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Originally Posted by billetproofcustoms
The primary reference article is in this thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=392554
it reads that different factories used different colors/tints, and the color of the engine depends on the trim/option level of the truck. it also reads that engine colors were especially variable on the 283..
My truck belonged to my grandfather who bought it new in 1966. I do not have a good shot of the engine color, but I assure you it is blue/green. |
Cool truck! Is that original paint?
Here's a second vote for a pic of that turquoise 283! Unfortunately, some of those threads about engine color that you refer to contain a lot of dubious information from long ago (2009!) when less was known about some of these originality details. What a lot of folks assumed (or still assume) was original really wasn't... like decals on both valve covers, etc. I'll defer to 60-66 and factorystock on this topic but I sure haven't ever seen an original-paint 283 in these trucks that was anything but gray.
Speaking of turquoise 327s, for some reason unknown to me I've only ever seen a handful of original-paint turquoise 327s in survivor trucks. Not sure why that is. I've seen significantly more gray 283s for some reason. Don't know if they just didn't make many 327s or they just didn't survive well. I'd love to see some more original paint hi-torque 327s!