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Whats ur concensus on the factory colors or plating for the
A. OIL COOLER/HEATING
Black
Green
B. TUBE ASSY
Black
Green
Plated
C. FILTER heres a green one w/decal that just went on the bay
ebay.com/itm/1935-9-Packard-Su-8-and-12C ... Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr
Green
Black

-Is there a virgin engine out there that can tell us A & B
-My take on filters for '33 up is when they left the factory they were green. When they got a filter change they came out of the box black. BUT IVE BEEN WRONG BEFORE.

Oil cooler - engine green.
Oil cooler lines - nickel plated.
Oil Filter - Purolater replacements were certainly black. There is some evidence, albeit in B&W photos, that the L6 and perhaps L8s were originally green from the factory, see the photo in the 11th series Service Letter, Vol 7, #16, of Sept 1 1933 but keep in mind this was a publicity photo and not from an assembly line engine. Also clearly shows the lines were plated, and I believe this remained so on the later Eights & Super Eights.

I'd suggest that painting the filter black will not result in a judging deduction, but painting it green might, or at least entail a request for proof which as you know won't be easy to obtain, if that's of any importance to you.