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Valve-cover guru wanted

33 IMP

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First, this is only curiosity. I don't want to sell them, I probably won't use them, they would all need hot tanking as a first step, and I don't think they are worth the expense. Two are being used as a masking device to paint cylinder heads the others are so filthy/rusty inside, they are unusable as is.
That said, we'll call the black one #1, the rest thru #5. 1thru 4 are originally turquoise, I think #5 was blue. That's the one with the substantial dent in the corner.
If anyone needs better pics to I.D any of these, I can sure get them.
Okay, have at it! TIA, 33 IMP.

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Here's 1964 to 1971

1964-65 big block valve covers

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1966-67 big block valve covers

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1968 big block valve covers

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1969 big block valve covers

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1970 big block valve covers

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1971 big block valve covers
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And the c body's had different ones too, but doesn't look to be part of the conversation.
 
And the c body's had different ones too, but doesn't look to be part of the conversation.
Well one of em had junkyard paint stick markings, saying "Imperial xxxxc" but since a superficial cleaning, I don't remember which one, and probably said what year, but I couldn't decipher what it said. I'm guessing it's the one that I think was originally blue, but who knows.
 
Following up....
Four out of five solved. Looks like I have two 66/67 passenger, a 68 drivers side, and a 70 passenger side.
The pics are the odd man out, unsolved. I suspect this is the one that was blue originally, and marked Imperial.
It has the pcv connection on the wrong end, a factory-loooking dent on the (either) distributor or power brake booster end, with a plug wire loom right next to it, and another plug wire loom on the intake manifold side.
So, I don't know if this is drivers or passenger side.
Any more ideas?

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Edit : just looked at it again, has to be a drivers side for the factory dent to make sense, to clear a PB booster. (Wrong side to clear a distributor). So it looks like a plug wire over the intake and around the back of the cover, I guess.
 
Here's 1964 to 1971

1964-65 big block valve covers

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1966-67 big block valve covers

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1968 big block valve covers

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1969 big block valve covers

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1970 big block valve covers

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Ones marked 66-67 are NOT for the HP cars . Looks more like C-body valve covers to me
 
Following up....
Four out of five solved. Looks like I have two 66/67 passenger, a 68 drivers side, and a 70 passenger side.
The pics are the odd man out, unsolved. I suspect this is the one that was blue originally, and marked Imperial.
It has the pcv connection on the wrong end, a factory-loooking dent on the (either) distributor or power brake booster end, with a plug wire loom right next to it, and another plug wire loom on the intake manifold side.
So, I don't know if this is drivers or passenger side.
Any more ideas?

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Edit : just looked at it again, has to be a drivers side for the factory dent to make sense, to clear a PB booster. (Wrong side to clear a distributor). So it looks like a plug wire over the intake and around the back of the cover, I guess.
plug wire tab on top towards the rear makes it A or C body

All B body cars the plug wires all went under the exhaust manifold.
A and C body #7 goes around the back side of said manifold
 
Here is another set that lack a positive ID.
Mabey 67 or pre 67 C body or Truck.
Thanks.
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Ones marked 66-67 are NOT for the HP cars . Looks more like C-body valve covers to me
My original 67 R/T has chrome covers, and the passenger side has the bracket for the heater hose attached, and driver side has the small single plug wire holder.
But it does not have the big stand up plug wire holder bracket on the passenger side.
 
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