that is Duckhams if I remeber correctly. This company produces a variety
of oils including race oils and is indeed still in Business. Don't
remeber about the other comnpanys, but you can get this cap as new repro
for Morris Minors, older MG's and TR's so replacement should not be a p
rob, though IMHO this cap is a bit dear.
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> From: Bob Danielson[SMTP:rdaniels@snet.net]
> Reply To: Bob Danielson
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 1998 1:29 AM
> To: Triumph
> Subject: Oil Cap Originality
>
>
> I pulled the valve cover tonight and cleaned away many years of old
> paint in
> preparation of giving it a new finish. I was all set to toss the old
> oil cap
> but spotted some letters stamped on it that were filled with paint. I
> cleaned off the paint and took the cap to the old buffing wheel for
> additional cleaning. The names stamped on it are: Castrol, Mobil, AC,
> Fina,
> Havoline, Shell, Esso, Duckmans, OC-4 and AP (maybe it's really BP?).
> I've
> never heard of Duckmans, OC-4 or AP (unless it is BP) and wonder of
> they're
> still in business.
> Bob Danielson
> 75 TR6 - status at
> http://pages.cthome.net/BobD
>
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