How close is this Air Cleaner Decal to Original 67/327/300HP

[Gerard F.]

Here's a picture of my tattered original decal from around 2000 when I first got into the restoration mode on my 67/327/300HP:




It wasn't long after that I put a replacement over it. The replacement after a few years began to coil up at the edges and always looked phony to me.

So I got another one about 2-3 years ago, I forget from whom (CC, Paragon or Zip) but never put it on.

So today I removed the tattered replacement to try to compare with the original. See the remnants of the original next to the newer replacement:



It still doesn't look right to me.

Is this the best I'm going to get, or are there any newer decal replacements out there that are closer to the originals?

[Jack C.]

Re: How close is this Air Cleaner Decal to Original 67/327/300HP

Jerry. My guess is that the "Printed in the USA" is oversized from the original.

[Joe C.]

Re: How close is this Air Cleaner Decal to Original 67/327/300HP

There is one very obvious difference, that I'm sure even YOU can see.

BTW: Is "coil up" some kind of Queens dialect?

[Gene M.]

Re: How close is this Air Cleaner Decal to Original 67/327/300HP

The right ends of the "S" in horsepower and the "O" in turbo should line up. And the "E" in horsepower should be centered directly below the "-" in turbo - fire.

[Gerard F.]

Re: How close is this Air Cleaner Decal to Original 67/327/300HP

Joe,

I think it is more Brooklynese, I lernd it from the Brooklyn Techies on the D train.