What is the correct color for a 69 hemi distributor? Are they natural or black (flat, semigloss, or gloss)?

Gloss black with a tan cap

Scott

Are you positive they were gloss??

Ive had some nos dual point distributors and they didn't appear to be gloss, id say more of a semi

They were gloss, but it was about the cheapest paint money could buy and put onto a bare rough cast iron part would definately look duller than one might expect. All that being said, it was gloss back paint.

Thanks Scott.

NP,

BTW, the cap retention clips were a raw unpainted spring steel, usually with a blackish/gun blued look. The correct caps had "Made in USA" molded into the top. The little oil filler spigot, retention clip anchors, and the vacuum advance unit were all a clear zinc/silver plate, some parts had a goldish was over the silver. The shape of the vacuum advance unit varied over the years.