Engine color suggestions

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Originally Posted by Sovereign

I don't want black or hugger orange for the engine. Too common for me. I was thinking I would back date it with corporate blue using the older Chevrolet script valve covers with the script in black. However, I'm having a hard time finding examples to look at to see if I would like it. I'm concerned how it would look against the gold, too. I'm open to other colors entirely. Buick red maybe?

Thoughts or suggestions welcome.

Since we are settled on gold, my thoughts on Blue: It is a Ford and Mopar engine color. Its also the color of generic reman engines (at least it was in the 80's and early 90's).