A backstop for a 50bmg?? Lol
Back in the late 80’s early 90’s when I worked for GM- a Target motor was a replacement warranty engine. I install lots of them. All came in one color- black only. Mostly 305, 307 and 350s.
A backstop for a 50bmg?? Lol
Sorry- responded to wrong post- see above.What’s a “target motor”?
I bet there was lots and lots of them warranty engines then after all it's a Chevy lolBack in the late 80’s early 90’s when I worked for GM- a Target motor was a replacement warranty engine. I install lots of them. All came in one color- black only. Mostly 305, 307 and 350s.
Badass! Coupe looks phenomenal!I painted mine to match the car's paint job, including the fade from front to back as well as lots of gold pearl.
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When I restored my 69 Barracuda a few years ago for the second time (had it almost 30 years). I painted the engine Gloss black and used stainless steel bolts everywhere. I never did like the 69 turquoise in an F8 green engine bay.
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Target motor? Chrysler A57 multi-bank 30 cylinder tank motor...because you could paint a target on this motor and hit it with a tank round and still have it get you home. It had 5 carbs, 5 distributors and a helluva carb linkage.
Badass! Coupe looks phenomenal!
Usually when I think of a black engine, I think if the dirty and oily ones I see in the junkyard. You guys make it look nice!
Need some pics of that Badass van too! Both vehicles Kickass!
Ok time to really get into what he's talking about!!....
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The wife's 318...
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It also depended on the time of year that the car was manufactured.No, engine color will not be found in the VIN, or on the fender tag. And "make" (C-P-D) of the car almost never determined the color. The answer is, the engine colors were standardized at one time. Then the mid-'60s came along with so many options, and with various plants making engines, it all got confused. Like in 1966 all the big-block high-performance stuff was supposed to be Street Hemi Orange. But if it wasn't a hi-po big block it was turquoise. And the small blocks were "always" red. But in '69 the hi-po 340 small block came out. Originally they got painted red, some were painted blue for no obvious reason, and finally they were all orange. There are countless other examples.
I'm pretty sure that the 383 installed in your '69 Dart was the same as the 383 Super Bee/Road Runner engine. So the Dart 383 was Street Hemi Orange just like the others. But there were many, many non-high performance 383 2bbl (and 4bbl) engines that were painted turquoise.