most rebuilders paint any Chevy engine orange - I don't think any truck 235 was orange, I much prefer them gray, and a fresh paint job is much nicer to deal with for tune ups and repairs, as well as showing a "workman-like" attitude
"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir "When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me Some TF series details & TF heater pics