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There are probably decals that were not repro'd. Hopefully someone will be along that can shed more light. The curved one may be for the long style cleaners.

Square ones are for the non-oil bath cleaners. I think David Moe at Seattle Packards has them.

Thanks BigKev, I'll call him and confirm before I media blast the lid. Today I finished painting the air cleaner base and the fan. I tried to remove the two large slotted screws from the back of the water pump, but they would not move. I sprayed them with PB Blaster. If they don't come loose, I will skip the "inspection" of the water pump and just paint it. It was working fine when I removed it. Only taking it apart because I am curious and I have the replacement gasket.

Here is my new upgrade (thanks BigKev!). Technically I should drill two more holes to properly hold it on, but I want to be able to go back to the original hood ornament if I want to so I'll live with the very back raised up a little. BigKev shipped it disassembled. When I put the wings on and the wedge that holds them, they are a little loose. I could shove some thin rubber in the wing slot to stiffen them up. Not sure if the looseness is normal or not. I'm pretty happy as I have always wanted this style of ornament.

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I had that exact same sticker on my 50's dry type air cleaner (2bbl). The closest i came to finding one with black or clear background and white writing was the rounded one from some other make, below.

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Also, if this background is clear, it's close:

http://www.americanclassic.com/Google_Base_HTML_Pages/AFD60-1962.htm

Ornament looks really good!

This guy has a very similar Air Filter decal on ebay. He's steep but I haven't seen them anywhere else

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140569340769&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

That's also a close one (the hudson linked) but it's inverse, orange with black letters instead of black or clear with orange letters.

I just like bright engine compartment decals, so it'd work for me, but if you want to be exact, someone somewhere makes them. Post back if you find them!

Thanks BigKev, I'm very happy with the hood ornament. Normally I am a stickler for originality, but now I think I would like to upgrade with louvers and the rear fender chrome "wings"! I think the car will look a little more classy now.

I found this link for the air cleaner sticker. This looks like it will work link to air cleaner label

Also here Another company with air cleaner decal

Problem is that they want $9-$10 for shipping via UPS! Crazy! I have e-mails sent to see if they would be willing to send it a cheaper way since it is just a sticker. I sent an e-mail to Seattle Packards, but received no response. Maybe they do not check their e-mail often.

Anybody need the decal I bought by mistake?