AC Delco PF Cost back in the day ...
 

I saw this price tag on a vintage Delco Oil Filter.

I think they are a little higher now a days.

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I remember filling the gas tank of my 68 Camaro in 1978 for $8.00 and I thought that was too expensive ! :lol: I worked at a Ziebart rust proofing company and they charged me $10.00 when I did my own car ,I'll bet that car is still rust free with as much as I shot into it !

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Jeesus! $3.79 for an oil filter?!! They used to be a Buck.

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IF you can find them, they are substantially more now, naturally...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/20251706133...0AAOSwBqZb~XBk

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/yW0AA...Bk/s-l1600.jpg

That was a long time ago lol
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RockAuto prices
PF35L: $8.06 each or $4.63 if you buy 12 of 'em
PF35 vintage (the white one shown above): $12.99 each

I run the PF35L's, ACDelco calls them High Efficiency but I remember the first place I saw them was in the GM Performance Parts book

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Walmart has PF1218 that is the modern number for the PF35 on sale for 3.67

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Per the June 1971 Chevy parts book. Note the list price then:

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This thread made me dig out the two NOS filters I had stashed away. I guess they call the white filters 'Classic' not vintage. Both are PF35's, darn camera flash.

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Is there not a difference between 1218s and 35s? I had heard there is, but I can't remember what it is supposed to be.

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PF1218's have a nylon core, use cellulose filter media, have an anti-drain back valve and are a bit shorter so they hold less volume.
The PF35L uses micro glass filter media and holds a full quart.

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I've run the pf932 when I was towing a big camper on my 87 Suburban

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That's the 2 quart version.

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The old issue filter appears longer than the recent issued filter.

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Yeah, both the newer PF35 & PF35L filters are a bit shorter than the old school PF35

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I've had my Stepside a long time. [1973]

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They were probably made in the USA back then, and worth the price. A $9.99 ACD filter today is a waste of 10 bucks.

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Good post folks :metal:

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That's why I ran them

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Wix 51060/51061 are tall one quart filters, Made in USA. That's what I use now.

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Made in the USA then, and still made in the USA now....:waah:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/yW0AA...Bk/s-l1600.jpg

Whatever you decide to do, AVOID the E-Core AC Delco garbage filters that they have been pushing on the general public for 8 years.

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Relatively speaking filters are no more expensive now than in thre 70s or 80s . People pay 5 bucks for a cup of coffee now

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The $4.80 list price in 1971 would be like spending $31.39 in 2021 dollars. Even AMSOIL synthetic media filters are not that much.

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:rolleyes:

https://www.motorbiscuit.com/report-...me-from-china/

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I'm sure some of the Delco filters are this way. For the last 20 years, Champion Labs has produced a lot of AC Delco filters, and their plant is in Ohio.:waah:

My most recent PF35 was indeed made in the USA.