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MiNi MuLiShA
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Does anyone know what this stands for? or what the background info is on the casting?

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I thought they made old Holden I6 bits?

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Did Harry ever have an Engineering works in Yeovilton??? Could be an early Weslake??? :?:

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Whenever questions like this come up and I'm interested in the answer I'll do a Google search. If you search on 'wey alloy rocker cover' the very first hit that appears is an Australian Holden forum that says the WE is for Waggott Engineering (Merv Waggott) and the Y may be for Yarraville or Yagoona, the suburb where Waggott was located. Quite a few Holden forums also have a hit but after looking for 5 minutes or so there was no confirmation of the origin, just speculation. Continued searching would perhaps provide something.

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Cam, what's the origin of that one at the back in your pic? They are still pretty common- even I've got one. :lol:

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Cam, what's the origin of that one at the back in your pic? They are still pretty common- even I've got one. :lol:

I have the same type on my car as well.
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drmini in aust wrote:
Cam, what's the origin of that one at the back in your pic? They are still pretty common- even I've got one. :lol:


Me too, but mines got a threaded oil filler hole which is a bit of a pain as I need different type of cap :?

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This one here Doc...

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I think they were as common as contessas back in the day... my mum had one on here bugeye sprite!

Also found this one in another box'o'bits, its a little different as the rubber grommets sit ontop of the cover itself, not recesses like the others!

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Yeah I've got the Kent one on the 1360, but it says `Special', which it is!! :P

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Probably a bit like this special one?????

http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=66629

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There was someone in Sydney casting them up for the A-series from mid 50s.
I will flick through some magazines...
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Lynx maybe?

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drmini in aust wrote:
Lynx maybe?

No, I mean a foundry casting them for people like Lynx, Waggott, Kleining, Oxenford, etc to sell.
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I thought Lynx had a foundry way back then, a mate used to work at Lynx.

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drmini in aust wrote:
I thought Lynx had a foundry way back then, a mate used to work at Lynx.

Maybe they did!
I know there was someone at Kingsgrove doing a lot of castings for racing people. I can't think of the name, Wellworthy Castings?
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