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Thanks! Everything helps. The red looks richer and maybe not as transparent as the current repros. The embossing is more prevalent than I expected in your pics. I'm having a really hard time finding a place that can do it, but I think it's important for an accurate repro. I've been looking into companies that make wine labels and such, but they've all said they can't guarantee they'll withstand under hood heat.
Not sure how much has discolored. Its been stuck to that valve cover 51 years.

When I put new valve cover gaskets on it a few years ago... I had to restrain myself from repainting the valve covers.

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Good to see someone fixing the Conical “Despressions” mistake!😉

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I have about 25 decals from the small test run. Happy to send a few out to contrast and compare to the originals. Just drop me a message.

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