This is interesting, can anybody advise....?
The rocker cover on my 1965 saloon needs a bit of tidying up, and I thought I would start by ordering new nameplates etc.
Question 1
The pic of my rocker cover shows the “Morris” plate secured by pop rivets. I assume this is incorrect and they should be aluminium blind (semi tubular rivet) like the ones on the Weslake patent plate?
Question 2
This is a good one... The Weslake patent plate on my engine states “ The following patents are embodied in this “POWER UNIT”.
All the plates I can find on the web state “ENGINE” (not power unit)?
Also some of the patent numbers are missing when compared to the new ones available.
Have I got a super rare rocker cover worth lots of money that needs preserving as-or perhaps some scrapyard one from an old boat engine or generator?
My rocker cover
Typical replacement (from ESM)
Any ideas, or am I being too fussy? I just want to tidy it up.
Anyone got any thoughts?
One for the scrutinisers!
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- Minor Maniac
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Re: One for the scrutinisers!
The Morris badge fitted to your rocker cover is not original.
I suspect the rocker cover originally carried a Austin logo.
It has been replaced - note the rivets. The rivets should be as per the Weslake Patents plate - blind with no centre hole.
Conducting a quick pole - Austin rocker covers had 'Power Unit' whilst Morris had 'Engine'.
So your rocker covert is not rare but a pseudo Banksey - but do not try to shred - it will not do the shredder any good and it will not increase its value as a piece of conceptional art.
I suspect the rocker cover originally carried a Austin logo.
It has been replaced - note the rivets. The rivets should be as per the Weslake Patents plate - blind with no centre hole.
Conducting a quick pole - Austin rocker covers had 'Power Unit' whilst Morris had 'Engine'.
So your rocker covert is not rare but a pseudo Banksey - but do not try to shred - it will not do the shredder any good and it will not increase its value as a piece of conceptional art.
Re: One for the scrutinisers!
Rats! so its worth bugger all then
Thanks for the info Phil, appreciated as always.
Regards,
Mark
Thanks for the info Phil, appreciated as always.
Regards,
Mark
Re: One for the scrutinisers!
Regarding the Banksey observation I wonder if he was in cahoots with the buyer, a gamble, that apparently paid off, to increase the value on resale for a nice profit. What a suspicious guy I am! As if these gentlemen would do such a thing for money.
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Re: One for the scrutinisers!
Maybe my suspicions are not far off. How the other half live and scheme.