Buick Riviera Nailhead valve covers

[Modlbldr]

I pulled these valve covers off of an AMT screwbottom 63 Riviera engine. Who can tell me what these say, and why?

Later-

[deuces wild]

What the....?????...?

[Modlbldr]

12 minutes ago, deuces wild said:

What the....?????...?

My thoughts exactly! Figured they may have represented an, unfamiliar to me, aftermrket set or some odd thing like that. I figured there are a lot of guys on here that are knowledgeable of the history of the old AMT kits that might be able to fill me in?

Later-

[espo]

Just a thought. Weren't there some fictitious models issued in the '60's and '70's based on some of the GM "personal luxury cars" of the era?  Could this be a valve cover from one of those models?

[sfhess]

Del Mar

[Russell C]

My problem is I'm seeing either "D E E L M A E R" or "O E B L K /\ B K".

And now I'm feeling dizzy ...

Edited August 6, 2024 by Russell C
mo de cipher fun

[Ace-Garageguy]

11 minutes ago, Russell C said:

My problem is I'm seeing either "D E E L M A E R"...

Surely you've heard about the Deelmaer Water-Engine option?

It was killed by the oil companies, and every trace of its existence was removed...except, apparently, for this one set of 1/25 scale valve covers.

And if you play the valve cover backwards, it says "eat your dog".

Cue X-Files music.

Sounds like the subject of one of those special YooToob videos with the computer-voice narration that goes on and on and on and on and on and on with a nonsensical "secret" story and random photos that don't go with anything.

 

[deuces wild]

I'll look those up and see what I can find...???

[bobss396]

My 2¢.... Maybe the engraver did a mash-up of one or 3 of his kids names just to mess with us from the grave.

[NOBLNG]

According to the google translate app on my phone…DEELMAER is Dutch meaning “participant”. ??