Question About Dodge/plymouth Engine Colors

[Don B]

Is there anyone who can help me with the correct colors on Dodge/Plymouth engine colors? I have seen in my muscle car books a blue color and an orange color. I know the hemi motors were orange. What I would like to know is what color is correct for the smaller motors. (340/383/440) In some of my books I noticed a lot of motors in 68 were blue and some books the 69 was orange. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Don

[FordRodnKustom]

Is there anyone who can help me with the correct colors on Dodge/Plymouth engine colors? I have seen in my muscle car books a blue color and an orange color. I know the hemi motors were orange. What I would like to know is what color is correct for the smaller motors. (340/383/440) In some of my books I noticed a lot of motors in 68 were blue and some books the 69 was orange. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Don

Hey Don, check out this site. http://www.mymopar.com/enginecolors.htm

[Don B]

Hey Don, check out this site. http://www.mymopar.com/enginecolors.htm

Hey Ron... Thanks this answered my question perfectly.

[Don B]

Even that site missed an engine in a certain color/engine combo for a two year time period. 1968 Dodge Superbees & Plymouth Roadrunners with the "high performance" 383 & 4 speed combo had an engine painted Hemi Orange. The same cars with automatics got a regular 383 & it was Chysler Torquoise.

The difference between the "high peformance" & the regular 383 engines? The first one had a set of 440 heads & IIRC a 440 4 bbl intake that raised the HP from 330 to 335, a 5 hp gain.

From 1969 on, all 383 equipped Superbees & Roadrunners, automatics or 4 speeds got the "high performance" version of the 383, & it was painted Hemi Orange, despite what the site says on all 383 engines being Chrysler Torquoise through 1969.

Hey Mark... Thanks for the additional info. Don

[Karl Sheffer]

So what does everybody use to recreate the orange and turquoise in 1/25 scale? TIA

[jbwelda]

is there a color chart somewhere to match up these colors?

its a coincidence i was just wondering about a color for a hemi motor, but an older one, for instance from the AMT double dragster kit...i had assumed orange.

[FordRodnKustom]

is there a color chart somewhere to match up these colors?

its a coincidence i was just wondering about a color for a hemi motor, but an older one, for instance from the AMT double dragster kit...i had assumed orange.

I wouldn't worry too much about the color of a dragster engine..very rarely were they painted a factory color.