Indeed, GM did not make the small block in the 1930’s but these wood CID labels make it look more period. Cut on GF our of thin walnut.
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Very cool. How do they hold up to the engine heat?
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Another engine heat question, We used to grill hot dogs on the engines on the valve covers at the track, so how are they holding up?
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Valve covers shouldn’t get much hotter than oil, which is generally 230-250º F.
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I took it around town and got it pretty hot… Nothing caught on fire and the oak seems to be holding up. Will post a follow up after a couple weeks of driving. Hot dogs? Now I am hungry 
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We would heat up breakfast tacos 
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Puts a whole new concept to greasy hotdogs.
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Those engines were cleaner than most kitchens and the covers were stainless or polished aluminum 
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Several instances of actually cooking (vs. heating) food on engines, I think Top Gear had one many years ago. So did Alton Brown in Feasting on Asphalt (although I think that was a failure, iirc).
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Can we see a picture of the whole truck?