Delco Remy distributor cap question

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Delco-Remy caps without the R would be for 1968 and earlier usage. In 1969 GM came out with the R (resistor) designation. Caps D 308R ( black caps with aluminum contacts ) and D 309R (brown caps with copper contacts) and rotors D 409R (black with E on tip of contact) and various spark plugs with R designation, such as R43 or R43N, etc. Patent pending R were used until the patent office OK'd the R designation as being different from earlier caps, rotors, and spark plugs without the R. Then the patent numbers were imprinted on the caps once approved with R usage.These parts were then used on earlier applications once the earlier parts ran out of stock.