Re: 22nd/23rd Series Engine Color Survey

Posted by Ross On 2013/9/1 14:33:38

Just had in a 50 Custom with very low miles. It had the top 3/4 of the engine painted the ubiquitous green, but all the hard to reach areas and the whole Ultramatic (casting date 6-49, the earliest I've ever seen) was grey. Someone had prettied it up.

I really go with OD's theory. Once the engine production was rationalized to the 3 1/2 bore they all got hosed down with grey.

When pondering the original color of these engines remember that they got the thinnest possible coating of the cheapest possible paint. If the color coat looks robust at all, I can guarantee it was not factory applied. My customers would never accept a factory quality paint job on a fresh engine.