C-1 Engine Orange

[Jimmy J.]

Are the judges making point deductions for the different shades of oranges on the C-1 engines? Thanks, Jimmy

[Gary C.]

Re: C-1 Engine Orange - Yes if it's not what's

typical and expected. Gary....

[steve westphal]

Re: C-1 Engine Orange

My C1 engine, a 1956 is red!!!

[Michael L.]

Re: C-1 Engine Orange

So are the '55 V8s. When I sent my block out for machine work, I asked them not to paint it at all. Out of habit, they sprayed it Chevy orange. I had ordered 3 cans of correct red to paint it myself. No big deal, I just painted over the shop color... I get a lot of comments on how my motor is not the right color...

[Roy B.]

Re: C-1 Engine Orange steve&mike

Your both right the JG is wrong, that's what we get for owning a 55 or 56 Corvette darn it!!

[Dave Suesz]

My '55 was orange

for over 30 years for that reason, it was built around 1970 by one of the best engine shops in NJ, but they painted it orange out of habit. When I investigated this a few years ago, a couple of area 55-56-57 Chevy outfits actually told me 55s were orange, 56 were red, and 57 were orange again! Roy Braatz, Ken Kayser, and Noland Adams soon set me straight! Of course, at local shows, cruise night, etc., a lotta folks think it's unnatural to see a red Chevy engine.

[Roy B.]

Re: My '55 was orange

"A lotta folks think it's unnatural to see a red engine" , (Me to in a yellow vett with a green top) I used the Ford tractor red 1952 I have for the engine paint.

[Dave Suesz]

I had a note from

Noland Adams at that time, "There were a few 265s in 1957 passenger cars. Apparently for identification,they were painted chartreuse. Really. I knew a couple of guys whose engines had this green/yellow engine color."

Standing on the left side of my car with the hood open, you'll see a red and chrome engine in a black compartment, next to a green steering column, surrounded by bright yellow exterior.

Noland also pointed out the switch to orange from red was during the 57 model year, so there should be some red 57's around. I wonder how people would react to a red 57 fuelie engine?

[Mark S.]

Re: I had a note from

There were some late 56 Corvettes with orange engines.