Tri-5 Chevy engine color?

[groucho]

What color on the V-8 other than orange and when/why? Thanks

[DanStokes]

Re: Tri-5 Chevy engine color?

Pink, if it's a SBC. Because it's a SBC. If it's a W motor, either orange or something that goes with the car.

Dan

[tedly]

Re: Tri-5 Chevy engine color?

Not sure what you're asking, are you looking for ideas or asking who has done this to their shoebox? I've always liked seeing an engine in a strong contrasting color. Like a blood red engine in a black car, Hemi Orange in a SubLime green Mopar, stuff like that.

[Brian Lohnes]

Re: Tri-5 Chevy engine color?

What color on the V-8 other than orange and when/why? Thanks

Grouch, they were red in 1956, not sure if that is for a specific performance package or something, but my dad's friend did a '56 factory resto when I was a kid and I remember he painted the engine red.

EDIT -- Here's some rules for concours judging tri five chevies --

ll 1955 V8 motors are CHEVY ORANGE with BLACK valve cover stencils. All 1956 V8 motors are CHEVY RED, with BLACK valve stencils. A few EARLY 1957 265 V8 engines (standard transmission ONLY) were painted chartreuse (lime green) by Chevrolet, and they had BLACK stencils on the valve covers. After about November 1956, all 265 engines were CHEVY ORANGE (as are the 283 motors), and the valve cover scripts were SILVER.

[Monk]

Re: Tri-5 Chevy engine color?

What color on the V-8 other than orange and when/why? Thanks

Grouch, they were red in 1956, not sure if that is for a specific performance package or something, but my dad's friend did a '56 factory resto when I was a kid and I remember he painted the engine red.

EDIT -- Here's some rules for concours judging tri five chevies --

ll 1955 V8 motors are CHEVY ORANGE with BLACK valve cover stencils. All 1956 V8 motors are CHEVY RED, with BLACK valve stencils. A few EARLY 1957 265 V8 engines (standard transmission ONLY) were painted chartreuse (lime green) by Chevrolet, and they had BLACK stencils on the valve covers. After about November 1956, all 265 engines were CHEVY ORANGE (as are the 283 motors), and the valve cover scripts were SILVER.

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[tedly]

Re: Tri-5 Chevy engine color?

Ahhh... I understand now. Sorry bout the babbling. :-\

[Monk]

Re: Tri-5 Chevy engine color?

Ahhh... I understand now. Sorry bout the babbling. :-\

Hey......I understood your babbling

;D

[BOOOGHAR]

Re: Tri-5 Chevy engine color?

thank you steve magnante