text exactly.

[Scott S.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

To me the writing looks identical to a Paragon reproduction that I "used to have" past tense because the writing was not as the originals.

The text you show Scott looks like one original that I have. Thicker chunkier letters.

In addition to the thicker/raised text, another difference is the horizontal line on either side of the word "NOTICE" that separates the top paragraph from the bottom paragraph. If you compare the length of that line to the words "POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION" below it, that horizontal line extends past the "P" in "POSITIVE" and on the other side the horizontal line extends past the "N" at the end of "VENTILATION" in the auction example.

On the air cleaner lid I have, that horizontal line on either side of the word "NOTICE" only extends to the "O" in "POSITIVE" and to the "O" in "VENTILATION".

(picture of the auction example below, for comparison purposes)

[Gary B.]

AC lid reproduction? - $1165; IMHO it's a Paragon repro

Some have commented on crazy prices on the flea,

check this out a this air cleaner lid for $1165???

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250647366350

With the purposefully bad photo this part looks like a paragon reproduction, great 10x business to be in!

Ron,

That's a Paragon reproduction for certain.

Gary

[Clem Z.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

this guy must watch speed tv or has more $$$ than brains

[Ronald L.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

I agree it looks like $65 Paragon part. I cleaned up and old original and the line is like the one that sold. Perhaps there were multiple silk screens?

Or the length of the bar change from year to year?

[John H.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

Ron -

AC made over 1,000 air cleaner lids per hour; I'd expect there were many sets of tooling, including silk-screens.

[Gary B.]

AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

John,

I'm sure you are correct that there was more than one GM silk screen. But the text/line layout of the silk screen in the auction lid is identical to the Paragon repro and I've never seen an original GM lid with that same font spacing, circled AC size, line length, etc.

Gary

[John H.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

John,

I'm sure you are correct that there was more than one GM silk screen. But the text/line layout of the silk screen in the auction lid is identical to the Paragon repro and I've never seen an original GM lid with that same font spacing, circled AC size, line length, etc.

Gary

Gary -

I agree completely - was just pointing out that it's highly unlikely that every original lid had exactly the same silk-screen details when they were made at 1,000+ per hour on multiple lines.

[Ridge K.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

Key wording in the auction listing....

Returns: No Returns Accepted

[Michael F.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

No crazier than $290 grease caps.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/64-65-66-67-68-69-70-71-72-Chevelle-Camaro-Corvette-NOS-/110540270094?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item19bcb6aa0e

[Larry T.]

Re: AC lid reproduction? - goes for $1165

$1100 profit, hmmm.