Quote: did they paint the ex manis engine color???
Yes, with all 66-71 Street Hemis and most other engines as well. They were nearly all bolted to the engine when it was painted, most got near complete coverage. Examples of bare cast iron are usually engines that the paint burned off of or were improperly detailed in the first place. Here's an example I restored back in 1990, it was prtty accurate for the day, also used the Roger Gibson Race Hemi Orange (tint looks off in this old pic but it looked just like the 68 above).
