motion valve covers
 

I got these with my 68 Camaro
just got them back from the platers
take a look
suprss70,
l78 70 chevelle,68 Camaro l78 m22 488s

Re: motion valve covers
 

Very cool! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif
Are they going back on the car?
If so, post a pic when you installed them!

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Very cool, what did those run you to get plated as I have a set that need to be re-done?

Re: motion valve covers
 

They cost bug bucks up here $500. Canadian However they are show chrome done right, no short cuts and they are even better in person.
The plating house did them in Toronto Ontario
this place does the best chrome bar none.
I also did my back lights and door handles and bumpers.
Repro parts are much cheaper however thre are no GM numbers on them and they dont fit worth a dam.I bought new door handles from my 70 chevelle the GM repro ones and they did not fit as good as the origional ones.
Peter

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Did your plater give you any kind of guarantee on the chrome.? I know of lot of platers won't do gurantees for chromed aluminum. I have 3 pairs of orig motion BB valve covers, 2 of which have the orig, old flaking chrome and I am looking for a plater that will guarantee thier work. Your covers look great, I see you have the "cut" Motion emblems, they seem to be a bit rarer, IMO, than the Motion emblems that fit squarely into the box. SULLY

Re: motion valve covers
 

My plater does the chrome the right way, not like GM did with a flash chrome.
mine covers were all flaked and had to be striped to the bare aluminium.Then I think he copper plated them then chromed them.
He stands by his work.He has done my chrome for a long time
and it stands the test of time everrytime.

these MOTION emblems are the real ones They might be the 68 vintage.
Maybe one of our members can tell us what vintage they are.
suprss70

Peter

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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

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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?

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Wondering what they are woth today
anyone have an idea.
suprss70

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