Engine colors

[SSSN8KE]

My 1969 GTS 340 was painted Turquoise from the factory not red as mentioned.

 

[patrick66]

My 1969 GTS 340 was painted Turquoise from the factory not red as mentioned.

1969 was a weird year for small-block colors. You could have Red, Turquoise, Hemi Orange or Corporate Blue on any 273/318/340. Trucks tended to be Red, strangely enough. As there were four engines plants then, this was likely to plant variations.

 

[MarkLevi]

actual engine colors per Chrysler TSB for 1969; downloaded from Hamtramck Historical.

 

[GetX'd]

1968 225 Six All Red Mopar Paint P4349218
1968 273 V8 - LA All Red Mopar Paint P4349218
1968 318 V8 - LA All Red Mopar Paint P4349218
1968 318 V8 - LA - Police only Police engine H-Orange Mopar Paint P4349216
1968 340 V8 - LA All Red Mopar Paint P4349218
1968 383 V8 All Turquoise Mopar Paint P4120752
1968 383 V8 High Perf/Police High Perf H-Orange Mopar Paint P4349216
1968 426 HEMI Street Engine H-Orange Mopar Paint P4349216
1968 426 V8 All Turquoise Mopar Paint P4120752
1968 440 V8 All Turquoise Mopar Paint P4120752
1968 440 V8 High Perf/Police High Perf H-Orange Mopar Paint P4349216

Don’t know why that list suggests 68 440 HP is Orange. They’re turquoise.

 

[patrick66]

actual engine colors per Chrysler TSB for 1969; downloaded from Hamtramck Historical.

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Having owned many '69 cars and trucks since the mid-'70s, I take umbrage with that list. That might be the official word, but the real-world shows differently. I've owned all four colors in various '69 Mopars

 

[69Coronetrt]

Don’t know why that list suggests 68 440 HP is Orange. They’re turquoise.

That list is known crap and should be deleted from the internet.