Posted By: rickmoore69
Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/29/10 12:18 AM
Fixing to drop an engine in soon to a 67 R/T. The engine is not painted yet and I want it to be the correct color. Have looked at several websites and pictures and "restored" photos, some are street hemi orange, some are turquoise. Which is correct? Mine is an early production, August 66 if that matters.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/29/10 12:20 AM
Turquoise with Chrome Valve covers and a black wrinkle dual snorkel air cleaner (no they weren't turquoise like in the 67 sales brochure!).
Posted By: 6bblgt
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/29/10 12:20 AM
All '67 big blocks (except HEMI) are TURQUOISE!!
Posted By: Dougsmopars
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/29/10 01:23 AM
Not all 67's had chrome valve covers. There is nothing in mother mopars lit that states chrome valve covers. 99% were dealer installed at time of purchase. 99% of all 67's had painted valve covers that matched motor color.
Posted By: Dougsmopars
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/29/10 02:33 AM
show me the documentation. Many people on many forums have looked into this and no one has ever found anything from mother mopar stating these cars were produced with chrome valve covers on the assembly line. I've been to many mopar nat's and looked at countless 100 point 67 X's and spoken to there owners. 99% of them had painted valve covers. A few had the orignal sale's paperwork showing dealer installed chrome valve covers. Again show me the documents.
Posted By: Dougsmopars
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/29/10 02:43 AM
There not 100 point cars if there not correct. I don't care how pretty you make a 4 speed car look if it was born an auto it will never be a 100 car at the nats.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/29/10 02:49 AM
So what class at the Mopar Nationals are judged on a 100 point standard? Just curious.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/29/10 07:09 AM
Thanks for digging that up R/T
Posted By: 64 Savoy
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/29/10 06:32 PM
I am the second owner of a canadian 67 R/T and it is well documented (sales receipt, build sheet etc.) with no mention of installing chrome valve covers at the dealer. It has chrome valve covers and wrinkle dual snorkel air cleaner and engine is turquoise. Nothing on the build sheet. Hope this helps.
MW
Posted By: rickmoore69
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/30/10 12:23 AM
I believe I'm going to go with the turquoise and chrome valve covers. I have a dual snorkle, wrinkle paint air cleaner also. Logan426, I'm right about 100 miles from Inman, just outside Hickory.
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/30/10 12:28 AM
If you are looking for a set of correct chrome VC's here is a set, they can be hard to find in good shape like these, they are not just "generic" chrome valve covers. So far the price is quite reasonable for them as far as "going rate" is concerned.
67 440 HP Chrome Valve Covers
Posted By: 6bblgt
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/30/10 01:53 AM
but aren't those a-body valve covers?
Posted By: ScottSmith_Harms
Re: Correct engine color 67 440? - 01/30/10 01:56 AM
Maybe Dan, I didn't scrutinize them, I just went by his description
