Hi Jim,
Bob Adler has the correct PPG paint numbers for the 235 truck engine gray,
which was
also supposed to be correct for the truck V8s. I have since lost the number,
but Bob
should be able to give it to you...though come to think of it, I haven't seen
him post
for a long time.
We bought some of the PPG gray for my retro V8 for the Sub...it had a slight
green tint
to it (looks pretty cool with Bombay Ivory on the Chevrolet script). Brian
bought some
of the supposedly gray paint from a contact out of the Cameo club and painted
his 265 V8
with it; it has a slight blue tint to it. Interesting since both are supposed
to be
"right", but both look good and I'm happy with my engine.
Now all you need to do for that 235 is find a 53-55 Corvette 6 cylinder intake
with the
three Carter side draft carbs each with a bullet air cleaner...I definitely
enjoy the
retro performance parts.
Mark Noakes
On Thu, 23 May 2002, J Forbes wrote
>
> Hi, I've done a search of the archives, and it appears that the
> consensus is that the 235 engine used in trucks was painted gray.
>
> However, I recall the (original as far as I know) engine in my first 59
> being "blue" when I rebuilt it in 1977, and the engine from my (very
> original) 57 Suburban also appears to be "blue". But the "blue" color
> seems to be more like the greenish grayish blueish color that Chevy used
> on truck engines in the 60s, not the light blue as used in the mid
> 70s-mid 80s, nor the blue that was used on car 6 cylinder engines in the
> 50s.
>
> Of course I should be able to just look at the paint on the engine, and
> see what color it is, right? It's not that easy! The only places that
> still have paint are where it is covered with dirt and oil, and it
> appears that the paint changes colors somewhat under these conditions.
> It really is impossible to tell if it is gray, green, or blue...it could
> be any, or a combination of all three colors.
>
> Is there any solid info on what color a late 50s 235 1/2 ton pickup
> truck engine really ought to be painted?
>
> On a side note, I just picked up the Bill Fisher 6 cyl Speed Secrets
> book, a reprint of the 1954 edition. What fun! As we're assembling
> Gary's 235, we used a tip from the book and changed the direction that
> the lower timing cover bolts go in, they now are 3/8" bolts going in
> from the outside, so the pan won't have to come off to change the cam.
>
> Jim F
> 59s in AZ
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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