65 foil valve cover decal

[Jerry G.]

Does anyone have a source for the correct foil valve cover tags (375 Hourspower). it apperars most suppliers are using paper water decals

[M W.]

Re: 65 foil valve cover decal

64 uses a water applied decal. Not sure about 65. Try LIC, they may sell both.

Craig

[William C.]

Re: 65 foil valve cover decal

If you are talking about the HP decal on aluminum valve covers, it was originally a water release decal, the foil ones are Bogus Reproductions

[Mike M.]

Re: 65 foil valve cover decal

If you are talking about the HP decal on aluminum valve covers, it was originally a water release decal, the foil ones are Bogus Reproductions

agree with clup.mike

[Jerry G.]

Re: 65 foil valve cover decal

I have parts of the old original and it's foil.

[William C.]

Re: 65 foil valve cover decal

I've owned known history originals since the late 60's and the originals were all water-transfer decals, again if we are talking about aluminum smallblock valve covers. The foil ones came out as reproductions in the late 70's as sourcing for the old style decals was a problem for a time.

[John D.]

Re: 65 foil valve cover decal

HI Jerry, You are outnumbered here. Only the fake decals are the thick mylar type. Real deal 65 FI, etc are the water soluable kind.
Story: My 63, the LWC was judged at Seven Springs. One of the posters to your nice question hit me on the passenger side VC as I had a fake decal made. The drivers side had a water job. Sometimes when you put those antique water soluable decals in water they just all shrifle up. So I got a one point hit.
More proof. Although typically the original WS decals are long gone by now once in a while when we get VC's in for refinishing you will see remnants of the WS decals.
Another story about the guy who dinged me above. One time the good MD was campaigning his 61 BB car. He had an original AC on it. Well old JD supplied him with a nice new 7.00 repro Thick shiney decal and the boys hit Doc with a deduct. He wasn't too happy. Blamed it on me. Then he paid me back at SS.

[Steven B.]

Re: 65 foil valve cover decal

Back in the day ('65) a guy I knew bought a new '65 FI and decided he wanted to chrome everything under the hood---but it was too expensive so I loaned him my Happich Semi-Chrome and we polished VC's and FI unit by hand. When we did the VC's we removed the WS decals with alot of hot water because we did not want to scratch the al.

[Michael H.]

Re: 65 foil valve cover decal

I've owned known history originals since the late 60's and the originals were all water-transfer decals, again if we are talking about aluminum smallblock valve covers. The foil ones came out as reproductions in the late 70's as sourcing for the old style decals was a problem for a time.

Yup, I agree. It's a decal. I still well remember when the "365 HP" decal started to flake and fall off of the valve cover of my new 64 coupe. The car was still under warranty and I mentioned the problem with the decal to the service manager when it was in for other warranty service. I was told that the decal was not available. (and they never were)

Years later, a friend pulled the print for tha 360 HP decal for 63. It was indeed described as a decal on the print.

[Jerry G.]

Re: 65 foil valve cover decal

Thanks guys. I surrender. I appreciate the knowledge base this board brings to a question. So where do I find good replacement decals. Who has good ones? Jerry

[Tom H.]

Re: 65 foil valve cover decal

I think I got mine from LICS (Long Island Corvette Supply )