Factory color of the 292 in a 1968 K10 ?

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Originally Posted by old51sedan

I'm not positive but I believe when they came out in 1963 they were light green and were that way until 69 then changed to orange. I'm sure someone will chime in and tell us for sure.

In the early days, Chevy big 6's were green, this practice continued thru '66. In '67, the change was made to paint all engines the same color red orange. IMO, it is more of a reddish orange. From '73-'76, IMO more of a just orange color. 77+ change was made to GM blue.