A photo in my '72 MK IV sales brochure shows a silver-colored valve cover.
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 06:26 PM 3/28/00 -0500, Keith R. Stewart wrote:
>Banbury, Terrence replied
> > I was researching this, as well, for the Mk III. From early brochures
>(via
> > the various websites) I have seen a copper color on the valve cover. Mine
> > is a metallic copper, too, but flaking off, of course. I have every
>reason
> > to believe that is the original color.
>A friend who used to take his MkII Spit to TRF's Summer Party did his a
>copper colour because he had an original dealer brochure from the 60's
>showing the engine compartment of a MkII and the colour was copper.
>Cheers
>Keith
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