crowe-t Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Did Chrysler ever have an engine color that was burnt orange, a brown-ish orange? I've seen Street Hemi Orange(red-orange color) and Race Hemi Orange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Not that I have ever seen. I can't attest to what color the engines were prior to the mid 50s or so, but colors from that era were usually black, silver or gold. In the 60s, colors included the bright oranges, turquoise, red and later on blue. Once the mid 70s arrived I lost interest and didn't care what color they painted those boat anchors! So to answer your question, without doing some real digging, I can't say that there was no "burnt orange" at some point, but I have never seen it. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Chrysler Engine colors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 26 minutes ago, SfanGoch said: Chrysler Engine colors Looks like I did okay in my recollections. The only one I missed and don't remember is the yellow slant 6's. But then again, why would you waste memory space on a slant 6? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 I had a slant 6 in my 1972 Plymouth Valiant, for which I bought for $325. It ran for 325 dollars' worth of time (five months) before the "indestructible" Slant 6 seized while I was looking for a parking space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 56 minutes ago, SfanGoch said: It ran for 325 dollars' worth of time Well, at least you got your money's worth. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Yeah. I had to fork over 50 bucks to the guy in the scrapyard to take it off my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Not a fan of that color chart. There are inaccuracies... For instance. Slant sixes... 170, 198 were blue 225 were red truck engines were yellow There were also marine application engines. Cannot remember the color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Sorry tom but the 225 slant 6 in both the 70 and 73 Darts I owned were blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Okay, so there seems to be a couple of inconsistencies with this particular chart, but for the purpose of this thread, I believe that we are likely all in agreement that Chrysler did not produce a "burnt orange" engine. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 18 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: There were also marine application engines. Cannot remember the color I seem to remember turquoise for marine engines? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 I've owned a few late 60s small block Mopars that had red engines, faded and aged they could be taken as a burnt orange-ish colour... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 No burnt orange engine color of any year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) I was talking with Mike at MCW and he found formulas for 3 Chrysler orange engine colors. Street Hemi Orange, Race Hemi Orange and a sort of burnt orange color. I've never seen a Chrysler engine in the burnt orange color. Edited August 18, 2019 by crowe-t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtx6970 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Several years ago.i was told There were 3 different orange 1964-65 Race hemi. 1966-67 street hemi And 1968-71 street hemi. From what i remember...was told there was VERY little difference between 66/67 color versus later version. I personally can't verify or deny them. Just never seen it myself. Mopar burnt orange exterior paint is FK5 . It was never avail as an engine color . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 The engine color isn't called burnt orange, it just looks like that way. Sorry about the confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 3 hours ago, crowe-t said: The engine color isn't called burnt orange, it just looks like that way. Sorry about the confusion. If you know of any examples of this, please post pictures. It might help to make a diagnosis. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 It's the one on the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 47 minutes ago, crowe-t said: It's the one on the left. Actually, I was referring to a photo of an actual stock engine painted that color. I suspect that you will not find any. If you find anything close, most likely it's a dirty or oxidized version of one of the other oranges. The color on the left looks closer to one of the Ford flathead colors. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 I haven't been able to find a picture of a Chrysler engine in the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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