Hi, My car is a late '71 model and should technically have the early style air cleaner box with only 3 screws holding the lid down, but I have the later style with 8 screws. There is a possibility that I could swap mine for a correct airbox, but should I? Presumably, the later airbox is an improvement in some way, so should I keep the current "wrong" airbox, or get the early correct one and let's assume for the moment that it would be a no-cost swap. Thoughts? Paul
Which conclusion are you referring to? The conclusion that I have the wrong type of airbox or that the laterone is presumably better?
Both, the factory published reference literature and Classiche have been known for less than accurate information.
The "Gennaio 1971" parts-book supplement for "from Chassis No.13801" shows the 8-screw lid in the "US Version" pages. It is possible that US and "Euro" cars had different air cleaners, but it is also very possible that they did not...
It seems in the world of vintage Ferraris, at least during Daytona production, almost anything is/was “possible” … … or not.
My car is 14725, so I'll accept that it's okay. I was assuming that the person doing the Classiche knew what they were doing, but that was maybe a step too far. Thank you, Paul
I've also occasionally made some assumptions in life, but never that ^^ dramatic. Of all examples below 14725 I've worked on have had "later" type air cleaner housing, but I can't say for certain they were ones the cars left the factory with. Perhaps Classiche can produce evidence 14725 was originally delivered with the "early" type ? Yeah right.
Always struck me as interesting that in the old days when we got build sheets on the cars sometimes the sheets were near blank, sometimes about half filled in and once in a while, almost always on a special car or car for a special customer it was fully filled out. Now that the very same information has significant value and their reputation is on the line they know every single minute fact on every single car including how the engine builder liked his cappuccino and the test drivers favorite linguine. They must have found a lost warehouse full of records. Yeah, that must be it. We'll go with that. Never mind that product change information published in period in their own publications is so often demonstrably wrong.
