1968 Gurney Weslake Ford engine question

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I’m trying to add a little detail to my 1968 Gurney Eagle build (Dan Gurney’s stock block entry No. 48) and I can’t find any color photos of the engine. Anal me would like to know what color the distributor and the plug wires were. My black and white photos show the items to lean to a grey color so I don’t think they were plain black.

Also the photos I took of Bobby Unser’s car at the Indy Museum years ago show that car used the lever style of harness buckles. Am I safe in assuming that Gurney’s car used the same system?

Anyone know what that tubing is that is tied to the roll bar support?

Paul Erlendson

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Paul

Those distributors are by Mallory and Bakelite brown, or reddish brown.

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The spark plug wires on the restored car appear to be black. The clear tubes on the roll bar are probably fuel tank vent pipes.

Hope that helps.

Stephen