That is AMC blue. My 1985 CJ-7 has a 258 inline six that is black. I guess AMC quit painting engines blue in the early eighties. The 4.0 engines were black too. I like the AMC blue, almost as much as I like the Pontiac blue for 1969.
This is my 258 that will be replaced soon.
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1969 Firebird, Tx3-455/468 machined by CVMS
E-heads by Dave Wilcox/Comp Cams 300B-6 flat solid
850DP on E-85 by Eric Niefert/T2 1" plastic spacer
T-400/PTC 4000/390's/30x9 Hoosier radial slicks,#3400
1.38 60' 6.32 @ 108 MPH at Northeast Dragway NC 5/23/15 (9th pass on new engine)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ePCu2v...ature=youtu.be
1.37 60' 6.26 @ 109 half track, 9.86 @ 136 1/4 mile, #3350 11/26/16 at Richmond Dragway (125th pass on new engine)