Painting 383

69 was a unique year for the 383-4V and what color it was painted. In 69, the 383 HP (RR, Charger, Superbee, etc) stamped motors were Hemi Orange (save for maybe a real real early car where production was getting used up), and these were rated at 335 horse... and few ponies less in the A-body.

Now this changes if you happen to order a RR/Superbee/Charger (mainly B-bodies) in 69 and you wanted air conditioning. Then, you got a 330-horse, 383 with a 4-barrel, but the engine was turquoise. You couldn't get a 383-4v with air in an A-body, so it would technically, be a Hemi-orange paint only for them. The turquoise motors were "4-barrel" motors and not Magnum/Roadrunner motors and the blocks were not stamped HP. But, to make things more confusing, the cars still carried the same engine VIN designation. An "H".

I have an H-code 69 Charger SE, all numbers. It has air and got the turquoise 4V motor. The original pie tin says 383-four barrel. If it had no air, it would have received an orange engine, and the pie tin would have said 383-magnum.