[FC] Chevy orange valve covers

[tkalp at cox.net]

During my search for more information I found this post on the Corvair Forum:
"Re: Does anyone have pictures of the Corvair engine undressed  
Posted by: bill darcy ()
Date: March 06, 2012 05:54PM

I've never seen an entire Corvair engine orange only HB and valve covers.Was discussing this very thing with Pat Hall recently as he has at least 4 engines that he's pulled out that had orange paint as mentioned.From what we could determine it appears to be 64 engines but couldn't find any pattern and we were thinking that perhaps it was just a matter of some getting painted with small block stuff and just used that way.Seems reasonable that Chevy would paint tin parts in batches and maybe someone just didn't notice that some were Vair parts."

Both the engines I found were '64s . . .  So people only painted their valve covers orange on their '64s?  Despite my high respect for lclc I still consider the question open for further investigation. Thanks for all the responses.

T. Kalp
Wichita, KS


---- Dale Dewald <dkdewald at pasty.net> wrote: 
> Hello,
> 
> Several years ago I had a brief Q/A with lclc about engine sheet 
> metal.  The official word: Valve covers and oil pans of all Corvair engines 
> were stamped from terne (a lead-tin alloy) plated steel sheet and left the 
> factory without additional paint.  Orange, black or any other color valve 
> covers are non-stock.
> 
> Dale Dewald
> Hancock, MI
>