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Old 08-19-2019, 06:28 PM
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Default GEIS 12 Bolt Pumpkin Covers

I recently broke the rear end on my Chevelle. I ended up taking it to a gentleman named Bob Kelso in Hebron, IL. Bob has been doing this for 40 years. He took everything apart and told me exactly what I needed.

During our conversations, he asked me if I was interested in a good, thick aluminum pumpkin cover with the compression bolts. He said it was a Geis pumpkin cover, who was the original engineer of these covers. That really perked up my ears. He continued to say that John Geis designed it and then, according to Bob, after John died, others started coping it.

I went home and did some research. I found out that John Geis applied for a patent in 1975 and got his patent in 1976. I had no idea that they were made back then.

So needless to say, I had him install it for me......it looks good with great history. It even has PAT. PEND. on my cover.

Paul Tholey (PxTx) sent me the blueprint of the cover.

Kurt
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