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I had a 79 Vette and it was blue.
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Then there was black. My 86 Suburban had a 350 that was black.
My father had a 1973 pickup that was new and I am sure the motor in it was orange. ![]()
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Definately by 1977 the trucks were blue. My dads 77 burb was blue.
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I have a 76 monte motor and its blue.
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change to blue in 77.
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My 67 had a blue 283 I believe it was stock. Does anyone know if this is right. The truck was a farm truck we bought in about 76.
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My original '67 has orange peeking through the crud. Damn oil bath air cleaner. I will be doing a little cleaning soon.
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This same question came up on the Stovebolt Page recently. Their main focus is on GM inlines Pre-'72, but one member did offer an interesting link:
http://mars.ark.com/~babytrkr/mtrcolor.html As I recall, Chevy engines were blue, then went to orange in the later '60s, then back to blue in the late '70s, then, I guess, black in the late '80s. Some exceptions: the 261 L6 was an alpine green, so the dealers could tell it from the same exterior sized 235 L6. When the 292 L6s came out ['63 model year] the first couple of years they were this same green, even though the 292 is obviously 1-3/4" inches taller than the 230/250 block. By '67 all L6s and small block V8s were the famous Chevy Engine Orange. I have also heard Big Blocks were painted a slightly redder orange, but I'm not certain. ![]()
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mine is rust color with a grease overtone........and a few lime green coolant high lights.
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Re: What year did Chevy change engine color form orange to blue?
My 1970 C20's engine is stock, numbers matching. less than 100k miles... and is/was blue. It's mostly worn off/grimey but what is there is blue. It's confusing
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Re: What year did Chevy change engine color form orange to blue?
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Re: What year did Chevy change engine color form orange to blue?
well I mean to say the engine code has the correct year and engine to match the spid and whatnot. Point is it's not repainted and is somehow blue
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Re: What year did Chevy change engine color form orange to blue?
Holy old thread revivals, Batman! 11 years and 22 days, has to be some kind of record!?
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Re: What year did Chevy change engine color form orange to blue?
lol sorry folks. Didn't even realize. Was googling blue chevy engine because I was confused why mine was blue haha
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Re: What year did Chevy change engine color form orange to blue?
I was thinking 77 from the start of reading this post. But almost all re builders painted their rebuilds blue for some reason. I also think the black engines came about in the 80-81 model years they went to black to cut down on warranty work making it harder to see weeping oil seals that leaks small amounts. Jim
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Re: What year did Chevy change engine color form orange to blue?
The Blue Flame 6s were blue from what I have heard. Pretty sure about that. They were propane, right?
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Re: What year did Chevy change engine color form orange to blue?
Wow, For a minute I thought "68 suburban" and "longhorn man" were back!
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Re: What year did Chevy change engine color form orange to blue?
The first year I recall seeing the blue engines was 1977.
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Re: What year did Chevy change engine color form orange to blue?
I'd love to have one of these era Bel Air's. Saw an 82 coupe on eBay a looong time ago. Last year for the model sold only in Canada.
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