Chevy Orange Engine color hobby paint alternative?

[crowe-t]

Is there a good hobby acrylic that looks like Chevy Orange engine paint?

Is Testors International Orange close?

[Snake45]

Testor makes Chevy Engine Red in an acrylic, and it's pretty good stuff. 

[crowe-t]

6 hours ago, Snake45 said:

Testor makes Chevy Engine Red in an acrylic, and it's pretty good stuff. 

I need a paint for Chevy Orange.  The Testors Chevy Engine Red is red.

[Snake45]

23 minutes ago, crowe-t said:

I need a paint for Chevy Orange.  The Testors Chevy Engine Red is red.

It's red-orange, and it's absolutely correct for all big blocks (from 1965) and many small blocks of the late '60s. The Tonawanda-built 350 in my '69 Camaro SS was that color, for example. I know the '70 LT1s were that color.

If you want the pure orange of the late '50s-early '60s small blocks, Testor little bottle orange is a near perfect match for that. Yes, I know that's an enamel, but that's the color you're looking for. (I've been trying to find out for years when the Chevy Engine Red started to appear on small blocks, and/or which ones, with no success.)