ORIGINAL ENGINE COLOR

Discussion in '1960-1966' started by cody, Mar 13, 2001.

  1. cody

    cody Member

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    I AHVE A 64 CHEVY 283 C-10 CAN ANYONE GIVE ME SOME ADVISE ON HOW TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ORIGINAL ENGINE COLOR WAS.
     
  2. Rick

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    [font size=1" color="#FF0000]LAST EDITED ON Mar-14-01 AT 01:39 PM (CST)[/font][p]

    well I was always led to believe orange but people have said some were green. Speedball from the forum has some pic's of his truck I looked and his engine looks green. So there must have been 2 different colors
    http://www.geocities.com/richmond2_99/64PU.html
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  3. Framer

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    My 292 inline 6 is still factory green. I think besides orange there was grey?

    http://zekethirty.tripod.com/52dodge/chevypanel3.jpg
     
  4. Framer

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    That pic won't always open so check out this site to see the green machine!

    [http://zekethirty.tripod.com/52dodge/52photo13.html]
     
  5. JQ_72

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    I have a '65 C-10 I restored last year with the original 283
    still in it. It was a low miles truck and still had the factory
    chalk marks on the block and heads. The engine is gray. I'm not
    sure about '64, but I'm positive that '65 and '66 V-8's were
    gray.According to a '65 manual :

    230 L-6.....blue
    292 L-6.....green
    283 V-8.....gray
    Joshua
     
  6. cody

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    Thank you, The engine has a lot of miles on it but it looks more gray than green.
     

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