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RacerRick


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What valve covers would be on a 57' Pontiac V8?  I am assuming they would not come with Chevrolet Script valve covers...



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The 55-57 Canadian Pontiacs had the staggered valve cover holes with a pontiac script in written letters. The correct colour is the question. Grey or dark blue  definately not chevrolet orange. If the 57 Laurentian convert. that is featured at the coming RM auction is correct it is a blueish grey.

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Did they ever make these valve covers with the straight across bolt pattern?  Does anyone have a good pic of them?

I tried to look at the one in the RM auction, but the pics suck and the car has a lot of stuff that is not correct.

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bro 2.jpg                   The pics in the 57 brochure show all motors the same color green

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Not an expert here but I have posted on this topic before. I can only say what I've seen.

The brochure colour is pretty close to the 261 but the 265/283 engines I have seen in original paint are darker colour green moving toward greyish blue tones. The word Pontiac is on each valve cover in black. (I have seen similar script on post 57 orange engines too in black with an arrowhead emblem ahead of the P. The latest I've seen is a 64.)

One thing for sure is the tri five CP's are not orange and the Pontiac script is black.

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-- Edited by 73SC on Tuesday 17th of March 2009 03:10:33 PM

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