Would a 1969 383 2bblbe turquoise or blue?

[Moparmagic1992]

ive opted to replace the 2bbl on my matching numbers 383 with a 4bbl but keep the stock appearance, ive picked up a date coded intake, and plan to slap it on and paint the engine carefully in car. but as it is that i am color blind, and the engine is heavily greased over/surface rust...what color is it suppose to be for a lo-po 69 383?

 

[monaco66coupe]

Turquoise in 69'.

 

[patrick66]

X2 Turquoise

 

[aldal]

Sorry how this posted....could not get it correct.



Mopar Engine Colors


These are the Dupont Color Codes

Race Hemi Orange
5065DH


Street Hemi Orange
5067DH


273 HP Red
5092DM


Turquise
4799D


72 Smog Blue
5351D






Color



Mopar PN



Years



Application



Comments




Black






P4120753






81-up

83-up




2.2L engines

318 and 360 engines

All production Jeep engines







Race Hemi Orange





P4120751





62-64


64-65 426 Race Hemis


Max Wedge engines
(413 and 426 Cross Ram)

426 Race Hemis


A bright orange color




Street Hemi Orange






P4349216






66-71

69-71

70-71


426 Street Hemis

High performance 383 and 440 engines

340 engines


A reddish orange color.
Commonly referred to
as "Hemi Orange."




Turquoise




P4120752




62-71

69


All B/RB big blocks.

LA 340's.


Medium blue-green color




Red












P4349218












64-69

Mid-60s

68-69

60s






All 273 engines.

Most 318 engines

340

A lot of Slant 6s






Bright red color. This "red" color is NOT THE SAME as the "red" that MP sells, nor does commercially available (Krylon, Plasti-Cote) "Chrysler Red" paint match the original Slant-6 red color.
You can find an EXACT match though NAPA. Farm equipment spray paint, International-Harvester red




Blue




P4349217




72-83

late 60s-72


All production engines except 2.2L.

Most 318 engines.


A medium blue color




Yellow


P4529144


early 60s


Many Slant 6s, including trucks.







Aluminum Silver








P4529148








late 40s-early 60s


24-59





Most of the early Hemis and 1950s engines were painted this colour.

All the flathead 6's except that the performance option in the 30's included a high compression head that was painted bright red.







Gold Metallic



P4529149



Late 50s-early 60s



"Golden Lion", "Golden Commando" and DeSoto "Adventurer" engines.

 

[patrick66]

That Mopar Performance list is NOT 100% correct, so don't take it as gospel.