Re: Motion Pics on ebay
Whitetop, had I known it was going to turn into such a pissing contest, I would have never posted on this topic. I never meant to malign Tim or anyone else for that matter, I was simply trying to answer a question as to the origin of the Motion picture in question, which I still believe I did factually, although not as tactfully as I probably should have. Tim has since clarified his item descriptions and there should be no further questions as to the origin or value of these pics. I have not replied to this topic or made any more related posts as I've seen how quickly things can get out of control and reputations can be damaged. As Tim has suggested himself, I think simply dropping it is the best thing.
As for the valve covers I had listed on ebay a while back...I feel I described them accurately and completely. I too have always included a "ask any questions before placing any bids" disclaimer in the description of all of my ebay listings, in the event of any confusion, and I stick by that as good advice to both a buyer and a seller. The covers in question are to the best of my knowledge made by Rocket Racing Products. I say this because I own a set of these covers NOS in the box, complete with shipping label from Motion Performance on Sunrise Highway. These covers may appear to be very similar to Cal Custom covers because they are. When Rocket produced these covers they simply removed the CC logos from the PCV blockoffs and added their own "Rocket Racing" decals. They also removed the "Cal Custom Gardena Calif" markings from the inside of the covers. The covers also came packaged with old Cal Custom instructions for installing the screw on oil baffles. This leads me to believe that the old Cal Custom molds were eventually owned and used by the folks at Rocket. Perhaps you have some documentation that will prove I am wrong in this assumption, but for now there's no doubt they made at least one set, as they're laying here in front of me in their original Motion labeled box. (see attachment) As for the SS427 covers I had listed for sale, I was told they were removed from a Motion display engine, which may explain their unique chrome plating. It's very possible that this was applied by an individual and not Rocket Racing, as I don't have any documentation saying that's how they came new, but then again I never claimed they did. Also, the emblems obviously didn't come from Rocket, they came from GM, they're 68 Impala SS427 decklid emblems, and were used by Motion on many of their 427 cars. The 69-70 Motion Performance catalog lists their "Phase III valve covers" as being available with SS396 and SS454 badging as well. I suspect Motion would use these GM emblems on anything at a customers discretion, or in this case to top off a new display engine's freshly chromed valve covers. I'm not sure what else to say except that I'm sorry if I was misleading in anyway about these or any other items I've put up for sale and that I'll continue to be as accurate and honest as possible when providing information. I'm not a novice to vintage speed equipment either, but just because I haven't personally seen something, or it isn't in one of my catalogs, certainly doesn't mean that it doesn't exist. Let's all sit back, learn from one another, and live harmoniously. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]
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