Wanted: Air Cleaner for a 1971 Pantera

Still looking ...

You are lucky these are hard to find.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-...AOSwSg5bDHu8&vxp=mtr

Looks like no lid, but they will be easier to find than the base.

Here is another one eBay that is similar, comes with a lid, and is only about 25% of the asking price of the Pantera unit. It looks almost the same as the Pantera air cleaner. The difference seems to be the actuator next to the snorkel. Does anyone know what makes a Pantera air cleaner unique aside from the chrome lid?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-...83193235191?var=null

Not too hard to find base housings that fit the Autolite carbs. I think they will also fit the Holley 4160 carbs too.
Ford base housings that will fit a Holley 4150 or dual feed Demons were not stock on a Pantera and are pretty dear.

I thought that too, just get one off an old mustang or something. The problem is the snorkel will not line up correctly. You will have to swivel it to the front of the engine. It will work, but not if you want to be original. What makes it original is the placement of that actuator and the metal shield around it. Hard to find.

The second little problem with using Galaxie or Mustang air cleaners is, the Pantera was rigged for TWO different air cleaners and hot-air choke stoves. Early cars had the snorkel pointed at #1 cylinder and the choke stove hardware on the header at #1 while later cars (like our Sept '72 L model) had the snorkel pointing at #8 cylinder and the choke stove hardware back on #8. This may fix- or not- the adaption.

Air cleaner pic 1

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That one above on EBay is relisted at $150 less: https://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-...047675.m43663.l10137