40 Year Old Filters
 

I just found a 542 air filter. It’s in a brown cardboard box, Deff from the 80’s. I’ll bet the pre filter is dust. We shall see, I haven’t got yet,

A one else run orig filters?

Yes. Mine was properly stored, and the pre-filter was not dust like your junk..

The foam deteriorates after like 20 years, same thing happens to the headliners, you can’t get around the foam.
But I know a guy that makes a nice foam repop for the Trans am and the GTO.
They weren’t my filters, I bought them.

Like I said, my foam is perfect and was stored properly.

See, more than 20 years old and not dust like your junk!

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Goody for you there Sally.
Carb looks a little rough. Do you garage your car?

The car has been garaged since new. It resides in a beautiful 3.5 car garage at my new place.. I think the carb looks fine for a unrestored 44 year old carb. What does yours look like?

NOW kids!

Hmmm, never knew there was a foam pre-filter.

They usually got tossed...with the first filter change...