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Re: Engine # 1528A135P

To: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>, "MMM List" <mg-mmm@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Engine # 1528A135P
From: "tom metcalf" <mgtom@bright.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 23:50:18 -0500
References: <011c01c19d3d$720dd6c0$6a00a8c0@roundabout.com>
Reply-to: "tom metcalf" <mgtom@bright.net>
Sender: owner-mg-mmm@autox.team.net
> 5)       There were traces of green paint found on the block and PA1260
> is listed a 4-seater. I know 4-seater engines were painted green, but do
> we know the color of engines destined for Airline Coupes?

BMC painted their rebuilt engines green in the 1950s. This is why many of
the engines (not only OHC) were green by the time we got ahold of them. My
PB engine was green, too, even though it's a 2 seater. The racing dept spent
days on the racing engines and they were blue (brushed) to differenciate
from standard production engines - which were red. Under several layers of
different colors I got down to dark red in the crevices on my F-type 6-cyl
block and nose piece. But who knows if even THIS is the original? I don't.
tommm

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