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1969 318 color #1218817 04/19/12 07:51 PM 04/19/12 07:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 105 Ontario, Canada D D149 OP member
D149 OP member D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 105 Ontario, Canada	What color would a 318 have been originally in a 1969 Barracuda? Thanks Dave 1968 Valiant Signet 4dr. 273 4spd 1969 Road Runner 383 4spd 1969 Barracuda 318 auto 1970 Dart Swinger 340 4spd 1975 Cordoba 400-4bbl 1988 Caravelle 318 Auto 1999 Dakota R/T 2000 Viper GTS 2001 Ram 2500 Diesel 6spd 2018 Dodge Challenger GT (Winter beater!)

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: D149] #1218818 04/19/12 09:33 PM 04/19/12 09:33 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 6,167 Maryland GO_Fish master
GO_Fish master Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 6,167 Maryland	For most 69 vehicles, a 318 would still have been red. There are probably a low number of late model run exceptions that others here will post about. Scott B. "I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!" 68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph 69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph 01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: GO_Fish] #1218819 04/19/12 11:34 PM 04/19/12 11:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,535 Canuckville 68Cbarge master
68Cbarge master Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,535 Canuckville	Red. '68 Newport Custom Barge on a Budget!! BOAB 1973 Satellite WAGON! 318- 3 on the tree!! 2008 Chrysler 300c HEMI!

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: D149] #1218820 04/19/12 11:43 PM 04/19/12 11:43 PM
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patchrider member P Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 3 North Dakota	Definitely red...same as a 273

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: patchrider] #1218821 04/20/12 11:33 AM 04/20/12 11:33 AM
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D149 OP member D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 105 Ontario, Canada	Thank you very much guys 1968 Valiant Signet 4dr. 273 4spd 1969 Road Runner 383 4spd 1969 Barracuda 318 auto 1970 Dart Swinger 340 4spd 1975 Cordoba 400-4bbl 1988 Caravelle 318 Auto 1999 Dakota R/T 2000 Viper GTS 2001 Ram 2500 Diesel 6spd 2018 Dodge Challenger GT (Winter beater!)

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: D149] #1218822 04/20/12 09:52 PM 04/20/12 09:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,431 SK,Canada gregsrt top fuel
gregsrt top fuel Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,431 SK,Canada	Were they a different color in B bodies? My 69 Satellite was untouched and it was blue. 7172896-IMG_2239.JPG (33 downloads) An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. Thomas Jefferson

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: gregsrt] #1218823 04/21/12 12:15 AM 04/21/12 12:15 AM
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GO_Fish master Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 6,167 Maryland	My guess is your B is very late '69 production. Do you know the build date for your car? Scott B. "I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!" 68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph 69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph 01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: GO_Fish] #1218824 04/21/12 12:21 AM 04/21/12 12:21 AM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,653 Near Reading PA USA pinkduster master
pinkduster master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,653 Near Reading PA USA	The 318 in my 69 Charger is red.

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: pinkduster] #1218825 04/21/12 12:43 AM 04/21/12 12:43 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,327 Glendale, AZ 6 69L78Nova Banned. Forever.
69L78Nova Banned. Forever. 6 Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,327 Glendale, AZ	The original 318 that was in my 69 Charger "white hat special" was blue 1969 Nova 454/M21/3.31 Mild mid-11 second weekend cruiser 1994 F150 XLT Super Cab 2WD 5.0/4R70W/3.55 (Daily driver)

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: 69L78Nova] #1218826 04/21/12 12:52 AM 04/21/12 12:52 AM
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smallblockman member S Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 10 Up here in Idaho	I was going to say orange....maybe my old eyes are failing me?

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: smallblockman] #1218827 04/21/12 10:36 PM 04/21/12 10:36 PM
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D149 OP member D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 105 Ontario, Canada	Well... This adds to the confusion My Cuda has a production date of November 29, 1968. I think I am going to go with red. Thanks again guys. Dave 1968 Valiant Signet 4dr. 273 4spd 1969 Road Runner 383 4spd 1969 Barracuda 318 auto 1970 Dart Swinger 340 4spd 1975 Cordoba 400-4bbl 1988 Caravelle 318 Auto 1999 Dakota R/T 2000 Viper GTS 2001 Ram 2500 Diesel 6spd 2018 Dodge Challenger GT (Winter beater!)

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: D149] #1218828 04/21/12 10:51 PM 04/21/12 10:51 PM
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GO_Fish master Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 6,167 Maryland	Your early build '69 318 motor should be red. Scott B. "I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!" 68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph 69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph 01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: GO_Fish] #1218829 04/22/12 01:05 AM 04/22/12 01:05 AM
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Rhinodart Rhinotruck Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,600 Round Lake Beach, Illinoisy	The 69 273 2-bbl engines were blue. I had almost ten hardtops and convertibles and all were blue. 318's were red. It was the way the factory easily distinguished the two small blocks in 69. The funny thing about science is that if you change one miniscule parameter you change the entire outcome to the way you want it. JB Rhinehart, Realist A-Body's RULE!

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: Rhinodart] #1218830 04/22/12 01:12 AM 04/22/12 01:12 AM
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Dakota_Don master D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,816 Alton, IL	my 69 dart was blueish.. my 68 is red.. my 69 coronet was red..

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: Dakota_Don] #1218831 04/22/12 01:40 AM 04/22/12 01:40 AM
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 6,566 Downtown Roebuck Ont Twostick Still wishing...
Twostick Still wishing... Joined: May 2003 Posts: 6,566 Downtown Roebuck Ont	Canadian car should have a red engine. Kevin

Re: 1969 318 color [Re: GO_Fish] #1218832 04/22/12 02:01 AM 04/22/12 02:01 AM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,431 SK,Canada gregsrt top fuel
gregsrt top fuel Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,431 SK,Canada	Quote: My guess is your B is very late '69 production. Do you know the build date for your car? Never really looked, I don't have it anymore, here's the fender tag... it's a Canadian car too 7174365-IMG_2555.JPG (24 downloads) Last edited by gregsrt; 04/22/12 02:02 AM. An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. Thomas Jefferson

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