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Valve Cover: Period Correct or New Accessory?

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Do you think this is a period accessory or recent accessory? How do you tell them apart? This valve cover looks old.
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It came with a project car. I am pretty sure it was on the engine, although I have the original valve cover also. The person that owned the car stopped working on it and driving it more than 10 years ago. I found a discussion that points to a RUDDSPEED. ??
 
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Not quite Ruddspeed....

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It looks just like my valve cover. Mine was on the car when i bought it 20+ years ago. I bought it from Bruce Phillips at Healey Surgeons. It was his personal car and was rather modified for rallying. I'm pretty sure it is not a factory original item yet was a period accessory.
Hope the pic comes out. Haven't done this for awhile.

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The C series engine fitted to the AH3000 was used in other vehicles, including the Vanden Plus 3 liter.
 
The Vanden Plas was the only saloon to have the alloy cover. The Austin and Wolseley 3Litre models (6/99, 6/110, A99, A110) had painted tin rocker covers.

Danny
 
This__identical looking__valve cover was purchased from Moss Motors around 1984-85, if my memory serves correctly. I bought it along with a set of connecting rods, and they were bouncing around inside the box, fortunately only marring up the rear of the cover.

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No rush Randy. I have not put the engine back into the car yet. Still working on the engine and transmission rebuild.
 
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