What Tamiya X- bottle paint formula makes a believable Chevrolet Engine Red color?

[chepp]

For example, what proportions of Tamiya X-6 Orange, X-7 Red, and/or X-8 Lemon Yellow acrylic would be good?

Edited Sunday at 07:08 PM by chepp

[Shark]

I normally don't mix paints to achieve a certain color, I'm colorblind. So I look for these already made up. MCW now has small jars of unthinned enamels in lots of useful shades such as correct engine colors, tinted carburetor and others.

[Rbray47]

I mix Tamiya paints for Chevy orange and Detroit green. I don't even measure. I add the colors into a bottle lid a little at a time until it looks close enough. 

 

[1972coronet]

At the risk of my being "that guy" - how about perusing eBay for a bottle of Testors acrylic Chevy Engine Orange ? I realise that you'd specified Red ; and that there is indeed a difference between Chevy Red and Chevy Orange. If it's the latter you're seeking, I'd recommend the aforementioned Testors acrylic version. no muss, no fuss. I've had a bottle of it for close to 10 years, and it's just as good as the day I first opened it. 

[chepp]

Thanks, all. Despite my thread title, I'll go with Chevrolet engine orange starting with Tamiya X-6 Orange and adding X-7 Red until it looks right. I only need a tiny amount to airbrush the block/heads (resin Muncie 4-speed will be aluminum). My LHS still has a nearly full rack of MM solvent-based bottle paint... the space for Chevrolet Engine Orange was empty. They don't have the Testors acrylic line anymore.

I'm replicating my cousin's long-gone '57 Chevy 210 post sedan as it looked in 1965 soon after he'd made it into a street/strip car. There are no photos, just my memory as a 12-year-old and his (he's in his 80s now) so we're runnin' on fumes for some of the details. We'll presume that the original car had a six that was pulled and the engine builder started with a 327. So, the color will be orange (original engine color or repainted).  

Here's some backgrounda about the two colors.

Ryan Miller post (snipped to show red and orange SBCs) from https://www.facebook.com/groups/138359353403/posts/10160772427643404/:

"Chevrolet Engine Colors: The Complete Guide
When it comes to Chevrolet engines, most enthusiasts immediately think of the iconic Chevy Orange, but Chevrolet has used a surprising variety of engine colors throughout its history. These colors reflected the specific engine type, application, and era, and sometimes were even used to distinguish early production models. Here’s the definitive breakdown:
5. Red (1955–1957)
 • 1955–1957: Early V8 engines, such as the 265 and early 283s, were painted red. This distinguished them from inline-6 engines and emphasized the new V8 technology.
9. Chevrolet Orange (1958–1976)
 • 1958–1976: The iconic Chevy Orange debuted with the 283 and became synonymous with Chevrolet’s small-block and big-block V8 engines. This bright color symbolized performance and reliability and was used across engines like the 327, 350, 396, and 454."