Hey guys... Any idea what the right color is for a 1956 265? I don't believe it was chevy orange for the first sbc.... Thanks. Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
red is correct for 56 for a passenger car. Here is a good link for chevy engine colors http://www.cs.siena.edu/~lederman/truck/Documents/danroyEngineColors/danroyVCCAcolor.html
Well, it's actually "Chevy orange", but red in pigment. Kinda like those Gold line tires that Ryan bought, that are actually orangish.
Not so fast, it shows red AND orange as being correct for 1956 265/v8. I have an original 42 k unrestored 56 210 post car with a 265/ powerglide and its orange.
Do they sell they exact red in a rattle can? Anyone know who sells it? I have seen restored 57 and it had a chevy orange 283. Obviously not a 265 so maybe that was the cut off... Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
Orange!!! Some guys couldn't find orange and painted their rebuilds ford red. They went a lot slower after that.
'55 and '57 were Chevy orange. '56 was RED. You can buy some here http://www.classicchevy.com/engine-spray-paint-red.html 283s in '57 were Chevy orange; 265s in '57 were yellow (chartreuse)
Like has already been said, RED, unless it was in a truck, then it was YELLOW. And, 56' was actually the SECOND year for the 265; they first came out in 55'. The little engine that started it all. Butch/56sedandelivery.
It shows red with an asterisk, which says at the bottom is an "assumption." Orange is NOT correct for a '56 265. They were RED. This is from a tri-five judging guide (passenger cars, not pickups or big trucks): "All 1955 V8 motors are CHEVY ORANGE with BLACK valve cover stencils. All 1956 V8 motors are CHEVY RED, with BLACK valve stencils. A few EARLY 1957 265 V8 engines (standard transmission ONLY) were painted chartreuse (lime green) by Chevrolet, and they had BLACK stencils on the valve covers. After about November 1956, all 265 engines were CHEVY ORANGE (as are the 283 motors), and the valve cover scripts were SILVER." (so apparently you could get a 265 in a '57 that was orange like a 283 if it was after November '56 when it was built.) More judging info here http://www.angelfire.com/in/EMARKAY/joutline.html
Perfect.... The valve covers were my next question. Red with black stenciling.... Copy. Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
Bill Hirsch Auto which is the engine paint supplier lists Red for 1956, Orange for '55 and again 57-75. No one I know uses any other brand for serious restoration.
That is one thing I am not to sure about. Did Chevrolet actually take the time to paint the scripts on the valve covers. You know what they say, time is money.
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