Engine Cover

If only you were red.

 

Ford kind of does that with its current Ranger. Only the Lariat trim gets an engine cover while the XL and XLT do not.

 

The Illuminati are back? Sheeeeeeee-ite.

 

I got some side-eye from a Ranger driver Saturday. Maybe that was why?

 

Like this??:

GMC Sierra Grande Olympic Edition
Year: 1976
This special edition pickup truck was marketed exclusively in Canada. It was commissioned in order to commemorate the Summer Olympic Games held in Montreal that year. Only 630 of them have been built, and all were based upon Sierra Grande trim level. They were painted white with red hood, frontal fascia and upper stripe encircling the vehicle. Furthermore, logo of the 1976 games could have been found on both the rear bedside (inside the stripe), and on a special hood ornament. They were powered by 165-horsepower 350ci V8, and came with extras such as chrome mirrors, bumper and grille, rally wheels, and wheel opening moldings.

 

Nice! Also, it sounds like Canada got a special edition Camaro back in the day for a spec race series. Supposedly a pretty sweet build on those.

 

I had a new 1975 “special edition” GMC Gentlemen Jim and the only thing that did not break in 2.5 years of ownership was the windshield. What a piece of junk.

 

I have had that engine cover off for 4 years... zero difference in noise or heat.
Seems like a good place for mice and rats to nest under.

Its nothing more than a way to pretty up the engine bay.
Pop the hood on a gx460 or gx470... its all plastic covers all over.