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Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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| | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | enjoi, I've heard a couple stories on the plaid valve covers.
One is that the OEM were running some engines as an experiment due to the "heads" and to distinguish them from other engine that went into vehicles they put the plaid valve covers on them.
...another tale I heard was that when the dealers did warranty work on the heads they put the plaids on so they would know the work was done.
Not sure if any of it is true...someone else may know the story. I'd Google it to see what I could find but I'm getting sleepy!
About 3 years ago there was an "original" GMC Suburban (55 I think) that had the plaid covers on from the factory. I have picture of them somewhere.
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