Anybody know what the original color of the engine and valve cover for a
'73 Midget was?
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
'66 BJ8 HBJ8L/36666 "TARHEELY"
'63 BJ7 HBJ7L/20111 ("Resting" the last 10 years)
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool,
than to speak, and remove all doubt." -- Mark Twain
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> >I'm getting my 76B's engine rebuilt and am trying to find out what color
to
> >paint it. I'm pretty sure the original was black, but was it a glossy
> >black or a flat black? Was head, cover, and oil pan all same color?
How
> >do you think hot pink would look in a blue body?
> I believe the block and pan are black and the valve cover some sort of
> "Fire Engine Orange" But if Hot Pink yanks your crank - who am I to say?
>
> Larry Macy
> 78 Midget
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