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| | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 39 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 39 | what is the correct engine color for 55 1st series 235 engine? thanks, jim | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | A shade of grey - knowing the exact shade is a perpetual exercise in futility.
Last edited by cletis; 05/29/2012 2:54 AM. Reason: grade to grey
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 | i used duplicolor DE1611. new ford gray and to me it looks like old chevy gray.  | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,554 | I used a duplicolor paint also but could not bring myself to put something on a chevy that said it was a f--d color. I drive a f==d but just couldn't do it.
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | what is the correct engine color for 55 1st series 235 engine? thanks, jim More info.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 | Just painted mine last night using The Filling Station interpretation of what time period color is. (As its been illuded to, the color is varies by plant, year, and day of the week) <Click> Mark | | | | | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 298 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 298 | the filling station paint is to dark
i used 1611 paint the color is almost
perfect. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 | Keith, What are you basing the "to dark" comment on, personal preference or documintation? What documintation are you using to say that "1611 paint the color is almost perfect"? Mike B  | | |
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