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Old 04-10-2019, 06:00 PM   #1
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Gold engine blocks?

Anyone have a gold VHT painted engine or engine block? If you do, please post a picture.
Im thinking of painting my block gold.
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Old 04-10-2019, 06:45 PM   #2
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Anyone have a gold VHT painted engine or engine block? If you do, please post a picture.
Im thinking of painting my block gold.
You didn’t mention what your engine is, but the old gold Oldsmobile engines looked awesome. You can go a google search for gold Oldsmobile engine and see a bunch of them.
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Old 04-12-2019, 06:30 PM   #3
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Re: Gold engine blocks?

So thats it?
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Old 04-12-2019, 08:37 PM   #4
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You didn’t mention what your engine is, but the old gold Oldsmobile engines looked awesome. You can go a google search for gold Oldsmobile engine and see a bunch of them.
I think he's looking for a pic of the VHT gold paint, not a random gold engine.

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Old 04-12-2019, 09:05 PM   #5
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Re: Gold engine blocks?

and it's still an oldsmobile

as suggested vht gold engine paint images

quick peek, looks like several oldsmobiles as was factory color for some..

why not be the first gold Chevy engine in your neighborhood? good luck!
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Old 04-12-2019, 09:30 PM   #6
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I think he's looking for a pic of the VHT gold paint, not a random gold engine.

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That random engine I posted is painted with VHT gold just your Olds engine pic is.😉 It is the known by the Olds crowd to be the best matching spray can paint to the factory gold Olds engine paint.
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Old 04-12-2019, 09:36 PM   #7
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Re: Gold engine blocks?

Here’s some Chevy engines painted Olds gold.
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Old 04-12-2019, 09:36 PM   #8
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Re: Gold engine blocks?

Another one.

Olds gold (and I’m sure VHT gold too) is one of those colors that looks different in different light. It looks a lot different bright light than dimmer light.


Either way, just do it man! Dare to be different! ��
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Old 04-13-2019, 12:49 PM   #9
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Little known secret is that when painted Gold they go faster!
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Re: Gold engine blocks?

It's a great color for a hot rod car/truck engine, very popular in the late 60's/early 70's. I seem to recall seeing them mostly in model A's, 32's and hot rods/gassers of the 30's-40's vintage. I still prefer 'ol orange on mine (or green/gray in the earlier era) IF it's a stock truck. Hot Rods, all bets are off and gold is a great option. A couple of great looking examples above. I think the gold paint looks best topped off with cast aluminum valve covers, especially stock vette finned covers. But M/Ts and others of that era look great as well. 67 C-30 - that engine in post 7 looks great - that is exactly the tone of gold I remember.
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Little known secret is that when painted Gold they go faster!
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Little known secret is that when painted Gold they go faster!
No not painted, plated. 24K Gold Plated engines race down Rodeo Drive faster.
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No not painted, plated. 24K Gold Plated engines race down Rodeo Blvd faster.

Probably faster than Chrome! At least by 4 seconds in the 1/4 mile!
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Old 04-16-2019, 09:36 PM   #14
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Re: Gold engine blocks?

this might be cool with my Dark olive green body color.. it has some gold metal flake in it.
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Old 04-17-2019, 11:13 AM   #15
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Re: Gold engine blocks?

This is aweosme. I just want that pop with gold moroso valve covers, chrome pan and timing cover and aluminum heads for that vintage 70s/80s look...

Especially in my gold truck...
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