I have been through those manuals hundreds of time and did not recall there being a photo or descriptions of the mufflers. We lucked out - the illustrations and descriptions seem to be conclusive.
I did not want to refer to the
"MUFFLER FACTORY 34-62" that Jim Carter sells. Many people correctly look at JC as being a "gold standard". The "FACTORY" muffler that JC sells is a 1950+ straight-through muffler, but clearly JC has mis-labeled it as being the same from 34-62. It will work for all years, but it is not the design used in all years
Do not worry about the "snotty" comment. Sometimes posters think it is snotty to be asked if they might have documentation regarding statements of originality. A request for documentation is not a challenge; it is an attempt to gather as much documentation as is available.
As we know, Denny, even GM documentation can be wrong or contradictory, but is nice to see documentation if it is available.
Paul's post of a photo of that part/packaging is most useful, and it caused us to think and to search. Thanks, Paul
A good Tech Tip
