primed34, We ran stock covers or Corvette, others were expensive, unless we got a whole engine with them. We always tried to use the ones with "Chevrolet" on them.
Lots of them used old Corvette, Edelbrock or Offy's. I just changed out my polished no name valve covers to some old school modified Corvettes. Like them much better!
I have a set of those corvette valve covers, and two sets of M/T, Also two sets of those ionized blue moroso valve covers but i dont think they are from those eras right?
You could buy a pair of Finned Corvette valve covers over the counter at most Chevy dealers for under 30.00 in the early 60's. The local dealer's parts guy here in town kept two pairs on the shelf at all thems. I'd imagine that they sold at least 50 pairs of valve covers over the counter for each Corvette they sold out of the showroom. But Cal Custom, M/T Weiand, Offy, Edelbrock were really popular too and it may have been what was available at the local parts house that made the decision. I didn't have anything worth putting custom valve covers on until 1969 When I got a new 69 Olds Cutlass with my Viet Nam money. Didn't put any goodies on the engine of that one as I was too broke making payments, buying insurance and then paying the bills for my first born being born.
Im thinking of running the finned vette covers, because i have them, but i would love a old set of weiand finned valve covers, or original cal custom.
The Jalopy Journal
