Original engine color

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Re: Original engine color

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> 383 would have been Chrysler Industrial Red through 1967-1968

I concur. My D200 '68 Sweptline Camper Special is definitely Red throughout, all the way to the oilpan. And it is still looking great.
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Re: Original engine color

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I've never come across a stock hemi orange 383 in a Sweptline.

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Re: Original engine color

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Now we should start the voting.
If you had this red power wagon, what color would you paint this 383 before I put it under the hood????
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Factory LU-2 winch.
Updates: 205 transfer case,4.10 gears, disc brake Dana 60 front with lock out hubs
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Re: Original engine color

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red truck needs blue or yellow engine....
but i might be nutz

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Re: Original engine color

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nutz wrote:
Mon Jul 31, 2023 8:34 pm
red truck needs blue or yellow engine....
but i might be nutz
And pine green needs hemi-orange.
'69 W200 (thumbnail)
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'68 W200 383 NP435 3.53
'67 W200 383 NP435 4.10 w overload springs, Dana 60, PTO winch & flatbed dump, racks, crane, c-air (Max)
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