Chrysler Engine Colors


Abbreviations and units are the same as in the main engines table

Anything blank or marked with a question mark is either unknown (for now) or uncertain.
Color
Mopar PN
Years
Application
Black P4120753
      All production Jeep engines.
    81-up 2.2L engines
    83-up 318 and 360 engines
Race Hemi Orange P4120751   A bright orange color
    62-64 Max Wedge engines (413 and 426 Cross Ram)
    64-65 426 Race Hemis
Street Hemi Orange P4349216   A reddish orange color. Commonly referred to as "Hemi Orange."
    66-71 426 Street Hemis
    69-71 high performance 383 and 440 engines
    70-71 340 engines
Turquoise P4120752   Medium blue-green color
    62-71 All B/RB big blocks.
    69 LA 340's.
Red P4349218   Bright red color.

This "red" color is NOT THE SAME as the "red" that MP sells, nor does commercially available (Krylon, Plasti-Cote) "Chrysler Red" paint match the original Slant-6 red color.

I found an EXACT match though. NAPA farm equipment spray paint, International-Harvester red. Made by Martin-Senour(sp?) paints.

    64-69 All 273 engines.
    68-69 340
    mid-60s most 318 engines
    60s a lot of Slant 6's
Blue P4349217   A medium blue color
    72-83 All production engines except 2.2L.
    late 60s-72 Most 318 engines.
Yellow P4529144   Rare?
    early 60s Many Slant 6's, including trucks.
Aluminum Silver P4529148
    late 40s-early 60s Most of the early Hemis and 1950s engines were painted this colour.
    24-59 All the flathead 6's except that the performance option in the 30's included a high compression head that was painted bright red. (Plymouth Testa Rossa?)
Gold Metallic P4529149
    late 50s-early 60s "Golden Lion", "Golden Commando" and DeSoto "Adventurer" engines.