That IS the point. AFAIA it started with RR who would paint bolts etc
with yellow paint of a particular colour so that they could tell if it
had been tampered with because that colour was only available to them
and their authorised dealers/engineers.
The plastic on one hand started in a similar way and became a way of
hiding the now much higher voltage electrics from people who might put
their hands in. Of course the idea of restricting access also protected
the position of the main dealers.
Peter
On 07/03/2019 05:22, Bob Spidell wrote:
> Agree wholeheartedly; it's one of the reasons I bought the car (my
> second Bullitt).
>
> I really don't understand the shift to covering engines with tons of
> plastic. Is an engine too intimidating to your average car buyer these
> days? Also makes it that much more difficult to work on (maybe that's
> the point).
>
>
> On 3/6/2019 1:11 PM, Kees Oudesluijs wrote:
>>
>> At least that shows the engine in the proper way. So much nicer than
>> all the smooth covers.
>>
>> Kees Oudesluijs
>>
>>
>> Op 6-3-2019 om 16:44 schreef Bob Spidell:
>>>
>>> "t is also a pity the way the engine looks with all the plastic on
>>> top but I suppose you cannot avoid that."
>>>
>>> Yes you can:
>>>
>>> On 3/6/2019 1:28 AM, Kees Oudesluijs wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A very nice machine, I love it and it seems to be very well screwed
>>>> together. It looks spectacular and very neat. Some minor things I
>>>> definitely do not like: the steering wheel, Moto Lita, black or
>>>> tan leather looks so much better, and the instruments which should
>>>> be white on black or black on silver SMITHS/JAEGER UK. It is also a
>>>> pity the way the engine looks with all the plastic on top but I
>>>> suppose you cannot avoid that.
>>>>
>>>> Kees Oudesluijs
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Op 6-3-2019 om 04:04 schreef Patrick & Caroline Quinn:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Without doubt it?s very well done, but it gives rise to the
>>>>> question on how much of it actually rolled out of the factory in
>>>>> Abingdon.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Very, very little.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hoo Roo
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Patrick Quinn
>>>>>
>>>>> Blue Mountains, Australia
>>>>>
>>>>>
>
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