Olds Valve Covers...Holmes Mfg Co...History?

...just scored these Holmes valve covers for one of my Rocket motors, anyone know any history on the company? Did they produce other speed equipment?

I found a Holmes Mfg Co. in Cleveland that are aluminum fabricators?...

 

Don't know. I'm not familiar with those, but they look real nice. What Olds engine are they for?

 

Hmmm, I'm scratching my *** here cause those look like FE covers, not Rocket. Didn't the rocket covers have two holes in the center for studs to come through?

 

I heard Holmes was the biggest name in the industry for quite a while.

 

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The 303 thru 371 do, but but not sure about later Olds engines.

 

...394...I believe the center-bolt covers were only up to '58?

 

I have a set of Holmes "No Name" VCs for my Caddys, 49-62. I used to think they were Moon "No Name" that had been cast for Moon by Holmes till a few years back.

 

I think I remember seeing a pair of Holmes Nailhead covers once?...

 

They aren't FE ford, But I have seen a set for one on Ebay....Wish I had bid higher on them so I could show a pic!

 

Yeah, wasn't Johnny the 'WAD' into hot rods also? Maybe he was branching into another industry

 

wish they still made these as i want 2 pairs for 2 of my 394's
already got some edelbrock and offenhauser would be nice with noname to match the the blower intake better, or heck wish weiand did make some for the 394, as far as i know they only made for 303-324

 

Weiand did make 394 valve covers. I had a pair years ago, and (like a *****) sold them.

 

they did? got any pics? i never ever seen any!

not even in my old catalogues

 

Sorry, no pictures. They had WEIAND in block letters in the center, and pretty much resembled the mid to late '50s covers that they made for the sbc.

 

Holmes was a metal caster which did jobs for many industries, not just the hotrod world. Those covers were a job for a "known" hotrod business taking advantage of the no-name advantage, that being they could sell them to any business or retail and make a nice piece of change on both ends.

 

late 371s and 394s,earlier 371s 57-58 had 2 hold down bolts like 324s and 303s

 

i got a pair of holmes valve covers on my 60' olds 394...havent seen anyone with another pair..ill try to get some pics up later tonight-seann

 

yep, Moon "no-names"
had a pair for the 394 years ago, sold em to CGkidd
still have a couple pair for the earlier motors

 

heres the set on my 394