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You are spot on. My original 49K original engine from my 69 Firebird looks exactly like that, it's on a pallet in my garage. Been stored for years, CA car, kept indoors. I'm going to be doing a complete rebuild/restoration on it and I've been frustrated by the choices of paint out there and have no clue what to buy that will be close
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Blueish / Greenish
I’m not certain what engine color was used on a 1969, but the Factory engine color found on Unrestored Survivor 66-67 GTOs definitely had this Greenish mix.
Back in the late 70’s me and Bruce Bethel would still be able to find the rattle cans in this Cool color in just a few old parts stores. When we did, we would buy every can they had because other stores were starting to stock the Blueish shade only. The empty can below (Bright Beauty) by Dupli-Color Products is all I have left of those days, and this cap was never subjected to heat. Shown below is a 66 throttle cable bracket along with a couple other brackets Factory sprayed in this Greenish color. Last photos shows Grants 35,000 mile 67 with the smog bracket removed showing this color. I understand age and lightning tend to alter any engine color, but I’ve seen plenty of Original engines still showing this unique color. IMHO, the Blueish looks cheap, generic whereas the OEM Greenish looks strong and bold. Chris
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1) 65 GTO Survivor. 43,440 Original Miles. “Factory” Mayfair Maize Paint with Black Pinstripe, Black Cordova Top, Black Interior, OEM Numbers Matching Powertrain. Purchased from the Lady that bought it new. Baltimore Built (11A). 2) 66 GTO Survivor. “Factory” Cameo Ivory Paint with Red Pinstripe, Red Interior. OEM Numbers Matching Powertrain. Tri-Power (OEM Vacuum Linkage), Automatic "YR" code (1759 Produced). Fremont Built (01B), with the Rare 614 Option. Last edited by 60sstuff; 05-20-2020 at 05:08 PM. |
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I think that expansion/frost plug behind the pump has been discolored by heat.
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Absolutely.
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The cylinder head plug is made of a different material and much thinner than the head and block - different hue.
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1) 65 GTO Survivor. 43,440 Original Miles. “Factory” Mayfair Maize Paint with Black Pinstripe, Black Cordova Top, Black Interior, OEM Numbers Matching Powertrain. Purchased from the Lady that bought it new. Baltimore Built (11A). 2) 66 GTO Survivor. “Factory” Cameo Ivory Paint with Red Pinstripe, Red Interior. OEM Numbers Matching Powertrain. Tri-Power (OEM Vacuum Linkage), Automatic "YR" code (1759 Produced). Fremont Built (01B), with the Rare 614 Option. |
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That greenish turquoise engine color may come as a result of oil,heat,age and various chemicals in engine degreaser. I used oven cleaner to clean my engine and it turned the 69 pontiac blue engine paint color into that greenish turquoise. Tint.
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The green color is what this Pontiac Blue Metallic paint turns into when
heat cycles and age take effect. All you have to do is look at factory literature to see that when new the engines were the same blue as the Duplicolor. The engine in my car that was painted in 2000 and which started out blue is now a lovely shade of green. |
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Hoping to finish a project while I'm still able to push the clutch in.... 1963 Tempest Convertible (195-1bbl, 3-speed transaxle. 428 RAIV, 5-speed, IRS planned) Pictures |
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