I haven't been with the car it's whole life. Mine is painted blue along with the bolt and the lower part of the distributor. Car is a 1969 Dart GTS, built 2/13/69. I am the third owner. The first was an old lady that bought new and the second was her son who didn't have the car long and wasn't a car guy. The rest of the motor looks just how old it is so I doubt it was ever sprayed. The car would be a survivor if it weren't for the early 80's repaint and replacment parts. Only thing I'm not sure of is if the distributor is a reman or not. if it is then I would say it was painted because the lower part has overspray. Ill get some pictures in a few min.