Re: Is this '69 340HP engine color Blue or Turquoise?
[Re: MuscleMopars]
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09/30/08 09:47 PM
09/30/08 09:47 PM
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Is this '69 340HP engine color Blue or Turquoise?
Who's heater hoses are backwards??
GTS top I guess in blue cars it was "Turquois" Swinger bottom
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Re: Is this '69 340HP engine color Blue or Turquoise?
[Re: 6bblgt]
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10/01/08 08:56 AM
10/01/08 08:56 AM
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Is this '69 340HP engine color Blue or Turquoise?
Who's heater hoses are backwards??
Those would be my backward heater hoses on my TURQUOISE 340. HHmmmm, I copied the routing off a restoration in a magazine and have had them like that since 1999. By the way, 1969 was TURQUOISE for the 340. I have heard enough debate and seen enough original owner photos and heard from enough people at the judging area at the Mopar Nats and Chryslers at Carlisle over the past 10 years to ~know~ that 1969 was TURQUOISE for the 340. 1970 was Orange, 1968 was Red.
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Re: Is this '69 340HP engine color Blue or Turquoise?
[Re: rocketresto]
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10/01/08 12:14 PM
10/01/08 12:14 PM
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Not the greatest pic but until someone comes up with an un-restored/repainted red or orange engine or intake all the "my engine was orange" stories are just that ... STORIES!!
Yup!
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Re: Is this '69 340HP engine color Blue or Turquoise?
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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10/01/08 01:48 PM
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Danny, I'll be the first to say that with Mopar you "never say never", same applies in this case.
The bottom line is that in this case until I see a 1969 original paint 340 block in any other color than Turquoise I'm not going to believe any were made.
The red Dart shown above with the orange engine is one I recently looked at in person, it's beautifully restored ICCA Gold Certified car (which recieved the maximum allowed points deduction due to the incorrect engine color). It's owned by the second owners son who claims his father bought it from the original owner after the original owner had only owned it a short time (less than a year I believe). The car had an orange engine when his father bought it so it was restored that way by Paul Jacobs (because the owner insisted that Paul paint it orange). However, he had no proof in the form of photos or any other documentation that proved it's original color, it's quite concievable that the engine had some early problems and was pulled and rebuilt/repainted and only being less than a year old the builder simply used the currently available "correct" 340 engine paint (1970 was orange in this case) to re-paint it and re-install it. It really doesn't matter what the story was because regardless of what did or did not happen there's no proof to support any of it, and being an exception to the rule it's the responsibility of the cars owner to provide evidence that supports the exception.
I don't doubt your memory of a red engine either, but as I said above, I've looked at ALLOT of original 69 340's and haven't seen an orginal red one yet, only Turquoise. Maybe someone will see this post dig out thier old greasey block collections and post something that proves otherwise.
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