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| | | | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8 | I've been working on my Grandpas 1949 3100 and have read the engine color is supposed to be a grey/gunmetal color. However the engine we have is painted red and is a original 1949 216 engine. Anyone happen to know why the engine is red? Was this an option back then?
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | there weren't 'optional' engine colors, see engine color list here, pretty accurate - when dealing with a 60+ year old truck, it's highly unlikely the engine will still be the color it left the factory Bill | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Probably been rebuilt somewhere in those 65 years. Rebuilders
often painted them red/orange or blue.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 | The Filling Station sells the correct color gray paint. Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 8 | Its odd though because the engine number does not match the registration. I'm worried it may not be the original engine. However, it is a '49 216. Did Chevy regularly sell replacement engine for the 3100 back then? If so, maybe they painted them red? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 | It could be a re-manufactured/rebuilt engine. I had a rebuilt 235 the had a tag stating the piston and bearing sizes attached to the side of the block and the re-builder painted it red... Mike B | | |
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