289 HiPo Air Cleaner Decal?

Originals had the Ford part# in very small print in the lower right hand corner of the decal, that would be another thing to check for on yours.

Some decals over the years also included the enginering number also.

Might work better if you posted a scan of each to help the determination

Just a thought

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Forgot to mention, the decals are repro. Just thought I would put on the one that looks the closest to original. Randy

Some of the better repops do have the engineering# like originals did, that's what I was trying to say. The ones Jim Cowles sells even have the cellophane top layer and are really nice IMHO. Other vendors may carry these as well.

Does anyone know which other vendors sell the decal with the thin plastic covering on it. Is it an exclusive of Jim Cowles or do others sell the same decals?

I use the Jim Cowles decal and haven't seen anything like it

anywhere else. Never seen a NOS one for sale either

/Bo

what is a source for the Jim Cowles decal? Inquiring mindss want to know.

Don't know who produce the dacal but I bought mine from

Jim many years ago at his company Shelby Parts and Restorations.

/Bo

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Here are some that I found are any of these like the ones you have?

The top one has the part number at the lower right corner.

Here is a hi-res scan of one of Jim Cowles' decals. The lines and text are very crisp. It's the best decal I've seen, I'm not sure if he has them made especially for him or if other suppliers carry it as well.

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So, where do we buy these decals?

Jim Cowles is the single source for the hipo air cleaner decals from my understanding.

He can be found at his web site

http://shelbyparts.com/index.html

Don't see them listed so you might have to ask♠

I emailed them and they said they had them ($. They also have the Autolite Spark Plug decals (curved & straight), and Use Genuine FoMoCo Parts decals. I am asking them now how to order since these decals are not listed on their website.

Hi Bob,

A question for you:

When did Ford change to the curved Autolite Spark plug decal

from the straight one on the HiPo/Shelby air cleaner lids?

All magazines from 1965 showing 65 Shelbys have a straight

decal. Original pictures from Shelby cars made in the end of March 65

have the straight ones. I traded for a complete air cleaner, Ford boxed, including lid, base dated 6A and filter. The lid has a straight Autolite Spark plug decal. Was there a difference between

different plants maybe.

Thanks for your help.

/Bo

Actually, the curved ones have been around since the 289 HiPo was introduced. Our 1963-64 Fairlane HiPos have the curved decal. The straight ones seemed to show up for 1965 production. When the 289 decals were put on the top, the Autolite decal was moved to the side and was straight.

I don't have much information on what was happening to the Mustang air cleaners. Both decals were in the supply system at the time. However, many more straight ones for the standard 289 would have been circulating. Could be whatever was handy was used, but the curved ones are more aesthetically pleasing and probably why they came to be more in favor. But, it appears that both were used.

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All magazines from 1965 showing 65 Shelbys have a straight

decal. Original pictures from Shelby cars made in the end of March 65

have the straight ones.

Typically magazine pictures don't provide very solid reference points IMHO

Cars were typically played with or prepped

BTW how did you determine the magazine car was built in March?

IS this Mark's car (often used for many of the pictures?