[Dr. Eric M. Schiffer]

Originally Posted by Dr. Eric M. Schiffer

Here lets throw some thing else out there. The 1969 Ram Air IV was named by the amount of outlets that it was originally designed to bring air in from. Look back at the 1969 Lime Light Green press GTO's engine compartment. This is the GTO that later became the test magazine Judge. The air cleaner had two tubes running to the radiator core support, for two of the air intakes, along with two hood scoop air intakes above. Even though during the Ram Air III (called the Judge in the test) vs Ram Air IV. The article showed the Judges' four inlet air cleaner but called it Ram Air IV. Then the Ram Air IV Bobcat cars' air cleaner which did not have the core support tubes was used as the the III's air cleaner engine shot. Confussing?

Since the air cleaner did not go into production and the print ads and media had been told this "new" for 1969 engine was called Ram Air IV Pontiac and the public bought into it.

The early1968 Ram Air was just called that. Mcuh like the 1966 -1967. Just put a ram air tub on an HO motor. The round port that appeared in March/April at no extra cost was called 1968 1/2 Ram Air initially. Later in a few print ads it was called Ram Air II. The one that comes to mind is the 1968 Firebird ad calling it Ram Air II.
I'll try and find some of those old ads too.

I have got to stop doing this between patients..LOL I keep runing out of time before I can proof the stuff and make my correction. Like on the test. It is as Matt said about Ram Air designations

So the correction I could not change in the 65 minutes is: The 1969 article did not call it Ram air III but: "Judge vs Ram Air IV". Which I was trying to change.

Sorry.

Eric