Chrome Valve Covers

"The printer must have screwed the caption up, because the '69 is on the left and the '70 is on the right."

"I can explain this one. Back in 1980 when I was looking for '69 chrome valve covers for my yellow '69 I had at that time (9F02G190191) I found a set taken off an early '70 (Yes, you guessed it, it was a Metuchen car) and ASSUMED they were the same. I found out a little later when comparing to a friends '69 they were different. I later found a true '69 set and replaced them. I have those early '70 covers hanging in my garage today yet (Right, Dana?). All those pictures in Donald Farr's book are of my '69, including the yellow '69 on the cover. He had virtually no one contribute '69 shots for his book except me. So, I had a bunch of pictures taken when the '70 style were on the car and I also took the picture you see above. The printer must have screwed the caption up, because the '69 is on the left and the '70 is on the right. In hindsight, I should have taken all my pictures over when the correct valve covers were replaced on the car. But, hey that was 20+ years ago and would have thunk it would have caused this kind of concern today?" Randy Ream
"The photo below shows how to tell the difference. The valve cover on top is an early '70, while the one on the bottom is a '69. The most notable difference is the notched corner on the '70 version next to where the oil cap goes. The '69 covers did not have the notch. Also, when the valve cover is on the engine, the top of the '70 covers will be slightly angled downward on the outboard edges. This of course causes the the oil cap to sit at a slight angle. The '69 cover is flat on top and the oil cap sits flat. All Boss 302 valve covers have drip rails on the insides." Jim Kelly

Now in living color! Photos by Jim Kelly
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