Is this normal, or am I really that sick?

One more question for slant six owners. How many of you have a slant six with the heat shield over the oil pump and distributor like the very greasy one in this photo? This is the only slant six that I've ever owned that came from the factory with one. Very stock 1974 Duster. Anyone? Sorry for the low quality photo.

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This is meant to be a splash shield. My 1966 Dart had one original. I removed it when I rebuilt the motor as I'm not sure how long I will stay with a distributor.