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#103810 07/08/07 09:25 AM
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I have a '57 cameo with a 265 cid, and I want to paint the engine the original color. Should it be gray ?

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Yes, the base truck engines were gray from 1955 up into the '60's.


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gene,

is that the same dark blue-grey, as used on the sixes from the filling station or chevs of the '40's, or some other grey?..


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Its the same color although most you see use a medium gray.


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thanks, gene...


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