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Old 07-15-2016, 05:37 PM   #12
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Re: Help decoding 230ci engine stamp

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Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine View Post
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.
It was a chevy 292 for sure as the color on the block was green. That head had some valve train issues for sure though.
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