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Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy
When I took the old 292 out of my 66 chevy I noticed the back of the head was an orange/reddish color. Indicating at some point that the head was redone or worked on. 292 would have been green so why they went red beats me. haha Ran the numbers and they show to be that year so.
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If it was a 292 out of a GMC it may have been original 'boxcar red'. [That's the name of a color of Floquil model train paint, not an auto industry shade, but it's closest to the right hue.] It's also the color of manual transmissions, IIRC. So according to FactoryStock's notation of a GMC corporate directive, they went with all Red engines in 65/66, with Chevy following suit in '67 in their Orange color.