Twenty years ago, Henry and Winnie Stone stayed with us for a few days. The
J2 engine was"on the bench", painted maroon red. I asked Henry if this was
the correct colour and he said YES. That was J2, I dunno about P types. My
J2 , J-3017 was originally, as is now black, with red upholstery. I'm
leaving the engine maroon as it all goes together and Henry blessed it. Good
enough for me.
Bob Grunau
J-3017, Maroon engine
PA-0531 ( also with red engine, but incorrect chinese red ).
.
Ray,
First early myth I heard as I chased same issue on my PA was... all pre-war
engines were red. Blue was exclusive to factory racing engines and green
indicated the engine had failed final inspection and re-circulated back
through
for repair.
Subsequent readings, already quoted by others, and interviews with owners
of
original engines seem to dispel this completely. Lew's color survey was also
most helpful.
My engine is green... car is duotone Red with red interior and that was
enough different shades of red for any one car. One of my mentor's PA...
BJO 800
is original and block is green. Good enough for me.
Don B.
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