motion valve covers

[JRSully]

The story goes on the Motion emblems is that when they ran low on the smaller ones (the ones that fit squarely in the valve cover) they had a guy at the Motion shop cut off the ends of the larger Motion emblems ( the ones they used for fender badging etc.) and put those on the valve covers, I don't know if it is a 1968 thing only, I have seen the cut emblems on an original 70 Motion Camaro. Who knows for sure, just what I was told. SULLY

[COPO]

I have valve covers with both the Motion cut emblems and the smaller ones. I'm not sure of the vintage, but I think the cut ones are older. Where is Joe G and/or Joe C?

[P.J.]

Wondering what they are woth today
anyone have an idea.
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[JRSully]

I know a restored pair recently sold on ebay for about $1k.

[MosportGreen66]

An NOS in the box with a receipt from Joel -- 'unrestored' small block pair went for $950 (+/- a couple bucks) a month or ago?

[Pantera]

To my knowledge there was only one size chrome Motion emblem that was sold by Joel. I know the origional ones off my '70's hood are the same size as the ones on a set of valve covers I bought recentely.

Perhaps you may have a different valve cover that was made as a copy or from a different manfacturer from the ones Joel used. The center rectangle where the emblem goes was made smaller on them, so that necessated triming the ends of the emblem to make it fit inside the rectangle.

Perhaps there is a copy of the Moton emblem out there that was made larger. To get a decent price break on them he would have had to order 500 or more. I just can't see him ordering some that are so close in size to the ones he already was selling. Unless they could have come from a second order from his supplier. No one seems to know for sure.


There are some copies of his emblems out there now, but the type face is slighty different. Perhaps you are looking at one of them?


Pantera

[P.J.]

my valve covers have the made by chevrolet molded in the inside of the valve covers.
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[owners2]

Many motion items came with the purchase of my 71 z28,owner say's he bought alot of stuff there but never let them do any work.I have an original pair of big block valve covers that were purchased in early 1971.they have the longer emblems that were cut & the valve covers are not chrome.they say japan 739 inside the cover .i removed one of the emblems & it showed old yellowed out two side tape holding them on. .also have one long emblem that has never been mounted on anything.

[P.J.]

yes mine have that two sided tape on them that is old
I will replace the two sided tape with something else
does anyone know a good strong glue to put them back
so that they wont shake off with the new big block.Did Motion use made in Japan Valve covers in 1971??
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[camarojoe]

If you can shake off 3M double sided tape without a big screwdriver, lacquer thinner, and 20 minutes of cussing, you have the baddest big block I ever saw. In fact, make sure they're exactly where you want em before you even make contact with the tape, you only get one chance.