Eric,
Does your recognition of the similarities of the shapes of valve covers and
coffins have anything to do with the fate of past engines?
God save the Queen.
Dave
mumsy wrote:
> In the process of rebuilding my MkIV's 1500 I find myself bead blasting
> and repainting a lot of parts.
>
> I took one look at the valve cover and knew how it must be repainted.
> It was destined to have a Union Jack flag covering it.
>
> Ironically enough, the thought came to me while watching King Arthur.
> You know, that movie that John Goodman is in where he becomes the king
> of england? Well in the beginning during the funeral procession for the
> mock royal family that was killed during the photo shoot, the caskets
> are being brought out with english flags draped over them. I was
> sitting back in the couch and suddenly it came to me - those caskets
> looked an awful lot like a valve cover, and it was silently decided
> then.
>
> So after six hours of meticulously applying red, white, and blue paint,
> I have a union jack covering the entire valve cover. I am putting on a
> few coats of clear coat on it now. I know it'll probably burn off once
> I run the thing for some good distance from the shear heat but I'm going
> to take lots of pictures of it before I start it so I can remember it.
>
> Has anyone else thought of a Union Jack valve cover?
>
> eric
>
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> /__ \ / _ ) 1979 MG Midget * mumford@rpi.edu
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