>Larry Macy said:
>
>> On 11/29/98 9:53 AM so and so (Christian Stanton) said. (And I quote:)
>
>> SNIP
>> >
>> >BTW: The valve cover on my (as far as I can tell) original car is Robin's
>> >Egg Blue, perhaps another CA part ;-}
>> >
>> >
>> Doesn't sound real to me. I had a 76 CA spec car and it had the black
>> engine and red/orange valve cover. Blue -sounds like GM to me,(PO with
>> dyslexia maybe?) I know - poor taste.
>
>The 1500 Midget engine is a Triumph Spitfire engine and the Spitfires of that
>era had baby blue valve covers.
>
>Denise Thorpe
>been there, worked on those
I have had 2 Midgets, a 76 CA and a 78 Federal car. Both were orange/red
valve covers. I seem to recall that all of the RB Midgets I have ever
seen have this color. If the Triumph colors are blue then perhaps
Christian's car has had an engine swap (or just the valve cover)
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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